diff --git a/internal/controller/controller.go b/internal/controller/controller.go
index c7b149da..87141251 100644
--- a/internal/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/controller.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"soarca/internal/capability/ssh"
 	"soarca/internal/decomposer"
 	"soarca/internal/executors/action"
+	"soarca/internal/executors/playbook_action"
 	"soarca/internal/fin/protocol"
 	"soarca/internal/guid"
 	"soarca/logger"
@@ -67,8 +68,9 @@ func (controller *Controller) NewDecomposer() decomposer.IDecomposer {
 	}
 
 	actionExecutor := action.New(capabilities)
+	playbookActionExecutor := playbook_action.New(controller, controller)
 	guid := new(guid.Guid)
-	decompose := decomposer.New(actionExecutor, guid)
+	decompose := decomposer.New(actionExecutor, playbookActionExecutor, guid)
 	return decompose
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/decomposer/decomposer.go b/internal/decomposer/decomposer.go
index 23663616..c4f9160c 100644
--- a/internal/decomposer/decomposer.go
+++ b/internal/decomposer/decomposer.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 
+	"soarca/internal/executors"
 	"soarca/internal/executors/action"
 	"soarca/internal/guid"
 	"soarca/logger"
@@ -35,22 +36,21 @@ func init() {
 	log = logger.Logger(component, logger.Info, "", logger.Json)
 }
 
-func New(actionExecutor action.IExecuter, guid guid.IGuid) *Decomposer {
-	instance := Decomposer{}
-	if instance.actionExecutor == nil {
-		instance.actionExecutor = actionExecutor
-	}
-	if instance.guid == nil {
-		instance.guid = guid
-	}
-	return &instance
+func New(actionExecutor action.IExecuter,
+	playbookActionExecutor executors.IPlaybookExecuter,
+	guid guid.IGuid) *Decomposer {
+
+	return &Decomposer{actionExecutor: actionExecutor,
+		playbookActionExecutor: playbookActionExecutor,
+		guid:                   guid}
 }
 
 type Decomposer struct {
-	playbook       cacao.Playbook
-	details        ExecutionDetails
-	actionExecutor action.IExecuter
-	guid           guid.IGuid
+	playbook               cacao.Playbook
+	details                ExecutionDetails
+	actionExecutor         action.IExecuter
+	playbookActionExecutor executors.IPlaybookExecuter
+	guid                   guid.IGuid
 }
 
 // Execute a Playbook
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ func (decomposer *Decomposer) ExecuteStep(step cacao.Step, scopeVariables cacao.
 	variables.Merge(scopeVariables)
 	variables.Merge(step.StepVariables)
 
