diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index ee5bc4948b9..10d87190c57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v6.0.1...v6.1.0[View commits]
 - Add experimental Docker autodiscover functionality. {pull}5245[5245]
 - Add option to convert the timestamps to UTC in the system module. {pull}5647[5647]
 - Add Logstash module support for main log and the slow log, support the plain text or structured JSON format {pull}5481[5481]
+- Support stored scripts {pull}5339[5339]
 
 *Metricbeat*
 
diff --git a/filebeat/fileset/fileset.go b/filebeat/fileset/fileset.go
index 8992b29a474..256805be648 100644
--- a/filebeat/fileset/fileset.go
+++ b/filebeat/fileset/fileset.go
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ import (
 
 // Fileset struct is the representation of a fileset.
 type Fileset struct {
-	name       string
-	mcfg       *ModuleConfig
-	fcfg       *FilesetConfig
-	modulePath string
-	manifest   *manifest
-	vars       map[string]interface{}
-	pipelineID string
+	name             string
+	mcfg             *ModuleConfig
+	fcfg             *FilesetConfig
+	modulePath       string
+	manifest         *manifest
+	vars             map[string]interface{}
+	pipelineID       string
+	scriptIDTemplate *template.Template
 }
 
 // New allocates a new Fileset object with the given configuration.
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ func (fs *Fileset) Read(beatVersion string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// if pipeline scripts are available generate a template for its ids
+	if len(fs.manifest.PipelineScripts) > 0 {
+		fs.scriptIDTemplate = fs.getScriptIDTemplate(beatVersion)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ type manifest struct {
 	Requires struct {
 		Processors []ProcessorRequirement `config:"processors"`
 	} `config:"requires"`
+	PipelineScripts []string `config:"pipeline_script"`
 }
 
 func newManifest(cfg *common.Config) (*manifest, error) {
@@ -330,6 +337,37 @@ func (fs *Fileset) getInputConfig() (*common.Config, error) {
 	return cfg, nil
 }
 
+// GetScriptsToStore returns a map of scripts under ingest/script folder of fileset
+// Keys of the returned map are the filename and the values are the source code of the script
+func (fs *Fileset) GetScriptsToStore() (map[string]string, error) {
+	// return none if no scripts are available for the fileset
+	if len(fs.manifest.PipelineScripts) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// read all scripts into a map
+	folder := filepath.Join(fs.modulePath, fs.name, "ingest", "script")
+	scripts := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, name := range fs.manifest.PipelineScripts {
+		scriptPath := filepath.Join(folder, name)
+
+		var source []byte
+		source, err := ioutil.ReadFile(scriptPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error while reading script %s for fileset %s: %v", name, fs.name, err)
+		}
+		scripts[name] = string(source[:])
+	}
+
+	return scripts, nil
+}
+
+// getScriptIDTemplate returns the Ingest Node script ID template
+func (fs *Fileset) getScriptIDTemplate(beatVersion string) *template.Template {
+	tStr := formatScriptIDTemplate(fs.mcfg.Module, fs.name, beatVersion)
+	return template.Must(template.New("script_id").Parse(tStr))
+}
+
 // getPipelineID returns the Ingest Node pipeline ID
 func (fs *Fileset) getPipelineID(beatVersion string) (string, error) {
 	path, err := applyTemplate(fs.vars, fs.manifest.IngestPipeline, false)
@@ -362,13 +400,49 @@ func (fs *Fileset) GetPipeline(esVersion string) (pipelineID string, content map
 		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("Error interpreting the template of the ingest pipeline: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	for _, name := range fs.manifest.PipelineScripts {
+		jsonString, err = substituteScriptIDs(jsonString, name, fs.scriptIDTemplate)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", nil, err
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonString), &content)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("Error JSON decoding the pipeline file: %s: %v", path, err)
 	}
+
 	return fs.pipelineID, content, nil
 }
 
