diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql.py b/python/pyspark/sql.py
index 469f82473af97..94051990f8df1 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql.py
@@ -2085,6 +2085,35 @@ def subtract(self, other, numPartitions=None):
         else:
             raise ValueError("Can only subtract another SchemaRDD")
 
+    def sample(self, withReplacement, fraction, seed=None):
+        """
+        Return a sampled subset of this SchemaRDD.
+
+        >>> srdd = sqlCtx.inferSchema(rdd)
+        >>> srdd.sample(False, 0.5, 97).count()
+        2L
+        """
+        assert fraction >= 0.0, "Negative fraction value: %s" % fraction
+        seed = seed if seed is not None else random.randint(0, sys.maxint)
+        rdd = self._jschema_rdd.baseSchemaRDD().sample(
+            withReplacement, fraction, long(seed))
+        return SchemaRDD(rdd.toJavaSchemaRDD(), self.sql_ctx)
+
+    def takeSample(self, withReplacement, num, seed=None):
+        """Return a fixed-size sampled subset of this SchemaRDD.
+
+        >>> srdd = sqlCtx.inferSchema(rdd)
+        >>> srdd.takeSample(False, 2, 97)
+        [Row(field1=3, field2=u'row3'), Row(field1=1, field2=u'row1')]
+        """
+        seed = seed if seed is not None else random.randint(0, sys.maxint)
+        with SCCallSiteSync(self.context) as css:
+            bytesInJava = self._jschema_rdd.baseSchemaRDD() \
+                .takeSampleToPython(withReplacement, num, long(seed)) \
+                .iterator()
+        cls = _create_cls(self.schema())
+        return map(cls, self._collect_iterator_through_file(bytesInJava))
+
 
 def _test():
     import doctest
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SchemaRDD.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SchemaRDD.scala
index 7baf8ffcef787..677fb56ba6b52 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SchemaRDD.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SchemaRDD.scala
@@ -437,6 +437,20 @@ class SchemaRDD(
     }.grouped(100).map(batched => pickle.dumps(batched.toArray)).toIterable)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Serializes the Array[Row] returned by SchemaRDD's takeSample(), using the same
+   * format as javaToPython and collectToPython. It is used by pyspark.
+   */
+  private[sql] def takeSampleToPython(withReplacement: Boolean,
+                                       num: Int,
+                                       seed: Long): JList[Array[Byte]] = {
+    val fieldTypes = schema.fields.map(_.dataType)
+    val pickle = new Pickler
+    new java.util.ArrayList(this.takeSample(withReplacement, num, seed).map { row =>
+      EvaluatePython.rowToArray(row, fieldTypes)
+    }.grouped(100).map(batched => pickle.dumps(batched.toArray)).toIterable)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates SchemaRDD by applying own schema to derived RDD. Typically used to wrap return value
    * of base RDD functions that do not change schema.