+	metadata := execution.Metadata{
+		ExecutionId: decomposer.details.ExecutionId,
+		PlaybookId:  decomposer.details.PlaybookId,
+		StepId:      step.ID,
+	}
+
 	switch step.Type {
 	case cacao.StepTypeAction:
 		actionMetadata := action.PlaybookStepMetadata{
@@ -140,12 +146,9 @@ func (decomposer *Decomposer) ExecuteStep(step cacao.Step, scopeVariables cacao.
 			Agent:     decomposer.playbook.AgentDefinitions[step.Agent],
 			Variables: variables,
 		}
-		metadata := execution.Metadata{
-			ExecutionId: decomposer.details.ExecutionId,
-			PlaybookId:  decomposer.details.PlaybookId,
-			StepId:      step.ID,
-		}
 		return decomposer.actionExecutor.Execute(metadata, actionMetadata)
+	case cacao.StepTypePlaybookAction:
+		return decomposer.playbookActionExecutor.Execute(metadata, step, variables)
 	default:
 		// NOTE: This currently silently handles unknown step types. Should we return an error instead?
 		return cacao.NewVariables(), nil
diff --git a/internal/executors/executors.go b/internal/executors/executors.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb978c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/executors/executors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package executors
+
+import (
+	"soarca/models/cacao"
+	"soarca/models/execution"
+)
+
+type IPlaybookExecuter interface {
+	Execute(execution.Metadata,
+		cacao.Step,
+		cacao.Variables) (cacao.Variables, error)
+}
diff --git a/internal/executors/playbook_action/playbook_action.go b/internal/executors/playbook_action/playbook_action.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba19f320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/executors/playbook_action/playbook_action.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package playbook_action
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"soarca/internal/controller/database"
+	"soarca/internal/controller/decomposer_controller"
+	"soarca/logger"
+	"soarca/models/cacao"
+	"soarca/models/execution"
+)
+
+type PlaybookAction struct {
+	decomposerController decomposer_controller.IController
+	databaseController   database.IController
+}
+
+var component = reflect.TypeOf(PlaybookAction{}).PkgPath()
+var log *logger.Log
+
+func init() {
+	log = logger.Logger(component, logger.Info, "", logger.Json)
+}
+
+func New(controller decomposer_controller.IController,
+	database database.IController) *PlaybookAction {
+	return &PlaybookAction{decomposerController: controller, databaseController: database}
+}
+
+func (playbookAction *PlaybookAction) Execute(metadata execution.Metadata,
+	step cacao.Step,
+	variables cacao.Variables) (cacao.Variables, error) {
+	log.Trace(metadata.ExecutionId)
+
+	if step.Type != cacao.StepTypePlaybookAction {
+		err := errors.New(fmt.Sprint("step type is not of type ", cacao.StepTypePlaybookAction))
+		log.Error(err)
+		return cacao.NewVariables(), err
+	}
+
+	playbookRepo := playbookAction.databaseController.GetDatabaseInstance()
+	decomposer := playbookAction.decomposerController.NewDecomposer()
+
+	playbook, err := playbookRepo.Read(step.PlaybookID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("failed loading the playbook from the repository in playbook action")
+		return cacao.NewVariables(), err
+	}
+
+	playbook.PlaybookVariables.Merge(variables)
+
+	details, err := decomposer.Execute(playbook)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprint("execution of playbook failed with error: ", err))
+		log.Error(err)
+		return cacao.NewVariables(), err
+	}
+	return details.Variables, nil
+
+}
diff --git a/models/cacao/cacao.go b/models/cacao/cacao.go
index a66de9b9..5e4a43c1 100644
--- a/models/cacao/cacao.go
+++ b/models/cacao/cacao.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const (
 	StepTypeEnd             = "end"
 	StepTypeStart           = "start"
 	StepTypeAction          = "action"
-	StepTypePlaybook        = "playbook-action"
+	StepTypePlaybookAction  = "playbook-action"
 	StepTypeParallel        = "parallel"
 	StepTypeIfCondition     = "if-condition"
 	StepTypeWhileCondition  = "while-condition"
diff --git a/test/unittest/decomposer/decomposer_test.go b/test/unittest/decomposer/decomposer_test.go
index 405f0ea8..91c9b0a6 100644
--- a/test/unittest/decomposer/decomposer_test.go
+++ b/test/unittest/decomposer/decomposer_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"soarca/models/cacao"
 	"soarca/models/execution"
 	"soarca/test/unittest/mocks/mock_executor"
+	mock_playbook_action_executor "soarca/test/unittest/mocks/mock_executor/playbook_action"
 	"soarca/test/unittest/mocks/mock_guid"
 
 	"github.com/go-playground/assert/v2"
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestExecutePlaybook(t *testing.T) {
 	mock_action_executor := new(mock_executor.Mock_Action_Executor)
+	mock_playbook_action_executor := new(mock_playbook_action_executor.Mock_PlaybookActionExecutor)
 	uuid_mock := new(mock_guid.Mock_Guid)
 
 	expectedCommand := cacao.Command{
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ func TestExecutePlaybook(t *testing.T) {
 		Value: "testing",
 	}
 
-	decomposer := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor, uuid_mock)
+	decomposer := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor,
+		mock_playbook_action_executor,
+		uuid_mock)
 
 	step1 := cacao.Step{
 		Type:          "action",
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ func TestExecutePlaybook(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestExecutePlaybookMultiStep(t *testing.T) {
 	mock_action_executor := new(mock_executor.Mock_Action_Executor)
+	mock_playbook_action_executor := new(mock_playbook_action_executor.Mock_PlaybookActionExecutor)
 	uuid_mock := new(mock_guid.Mock_Guid)
 
 	expectedCommand := cacao.Command{
@@ -131,7 +136,9 @@ func TestExecutePlaybookMultiStep(t *testing.T) {
 		Value: "testing2",
 	}
 
