diff --git a/packages/boot/src/boot.component.ts b/packages/boot/src/boot.component.ts
index e5474f0eace0..18ba2840d46b 100644
--- a/packages/boot/src/boot.component.ts
+++ b/packages/boot/src/boot.component.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
 // This file is licensed under the MIT License.
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
-import {Bootstrapper} from './bootstrapper';
-import {Component, Application, CoreBindings} from '@loopback/core';
-import {inject, BindingScope} from '@loopback/context';
+import {BindingScope, inject} from '@loopback/context';
+import {Application, Component, CoreBindings} from '@loopback/core';
 import {
+  ApplicationMetadataBooter,
   ControllerBooter,
-  RepositoryBooter,
   DataSourceBooter,
+  RepositoryBooter,
   ServiceBooter,
-  ApplicationMetadataBooter,
+  LifeCycleObserverBooter,
 } from './booters';
+import {Bootstrapper} from './bootstrapper';
 import {BootBindings} from './keys';
 
 /**
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export class BootComponent implements Component {
     RepositoryBooter,
     ServiceBooter,
     DataSourceBooter,
+    LifeCycleObserverBooter,
   ];
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/boot/src/booters/index.ts b/packages/boot/src/booters/index.ts
index 6bb4f8676110..fb5057c6e7b8 100644
--- a/packages/boot/src/booters/index.ts
+++ b/packages/boot/src/booters/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ export * from './datasource.booter';
 export * from './repository.booter';
 export * from './service.booter';
 export * from './application-metadata.booter';
+export * from './lifecyle-observer.booter';
diff --git a/packages/boot/src/booters/lifecyle-observer.booter.ts b/packages/boot/src/booters/lifecyle-observer.booter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c903b802fa34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/boot/src/booters/lifecyle-observer.booter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
+// Node module: @loopback/boot
+// This file is licensed under the MIT License.
+// License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+import {Constructor, inject, createBindingFromClass} from '@loopback/context';
+import {
+  Application,
+  asLifeCycleObserverBinding,
+  CoreBindings,
+  isLifeCycleObserverClass,
+  LifeCycleObserver,
+  CoreTags,
+} from '@loopback/core';
+import {ArtifactOptions} from '../interfaces';
+import {BootBindings} from '../keys';
+import {BaseArtifactBooter} from './base-artifact.booter';
+
+import * as debugFactory from 'debug';
+const debug = debugFactory('loopback:boot:lifecycle-observer-booter');
+
+type LifeCycleObserverClass = Constructor<LifeCycleObserver>;
+
+/**
+ * A class that extends BaseArtifactBooter to boot the 'LifeCycleObserver' artifact type.
+ *
+ * Supported phases: configure, discover, load
+ *
+ * @param app Application instance
+ * @param projectRoot Root of User Project relative to which all paths are resolved
+ * @param [bootConfig] LifeCycleObserver Artifact Options Object
+ */
+export class LifeCycleObserverBooter extends BaseArtifactBooter {
+  observers: LifeCycleObserverClass[];
+
+  constructor(
+    @inject(CoreBindings.APPLICATION_INSTANCE)
+    public app: Application,
+    @inject(BootBindings.PROJECT_ROOT) projectRoot: string,
+    @inject(`${BootBindings.BOOT_OPTIONS}#observers`)
+    public observerConfig: ArtifactOptions = {},
+  ) {
+    super(
+      projectRoot,
+      // Set LifeCycleObserver Booter Options if passed in via bootConfig
+      Object.assign({}, LifeCycleObserverDefaults, observerConfig),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Uses super method to get a list of Artifact classes. Boot each file by
+   * creating a DataSourceConstructor and binding it to the application class.
+   */
+  async load() {
+    await super.load();
+
+    this.observers = this.classes.filter(isLifeCycleObserverClass);
+    for (const observer of this.observers) {
+      debug('Bind life cycle observer: %s', observer.name);
+      const binding = this.app.lifeCycleObserver(observer);
+      debug('Binding created for life cycle observer: %j', binding);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Default ArtifactOptions for DataSourceBooter.
