diff --git a/src/StatsBase.jl b/src/StatsBase.jl
index 2d2344497..2d4e2ca36 100644
--- a/src/StatsBase.jl
+++ b/src/StatsBase.jl
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ export
     residuals,
     r2,
     r²,
+    vif,
+    viftable,
 
     ConvergenceException,
 
diff --git a/src/statmodels.jl b/src/statmodels.jl
index 0e2b4af20..9c7412d8e 100644
--- a/src/statmodels.jl
+++ b/src/statmodels.jl
@@ -423,6 +423,29 @@ Return all parameters of a model.
 params(model) = error("params is not defined for $(typeof(model))")
 function params! end
 
+"""
+    vif(model, param)
+
+Return the variance inflation factor for a parameter in a model.
+
+The [variance inflation factor (VIF)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variance_inflation_factor) measures
+the increase in the variance of a parameter's estimate in a model with multiple parameters relative to
+the variance in of a paremeter's estimate in a model containing only that parameter.
+"""
+vif(model::StatisticalModel, param) =
+    error("vif(model::StatisticalModel, param) is not defined for $(typeof(model)).")
+
+
+"""
+    viftable(model)
+
+Return the variance inflation factor for all parameters in a model as a `CoefTable`.
+
+See also [`vif`](@ref)
+"""
+viftable(model::StatisticalModel) =
+    error("viftable(model::StatisticalModel) is not defined for $(typeof(model)).")
+
 ## coefficient tables with specialized show method
 
 mutable struct CoefTable
diff --git a/test/statmodels.jl b/test/statmodels.jl
index da8824cf3..cb50529e3 100644
--- a/test/statmodels.jl
+++ b/test/statmodels.jl
@@ -131,3 +131,6 @@ end
 
 err = @test_throws ArgumentError ConvergenceException(10,.1,.2)
 @test err.value.msg == "Change must be greater than tol."
+
+@test_throws MethodError vif()
+@test_throws MethodError viftable()