-	decomposer := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor, uuid_mock)
+	decomposer := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor,
+		mock_playbook_action_executor,
+		uuid_mock)
 
 	step1 := cacao.Step{
 		Type:          "action",
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@ Test with an Empty OnCompletion will result in not executing the step.
 */
 func TestExecuteEmptyMultiStep(t *testing.T) {
 	mock_action_executor2 := new(mock_executor.Mock_Action_Executor)
+	mock_playbook_action_executor2 := new(mock_playbook_action_executor.Mock_PlaybookActionExecutor)
 	uuid_mock2 := new(mock_guid.Mock_Guid)
 
 	expectedCommand := cacao.Command{
@@ -268,7 +276,9 @@ func TestExecuteEmptyMultiStep(t *testing.T) {
 		Name: "soarca-ssh",
 	}
 
-	decomposer2 := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor2, uuid_mock2)
+	decomposer2 := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor2,
+		mock_playbook_action_executor2,
+		uuid_mock2)
 
 	step1 := cacao.Step{
 		Type:          "ssh",
@@ -307,6 +317,7 @@ Test with an not occuring on completion id will result in not executing the step
 */
 func TestExecuteIllegalMultiStep(t *testing.T) {
 	mock_action_executor2 := new(mock_executor.Mock_Action_Executor)
+	mock_playbook_action_executor2 := new(mock_playbook_action_executor.Mock_PlaybookActionExecutor)
 	uuid_mock2 := new(mock_guid.Mock_Guid)
 
 	expectedCommand := cacao.Command{
@@ -320,7 +331,9 @@ func TestExecuteIllegalMultiStep(t *testing.T) {
 		Value: "testing",
 	}
 
-	decomposer2 := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor2, uuid_mock2)
+	decomposer2 := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor2,
+		mock_playbook_action_executor2,
+		uuid_mock2)
 
