diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8364747..3d7aa61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ MODE=
 # Possible options at the moment are sas and js
 
 # This string sets the priority of the available analytic runtimes
-# Valid runtimes are SAS (sas), JavaScript (js) and Python (py)
+# Valid runtimes are SAS (sas), JavaScript (js), Python (py) and R (r)
 # For each option provided, there should be a corresponding path,
-# eg SAS_PATH, NODE_PATH or PYTHON_PATH
+# eg SAS_PATH, NODE_PATH, PYTHON_PATH or RSCRIPT_PATH
 # Priority is given to runtimes earlier in the string
-# Example options:  [sas,js,py | js,py | sas | sas,js]
+# Example options:  [sas,js,py | js,py | sas | sas,js | r | sas,r]
 RUN_TIMES=
 
 # Path to SAS executable (sas.exe / sas.sh)
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ NODE_PATH=~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.0/bin/node
 # Path to Python executable
 PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/python
 
+# Path to Rscript
+RSCRIPT_PATH=/usr/bin/Rscript
+
 # Path to working directory
 # This location is for SAS WORK, staged files, DRIVE, configuration etc
 SASJS_ROOT=./sasjs_root
diff --git a/api/.env.example b/api/.env.example
index a8d7980..7c375db 100644
--- a/api/.env.example
+++ b/api/.env.example
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ RUN_TIMES=[sas,js,py | js,py | sas | sas,js] default considered as sas
 SAS_PATH=/opt/sas/sas9/SASHome/SASFoundation/9.4/sas
 NODE_PATH=~/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.0/bin/node
 PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/python
+RSCRIPT_PATH=/usr/bin/Rscript
 
 SASJS_ROOT=./sasjs_root
 
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts b/api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts
index dd9f904..a62a019 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/internal/Session.ts
@@ -231,9 +231,45 @@ export class PythonSessionController extends SessionController {
   }
 }
 
+export class RSessionController extends SessionController {
+  protected async createSession(): Promise<Session> {
+    const sessionId = generateUniqueFileName(generateTimestamp())
+    const sessionFolder = path.join(getSessionsFolder(), sessionId)
+
+    const creationTimeStamp = sessionId.split('-').pop() as string
+    // death time of session is 15 mins from creation
+    const deathTimeStamp = (
+      parseInt(creationTimeStamp) +
+      15 * 60 * 1000 -
+      1000
+    ).toString()
+
+    const session: Session = {
+      id: sessionId,
+      ready: true,
+      inUse: true,
+      consumed: false,
+      completed: false,
+      creationTimeStamp,
+      deathTimeStamp,
+      path: sessionFolder
+    }
+
+    const headersPath = path.join(session.path, 'stpsrv_header.txt')
+    await createFile(headersPath, 'Content-type: text/plain')
+
+    this.sessions.push(session)
+    return session
+  }
+}
+
 export const getSessionController = (
   runTime: RunTimeType
-): SASSessionController | JSSessionController | PythonSessionController => {
+):
+  | SASSessionController
+  | JSSessionController
+  | PythonSessionController
+  | RSessionController => {
   if (runTime === RunTimeType.SAS) {
     return getSASSessionController()
   }
@@ -246,6 +282,10 @@ export const getSessionController = (
     return getPythonSessionController()
   }
 
+  if (runTime === RunTimeType.R) {
+    return getRSessionController()
+  }
+
   throw new Error('No Runtime is configured')
 }
 
@@ -273,6 +313,14 @@ const getPythonSessionController = (): PythonSessionController => {
   return process.pythonSessionController
 }
 
