diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
index 2f6b0f38bf..e5b655e7ca 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_views.py
@@ -769,11 +769,15 @@ class GenerateUserCertTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertIn("Your certificate will be available when you pass the course.", resp.content)
 
     @patch('courseware.grades.grade', Mock(return_value={'grade': 'Pass', 'percent': 0.75}))
-    @override_settings(CERT_QUEUE='certificates')
+    @override_settings(CERT_QUEUE='certificates', SEGMENT_IO_LMS_KEY="foobar", FEATURES={'SEGMENT_IO_LMS': True})
     def test_user_with_passing_grade(self):
         # If user has above passing grading then json will return cert generating message and
         # status valid code
-        # mocking xqueue
+        # mocking xqueue and analytics
+
+        analytics_patcher = patch('courseware.views.analytics')
+        mock_tracker = analytics_patcher.start()
+        self.addCleanup(analytics_patcher.stop)
 
         with patch('capa.xqueue_interface.XQueueInterface.send_to_queue') as mock_send_to_queue:
             mock_send_to_queue.return_value = (0, "Successfully queued")
@@ -781,6 +785,22 @@ class GenerateUserCertTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
             self.assertIn("Creating certificate", resp.content)
 
+            #Verify Google Analytics event fired after generating certificate
+            mock_tracker.track.assert_called_once_with(  # pylint: disable=no-member
+                self.student.id,  # pylint: disable=no-member
+                'edx.bi.user.certificate.generate',
+                {
+                    'category': 'certificates',
+                    'label': unicode(self.course.id)
+                },
+
+                context={
+                    'Google Analytics':
+                    {'clientId': None}
+                }
+            )
+            mock_tracker.reset_mock()
+
     @patch('courseware.grades.grade', Mock(return_value={'grade': 'Pass', 'percent': 0.75}))
     def test_user_with_passing_existing_generating_cert(self):
         # If user has passing grade but also has existing generating cert
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index ddd4c8fc38..305415f277 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ import survey.utils
 import survey.views
 
 from util.views import ensure_valid_course_key
+from eventtracking import tracker
+import analytics
 
 log = logging.getLogger("edx.courseware")
 
@@ -1303,6 +1305,7 @@ def generate_user_cert(request, course_id):
 
     if not certificate_status["is_downloadable"] and not certificate_status["is_generating"]:
         generate_user_certificates(student, course)
+        _track_successful_certificate_generation(student.id, course.id)
         return HttpResponse(_("Creating certificate"))
 
     # if certificate_status is not is_downloadable and is_generating or
@@ -1311,3 +1314,32 @@ def generate_user_cert(request, course_id):
     # at backend debug the issue and re-submit the task.
 
     return HttpResponseBadRequest(_("Creating certificate"))
+
+
+def _track_successful_certificate_generation(user_id, course_id):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    """Track an successfully certificate generation event.
+
+    Arguments:
+        user_id (str): The ID of the user generting the certificate.
+        course_id (unicode):  id associated with the course
+    Returns:
+        None
+
+    """
+    if settings.FEATURES.get('SEGMENT_IO_LMS') and hasattr(settings, 'SEGMENT_IO_LMS_KEY'):
+        event_name = 'edx.bi.user.certificate.generate'  # pylint: disable=no-member
+        tracking_context = tracker.get_tracker().resolve_context()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+        analytics.track(
+            user_id,
+            event_name,
+            {
+                'category': 'certificates',
+                'label': unicode(course_id)
+            },
+            context={
+                'Google Analytics': {
+                    'clientId': tracking_context.get('client_id')
+                }
+            }
+        )