diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py b/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py
index 9615e576497cd..68e92cb8fe943 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/dataframe.py
@@ -444,6 +444,41 @@ def sample(self, withReplacement, fraction, seed=None):
         rdd = self._jdf.sample(withReplacement, fraction, long(seed))
         return DataFrame(rdd, self.sql_ctx)
 
+    @since(1.5)
+    def sampleBy(self, col, fractions, seed=None):
+        """
+        Returns a stratified sample without replacement based on the
+        fraction given on each stratum.
+
+        :param col: column that defines strata
+        :param fractions:
+            sampling fraction for each stratum. If a stratum is not
+            specified, we treat its fraction as zero.
+        :param seed: random seed
+        :return: a new DataFrame that represents the stratified sample
+
+        >>> from pyspark.sql.functions import col
+        >>> dataset = sqlContext.range(0, 100).select((col("id") % 3).alias("key"))
+        >>> sampled = dataset.sampleBy("key", fractions={0: 0.1, 1: 0.2}, seed=0L)
+        >>> sampled.groupBy("key").count().orderBy("key").show()
+        +---+-----+
+        |key|count|
+        +---+-----+
+        |  0|    5|
+        |  1|    8|
+        +---+-----+
+        """
+        if not isinstance(col, str):
+            raise ValueError("col must be a string, but got %r" % type(col))
+        if not isinstance(fractions, dict):
+            raise ValueError("fractions must be a dict but got %r" % type(fractions))
+        for k, v in fractions.items():
+            if not isinstance(k, (float, int, long, basestring)):
+                raise ValueError("key must be float, int, long, or string, but got %r" % type(k))
+            fractions[k] = float(v)
+        seed = seed if seed is not None else random.randint(0, sys.maxsize)
+        return DataFrame(self._jdf.sampleBy(col, self._jmap(fractions), seed), self.sql_ctx)
+
     @since(1.4)
     def randomSplit(self, weights, seed=None):
         """Randomly splits this :class:`DataFrame` with the provided weights.
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrame.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrame.scala
index 59f64dd4bc648..38218f4640469 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrame.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrame.scala
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 package org.apache.spark.sql
 
 import java.io.CharArrayWriter
-import java.util.Properties
+import java.util.{Properties, UUID}
 
-import scala.collection.JavaConversions._
 import scala.language.implicitConversions
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 import scala.reflect.runtime.universe.TypeTag
@@ -33,11 +32,11 @@ import org.apache.spark.annotation.{DeveloperApi, Experimental}
 import org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaRDD
 import org.apache.spark.api.python.SerDeUtil
 import org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis.{MultiAlias, ResolvedStar, UnresolvedAttribute, UnresolvedRelation}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.{CatalystTypeConverters, ScalaReflection, SqlParser}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.analysis.{MultiAlias, ResolvedStar, UnresolvedAttribute}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions._
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical.{Filter, _}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.{Inner, JoinType}
-import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.{CatalystTypeConverters, ScalaReflection, SqlParser}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical._
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.{EvaluatePython, ExplainCommand, LogicalRDD}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.json.JacksonGenerator
 import org.apache.spark.sql.sources.CreateTableUsingAsSelect
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.types._
 import org.apache.spark.storage.StorageLevel
 import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
 
-
 private[sql] object DataFrame {
   def apply(sqlContext: SQLContext, logicalPlan: LogicalPlan): DataFrame = {
     new DataFrame(sqlContext, logicalPlan)
@@ -947,6 +945,26 @@ class DataFrame private[sql](
     sample(withReplacement, fraction, Utils.random.nextLong)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a stratified sample without replacement based on the fraction given on each stratum.
+   * @param col column that defines strata
+   * @param fractions sampling fraction for each stratum. If a stratum is not specified, we treat
+   *                  its fraction as zero.
+   * @param seed random seed
+   * @return a new [[DataFrame]] that represents the stratified sample
+   */
+  def sampleBy(col: String, fractions: Map[Any, Double], seed: Long): DataFrame = {
+    require(fractions.values.forall(p => p >= 0.0 && p <= 1.0),
+      s"Fractions must be in [0, 1], but got $fractions.")
+    import org.apache.spark.sql.functions.rand
+    val c = Column(col)
+    val r = rand(seed).as("rand_" + UUID.randomUUID().toString.take(8))
+    val expr = fractions.toSeq.map { case (k, v) =>
+      (c === k) && (r < v)
+    }.reduce(_ || _) || false
+    this.filter(expr)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Randomly splits this [[DataFrame]] with the provided weights.
    *
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
index bb8621abe64ad..acddedd0e0cc9 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/DataFrameSuite.scala
@@ -635,4 +635,12 @@ class DataFrameSuite extends QueryTest {
     val res11 = ctx.range(-1).select("id")
     assert(res11.count == 0)
   }
+
+  test("sampleBy") {
+    val df = ctx.range(0, 100).select((col("id") % 3).as("key"))
+    val sampled = df.sampleBy("key", Map(0 -> 0.1, 1 -> 0.2), 0L)
+    checkAnswer(
+      sampled.groupBy("key").count().orderBy("key"),
+      Seq(Row(0, 4), Row(1, 9)))
+  }
 }