diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f2a9d6777..015f3b52fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jscover.log.*
 common/test/data/test_unicode/static/
 django-pyfs
 test_root/uploads/*.txt
+test_root/uploads/badges/*.png
 
 ### Installation artifacts
 *.egg-info
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
index 388b74d98f..5d64e0a540 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
@@ -684,7 +684,14 @@ class CourseFields(object):
         # Ensure that courses imported from XML keep their image
         default="images_course_image.jpg"
     )
-
+    issue_badges = Boolean(
+        display_name=_("Issue Open Badges"),
+        help=_(
+            "Issue Open Badges badges for this course. Badges are generated when certificates are created."
+        ),
+        scope=Scope.settings,
+        default=True
+    )
     ## Course level Certificate Name overrides.
     cert_name_short = String(
         help=_(
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/settings_advanced.py b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/settings_advanced.py
index dfca78bd55..9a4bf0a82a 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/settings_advanced.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/pages/studio/settings_advanced.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class AdvancedSettingsPage(CoursePage):
             'info_sidebar_name',
             'is_new',
             'ispublic',
+            'issue_badges',
             'max_student_enrollments_allowed',
             'no_grade',
             'display_coursenumber',
diff --git a/common/test/data/badges/good.png b/common/test/data/badges/good.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eff1fb0bc4
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diff --git a/common/test/data/badges/large.png b/common/test/data/badges/large.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b2ef38534
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diff --git a/common/test/data/badges/unbalanced.png b/common/test/data/badges/unbalanced.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c8244cb31
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diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/admin.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/admin.py
index 783e621362..eb1c29a7f9 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/admin.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/admin.py
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ django admin pages for certificates models
 """
 from django.contrib import admin
 from config_models.admin import ConfigurationModelAdmin
-from certificates.models import CertificateGenerationConfiguration, CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration
+from certificates.models import (
+    CertificateGenerationConfiguration, CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration, BadgeImageConfiguration
+)
 
