diff --git a/botbot_plugins/plugins/jira.py b/botbot_plugins/plugins/jira.py
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+import requests
+import json
+import re
+from urlparse import urljoin
+from .. import config
+from ..base import BasePlugin, DummyLine
+from ..decorators import listens_to_all, listens_to_mentions
+
+
+
+class Config(config.BaseConfig):
+    jira_url = config.Field(help_text="JIRA Link, eg: 'https://tickets.metabrainz.org'")
+    rest_api_suffix = config.Field(help_text="Suffix for the JIRA REST API, eg: 'rest/api/2/project'", default="rest/api/2/project")
+    bot_name = config.Field(help_text="Name of your bot, eg: BrainzBot")
+
+class Plugin(BasePlugin):
+    """
+    JIRA issue lookup
+
+    Returns the description of a JIRA Issue
+
+        jira:{{projectname}}-{{issuenumber}}
+    """
+    config_class = Config
+    
+    @listens_to_all(ur'(?:.*)\b(\w+-\d+)\b(?:.*)')
+    def issue_lookup(self, line):
+        """
+        Lookup a specified JIRA issue
+
+        Usage:
+            Just mention the issue by its {{ISSUENAME}}
+            Eg:
+                Can you please checkup on PROJECT-123
+        """
+
+        if line.user not in (self.config['bot_name'],'github'):
+            api_url = urljoin(self.config['jira_url'], self.config['rest_api_suffix'])
+            projects = json.loads(self.retrieve('projects'))
+
+            queries = re.findall(r"\w+-\d+", line.text)
+            queries = [query.split("-") for query in queries]
+            reply = []
+
+            for query in queries:
+                if query[0] in projects:
+                    issue_url = urljoin(api_url,"issue/{}-{}".format(query[0],query[1]))
+                    response = requests.get(issue_url)
+
+                    if response.status_code == 200:
+                        response_text = json.loads(response.text)
+                        name = response_text['key']
+                        desc = response_text['fields']['summary']
+
+                        # Only post URL if issue isn't already mentioned as part of one
+                        if re.search(ur'(http)(\S*)/({})\b'.format(name), line.text):
+                            reply.append("{}: {}".format(name, desc))
+
+                        else:       
+                            return_url = urljoin(self.config['jira_url'], "browse/{}".format(name))
+                            reply.append("{}: {} {}".format(name, desc, return_url))
+                
+            # if Off topic then bot also replies with off topic                   
+            if re.search(r'^\[off\]', line.text):                     
+                return "[off] {}".format("\n[off] ".join(reply))
+            else:
+                return "\n".join(reply)      
+
+    @listens_to_mentions(ur'(.*)\bUPDATE:JIRA')
+    def update_projects(self, line):
+        """
+        Updates projects list on mentioning the bot with the command
+
+        Usage:
+            Ping the bot with the command:
+            UPDATE:JIRA
+        """
+        api_url = urljoin(self.config['jira_url'], self.config['rest_api_suffix'])
+        project_url = urljoin(api_url, 'project')
+        response = requests.get(project_url)
+
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            projects = [project['key'] for project in json.loads(response.text)]
+            self.store('projects', json.dumps(projects))
+            return "Successfully updated projects list"
+
+        return "Could not update projects list"
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diff --git a/botbot_plugins/tests/test_jira.py b/botbot_plugins/tests/test_jira.py
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+import pytest
+import json
+from mock import patch, call
+import requests
+from botbot_plugins.base import DummyApp
+from botbot_plugins.plugins import jira
+
+class FakeProjectResponse(object):
+    """Dummy response from JIRA"""
+    status_code = 200
+    text = json.dumps([{'key': 'TEST'}])    
+
+class FakeUserResponse1(object):
+    """Dummy response from JIRA"""
+    status_code = 200
+    text = json.dumps({'key': 'TEST-123', 'fields': {'summary': "Testing JIRA plugin"}})    
+
+class FakeUserResponse2(object):
+    """Dummy response from JIRA"""
+    status_code = 200
+    text = json.dumps({'key': 'TEST-234', 'fields': {'summary': "Testing JIRA plugin"}})    
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def app():
+    dummy_app = DummyApp(test_plugin=jira.Plugin())
+    dummy_app.set_config('jira', {'jira_url': 'https://tickets.test.org', 'bot_name': 'testbot'})
+    return dummy_app
+
+
+def test_jira(app):
+    # patch requests.get so we don't need to make a real call to Jira
+
+    # Test project retrival
+    with patch.object(requests, 'get') as mock_get:
+        mock_get.return_value = FakeProjectResponse()
+        responses = app.respond("@UPDATE:JIRA")
+        mock_get.assert_called_with(
+            'https://tickets.test.org/rest/api/2/project')
+        assert responses == ["Successfully updated projects list"]
+
+    # Test appropriate response       
+    with patch.object(requests, 'get') as mock_get:
+        mock_get.return_value = FakeUserResponse1()
+        responses = app.respond("I just assigned TEST-123 to testuser")
+        mock_get.assert_called_with(
+            'https://tickets.test.org/rest/api/2/issue/TEST-123')
+        assert responses == ["TEST-123: Testing JIRA plugin https://tickets.test.org/browse/TEST-123"]
+
+    # Test response when issue is mentioned as part of url
+    with patch.object(requests, 'get') as mock_get:
+        mock_get.return_value = FakeUserResponse1()
+        responses = app.respond("Check out https://tickets.test.org/browse/TEST-123")
+        mock_get.assert_called_with(
+            'https://tickets.test.org/rest/api/2/issue/TEST-123')
+        assert responses == ["TEST-123: Testing JIRA plugin"]
+
+