+func substituteScriptIDs(jsonString, name string, t *template.Template) (string, error) {
+	p := strings.Split(name, ".")
+	if len(p) != 2 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Error substituting script ids: invalid script name.")
+	}
+
+	scriptPipelinePattern := "\"script\": {\n      \"id\": \"%s\""
+	scriptElem := fmt.Sprintf(scriptPipelinePattern, p[0])
+
+	scriptID := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	err := t.Execute(scriptID, p[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	scriptElemFull := fmt.Sprintf(scriptPipelinePattern, scriptID.String())
+	jsonString = strings.Replace(jsonString, scriptElem, scriptElemFull, -1)
+
+	return jsonString, nil
+
+}
+
+// formatScriptIDTemplate generates the ID to be used for the pipeline script ID in Elasticsearch
+func formatScriptIDTemplate(module, fileset, beatVersion string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("filebeat-%s-%s-%s-{{.}}", beatVersion, module, fileset)
+}
+
 // formatPipelineID generates the ID to be used for the pipeline ID in Elasticsearch
 func formatPipelineID(module, fileset, path, beatVersion string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("filebeat-%s-%s-%s-%s", beatVersion, module, fileset, removeExt(filepath.Base(path)))
diff --git a/filebeat/fileset/fileset_test.go b/filebeat/fileset/fileset_test.go
index 55355218d9d..e2b7f2a5f55 100644
--- a/filebeat/fileset/fileset_test.go
+++ b/filebeat/fileset/fileset_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func TestLoadManifestNginx(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, manifest.ModuleVersion, "1.0")
 	assert.Equal(t, manifest.IngestPipeline, "ingest/default.json")
 	assert.Equal(t, manifest.Input, "config/nginx-access.yml")
+	assert.Equal(t, manifest.PipelineScripts, []string{"is-private-ip.painless"})
 