 
 admin.site.register(CertificateGenerationConfiguration)
 admin.site.register(CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration, ConfigurationModelAdmin)
+admin.site.register(BadgeImageConfiguration)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/badge_handler.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/badge_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31eaf4ec27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/badge_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+"""
+BadgeHandler object-- used to award Badges to users who have completed courses.
+"""
+import hashlib
+import logging
+import mimetypes
+from eventtracking import tracker
+import requests
+from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from lazy import lazy
+from requests.packages.urllib3.exceptions import HTTPError
+from certificates.models import BadgeAssertion, BadgeImageConfiguration
+from student.models import CourseEnrollment
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class BadgeHandler(object):
+    """
+    The only properly public method of this class is 'award'. If an alternative object is created for a different
+    badging service, the other methods don't need to be reproduced.
+    """
+    # Global caching dict
+    badges = {}
+
+    def __init__(self, course_key):
+        self.course_key = course_key
+        assert settings.BADGR_API_TOKEN
+
+    @lazy
+    def base_url(self):
+        """
+        Base URL for all API requests.
+        """
+        return "{}/v1/issuer/issuers/{}".format(settings.BADGR_BASE_URL, settings.BADGR_ISSUER_SLUG)
+
+    @lazy
+    def badge_create_url(self):
+        """
+        URL for generating a new Badge specification
+        """
+        return "{}/badges".format(self.base_url)
+
+    def badge_url(self, mode):
+        """
+        Get the URL for a course's badge in a given mode.
+        """
+        return "{}/{}".format(self.badge_create_url, self.course_slug(mode))
+
+    def assertion_url(self, mode):
+        """
+        URL for generating a new assertion.
+        """
+        return "{}/assertions".format(self.badge_url(mode))
+
+    def course_slug(self, mode):
+        """
+        Slug ought to be deterministic and limited in size so it's not too big for Badgr.
+
+        Badgr's max slug length is 255.
+        """
+        # Seven digits should be enough to realistically avoid collisions. That's what git services use.
+        digest = hashlib.sha256(u"{}{}".format(unicode(self.course_key), unicode(mode))).hexdigest()[:7]
+        base_slug = slugify(unicode(self.course_key) + u'_{}_'.format(mode))[:248]
+        return base_slug + digest
+
+    def log_if_raised(self, response, data):
+        """
+        Log server response if there was an error.
+        """
+        try:
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        except HTTPError:
+            LOGGER.error(
+                u"Encountered an error when contacting the Badgr-Server. Request sent to %s with headers %s.\n"
+                u"and data values %s\n"
+                u"Response status was %s.\n%s",
+                repr(response.request.url), repr(response.request.headers),
+                repr(data),
+                response.status_code, response.body
+            )
+            raise
+
+    def get_headers(self):
+        """
+        Headers to send along with the request-- used for authentication.
+        """
+        return {'Authorization': 'Token {}'.format(settings.BADGR_API_TOKEN)}
+
+    def ensure_badge_created(self, mode):
+        """
+        Verify a badge has been created for this mode of the course, and, if not, create it
+        """
+        if self.course_slug(mode) in BadgeHandler.badges:
+            return
+        response = requests.get(self.badge_url(mode), headers=self.get_headers())
+        if response.status_code != 200:
+            self.create_badge(mode)
+        BadgeHandler.badges[self.course_slug(mode)] = True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def badge_description(course, mode):
+        """
+        Returns a description for the earned badge.
+        """
+        if course.end:
+            return _(u'Completed the course "{course_name}" ({course_mode}, {start_date} - {end_date})').format(
+                start_date=course.start.date(),
+                end_date=course.end.date(),
+                course_name=course.display_name,
+                course_mode=mode,
+            )
+        else:
+            return _(u'Completed the course "{course_name}" ({course_mode})').format(
+                start_date=course.display_name,
+                course_mode=mode,
+            )
+
+    def site_prefix(self):
+        """
+        Get the prefix for the site URL-- protocol and server name.
+        """
+        scheme = u"https" if settings.HTTPS == "on" else u"http"
+        return u'{}://{}'.format(scheme, settings.SITE_NAME)
+
+    def create_badge(self, mode):
+        """
+        Create the badge spec for a course's mode.
+        """
+        course = modulestore().get_course(self.course_key)
+        image = BadgeImageConfiguration.image_for_mode(mode)
+        # We don't want to bother validating the file any further than making sure we can detect its MIME type,
+        # for HTTP. The Badgr-Server should tell us if there's anything in particular wrong with it.
+        content_type, __ = mimetypes.guess_type(image.name)
+        if not content_type:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Could not determine content-type of image! Make sure it is a properly named .png file."
+            )
+        files = {'image': (image.name, image, content_type)}
+        about_path = reverse('about_course', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course_key)})
+        data = {
+            'name': course.display_name,
+            'criteria': u'{}{}'.format(self.site_prefix(), about_path),
+            'slug': self.course_slug(mode),
+            'description': self.badge_description(course, mode)
+        }
+        result = requests.post(self.badge_create_url, headers=self.get_headers(), data=data, files=files)
+        self.log_if_raised(result, data)
+
+    def send_assertion_created_event(self, user, assertion):
+        """
+        Send an analytics event to record the creation of a badge assertion.
+        """
+        tracker.emit(
+            'edx.badges.assertion.created', {
+                'user_id': user.id,
+                'course_id': unicode(self.course_key),
+                'enrollment_mode': assertion.mode,
+                'assertion_id': assertion.id,
+                'assertion_image_url': assertion.data['image'],
+                'assertion_json_url': assertion.data['json']['id'],
+                'issuer': assertion.data['issuer'],
+            }
+        )
+
+    def create_assertion(self, user, mode):
+        """
+        Register an assertion with the Badgr server for a particular user in a particular course mode for
+        this course.
+        """
+        data = {
+            'email': user.email,
+            'evidence': self.site_prefix() + reverse(
+                'cert_html_view', kwargs={'user_id': user.id, 'course_id': unicode(self.course_key)}
+            ) + '?evidence_visit=1'
+        }
+        response = requests.post(self.assertion_url(mode), headers=self.get_headers(), data=data)
+        self.log_if_raised(response, data)
+        assertion, __ = BadgeAssertion.objects.get_or_create(course_id=self.course_key, user=user, mode=mode)
+        assertion.data = response.json()
+        assertion.save()
+        self.send_assertion_created_event(user, assertion)
+
+    def award(self, user):
+        """
+        Award a user a badge for their work on the course.
+        """
+        mode = CourseEnrollment.objects.get(user=user, course_id=self.course_key).mode
+        self.ensure_badge_created(mode)
+        self.create_assertion(user, mode)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/regenerate_user.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/regenerate_user.py
index b3cd1dd8f8..cacc23d512 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/regenerate_user.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/regenerate_user.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from certificates.queue import XQueueCertInterface
+from certificates.models import BadgeAssertion
 
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -116,6 +117,13 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                 template_file=options['template_file']
             )
 
