diff --git a/graph/mutators/asset.js b/graph/mutators/asset.js
index 6524331e1..3d018658e 100644
--- a/graph/mutators/asset.js
+++ b/graph/mutators/asset.js
@@ -56,12 +56,25 @@ const closeNow = async (ctx, id) =>
     }
   );
 
+/**
+ * scrapeAsset will force scrape an asset.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} ctx graphql context
+ * @param {String} id the asset's id to scrape
+ */
+const scrapeAsset = async (ctx, id) => {
+  const { services: { Scraper } } = ctx;
+
+  return Scraper.create({ id });
+};
+
 module.exports = ctx => {
   let mutators = {
     Asset: {
       updateSettings: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
       updateStatus: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
       closeNow: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
+      scrape: () => Promise.reject(errors.ErrNotAuthorized),
     },
   };
 
@@ -75,6 +88,7 @@ module.exports = ctx => {
       mutators.Asset.updateStatus = (id, status) =>
         updateStatus(ctx, id, status);
       mutators.Asset.closeNow = id => closeNow(ctx, id);
+      mutators.Asset.scrape = id => scrapeAsset(ctx, id);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js b/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
index 8a638f589..e27d217fe 100644
--- a/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
+++ b/graph/resolvers/root_mutation.js
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ const RootMutation = {
   revokeToken: async (_, { input }, { mutators: { Token } }) => {
     await Token.revoke(input);
   },
+  forceScrapeAsset: async (_, { id }, { mutators: { Asset } }) => {
+    await Asset.scrape(id);
+  },
 };
 
 module.exports = RootMutation;
diff --git a/graph/typeDefs.graphql b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
index f108a7ad4..2b62eaaf6 100644
--- a/graph/typeDefs.graphql
+++ b/graph/typeDefs.graphql
@@ -1395,6 +1395,12 @@ type SetUserRoleResponse implements Response {
   errors: [UserError!]
 }
 
+type ForceScrapeAssetResponse implements Response {
+
+  # An array of errors relating to the mutation that occurred.
+  errors: [UserError!]
+}
+
 # All mutations for the application are defined on this object.
 type RootMutation {
 
@@ -1489,6 +1495,9 @@ type RootMutation {
 
   # Stop Ignoring comments by another user.
   stopIgnoringUser(id: ID!): StopIgnoringUserResponse
+
+  # forceScrapeAsset will force scrape the Asset with the given ID.
+  forceScrapeAsset(id: ID!): ForceScrapeAssetResponse
 }
 
 type UsernameChangedPayload {