 	vars := manifest.Vars
 	assert.Equal(t, "paths", vars[0]["name"])
diff --git a/filebeat/fileset/modules.go b/filebeat/fileset/modules.go
index 35fcc225107..43e0dbfc099 100644
--- a/filebeat/fileset/modules.go
+++ b/filebeat/fileset/modules.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package fileset
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -257,6 +258,105 @@ func (reg *ModuleRegistry) GetInputConfigs() ([]*common.Config, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// PipelineLoader factory builds and returns a PipelineLoader
+type PipelineLoaderFactory func() (PipelineLoader, error)
+
+// PipelineLoader is a subset of the Elasticsearch client API capable of loading
+// the pipelines.
+type PipelineLoader interface {
+	LoadJSON(path string, json map[string]interface{}) ([]byte, error)
+	Request(method, path string, pipeline string, params map[string]string, body interface{}) (int, []byte, error)
+	GetVersion() string
+}
+
+// LoadPipelines loads the pipelines for each configured fileset.
+func (reg *ModuleRegistry) LoadPipelines(esClient PipelineLoader) error {
+	for module, filesets := range reg.registry {
+		for name, fileset := range filesets {
+			// check that all the required Ingest Node plugins are available
+			requiredProcessors := fileset.GetRequiredProcessors()
+			logp.Debug("modules", "Required processors: %s", requiredProcessors)
+			if len(requiredProcessors) > 0 {
+				err := checkAvailableProcessors(esClient, requiredProcessors)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("Error loading pipeline for fileset %s/%s: %v", module, name, err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			scripts, err := fileset.GetScriptsToStore()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error getting scripts for fileset %s/%s: %v", module, name, err)
+			}
+			err = loadScripts(esClient, fileset, scripts)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error loading scripts for fileset %s/%s: %v", module, name, err)
+			}
+
+			pipelineID, content, err := fileset.GetPipeline(esClient.GetVersion())
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error getting pipeline for fileset %s/%s: %v", module, name, err)
+			}
+			err = loadPipeline(esClient, pipelineID, content)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Error loading pipeline for fileset %s/%s: %v", module, name, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func scriptPayload(fs *Fileset, name, source string) (common.MapStr, string, error) {
+	parts := strings.Split(name, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid number of filename parts: %d (instead of 2)", len(parts))
+	}
+
+	if parts[1] != "painless" {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("Only painless scripts can be stored for pipelines")
+	}
+
+	scriptID := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	err := fs.scriptIDTemplate.Execute(scriptID, parts[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("error while generating id")
+	}
+
+	url := strings.Join([]string{"/_scripts/", scriptID.String()}, "")
+	return common.MapStr{
+		"script": common.MapStr{
+			"lang":   "painless",
+			"source": source,
+		},
+	}, url, nil
+}
+
+func loadScript(esClient PipelineLoader, fs *Fileset, name, source string) error {
+	p, url, err := scriptPayload(fs, name, source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error adding script: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	status, body, err := esClient.Request("POST", url, "", nil, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error adding script: %v", err)
+	}
+	if status > 299 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error adding script. Status: %d. Response body: %s", status, body)
+	}
+	logp.Info("Loaded script: %v %v", name, url)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func loadScripts(esClient PipelineLoader, fs *Fileset, scripts map[string]string) error {
+	for name, source := range scripts {
+		err := loadScript(esClient, fs, name, source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // InfoString returns the enabled modules and filesets in a single string, ready to
 // be shown to the user
 func (reg *ModuleRegistry) InfoString() string {
diff --git a/filebeat/module/auditd/log/ingest/pipeline.json b/filebeat/module/auditd/log/ingest/pipeline.json
index e2a97600389..05ca910d60c 100644
--- a/filebeat/module/auditd/log/ingest/pipeline.json
+++ b/filebeat/module/auditd/log/ingest/pipeline.json
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@
         },
         {
             "script": {
-                "lang": "painless",
-                "inline": "    String trimQuotes(def v) {\n        if (v.startsWith(\"'\") || v.startsWith('\"')) {\n          v = v.substring(1, v.length());\n        }\n        if (v.endsWith(\"'\") || v.endsWith('\"')) {\n          v = v.substring(0, v.length()-1);\n        }  \n        return v;\n    }\n    \n    boolean isHexAscii(String v) {\n      def len = v.length();\n      if (len == 0 || len % 2 != 0) {\n        return false; \n      }\n  \n      for (int i = 0 ; i < len ; i++) {\n        if (Character.digit(v.charAt(i), 16) == -1) {\n          return false;\n        }\n      }\n\n      return true;\n    }\n    \n    String convertHexToString(String hex) {\n\t    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();\n\n      for (int i=0; i < hex.length() - 1; i+=2) {\n          String output = hex.substring(i, (i + 2));\n          int decimal = Integer.parseInt(output, 16);\n          sb.append((char)decimal);\n      }\n\n      return sb.toString();\n    }\n    \n    def possibleHexKeys = ['exe', 'cmd'];\n    \n    def audit = ctx.auditd.get(\"log\");\n    Iterator entries = audit.entrySet().iterator();\n    while (entries.hasNext()) {\n      def e = entries.next();\n      def k = e.getKey();\n      def v = e.getValue(); \n\n      // Remove entries whose value is ?\n      if (v == \"?\" || v == \"(null)\" || v == \"\") {\n        entries.remove();\n        continue;\n      }\n      \n      // Convert hex values to ASCII.\n      if (possibleHexKeys.contains(k) && isHexAscii(v)) {\n        v = convertHexToString(v);\n        audit.put(k, v);\n      }\n      \n      // Trim quotes.\n      if (v instanceof String) {\n        v = trimQuotes(v);\n        audit.put(k, v);\n      }\n      \n      // Convert arch.\n      if (k == \"arch\" && v == \"c000003e\") {\n        audit.put(k, \"x86_64\");\n      }\n    }"
+                "id": "trim-quotes"
             }
         },
         {
diff --git a/filebeat/module/auditd/log/ingest/script/trim-quotes.painless b/filebeat/module/auditd/log/ingest/script/trim-quotes.painless
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d86c4bdfeba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filebeat/module/auditd/log/ingest/script/trim-quotes.painless
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+String trimQuotes(def v) {
+    if (v.startsWith(\"'\") || v.startsWith('\"')) {
+        v = v.substring(1, v.length());
+    }
+    if (v.endsWith(\"'\") || v.endsWith('\"')) {
+        v = v.substring(0, v.length()-1);
+    }
+    return v;
+}
+
+boolean isHexAscii(String v) {
+    def len = v.length();
+    if (len == 0 || len % 2 != 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < len ; i++) {
+        if (Character.digit(v.charAt(i), 16) == -1) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+String convertHexToString(String hex) {
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+    for (int i=0; i < hex.length() - 1; i+=2) {
+        String output = hex.substring(i, (i + 2));
+        int decimal = Integer.parseInt(output, 16);
+        sb.append((char)decimal);
+    }
+
+    return sb.toString();
+}
+
+def possibleHexKeys = ['exe', 'cmd'];
+
+def audit = ctx.auditd.get(\"log\");
+Iterator entries = audit.entrySet().iterator();
+while (entries.hasNext()) {
+    def e = entries.next();
+    def k = e.getKey();
+    def v = e.getValue();
+
+    // Remove entries whose value is ?
+    if (v == \"?\" || v == \"(null)\" || v == \"\") {
+        entries.remove();
+        continue;
+    }
+
+    // Convert hex values to ASCII.
+    if (possibleHexKeys.contains(k) && isHexAscii(v)) {
+        v = convertHexToString(v);
+        audit.put(k, v);
+    }
+
+    // Trim quotes.
+    if (v instanceof String) {
+        v = trimQuotes(v);
+        audit.put(k, v);
+    }
+
+    // Convert arch.
+    if (k == \"arch\" && v == \"c000003e\") {
+        audit.put(k, \"x86_64\");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/filebeat/module/auditd/log/manifest.yml b/filebeat/module/auditd/log/manifest.yml
index 99ff50e73ac..4218ca3c3f7 100644
--- a/filebeat/module/auditd/log/manifest.yml
+++ b/filebeat/module/auditd/log/manifest.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ var:
 ingest_pipeline: ingest/pipeline.json
 input: config/log.yml
 