+            try:
+                badge = BadgeAssertion.objects.get(user=student, course_id=course_id)
+                badge.delete()
+                LOGGER.info(u"Cleared badge for student %s.", student.id)
+            except BadgeAssertion.DoesNotExist:
+                pass
+
             LOGGER.info(
                 (
                     u"Added a certificate regeneration task to the XQueue "
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/migrations/0021_auto__add_badgeassertion__add_unique_badgeassertion_course_id_user__ad.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/migrations/0021_auto__add_badgeassertion__add_unique_badgeassertion_course_id_user__ad.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90dd7a0cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/migrations/0021_auto__add_badgeassertion__add_unique_badgeassertion_course_id_user__ad.py
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from south.utils import datetime_utils as datetime
+from south.db import db
+from south.v2 import SchemaMigration
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Migration(SchemaMigration):
+
+    def forwards(self, orm):
+        # Adding model 'BadgeAssertion'
+        db.create_table('certificates_badgeassertion', (
+            ('id', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.AutoField')(primary_key=True)),
+            ('user', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey')(to=orm['auth.User'])),
+            ('course_id', self.gf('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField')(default=None, max_length=255, blank=True)),
+            ('mode', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(max_length=100)),
+            ('data', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.TextField')(default='{}')),
+        ))
+        db.send_create_signal('certificates', ['BadgeAssertion'])
+
+        # Adding unique constraint on 'BadgeAssertion', fields ['course_id', 'user']
+        db.create_unique('certificates_badgeassertion', ['course_id', 'user_id'])
+
+        # Adding model 'BadgeImageConfiguration'
+        db.create_table('certificates_badgeimageconfiguration', (
+            ('id', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.AutoField')(primary_key=True)),
+            ('mode', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(unique=True, max_length=125)),
+            ('icon', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.files.ImageField')(max_length=100)),
+            ('default', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField')(default=False)),
+        ))
+        db.send_create_signal('certificates', ['BadgeImageConfiguration'])
+
+
+    def backwards(self, orm):
+        # Removing unique constraint on 'BadgeAssertion', fields ['course_id', 'user']
+        db.delete_unique('certificates_badgeassertion', ['course_id', 'user_id'])
+
+        # Deleting model 'BadgeAssertion'
+        db.delete_table('certificates_badgeassertion')
+
+        # Deleting model 'BadgeImageConfiguration'
+        db.delete_table('certificates_badgeimageconfiguration')
+
+
+    models = {
+        'auth.group': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'Group'},
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '80'}),
+            'permissions': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Permission']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'})
+        },
+        'auth.permission': {
+            'Meta': {'ordering': "('content_type__app_label', 'content_type__model', 'codename')", 'unique_together': "(('content_type', 'codename'),)", 'object_name': 'Permission'},
+            'codename': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'content_type': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['contenttypes.ContentType']"}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '50'})
+        },
+        'auth.user': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'User'},
+            'date_joined': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'email': ('django.db.models.fields.EmailField', [], {'max_length': '75', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'first_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '30', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'groups': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Group']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'is_active': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'True'}),
+            'is_staff': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'is_superuser': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'last_login': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'last_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '30', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'password': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '128'}),
+            'user_permissions': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Permission']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'username': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '30'})
+        },
+        'certificates.badgeassertion': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('course_id', 'user'),)", 'object_name': 'BadgeAssertion'},
+            'course_id': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'data': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'default': "'{}'"}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'mode': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']"})
+        },
+        'certificates.badgeimageconfiguration': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BadgeImageConfiguration'},
+            'default': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'icon': ('django.db.models.fields.files.ImageField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'mode': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '125'})
+        },
+        'certificates.certificategenerationconfiguration': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'CertificateGenerationConfiguration'},
+            'change_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'changed_by': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']", 'null': 'True', 'on_delete': 'models.PROTECT'}),
+            'enabled': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'})
+        },
+        'certificates.certificategenerationcoursesetting': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'CertificateGenerationCourseSetting'},
+            'course_key': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('model_utils.fields.AutoCreatedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'enabled': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'modified': ('model_utils.fields.AutoLastModifiedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'})
+        },
+        'certificates.certificatehtmlviewconfiguration': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration'},
+            'change_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'changed_by': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']", 'null': 'True', 'on_delete': 'models.PROTECT'}),
+            'configuration': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {}),
+            'enabled': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'})
+        },
+        'certificates.certificatewhitelist': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'CertificateWhitelist'},
+            'course_id': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']"}),
+            'whitelist': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'})
+        },
+        'certificates.examplecertificate': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'ExampleCertificate'},
+            'access_key': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'fa917079f0aa4f969e92bd8722d082c6'", 'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('model_utils.fields.AutoCreatedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'description': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255'}),
+            'download_url': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'error_reason': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'example_cert_set': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['certificates.ExampleCertificateSet']"}),
+            'full_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "u'John Do\\xeb'", 'max_length': '255'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'modified': ('model_utils.fields.AutoLastModifiedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'status': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'started'", 'max_length': '255'}),
+            'template': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255'}),
+            'uuid': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'ac948bae296c4d54a87bdd3e6c177adf'", 'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'})
+        },
+        'certificates.examplecertificateset': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'ExampleCertificateSet'},
+            'course_key': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('model_utils.fields.AutoCreatedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'modified': ('model_utils.fields.AutoLastModifiedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'})
+        },
+        'certificates.generatedcertificate': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('user', 'course_id'),)", 'object_name': 'GeneratedCertificate'},
+            'course_id': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'created_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now', 'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'distinction': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'download_url': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '128', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'download_uuid': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '32', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'error_reason': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '512', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'grade': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '5', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'key': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '32', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'mode': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'honor'", 'max_length': '32'}),
+            'modified_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now', 'auto_now': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'status': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'unavailable'", 'max_length': '32'}),
