diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f2b051689..7640c140d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ or current ones extended):
     * Linkedin_ OAuth1
     * Live_ OAuth2
     * Livejournal_ OpenId
+    * Lyft_ OAuth2
     * LoginRadius_ OAuth2 and Application Auth
     * Mailru_ OAuth2
     * MapMyFitness_ OAuth2
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ check `django-social-auth LICENSE`_ for details:
 .. _Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com
 .. _Live: https://live.com
 .. _Livejournal: http://livejournal.com
+.. _Lyft: http://lyft.com
 .. _Khan Academy: https://github.com/Khan/khan-api/wiki/Khan-Academy-API-Authentication
 .. _Mailru: https://mail.ru
 .. _MapMyFitness: http://www.mapmyfitness.com/
diff --git a/docs/backends/lyft.rst b/docs/backends/lyft.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff2e11d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/backends/lyft.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Lyft
+=========
+
+Lyft implements OAuth2 as its authorization service. To setup a Lyft backend:
+
+1. Register a new application via the `Lyft Developer Portal`_.
+
+2. Add the Lyft OAuth2 backend as an option in your settings::
+
+      SOCIAL_AUTH_AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = (
+          ...
+          'social.backends.lyft.LyftOAuth2',
+          ...
+      )
+
+3. Use the ``Client Id`` and ``Client Secret`` from the Developer Portal into your settings::
+
+      SOCIAL_AUTH_LYFT_KEY = ''
+      SOCIAL_AUTH_LYFT_SECRET = ''
+
+4. Specify the scope that your app should have access to::
+
+    SOCIAL_AUTH_LYFT_SCOPE = ['public', 'profile', 'rides.read', 'rides.request']
+
+To learn more about the API and the calls that are available, read the `Lyft API Documentation`_.
+
+.. _Lyft Developer Portal: https://developer.lyft.com/
+.. _Lyft API Documentation: https://developer.lyft.com/docs
diff --git a/social/backends/lyft.py b/social/backends/lyft.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a6a565ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/social/backends/lyft.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"""
+Lyft OAuth2 backend. Read more about the 
+    API at https://developer.lyft.com/docs
+"""
+from social.backends.oauth import BaseOAuth2
+
+class LyftOAuth2(BaseOAuth2):
+
+    name = 'lyft'
+    ID_KEY = 'id'
+
+    SCOPE_SEPARATOR = ' '
+    AUTHORIZATION_URL = 'https://api.lyft.com/oauth/authorize'
+    ACCESS_TOKEN_URL = 'https://api.lyft.com/oauth/token'
+    ACCESS_TOKEN_METHOD = 'POST'
+    REFRESH_TOKEN_URL = 'https://api.lyft.com/oauth/token'
+    USER_DATA_URL = 'https://api.lyft.com/v1/profile'
+
+    DEFAULT_SCOPE = ['public', 'profile', 'rides.read', 'rides.request']
+
+    RESPONSE_TYPE = 'code'
+    STATE_PARAMETER = 'asdf'
+
+    EXTRA_DATA = [
+        ('id', 'id'),
+        ('username', 'username'),
+        ('access_token', 'access_token'),
+        ('refresh_token', 'refresh_token'),
+        ('token_type', 'token_type'),
+        ('expires_in', 'expires_in'),
+        ('scope', 'scope'),
+    ]
+
+    def get_user_details(self, response):
+        """Return user details from Lyft account"""
+
+        return {
+            'id': response['id'],
+            'username': response['id']
+        }
+
+    def user_data(self, access_token, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Loads user data from service"""
+        response = kwargs.pop('response')
+
+        return self.get_json(self.USER_DATA_URL, headers={
+                                    'Authorization': 'Bearer {0}'.format(
+                                        access_token
+                                    )
+                                }
+                            )
+
+    def auth_complete_params(self, state=None):
+        client_id, client_secret = self.get_key_and_secret()
+        return {
+            'grant_type': 'authorization_code',
+            'code': self.data['code']
+        }
+
+    def auth_complete_credentials(self):
+        return self.get_key_and_secret()
+
+    def refresh_token_params(self, refresh_token, *args, **kwargs):
+        return {'refresh_token': refresh_token,
+                'grant_type': 'refresh_token'}
+
+
diff --git a/social/tests/backends/test_lyft.py b/social/tests/backends/test_lyft.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..646e0deb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/social/tests/backends/test_lyft.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import json
+
+from social.tests.backends.oauth import OAuth2Test
+
+
+class LyftOAuth2Test(OAuth2Test):
+
+    backend_path = 'social.backends.lyft.LyftOAuth2'
+
+    user_data_url = \
+        'https://api.lyft.com/v1/profile'
+
+    access_token_body = json.dumps({
+        'access_token': 'atoken_foo',
+        'refresh_token': 'rtoken_bar',
+        'token_type': 'bearer',
+        'expires_in': 3600,
+        'scope': 'public profile rides.read rides.request',
+        'id': 'user_foobar'
+    })
+
+    user_data_body = json.dumps({
+        'id': 'user_foobar'
+    })
+    expected_username = 'user_foobar'
+
+    def test_login(self):
+        self.do_login()
+
+    def test_partial_pipeline(self):
+        self.do_partial_pipeline()