diff --git a/dask/dataframe/tests/test_wide.py b/dask/dataframe/tests/test_wide.py
index e5e07a6b6fed..48d58c3a3a60 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/tests/test_wide.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/tests/test_wide.py
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ def test_WideDataFrame():
 
     tm.assert_series_equal((ddf.x + ddf.y).compute(),
                              df.x + df.y)
+
+    tm.assert_frame_equal(ddf.cov().compute(), df.cov())
diff --git a/dask/dataframe/wide.py b/dask/dataframe/wide.py
index f1aaaade3797..97f02f172b4d 100644
--- a/dask/dataframe/wide.py
+++ b/dask/dataframe/wide.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-import pandas as pd
 from collections import Iterable
 from operator import getitem
+import operator
+
+import pandas as pd
+from toolz import merge
 
 from ..base import Base, tokenize
 from .. import threaded
@@ -63,6 +66,19 @@ def __dir__(self):
         return sorted(set(dir(type(self)) + list(self.__dict__) +
                       list(self.columns)))
 
+    def cov(self):
+        name = 'cov-' + self._name
+        dsk = dict(((name, a, b),
+                    (pd.Series.cov, (self._name, a), (self._name, b)))
+                    for a in self.columns
+                    for b in self.columns)
+        dsk2 = dict(((name, a),
+                     (pd.Series, (list, [(name, a, b) for b in self.columns]),
+                                 self.columns, None, a))
+                     for a in self.columns)
+        return WideDataFrame(merge(dsk, dsk2, self.dask), name,
+                             self.columns, self.columns)
+
 
 class WideSeries(Base):
     _optimize = staticmethod(lambda dsk, keys: dsk)