+            'user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']"}),
+            'verify_uuid': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '32', 'blank': 'True'})
+        },
+        'contenttypes.contenttype': {
+            'Meta': {'ordering': "('name',)", 'unique_together': "(('app_label', 'model'),)", 'object_name': 'ContentType', 'db_table': "'django_content_type'"},
+            'app_label': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'model': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'})
+        }
+    }
+
+    complete_apps = ['certificates']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/migrations/0022_default_modes.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/migrations/0022_default_modes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0335aff6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/migrations/0022_default_modes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from south.utils import datetime_utils as datetime
+from south.db import db
+from south.v2 import DataMigration
+from django.db import models
+from django.core.files import File
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+class Migration(DataMigration):
+
+    def forwards(self, orm):
+        """Add default modes"""
+        for mode in ['honor', 'verified', 'professional']:
+            conf = orm.BadgeImageConfiguration()
+            conf.mode = mode
+            file_name = mode + '.png'
+            conf.icon.save(
+                file_name,
+                File(open(settings.PROJECT_ROOT / 'static' / 'images' / 'default-badges' / file_name))
+            )
+            conf.save()
+
+    def backwards(self, orm):
+        """Do nothing, assumptions too dangerous."""
+
+    models = {
+        'auth.group': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'Group'},
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '80'}),
+            'permissions': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Permission']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'})
+        },
+        'auth.permission': {
+            'Meta': {'ordering': "('content_type__app_label', 'content_type__model', 'codename')", 'unique_together': "(('content_type', 'codename'),)", 'object_name': 'Permission'},
+            'codename': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'content_type': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['contenttypes.ContentType']"}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '50'})
+        },
+        'auth.user': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'User'},
+            'date_joined': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'email': ('django.db.models.fields.EmailField', [], {'max_length': '75', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'first_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '30', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'groups': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Group']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'is_active': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'True'}),
+            'is_staff': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'is_superuser': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'last_login': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'last_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '30', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'password': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '128'}),
+            'user_permissions': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ManyToManyField', [], {'to': "orm['auth.Permission']", 'symmetrical': 'False', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'username': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '30'})
+        },
+        'certificates.badgeassertion': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('course_id', 'user'),)", 'object_name': 'BadgeAssertion'},
+            'course_id': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'data': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'default': "'{}'"}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'mode': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']"})
+        },
+        'certificates.badgeimageconfiguration': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BadgeImageConfiguration'},
+            'default': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'icon': ('django.db.models.fields.files.ImageField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'mode': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '125'})
+        },
+        'certificates.certificategenerationconfiguration': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'CertificateGenerationConfiguration'},
+            'change_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'changed_by': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']", 'null': 'True', 'on_delete': 'models.PROTECT'}),
+            'enabled': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'})
+        },
+        'certificates.certificategenerationcoursesetting': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'CertificateGenerationCourseSetting'},
+            'course_key': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('model_utils.fields.AutoCreatedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'enabled': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'modified': ('model_utils.fields.AutoLastModifiedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'})
+        },
+        'certificates.certificatehtmlviewconfiguration': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration'},
+            'change_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'changed_by': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']", 'null': 'True', 'on_delete': 'models.PROTECT'}),
+            'configuration': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {}),
+            'enabled': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'})
+        },
+        'certificates.certificatewhitelist': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'CertificateWhitelist'},
+            'course_id': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']"}),
+            'whitelist': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'})
+        },
+        'certificates.examplecertificate': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'ExampleCertificate'},
+            'access_key': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'6712301c558d4f41a0491bb12c9ab688'", 'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('model_utils.fields.AutoCreatedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'description': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255'}),
+            'download_url': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'error_reason': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'example_cert_set': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['certificates.ExampleCertificateSet']"}),
+            'full_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "u'John Do\\xeb'", 'max_length': '255'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'modified': ('model_utils.fields.AutoLastModifiedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'status': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'started'", 'max_length': '255'}),
+            'template': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255'}),
+            'uuid': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'86d042630fdf4efcb8e705baad30c89f'", 'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'})
+        },
+        'certificates.examplecertificateset': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'ExampleCertificateSet'},
+            'course_key': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'db_index': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('model_utils.fields.AutoCreatedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'modified': ('model_utils.fields.AutoLastModifiedField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now'})
+        },
+        'certificates.generatedcertificate': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('user', 'course_id'),)", 'object_name': 'GeneratedCertificate'},
+            'course_id': ('xmodule_django.models.CourseKeyField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'created_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now', 'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'distinction': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'download_url': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '128', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'download_uuid': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '32', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'error_reason': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '512', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'grade': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '5', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'key': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '32', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'mode': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'honor'", 'max_length': '32'}),
+            'modified_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'datetime.datetime.now', 'auto_now': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'status': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "'unavailable'", 'max_length': '32'}),
+            'user': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['auth.User']"}),
+            'verify_uuid': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '32', 'blank': 'True'})
+        },
+        'contenttypes.contenttype': {
+            'Meta': {'ordering': "('name',)", 'unique_together': "(('app_label', 'model'),)", 'object_name': 'ContentType', 'db_table': "'django_content_type'"},
+            'app_label': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'model': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'})
+        }
+    }
+
+    complete_apps = ['certificates']
+    symmetrical = True
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/models.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/models.py
index d994d249d5..2eb48d68a4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/models.py
@@ -47,23 +47,27 @@ Eligibility:
 """
 from datetime import datetime
 import json
+import logging
 import uuid
 