 	step1 := cacao.Step{
 		Type:          "action",
@@ -351,3 +364,62 @@ func TestExecuteIllegalMultiStep(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, returnedId.ExecutionId, id)
 	mock_action_executor2.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
+
+func TestExecutePlaybookAction(t *testing.T) {
+	mock_action_executor := new(mock_executor.Mock_Action_Executor)
+	mock_playbook_action_executor := new(mock_playbook_action_executor.Mock_PlaybookActionExecutor)
+	uuid_mock := new(mock_guid.Mock_Guid)
+
+	expectedVariables := cacao.Variable{
+		Type:  "string",
+		Name:  "var1",
+		Value: "testing",
+	}
+
+	decomposer := decomposer.New(mock_action_executor,
+		mock_playbook_action_executor,
+		uuid_mock)
+
+	step1 := cacao.Step{
+		Type:          "playbook-action",
+		ID:            "playbook-action--test",
+		Name:          "ssh-tests",
+		StepVariables: cacao.NewVariables(expectedVariables),
+		PlaybookID:    "playbook--1",
+		OnCompletion:  "end--test",
+	}
+
+	end := cacao.Step{
+		Type: "end",
+		ID:   "end--test",
+		Name: "end step",
+	}
+
+	playbook := cacao.Playbook{
+		ID:            "test",
+		Type:          "test",
+		Name:          "playbook-test",
+		WorkflowStart: step1.ID,
+		Workflow:      map[string]cacao.Step{step1.ID: step1, end.ID: end},
+	}
+
+	executionId, _ := uuid.Parse("6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8")
+	metaStep1 := execution.Metadata{ExecutionId: executionId, PlaybookId: "test", StepId: step1.ID}
+
+	uuid_mock.On("New").Return(executionId)
+
+	mock_playbook_action_executor.On("Execute",
+		metaStep1,
+		step1,
+		cacao.NewVariables(expectedVariables)).Return(cacao.NewVariables(cacao.Variable{Name: "return", Value: "value"}), nil)
+
+	details, err := decomposer.Execute(playbook)
+	uuid_mock.AssertExpectations(t)
+	fmt.Println(err)
+	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, details.ExecutionId, executionId)
+	mock_action_executor.AssertExpectations(t)
+	value, found := details.Variables.Find("return")
+	assert.Equal(t, found, true)
+	assert.Equal(t, value.Value, "value")
+}
diff --git a/test/unittest/executor/playbook_action/playbook_action_executor_test.go b/test/unittest/executor/playbook_action/playbook_action_executor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d17082cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unittest/executor/playbook_action/playbook_action_executor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package playbook_action_executor_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"soarca/internal/decomposer"
+	"soarca/internal/executors/playbook_action"
+	mock_database_controller "soarca/test/unittest/mocks/mock_controller/database"
+	mock_decomposer_controller "soarca/test/unittest/mocks/mock_controller/decomposer"
+	"soarca/test/unittest/mocks/mock_decomposer"
+	mocks_playbook_test "soarca/test/unittest/mocks/playbook"
+
+	"soarca/models/cacao"
+	"soarca/models/execution"
+
+	"github.com/go-playground/assert/v2"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+func TestExecutePlaybook(t *testing.T) {
+
+	playbookRepoMock := new(mocks_playbook_test.MockPlaybook)
+	mockDecomposer := new(mock_decomposer.Mock_Decomposer)
+
+	controller := new(mock_decomposer_controller.Mock_Controller)
+	database := new(mock_database_controller.Mock_Controller)
+
+	executerObject := playbook_action.New(controller, database)
+	executionId, _ := uuid.Parse("6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8")
+	playbookId := "playbook--d09351a2-a075-40c8-8054-0b7c423db83f"
+	stepId := "step--81eff59f-d084-4324-9e0a-59e353dbd28f"
+
+	metadata := execution.Metadata{ExecutionId: executionId, PlaybookId: playbookId, StepId: stepId}
+
+	initialVariables := cacao.Variable{
+		Type:  "string",
+		Name:  "var1",
+		Value: "testing",
+	}
+
+	addedVariables := cacao.Variable{
+		Type:  "string",
+		Name:  "var1",
+		Value: "testing2",
+	}
+
+	expectedVariables := cacao.Variable{
+		Type:  "string",
+		Name:  "var1",
+		Value: "testing2",
+	}
+
+	returnedVariables := cacao.Variable{
+		Type:  "string",
+		Name:  "var1",
+		Value: "testing2",
+	}
+
+	step := cacao.Step{
+		Type:        cacao.StepTypePlaybookAction,
+		Name:        "Playbook action test",
+		ID:          stepId,
+		Description: "",
+		PlaybookID:  playbookId,
+	}
+
+	database.On("GetDatabaseInstance").Return(playbookRepoMock)
+	controller.On("NewDecomposer").Return(mockDecomposer)
+
+	playbook := cacao.Playbook{ID: playbookId, PlaybookVariables: cacao.NewVariables(initialVariables)}
+	playbookRepoMock.On("Read", playbookId).Return(playbook, nil)
+	details := decomposer.ExecutionDetails{ExecutionId: executionId,
+		PlaybookId: playbookId,
+		Variables:  cacao.NewVariables(returnedVariables)}
+
+	playbook2 := cacao.Playbook{ID: playbookId, PlaybookVariables: cacao.NewVariables(expectedVariables)}
+	mockDecomposer.On("Execute", playbook2).Return(&details, nil)
+
+	results, err := executerObject.Execute(metadata, step, cacao.NewVariables(addedVariables))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, results, cacao.NewVariables(returnedVariables))
+
+}
diff --git a/test/unittest/mocks/mock_executor/playbook_action/mock_playbook_action_executor.go b/test/unittest/mocks/mock_executor/playbook_action/mock_playbook_action_executor.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5643a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unittest/mocks/mock_executor/playbook_action/mock_playbook_action_executor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package mock_playbook_action_executor
+
+import (
+	"soarca/models/cacao"
+	"soarca/models/execution"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+)
+
+type Mock_PlaybookActionExecutor struct {
+	mock.Mock
+}
+
+func (executer *Mock_PlaybookActionExecutor) Execute(metadata execution.Metadata,
+	step cacao.Step,
+	variables cacao.Variables) (cacao.Variables, error) {
+	args := executer.Called(metadata, step, variables)
+	return args.Get(0).(cacao.Variables), args.Error(1)
+}