diff --git a/sorting/ShellSort.py b/sorting/ShellSort.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae2bfd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sorting/ShellSort.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+def shellSort(input_list):
+    
+    gap = len(input_list) / 2
+    while gap > 0:
+
+        for i in range(gap, len(input_list)):
+            temp = input_list[i]
+            j = i
+# Sort the sub list for this gap
+
+            while j >= gap and input_list[j - gap] > temp:
+                input_list[j] = input_list[j - gap]
+                j = j-gap
+            input_list[j] = temp
+
+# Reduce the gap for the next element
+
+        gap = gap/2
+
+list = [19,2,31,45,30,11,121,27]
+
+shellSort(list)
+print(list)
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 270c350..eb230af 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -55,3 +55,11 @@
         print "Bucket Sort incorrect"
 except:
     print "Bucketsort function errored or is incomplete"
+try:
+    from ShellSort import ShellSort
+    if(ShellSort(list(nums)) == sortedNums):
+        print "Shell Sort success"
+    else:
+        print "Shell Sort incorrect"
+except:
+    print "Shell function errored or is incomplete"