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import models, transaction
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django_extensions.db.fields.json import JSONField
 from model_utils import Choices
 from model_utils.models import TimeStampedModel
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from config_models.models import ConfigurationModel
 from xmodule_django.models import CourseKeyField, NoneToEmptyManager
 from util.milestones_helpers import fulfill_course_milestone
 from course_modes.models import CourseMode
 
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class CertificateStatuses(object):
     deleted = 'deleted'
@@ -331,7 +335,7 @@ class ExampleCertificate(TimeStampedModel):
 
     description = models.CharField(
         max_length=255,
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy(
+        help_text=_(
             u"A human-readable description of the example certificate.  "
             u"For example, 'verified' or 'honor' to differentiate between "
             u"two types of certificates."
@@ -346,7 +350,7 @@ class ExampleCertificate(TimeStampedModel):
         default=_make_uuid,
         db_index=True,
         unique=True,
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy(
+        help_text=_(
             u"A unique identifier for the example certificate.  "
             u"This is used when we receive a response from the queue "
             u"to determine which example certificate was processed."
@@ -357,7 +361,7 @@ class ExampleCertificate(TimeStampedModel):
         max_length=255,
         default=_make_uuid,
         db_index=True,
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy(
+        help_text=_(
             u"An access key for the example certificate.  "
             u"This is used when we receive a response from the queue "
             u"to validate that the sender is the same entity we asked "
@@ -368,12 +372,12 @@ class ExampleCertificate(TimeStampedModel):
     full_name = models.CharField(
         max_length=255,
         default=EXAMPLE_FULL_NAME,
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy(u"The full name that will appear on the certificate.")
+        help_text=_(u"The full name that will appear on the certificate.")
     )
 
     template = models.CharField(
         max_length=255,
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy(u"The template file to use when generating the certificate.")
+        help_text=_(u"The template file to use when generating the certificate.")
     )
 
     # Outputs from certificate generation
@@ -385,20 +389,20 @@ class ExampleCertificate(TimeStampedModel):
             (STATUS_SUCCESS, 'Success'),
             (STATUS_ERROR, 'Error')
         ),
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy(u"The status of the example certificate.")
+        help_text=_(u"The status of the example certificate.")
     )
 
     error_reason = models.TextField(
         null=True,
         default=None,
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy(u"The reason an error occurred during certificate generation.")
+        help_text=_(u"The reason an error occurred during certificate generation.")
     )
 
     download_url = models.CharField(
         max_length=255,
         null=True,
         default=None,
-        help_text=ugettext_lazy(u"The download URL for the generated certificate.")
+        help_text=_(u"The download URL for the generated certificate.")
     )
 