+const getRSessionController = (): RSessionController => {
+  if (process.rSessionController) return process.rSessionController
+
+  process.rSessionController = new RSessionController()
+
+  return process.rSessionController
+}
+
 const autoExecContent = `
 data _null_;
   /* remove the dummy SYSIN */
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/internal/createRProgram.ts b/api/src/controllers/internal/createRProgram.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33af81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/controllers/internal/createRProgram.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { isWindows } from '@sasjs/utils'
+import { PreProgramVars, Session } from '../../types'
+import { generateFileUploadRCode } from '../../utils'
+import { ExecutionVars } from '.'
+
+export const createRProgram = async (
+  program: string,
+  preProgramVariables: PreProgramVars,
+  vars: ExecutionVars,
+  session: Session,
+  weboutPath: string,
+  headersPath: string,
+  tokenFile: string,
+  otherArgs?: any
+) => {
+  const varStatments = Object.keys(vars).reduce(
+    (computed: string, key: string) => `${computed}.${key} <- '${vars[key]}'\n`,
+    ''
+  )
+
+  const preProgramVarStatments = `
+._SASJS_SESSION_PATH <- '${
+    isWindows() ? session.path.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\') : session.path
+  }';
+._WEBOUT <- '${isWindows() ? weboutPath.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\') : weboutPath}'; 
+._SASJS_WEBOUT_HEADERS <- '${headersPath}';
+._SASJS_TOKENFILE <- '${
+    isWindows() ? tokenFile.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\') : tokenFile
+  }';
+._SASJS_USERNAME <- '${preProgramVariables?.username}';
+._SASJS_USERID <- '${preProgramVariables?.userId}';
+._SASJS_DISPLAYNAME <- '${preProgramVariables?.displayName}';
+._METAPERSON <- ._SASJS_DISPLAYNAME;
+._METAUSER <- ._SASJS_USERNAME;
+SASJSPROCESSMODE <- 'Stored Program';
+`
+
+  const requiredModules = ``
+
+  program = `
+# runtime vars
+${varStatments}
+
+# dynamic user-provided vars
+${preProgramVarStatments}
+
+# change working directory to  session folder
+setwd(._SASJS_SESSION_PATH)
+
+# actual job code
+${program}
+
+`
+  // if no files are uploaded filesNamesMap will be undefined
+  if (otherArgs?.filesNamesMap) {
+    const uploadRCode = await generateFileUploadRCode(
+      otherArgs.filesNamesMap,
+      session.path
+    )
+
+    // If any files are uploaded, the program needs to be updated with some
+    // dynamically generated variables (pointers) for ease of ingestion
+    if (uploadRCode.length > 0) {
+      program = `${uploadRCode}\n` + program
+    }
+  }
+  return requiredModules + program
+}
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/internal/index.ts b/api/src/controllers/internal/index.ts
index 2a64677..dd2f702 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/internal/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/internal/index.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export * from './FileUploadController'
 export * from './createSASProgram'
 export * from './createJSProgram'
 export * from './createPythonProgram'
+export * from './createRProgram'
 export * from './processProgram'
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/internal/processProgram.ts b/api/src/controllers/internal/processProgram.ts
index db2db10..6bd017c 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/internal/processProgram.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/internal/processProgram.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import {
   ExecutionVars,
   createSASProgram,
   createJSProgram,
-  createPythonProgram
+  createPythonProgram,
+  createRProgram
 } from './'
 