+ */
+export const LifeCycleObserverDefaults: ArtifactOptions = {
+  dirs: ['observers'],
+  extensions: ['.observer.js'],
+  nested: true,
+};
diff --git a/packages/boot/src/booters/service.booter.ts b/packages/boot/src/booters/service.booter.ts
index b897babb9e68..a5f4f9ab4ad0 100644
--- a/packages/boot/src/booters/service.booter.ts
+++ b/packages/boot/src/booters/service.booter.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ import {BootBindings} from '../keys';
 type ServiceProviderClass = Constructor<Provider<object>>;
 
 /**
- * A class that extends BaseArtifactBooter to boot the 'DataSource' artifact type.
+ * A class that extends BaseArtifactBooter to boot the 'Service' artifact type.
  * Discovered DataSources are bound using `app.controller()`.
  *
  * Supported phases: configure, discover, load
  *
  * @param app Application instance
  * @param projectRoot Root of User Project relative to which all paths are resolved
- * @param [bootConfig] DataSource Artifact Options Object
+ * @param [bootConfig] Service Artifact Options Object
  */
 export class ServiceBooter extends BaseArtifactBooter {
   serviceProviders: ServiceProviderClass[];
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class ServiceBooter extends BaseArtifactBooter {
   ) {
     super(
       projectRoot,
-      // Set DataSource Booter Options if passed in via bootConfig
+      // Set Service Booter Options if passed in via bootConfig
       Object.assign({}, ServiceDefaults, serviceConfig),
     );
   }
diff --git a/packages/boot/test/fixtures/lifecycle-observer.artifact.ts b/packages/boot/test/fixtures/lifecycle-observer.artifact.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac575598aa2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/boot/test/fixtures/lifecycle-observer.artifact.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
+// Node module: @loopback/boot
+// This file is licensed under the MIT License.
+// License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+import {LifeCycleObserver} from '@loopback/core';
+
+export class MyLifeCycleObserver implements LifeCycleObserver {
+  status = '';
+
+  async start() {
+    this.status = 'started';
+  }
+
+  stop() {
+    this.status = 'stopped';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/boot/test/integration/lifecycle-observer.booter.integration.ts b/packages/boot/test/integration/lifecycle-observer.booter.integration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6944084765af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/boot/test/integration/lifecycle-observer.booter.integration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright IBM Corp. 2018. All Rights Reserved.
+// Node module: @loopback/boot
+// This file is licensed under the MIT License.
+// License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+import {
+  BindingScope,
+  ContextTags,
+  CoreBindings,
+  CoreTags,
+} from '@loopback/core';
+import {expect, TestSandbox} from '@loopback/testlab';
+import {resolve} from 'path';
+import {BooterApp} from '../fixtures/application';
+
+describe('lifecycle script booter integration tests', () => {
+  const SANDBOX_PATH = resolve(__dirname, '../../.sandbox');
+  const sandbox = new TestSandbox(SANDBOX_PATH);
+
+  const OBSERVER_PREFIX = CoreBindings.LIFE_CYCLE_OBSERVERS;
+  const OBSERVER_TAG = CoreTags.LIFE_CYCLE_OBSERVER;
+
+  let app: BooterApp;
+
+  beforeEach('reset sandbox', () => sandbox.reset());
+  beforeEach(getApp);
+
+  it('boots life cycle observers when app.boot() is called', async () => {
+    const expectedBinding = {
+      key: `${OBSERVER_PREFIX}.MyLifeCycleObserver`,
+      tags: [ContextTags.TYPE, OBSERVER_TAG],
+      scope: BindingScope.SINGLETON,
+    };
+
+    await app.boot();
+
+    const bindings = app
+      .findByTag(OBSERVER_TAG)
+      .map(b => ({key: b.key, tags: b.tagNames, scope: b.scope}));
+    expect(bindings).to.containEql(expectedBinding);
+  });
+
+  async function getApp() {
+    await sandbox.copyFile(resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/application.js'));
+    await sandbox.copyFile(
+      resolve(__dirname, '../fixtures/lifecycle-observer.artifact.js'),
+      'observers/lifecycle-observer.observer.js',
+    );
+
+    const MyApp = require(resolve(SANDBOX_PATH, 'application.js')).BooterApp;
+    app = new MyApp();
+  }
+});