     def update_status(self, status, error_reason=None, download_url=None):
@@ -574,3 +578,113 @@ class CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration(ConfigurationModel):
         instance = cls.current()
         json_data = json.loads(instance.configuration) if instance.enabled else {}
         return json_data
+
+
+class BadgeAssertion(models.Model):
+    """
+    Tracks badges on our side of the badge baking transaction
+    """
+    user = models.ForeignKey(User)
+    course_id = CourseKeyField(max_length=255, blank=True, default=None)
+    # Mode a badge was awarded for.
+    mode = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    data = JSONField()
+
+    @property
+    def image_url(self):
+        """
+        Get the image for this assertion.
+        """
+
+        return self.data['image']
+
+    @property
+    def assertion_url(self):
+        """
+        Get the public URL for the assertion.
+        """
+        return self.data['json']['id']
+
+    class Meta(object):
+        """
+        Meta information for Django's construction of the model.
+        """
+        unique_together = (('course_id', 'user', 'mode'),)
+
+
+def validate_badge_image(image):
+    """
+    Validates that a particular image is small enough, of the right type, and square to be a badge.
+    """
+    if image.width != image.height:
+        raise ValidationError(_(u"The badge image must be square."))
+    if not image.size < (250 * 1024):
+        raise ValidationError(_(u"The badge image file size must be less than 250KB."))
+
+
+class BadgeImageConfiguration(models.Model):
+    """
+    Contains the configuration for badges for a specific mode. The mode
+    """
+    mode = models.CharField(
+        max_length=125,
+        help_text=_(u'The course mode for this badge image. For example, "verified" or "honor".'),
+        unique=True,
+    )
+    icon = models.ImageField(
+        # Actual max is 256KB, but need overhead for badge baking. This should be more than enough.
+        help_text=_(
+            u"Badge images must be square PNG files. The file size should be under 250KB."
+        ),
+        upload_to='badges',
+        validators=[validate_badge_image]
+    )
+    default = models.BooleanField(
+        help_text=_(
+            u"Set this value to True if you want this image to be the default image for any course modes "
+            u"that do not have a specified badge image. You can have only one default image."
+        )
+    )
+
+    def clean(self):
+        """
+        Make sure there's not more than one default.
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=no-member
+        if self.default and BadgeImageConfiguration.objects.filter(default=True).exclude(id=self.id):
+            raise ValidationError(_(u"There can be only one default image."))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def image_for_mode(cls, mode):
+        """
+        Get the image for a particular mode.
+        """
+        try:
+            return cls.objects.get(mode=mode).icon
+        except cls.DoesNotExist:
+            # Fall back to default, if there is one.
+            return cls.objects.get(default=True).icon
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=GeneratedCertificate)
+#pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def create_badge(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Standard signal hook to create badges when a certificate has been generated.
+    """
+    if not settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_OPENBADGES', False):
+        return
+    if not modulestore().get_course(instance.course_id).issue_badges:
+        LOGGER.info("Course is not configured to issue badges.")
+        return
+    if BadgeAssertion.objects.filter(user=instance.user, course_id=instance.course_id):
+        LOGGER.info("Badge already exists for this user on this course.")
+        # Badge already exists. Skip.
+        return
+    # Don't bake a badge until the certificate is available. Prevents user-facing requests from being paused for this
+    # by making sure it only gets run on the callback during normal workflow.
+    if not instance.status == CertificateStatuses.downloadable:
+        return
+    from .badge_handler import BadgeHandler
+    handler = BadgeHandler(instance.course_id)
+    handler.award(instance.user)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/factories.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/factories.py
index 4b16719736..b22fe0c8eb 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/factories.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/factories.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-from factory.django import DjangoModelFactory
+# Factories are self documenting
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring
+from factory.django import DjangoModelFactory, ImageField
 
 from student.models import LinkedInAddToProfileConfiguration
 
 from certificates.models import (
-    GeneratedCertificate, CertificateStatuses, CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration, CertificateWhitelist
+    GeneratedCertificate, CertificateStatuses, CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration, CertificateWhitelist, BadgeAssertion,
+    BadgeImageConfiguration,
 )
 
 
-# Factories are self documenting
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring
 class GeneratedCertificateFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
 
     FACTORY_FOR = GeneratedCertificate
@@ -27,6 +28,20 @@ class CertificateWhitelistFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
     whitelist = True
 
 
+class BadgeAssertionFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
+    FACTORY_FOR = BadgeAssertion
+
+    mode = 'honor'
+
+
+class BadgeImageConfigurationFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
+
+    FACTORY_FOR = BadgeImageConfiguration
+
+    mode = 'honor'
+    icon = ImageField(color='blue', height=50, width=50, filename='test.png', format='PNG')
+
+
 class CertificateHtmlViewConfigurationFactory(DjangoModelFactory):
 