 export const processProgram = async (
@@ -24,81 +25,7 @@ export const processProgram = async (
   logPath: string,
   otherArgs?: any
 ) => {
-  if (runTime === RunTimeType.JS) {
-    program = await createJSProgram(
-      program,
-      preProgramVariables,
-      vars,
-      session,
-      weboutPath,
-      headersPath,
-      tokenFile,
-      otherArgs
-    )
-
-    const codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.js')
-
-    try {
-      await createFile(codePath, program)
-
-      // create a stream that will write to console outputs to log file
-      const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(logPath)
-
-      // waiting for the open event so that we can have underlying file descriptor
-      await once(writeStream, 'open')
-
-      execFileSync(process.nodeLoc!, [codePath], {
-        stdio: ['ignore', writeStream, writeStream]
-      })
-
-      // copy the code.js program to log and end write stream
-      writeStream.end(program)
-
-      session.completed = true
-      console.log('session completed', session)
-    } catch (err: any) {
-      session.completed = true
-      session.crashed = err.toString()
-      console.log('session crashed', session.id, session.crashed)
-    }
-  } else if (runTime === RunTimeType.PY) {
-    program = await createPythonProgram(
-      program,
-      preProgramVariables,
-      vars,
-      session,
-      weboutPath,
-      headersPath,
-      tokenFile,
-      otherArgs
-    )
-
-    const codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.py')
-
-    try {
-      await createFile(codePath, program)
-
-      // create a stream that will write to console outputs to log file
-      const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(logPath)
-
-      // waiting for the open event so that we can have underlying file descriptor
-      await once(writeStream, 'open')
-
-      execFileSync(process.pythonLoc!, [codePath], {
-        stdio: ['ignore', writeStream, writeStream]
-      })
-
-      // copy the code.py program to log and end write stream
-      writeStream.end(program)
-
-      session.completed = true
-      console.log('session completed', session)
-    } catch (err: any) {
-      session.completed = true
-      session.crashed = err.toString()
-      console.log('session crashed', session.id, session.crashed)
-    }
-  } else {
+  if (runTime === RunTimeType.SAS) {
     program = await createSASProgram(
       program,
       preProgramVariables,
@@ -124,6 +51,82 @@ export const processProgram = async (
     while (!session.completed) {
       await delay(50)
     }
+  } else {
+    let codePath: string
+    let executablePath: string
+    switch (runTime) {
+      case RunTimeType.JS:
+        program = await createJSProgram(
+          program,
+          preProgramVariables,
+          vars,
+          session,
+          weboutPath,
+          headersPath,
+          tokenFile,
+          otherArgs
+        )
+        codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.js')
+        executablePath = process.nodeLoc!
+
+        break
+      case RunTimeType.PY:
+        program = await createPythonProgram(
+          program,
+          preProgramVariables,
+          vars,
+          session,
+          weboutPath,
+          headersPath,
+          tokenFile,
+          otherArgs
+        )
+        codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.py')
+        executablePath = process.pythonLoc!
+
+        break
+      case RunTimeType.R:
+        program = await createRProgram(
+          program,
+          preProgramVariables,
+          vars,
+          session,
+          weboutPath,
+          headersPath,
+          tokenFile,
+          otherArgs
+        )
+        codePath = path.join(session.path, 'code.r')
+        executablePath = process.rscriptLoc!
+
+        break
+      default:
+        throw new Error('Invalid runtime!')
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await createFile(codePath, program)
+
+      // create a stream that will write to console outputs to log file
+      const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(logPath)
+
+      // waiting for the open event so that we can have underlying file descriptor
+      await once(writeStream, 'open')
+
+      execFileSync(executablePath, [codePath], {
+        stdio: ['ignore', writeStream, writeStream]
+      })
+
+      // copy the code file to log and end write stream
+      writeStream.end(program)
+
+      session.completed = true
+      console.log('session completed', session)
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      session.completed = true
+      session.crashed = err.toString()
+      console.log('session crashed', session.id, session.crashed)
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/api/src/types/system/process.d.ts b/api/src/types/system/process.d.ts
index 75a16c9..4be0801 100644
--- a/api/src/types/system/process.d.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/system/process.d.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ declare namespace NodeJS {
     sasLoc?: string
     nodeLoc?: string
     pythonLoc?: string
+    rscriptLoc?: string
     driveLoc: string
     logsLoc: string
     logsUUID: string
     sasSessionController?: import('../../controllers/internal').SASSessionController
     jsSessionController?: import('../../controllers/internal').JSSessionController
     pythonSessionController?: import('../../controllers/internal').PythonSessionController
+    rSessionController?: import('../../controllers/internal').RSessionController
     appStreamConfig: import('../').AppStreamConfig
     logger: import('@sasjs/utils/logger').Logger
     runTimes: import('../../utils').RunTimeType[]
diff --git a/api/src/utils/getDesktopFields.ts b/api/src/utils/getDesktopFields.ts
index 5e13264..fe2604a 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/getDesktopFields.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/getDesktopFields.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { createFolder, fileExists, folderExists, isWindows } from '@sasjs/utils'
 import { RunTimeType } from './verifyEnvVariables'
 
 export const getDesktopFields = async () => {
-  const { SAS_PATH, NODE_PATH, PYTHON_PATH } = process.env
+  const { SAS_PATH, NODE_PATH, PYTHON_PATH, RSCRIPT_PATH } = process.env
 
-  let sasLoc, nodeLoc, pythonLoc
+  let sasLoc, nodeLoc, pythonLoc, rscriptLoc
 
   if (process.runTimes.includes(RunTimeType.SAS)) {
     sasLoc = SAS_PATH ?? (await getSASLocation())
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ export const getDesktopFields = async () => {
     pythonLoc = PYTHON_PATH ?? (await getPythonLocation())
   }
 
-  return { sasLoc, nodeLoc, pythonLoc }
+  if (process.runTimes.includes(RunTimeType.R)) {
+    rscriptLoc = RSCRIPT_PATH ?? (await getRScriptLocation())
+  }
+
+  return { sasLoc, nodeLoc, pythonLoc, rscriptLoc }
 }
 
 const getDriveLocation = async (): Promise<string> => {
@@ -117,3 +121,25 @@ const getPythonLocation = async (): Promise<string> => {
 
   return targetName
 }
+
+const getRScriptLocation = async (): Promise<string> => {
+  const validator = async (filePath: string) => {
+    if (!filePath) return 'Path to RScript executable is required.'
+
+    if (!(await fileExists(filePath))) {
+      return 'No file found at provided path.'
+    }
+
+    return true
+  }
+
+  const defaultLocation = isWindows() ? 'C:\\Rscript' : '/usr/bin/Rscript'
+
+  const targetName = await getString(
+    'Please enter full path to a Rscript executable: ',
+    validator,
+    defaultLocation
+  )
+
+  return targetName
+}
diff --git a/api/src/utils/getRunTimeAndFilePath.ts b/api/src/utils/getRunTimeAndFilePath.ts
index e27fb2e..340892a 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/getRunTimeAndFilePath.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/getRunTimeAndFilePath.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { RunTimeType } from '.'
 
