diff --git a/tensorflow/python/BUILD b/tensorflow/python/BUILD
index f055b568090..e1d34227305 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/python/BUILD
@@ -2614,6 +2614,17 @@ py_library(
     ],
 )
 
+py_test(
+    name = "sparse_ops_test",
+    srcs = ["ops/sparse_ops_test.py"],
+    srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
+    deps = [
+        ":constant_op",
+        ":framework_test_lib",
+        ":sparse_ops",
+    ],
+)
+
 py_library(
     name = "spectral_grad",
     srcs = ["ops/spectral_grad.py"],
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/ops/sparse_ops.py b/tensorflow/python/ops/sparse_ops.py
index e91813b4a87..d990386b9a1 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/ops/sparse_ops.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/ops/sparse_ops.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from tensorflow.python.ops import math_ops
 # pylint: disable=wildcard-import
 from tensorflow.python.ops.gen_sparse_ops import *
 # pylint: enable=wildcard-import
+from tensorflow.python.util import compat
 from tensorflow.python.util import deprecation
 from tensorflow.python.util.tf_export import tf_export
 
@@ -85,6 +86,50 @@ def _convert_to_sparse_tensors(sp_inputs):
   raise TypeError("Inputs must be a list or tuple.")
 
 
+def _make_int64_tensor(value, name):
+  if isinstance(value, compat.integral_types):
+    return ops.convert_to_tensor(value, name=name, dtype=dtypes.int64)
+  if not isinstance(value, ops.Tensor):
+    raise TypeError("{} must be an integer value".format(name))
+  if value.dtype == dtypes.int64:
+    return value
+  return math_ops.cast(value, dtypes.int64)
+
+
+@tf_export("sparse.eye")
+def sparse_eye(num_rows,
+               num_columns=None,
+               dtype=dtypes.float32,
+               name=None):
+  """Creates a two-dimensional sparse tensor with ones along the diagonal.
+
+  Args:
+    num_rows: Non-negative integer or `int32` scalar `tensor` giving the number
+      of rows in the resulting matrix.
+    num_columns: Optional non-negative integer or `int32` scalar `tensor` giving
+      the number of columns in the resulting matrix. Defaults to `num_rows`.
+    dtype: The type of element in the resulting `Tensor`.
+    name: A name for this `Op`. Defaults to "eye".
+
+  Returns:
+    A `SparseTensor` of shape [num_rows, num_columns] with ones along the
+    diagonal.
+  """
+  with ops.name_scope(name, default_name="eye", values=[num_rows, num_columns]):
+    num_rows = _make_int64_tensor(num_rows, "num_rows")
+    num_columns = num_rows if num_columns is None else _make_int64_tensor(
+        num_columns, "num_columns")
+
+    # Create the sparse tensor.
+    diag_size = math_ops.minimum(num_rows, num_columns)
+    diag_range = math_ops.range(diag_size, dtype=dtypes.int64)
+
+    return sparse_tensor.SparseTensor(
+        indices=array_ops.stack([diag_range, diag_range], axis=1),
+        values=array_ops.ones(diag_size, dtype=dtype),
+        dense_shape=[num_rows, num_columns])
+
+
 # pylint: disable=protected-access
 @tf_export("sparse_concat")
 @deprecation.deprecated_args(
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/ops/sparse_ops_test.py b/tensorflow/python/ops/sparse_ops_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b10c3c21878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tensorflow/python/ops/sparse_ops_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Copyright 2018 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ==============================================================================
+"""Tests for sparse ops."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from tensorflow.python.framework import constant_op
+from tensorflow.python.framework import test_util
+from tensorflow.python.ops import sparse_ops
+from tensorflow.python.platform import googletest
+
+
+@test_util.run_all_in_graph_and_eager_modes
+class SparseOpsTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase):
+
+  def testSparseEye(self):
+    def test_one(n, m, as_tensors):
+      expected = np.eye(n, m)
+      if as_tensors:
+        m = constant_op.constant(m)
+        n = constant_op.constant(n)
+      s = sparse_ops.sparse_eye(n, m)
+      d = sparse_ops.sparse_to_dense(s.indices, s.dense_shape, s.values)
+      self.assertAllEqual(self.evaluate(d), expected)
+
+    for n in range(2, 10, 2):
+      for m in range(2, 10, 2):
+        # Test with n and m as both constants and tensors.
+        test_one(n, m, True)
+        test_one(n, m, False)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  googletest.main()
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/api/golden/v1/tensorflow.sparse.pbtxt b/tensorflow/tools/api/golden/v1/tensorflow.sparse.pbtxt
index bbfe395031a..3f54bc33e78 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/api/golden/v1/tensorflow.sparse.pbtxt
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/api/golden/v1/tensorflow.sparse.pbtxt
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ tf_module {
     name: "cross_hashed"
     argspec: "args=[\'inputs\', \'num_buckets\', \'hash_key\', \'name\'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=[\'0\', \'None\', \'None\'], "
   }
+  member_method {
+    name: "eye"
+    argspec: "args=[\'num_rows\', \'num_columns\', \'dtype\', \'name\'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=[\'None\', \"<dtype: \'float32\'>\", \'None\'], "
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/api/golden/v2/tensorflow.sparse.pbtxt b/tensorflow/tools/api/golden/v2/tensorflow.sparse.pbtxt
index bbfe395031a..3f54bc33e78 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/api/golden/v2/tensorflow.sparse.pbtxt
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/api/golden/v2/tensorflow.sparse.pbtxt
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ tf_module {
     name: "cross_hashed"
     argspec: "args=[\'inputs\', \'num_buckets\', \'hash_key\', \'name\'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=[\'0\', \'None\', \'None\'], "
   }
+  member_method {
+    name: "eye"
+    argspec: "args=[\'num_rows\', \'num_columns\', \'dtype\', \'name\'], varargs=None, keywords=None, defaults=[\'None\', \"<dtype: \'float32\'>\", \'None\'], "
+  }
 }