diff --git a/workbench_moderation.module b/workbench_moderation.module
index 5ccb921..18267c5 100644
--- a/workbench_moderation.module
+++ b/workbench_moderation.module
@@ -1468,6 +1468,12 @@ function workbench_moderation_moderate($node, $state) {
   if (!empty($node->workbench_moderation['published'])) {
     drupal_register_shutdown_function('workbench_moderation_store', $node);
   }
+
+  if (module_exists('rules')){
+    if ($new_revision->from_state !== $new_revision->state){
+      rules_invoke_event('workbench_moderation_after_changing_state', $node, $new_revision);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1842,3 +1848,50 @@ function workbench_moderation_workbench_block() {
 
   return $output;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_action_info().
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_action_info() {
+  return array(
+    'workbench_moderation_set_state_action' => array(
+      'type' => 'node',
+      'label' => t('Set moderation state'),
+      'configurable' => TRUE,
+      'behavior' => array('changes_property'),
+      'triggers' => array('node_insert', 'node_update'),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Form builder; Prepare a form for possible moderation states.
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_set_state_action_form($context) {
+  $form = array();
+
+  $form['state'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'select',
+    '#options' => workbench_moderation_state_labels(),
+    '#default_value' => isset($context['state']) ? $context['state'] : '',
+  );
+
+  return $form;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Process workbench_moderation_set_state_action_form form submissions.
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_set_state_action_form_submit($form, $form_state) {
+  return array('state' => $form_state['values']['state']);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Changes the moderation state for a given node.
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_set_state_action($node, $context) {
+  if (!empty($context['state']) && _workbench_moderation_moderate_access($node, $context['state'])) {
+    workbench_moderation_moderate($node, $context['state']);
+    watchdog('action', 'Change node %nid moderation state to %state.', array('%nid' => $node->nid, '%state' => $context['state']));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/workbench_moderation.rules.inc b/workbench_moderation.rules.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03d8d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workbench_moderation.rules.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rules_file_info().
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_rules_file_info() {
+  $items = array();
+  $items[] = 'workbench_moderation.rules';
+
+  return $items;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rules_condition_info().
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_rules_condition_info() {
+   $items = array();
+
+   $items['content_is_live_revision'] = array(
+    'group' => t("Node"),
+    'label' => t("Content is live revision"),
+    'base' => 'workbench_moderation_rules_condition_content_is_live_revision',
+    'parameter' => array(
+      'node' => array('type' => 'node', 'label' => t("Content")),
+    ),
+    'access callback' => 'rules_node_integration_access',
+  );
+
+   $items['contents_current_state'] = array(
+     'group' => t('Node'),
+     'label' => t('Contents current moderation state'),
+     'base' => 'workbench_moderation_rules_condition_contents_current_state',
+     'parameter' => array(
+       'node' => array('type' => 'node', 'label' => t('Content')),
+       'moderation_state' => array(
+         'type' => 'text',
+         'label' => t('Workbench moderation state'),
+         'options list' => 'workbench_moderation_state_labels',
+         'restriction' => 'input',
+         'save' => TRUE,
+       ),
+     ),
+     'access callback' => 'rules_node_integration_access',
+   );
+
+  return $items;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rules_event_info().
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_rules_event_info() {
+  $items = array();
+
+  $items['workbench_moderation_after_unpublishing_live_content'] = array(
+    'label' => t("After unpublishing live content"),
+    'group' => t("Node"),
+    'variables' => rules_events_node_variables(t("Unpublished content"), FALSE),
+    'access callback' => 'rules_node_integration_access',
+  );
+
+  $items['workbench_moderation_after_unpublishing_live_content']['variables']['live_content'] = array(
+    'type' => 'node',
+    'label' => t("Live workbench content"),
+  );
+
+  $items['workbench_moderation_after_changing_state'] = array(
+    'label' => t("After changing workbench moderation state"),
+    'group' => t("Node"),
+    'variables' => rules_events_node_variables(t("Content"), FALSE),
+    'access callback' => 'rules_node_integration_access',
+  );
+
+  $items['workbench_moderation_after_changing_state']['variables']['new_revision'] = array(
+    'type' => 'unknown',
+    'label' => t("New revision"),
+  );
+
+  return $items;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rules_action_info() on behalf of the workbench_moderation module.
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_rules_action_info() {
+  $items = array();
+
+  $items['workbench_moderation_set_state'] = array(
+    'label' => t("Set moderation state"),
+    'group' => t("Node"),
+    'base' => 'workbench_moderation_set_state_rules_action',
+
+    'parameter' => array(
+      'node' => array(
+        'type' => 'node',
+        'label' => t("Content"),
+      ),
+      'moderation_state' => array(
+        'type' => 'text',
+        'label' => t('Workbench moderation state'),
+        'options list' => 'workbench_moderation_state_labels',
+        'restriction' => 'input',
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  return $items;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Condition: Check if the content is live revision
+ *
+ * @param $node
+ *   A node object
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   TRUE/FALSE depending on if the content is live revision.
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_rules_condition_content_is_live_revision($node) {
+  if (!is_object($node)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  return workbench_moderation_node_is_current($node);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Condition: Check if workbench moderation state matched selected state.
+ *
+ * @param $node
+ *   A node object
+ *
+ * @return
+ *  TRUE/FALSE depending on if the nodes current state matches selected state.
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_rules_condition_contents_current_state($node, $moderation_state) {
+  if (!is_object($node)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  if ($node->workbench_moderation['current']->state != $moderation_state) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Action: Change the moderation state of a given node.
+ *
+ * $param $node
+ *   A node object
+ *
+ * $param $moderation_state
+ *   A machine-name string of the desired moderation state to assign.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   An array containing the node object stored in the key called 'node'.
+ */
+function workbench_moderation_set_state_rules_action($node, $moderation_state) {
+  if (is_object($node) && !empty($moderation_state)){
+    actions_do('workbench_moderation_set_state_action', $node, array('state' => $moderation_state));
+  }
+
+  return array('node' => $node);
+}
+