+pipeline_script:
+- "trim-quotes.painless"
+
 requires.processors:
 - name: geoip
   plugin: ingest-geoip
diff --git a/filebeat/module/nginx/access/ingest/default.json b/filebeat/module/nginx/access/ingest/default.json
index 04ae1197e69..dc3f060fb76 100644
--- a/filebeat/module/nginx/access/ingest/default.json
+++ b/filebeat/module/nginx/access/ingest/default.json
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
     }
   }, {
     "script": {
-      "lang": "painless",
-      "inline": "boolean isPrivate(def ip) { try { StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer(ip, '.'); int firstByte = Integer.parseInt(tok.nextToken());       int secondByte = Integer.parseInt(tok.nextToken());       if (firstByte == 10) {         return true;       }       if (firstByte == 192 && secondByte == 168) {         return true;       }       if (firstByte == 172 && secondByte >= 16 && secondByte <= 31) {         return true;       }       if (firstByte == 127) {         return true;       }       return false;     } catch (Exception e) {       return false;     }   }   def found = false;   for (def item : ctx.nginx.access.remote_ip_list) {     if (!isPrivate(item)) {       ctx.nginx.access.remote_ip = item;       found = true;       break;     }   }   if (!found) {     ctx.nginx.access.remote_ip = ctx.nginx.access.remote_ip_list[0];   }"
+      "id": "is-private-ip"
       }
   }, {
     "remove":{
diff --git a/filebeat/module/nginx/access/ingest/script/is-private-ip.painless b/filebeat/module/nginx/access/ingest/script/is-private-ip.painless
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb675240a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filebeat/module/nginx/access/ingest/script/is-private-ip.painless
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+boolean isPrivate(def ip) {
+    try {
+        StringTokenizer tok = new StringTokenizer(ip, '.');
+        int firstByte = Integer.parseInt(tok.nextToken());
+        int secondByte = Integer.parseInt(tok.nextToken());
+        if (firstByte == 10) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (firstByte == 192 && secondByte == 168) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (firstByte == 172 && secondByte >= 16 && secondByte <= 31) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (firstByte == 127) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+def found = false;
+for (def item : ctx.nginx.access.remote_ip_list) {
+    if (!isPrivate(item)) {
+        ctx.nginx.access.remote_ip = item;
+        found = true;
+        break;
+    }
+}
+if (!found) {
+    ctx.nginx.access.remote_ip = ctx.nginx.access.remote_ip_list[0];
+}
diff --git a/filebeat/module/nginx/access/manifest.yml b/filebeat/module/nginx/access/manifest.yml
index a0fede4ed51..349d814e073 100644
--- a/filebeat/module/nginx/access/manifest.yml
+++ b/filebeat/module/nginx/access/manifest.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ machine_learning:
   datafeed: machine_learning/datafeed_visitor_rate.json
   min_version: 5.5.0
 