     FACTORY_FOR = CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_badge_handler.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_badge_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..787bfb039f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_badge_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+"""
+Tests for the BadgeHandler, which communicates with the Badgr Server.
+"""
+from datetime import datetime
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.db.models.fields.files import ImageFieldFile
+from lazy.lazy import lazy
+from mock import patch, Mock, call
+from certificates.models import BadgeAssertion, BadgeImageConfiguration
+from openedx.core.lib.tests.assertions.events import assert_event_matches
+from track.tests import EventTrackingTestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
+from certificates.badge_handler import BadgeHandler
+from certificates.tests.factories import BadgeImageConfigurationFactory
+from student.tests.factories import UserFactory, CourseEnrollmentFactory
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
+
+BADGR_SETTINGS = {
+    'BADGR_API_TOKEN': '12345',
+    'BADGR_BASE_URL': 'https://example.com',
+    'BADGR_ISSUER_SLUG': 'test-issuer',
+}
+
+
+@override_settings(**BADGR_SETTINGS)
+class BadgeHandlerTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
+    """
+    Tests the BadgeHandler object
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        Create a course and user to test with.
+        """
+        super(BadgeHandlerTestCase, self).setUp()
+        # Need key to be deterministic to test slugs.
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create(
+            org='edX', course='course_test', run='test_run', display_name='Badged',
+            start=datetime(year=2015, month=5, day=19),
+            end=datetime(year=2015, month=5, day=20)
+        )
+        self.user = UserFactory.create(email='example@example.com')
+        CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(user=self.user, course_id=self.course.location.course_key, mode='honor')
+        # Need for force empty this dict on each run.
+        BadgeHandler.badges = {}
+        BadgeImageConfigurationFactory()
+
+    @lazy
+    def handler(self):
+        """
+        Lazily loads a BadgeHandler object for the current course. Can't do this on setUp because the settings
+        overrides aren't in place.
+        """
+        return BadgeHandler(self.course.location.course_key)
+
+    def test_urls(self):
+        """
+        Make sure the handler generates the correct URLs for different API tasks.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(self.handler.base_url, 'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer')
+        self.assertEqual(self.handler.badge_create_url, 'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer/badges')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.handler.badge_url('honor'),
+            'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer/badges/edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.handler.assertion_url('honor'),
+            'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer/badges/edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b/assertions'
+        )
+
+    def check_headers(self, headers):
+        """
+        Verify the a headers dict from a requests call matches the proper auth info.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(headers, {'Authorization': 'Token 12345'})
+
+    def test_slug(self):
+        """
+        Verify slug generation is working as expected. If this test fails, the algorithm has changed, and it will cause
+        the handler to lose track of all badges it made in the past.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.handler.course_slug('honor'),
+            'edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b'
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.handler.course_slug('verified'),
+            'edxcourse_testtest_run_verified_a199ec0'
+        )
+
+    def test_get_headers(self):
+        """
+        Check to make sure the handler generates appropriate HTTP headers.
+        """
+        self.check_headers(self.handler.get_headers())
+
+    @patch('requests.post')
+    def test_create_badge(self, post):
+        """
+        Verify badge spec creation works.
+        """
+        self.handler.create_badge('honor')
+        args, kwargs = post.call_args
+        self.assertEqual(args[0], 'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer/badges')
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs['files']['image'][0], BadgeImageConfiguration.objects.get(mode='honor').icon.name)
+        self.assertIsInstance(kwargs['files']['image'][1], ImageFieldFile)
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs['files']['image'][2], 'image/png')
+        self.check_headers(kwargs['headers'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            kwargs['data'],
+            {
+                'name': 'Badged',
+                'slug': 'edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b',
+                'criteria': 'https://edx.org/courses/edX/course_test/test_run/about',
+                'description': 'Completed the course "Badged" (honor, 2015-05-19 - 2015-05-20)',
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_ensure_badge_created_cache(self):
+        """
+        Make sure ensure_badge_created doesn't call create_badge if we know the badge is already there.
+        """
+        BadgeHandler.badges['edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b'] = True
+        self.handler.create_badge = Mock()
+        self.handler.ensure_badge_created('honor')
+        self.assertFalse(self.handler.create_badge.called)
+
+    @patch('requests.get')
+    def test_ensure_badge_created_checks(self, get):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.status_code = 200
+        get.return_value = response
+        self.assertNotIn('edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b', BadgeHandler.badges)
+        self.handler.create_badge = Mock()
+        self.handler.ensure_badge_created('honor')
+        self.assertTrue(get.called)
+        args, kwargs = get.call_args
+        self.assertEqual(
+            args[0],
+            'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer/badges/'
+            'edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b'
+        )
+        self.check_headers(kwargs['headers'])
+        self.assertTrue(BadgeHandler.badges['edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b'])
+        self.assertFalse(self.handler.create_badge.called)
+
+    @patch('requests.get')
+    def test_ensure_badge_created_creates(self, get):
+        response = Mock()
+        response.status_code = 404
+        get.return_value = response
+        self.assertNotIn('edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b', BadgeHandler.badges)
+        self.handler.create_badge = Mock()
+        self.handler.ensure_badge_created('honor')
+        self.assertTrue(self.handler.create_badge.called)
+        self.assertEqual(self.handler.create_badge.call_args, call('honor'))
+        self.assertTrue(BadgeHandler.badges['edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b'])
+
+    @patch('requests.post')
+    def test_badge_creation_event(self, post):
+        result = {
+            'json': {'id': 'http://www.example.com/example'},
+            'image': 'http://www.example.com/example.png',
+            'slug': 'test_assertion_slug',
+            'issuer': 'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer',
+        }
+        response = Mock()
+        response.json.return_value = result
+        post.return_value = response
+        self.recreate_tracker()
+        self.handler.create_assertion(self.user, 'honor')
+        args, kwargs = post.call_args
+        self.assertEqual(
+            args[0],
+            'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer/badges/'
+            'edxcourse_testtest_run_honor_fc5519b/assertions'
+        )
+        self.check_headers(kwargs['headers'])
+        assertion = BadgeAssertion.objects.get(user=self.user, course_id=self.course.location.course_key)
+        self.assertEqual(assertion.data, result)
+        self.assertEqual(assertion.image_url, 'http://www.example.com/example.png')
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs['data'], {
+            'email': 'example@example.com',
+            'evidence': 'https://edx.org/certificates/user/2/course/edX/course_test/test_run?evidence_visit=1'
+        })
+        assert_event_matches({
+            'name': 'edx.badges.assertion.created',
+            'data': {
+                'user_id': self.user.id,
+                'course_id': unicode(self.course.location.course_key),
+                'enrollment_mode': 'honor',
+                'assertion_id': assertion.id,
+                'assertion_image_url': 'http://www.example.com/example.png',
+                'assertion_json_url': 'http://www.example.com/example',
+                'issuer': 'https://example.com/v1/issuer/issuers/test-issuer',
+            }
+        }, self.get_event())
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_resubmit_error_certificates.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_cert_management.py
similarity index 72%
rename from lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_resubmit_error_certificates.py
rename to lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_cert_management.py
index d4e435cdbb..0e9d7537db 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_resubmit_error_certificates.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_cert_management.py
@@ -2,28 +2,64 @@
 import ddt
 from django.core.management.base import CommandError
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from mock import patch
 