 export const getRunTimeAndFilePath = async (programPath: string) => {
   const ext = path.extname(programPath)
-  // If programPath (_program) is provided with a ".sas", ".js" or ".py" extension
+  // If programPath (_program) is provided with a ".sas", ".js", ".py" or ".r" extension
   // we should use that extension to determine the appropriate runTime
   if (ext && Object.values(RunTimeType).includes(ext.slice(1) as RunTimeType)) {
     const runTime = ext.slice(1)
diff --git a/api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts b/api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts
index 00382b9..8192888 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/setProcessVariables.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ export const setProcessVariables = async () => {
     process.sasLoc = process.env.SAS_PATH
     process.nodeLoc = process.env.NODE_PATH
     process.pythonLoc = process.env.PYTHON_PATH
+    process.rscriptLoc = process.env.RSCRIPT_PATH
   } else {
-    const { sasLoc, nodeLoc, pythonLoc } = await getDesktopFields()
+    const { sasLoc, nodeLoc, pythonLoc, rscriptLoc } = await getDesktopFields()
 
     process.sasLoc = sasLoc
     process.nodeLoc = nodeLoc
     process.pythonLoc = pythonLoc
+    process.rscriptLoc = rscriptLoc
   }
 
   const { SASJS_ROOT } = process.env
diff --git a/api/src/utils/upload.ts b/api/src/utils/upload.ts
index 648f961..d4a4119 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/upload.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/upload.ts
@@ -157,3 +157,30 @@ export const generateFileUploadPythonCode = async (
 
   return uploadCode
 }
+
+/**
+ * Generates the R code that references uploaded files in the concurrent request
+ * @param filesNamesMap object that maps hashed file names and original file names
+ * @param sessionFolder name of the folder that is created for the purpose of files in concurrent request
+ * @returns generated python code
+ */
+export const generateFileUploadRCode = async (
+  filesNamesMap: FilenamesMap,
+  sessionFolder: string
+) => {
+  let uploadCode = ''
+  let fileCount = 0
+
+  const sessionFolderList: string[] = await listFilesInFolder(sessionFolder)
+  sessionFolderList.forEach(async (fileName) => {
+    if (fileName.includes('req_file')) {
+      fileCount++
+      uploadCode += `\n._WEBIN_FILENAME${fileCount} <- '${filesNamesMap[fileName].originalName}'`
+      uploadCode += `\n._WEBIN_NAME${fileCount} <- '${filesNamesMap[fileName].fieldName}'`
+    }
+  })
+
+  uploadCode += `\n._WEBIN_FILE_COUNT <- ${fileCount}`
+
+  return uploadCode
+}
diff --git a/api/src/utils/verifyEnvVariables.ts b/api/src/utils/verifyEnvVariables.ts
index b446b4b..65f3cdb 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/verifyEnvVariables.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/verifyEnvVariables.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ export enum LOG_FORMAT_MORGANType {
 export enum RunTimeType {
   SAS = 'sas',
   JS = 'js',
-  PY = 'py'
+  PY = 'py',
+  R = 'r'
 }
 
 export enum ReturnCode {
@@ -253,7 +254,8 @@ const verifyRUN_TIMES = (): string[] => {
 
 const verifyExecutablePaths = () => {
   const errors: string[] = []
-  const { RUN_TIMES, SAS_PATH, NODE_PATH, PYTHON_PATH, MODE } = process.env
+  const { RUN_TIMES, SAS_PATH, NODE_PATH, PYTHON_PATH, RSCRIPT_PATH, MODE } =
+    process.env
 
   if (MODE === ModeType.Server) {
     const runTimes = RUN_TIMES?.split(',')
@@ -269,6 +271,10 @@ const verifyExecutablePaths = () => {
     if (runTimes?.includes(RunTimeType.PY) && !PYTHON_PATH) {
       errors.push(`- PYTHON_PATH is required for ${RunTimeType.PY} run time`)
     }
+
+    if (runTimes?.includes(RunTimeType.R) && !RSCRIPT_PATH) {
+      errors.push(`- RSCRIPT_PATH is required for ${RunTimeType.R} run time`)
+    }
   }
 
   return errors
diff --git a/web/src/context/appContext.tsx b/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
index dee793e..b43aad2 100644
--- a/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
+++ b/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ export enum ModeType {
 
 export enum RunTimeType {
   SAS = 'sas',
-  JS = 'js'
+  JS = 'js',
+  PY = 'py',
+  R = 'r'
 }
 
 interface AppContextProps {