+pipeline_script:
+- is-private-ip.painless
+
 requires.processors:
 - name: user_agent
   plugin: ingest-user-agent
diff --git a/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/pipeline.json b/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/pipeline.json
index 5e61b64be40..d3b49ef8929 100644
--- a/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/pipeline.json
+++ b/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/pipeline.json
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@
       }
     }, {
       "script": {
-        "lang": "painless",
-        "inline": "if (ctx.redis.log.level == '.') {\n          ctx.redis.log.level = 'debug';\n        } else if (ctx.redis.log.level == '-') {\n          ctx.redis.log.level = 'verbose';\n        } else if (ctx.redis.log.level == '*') {\n          ctx.redis.log.level = 'notice';\n        } else if (ctx.redis.log.level == '#') {\n          ctx.redis.log.level = 'warning';\n        }"
+        "id": "set-log-level"
       }
     }, {
       "script": {
-        "lang": "painless",
-        "inline": "if (ctx.redis.log.role == 'M') {\n          ctx.redis.log.role = 'master';\n        } else if (ctx.redis.log.role == 'S') {\n          ctx.redis.log.role = 'slave';\n        } else if (ctx.redis.log.role == 'C') {\n          ctx.redis.log.role = 'child';\n        } else if (ctx.redis.log.role == 'X') {\n          ctx.redis.log.role = 'sentinel';\n        }\n        "
+        "id": "set-log-role"
       }
     }, {
       "remove": {
diff --git a/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/script/set-log-level.painless b/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/script/set-log-level.painless
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d99c3d41709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/script/set-log-level.painless
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+if (ctx.redis.log.level == '.') {
+    ctx.redis.log.level = 'debug';
+} else if (ctx.redis.log.level == '-') {
+    ctx.redis.log.level = 'verbose';
+} else if (ctx.redis.log.level == '*') {
+    ctx.redis.log.level = 'notice';
+} else if (ctx.redis.log.level == '#') {
+    ctx.redis.log.level = 'warning';
+}
diff --git a/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/script/set-log-role.painless b/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/script/set-log-role.painless
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e0f40da2fb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filebeat/module/redis/log/ingest/script/set-log-role.painless
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+if (ctx.redis.log.role == 'M') {
+    ctx.redis.log.role = 'master';
+} else if (ctx.redis.log.role == 'S') {
+    ctx.redis.log.role = 'slave';
+} else if (ctx.redis.log.role == 'C') {
+    ctx.redis.log.role = 'child';
+} else if (ctx.redis.log.role == 'X') {
+    ctx.redis.log.role = 'sentinel';
+}
diff --git a/filebeat/module/redis/log/manifest.yml b/filebeat/module/redis/log/manifest.yml
index 3c63a894c28..441b20674d0 100644
--- a/filebeat/module/redis/log/manifest.yml
+++ b/filebeat/module/redis/log/manifest.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ var:
 
 ingest_pipeline: ingest/pipeline.json
 input: config/log.yml
+
+pipeline_script:
+- "set-log-level.painless"
+- "set-log-role.painless"