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
+from certificates.tests.factories import BadgeAssertionFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, check_mongo_calls
 from student.tests.factories import UserFactory, CourseEnrollmentFactory
-from certificates.management.commands import resubmit_error_certificates
-from certificates.models import GeneratedCertificate, CertificateStatuses
+from certificates.management.commands import resubmit_error_certificates, regenerate_user
+from certificates.models import GeneratedCertificate, CertificateStatuses, BadgeAssertion
 
 
-@attr('shard_1')
-@ddt.ddt
-class ResubmitErrorCertificatesTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
-    """Tests for the resubmit_error_certificates management command. """
+class CertificateManagementTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """
+    Base test class for Certificate Management command tests.
+    """
+    # Override with the command module you wish to test.
+    command = resubmit_error_certificates
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(ResubmitErrorCertificatesTest, self).setUp()
+        super(CertificateManagementTest, self).setUp()
         self.user = UserFactory.create()
         self.courses = [
             CourseFactory.create()
             for __ in range(3)
         ]
 
+    def _create_cert(self, course_key, user, status):
+        """Create a certificate entry. """
+        # Enroll the user in the course
+        CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(
+            user=user,
+            course_id=course_key
+        )
+
+        # Create the certificate
+        GeneratedCertificate.objects.create(
+            user=user,
+            course_id=course_key,
+            status=status
+        )
+
+    def _run_command(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Run the management command to generate a fake cert. """
+        command = self.command.Command()
+        return command.handle(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _assert_cert_status(self, course_key, user, expected_status):
+        """Check the status of a certificate. """
+        cert = GeneratedCertificate.objects.get(user=user, course_id=course_key)
+        self.assertEqual(cert.status, expected_status)
+
+
+@attr('shard_1')
+@ddt.ddt
+class ResubmitErrorCertificatesTest(CertificateManagementTest):
+    """Tests for the resubmit_error_certificates management command. """
+
     def test_resubmit_error_certificate(self):
         # Create a certificate with status 'error'
         self._create_cert(self.courses[0].id, self.user, CertificateStatuses.error)
@@ -105,27 +141,39 @@ class ResubmitErrorCertificatesTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         # since the course doesn't actually exist.
         self._assert_cert_status(phantom_course, self.user, CertificateStatuses.error)
 
-    def _create_cert(self, course_key, user, status):
-        """Create a certificate entry. """
-        # Enroll the user in the course
-        CourseEnrollmentFactory.create(
-            user=user,
-            course_id=course_key
+
+@attr('shard_1')
+class RegenerateCertificatesTest(CertificateManagementTest):
+    """
+    Tests for regenerating certificates.
+    """
+    command = regenerate_user
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """
+        We just need one course here.
+        """
+        super(RegenerateCertificatesTest, self).setUp()
+        self.course = self.courses[0]
+
+    @override_settings(CERT_QUEUE='test-queue')
+    @patch('certificates.management.commands.regenerate_user.XQueueCertInterface', spec=True)
+    def test_clear_badge(self, xqueue):
+        """
+        Given that I have a user with a badge
+        If I run regeneration for a user
+        Then certificate generation will be requested
+        And the badge will be deleted
+        """
+        key = self.course.location.course_key
+        BadgeAssertionFactory(user=self.user, course_id=key, data={})
+        self._create_cert(key, self.user, CertificateStatuses.downloadable)
+        self.assertTrue(BadgeAssertion.objects.filter(user=self.user, course_id=key))
+        self._run_command(
+            username=self.user.email, course=unicode(key), noop=False, insecure=False, template_file=None,
+            grade_value=None
         )
-
-        # Create the certificate
-        GeneratedCertificate.objects.create(
-            user=user,
-            course_id=course_key,
-            status=status
+        xqueue.return_value.regen_cert.assert_called_with(
+            self.user, key, course=self.course, forced_grade=None, template_file=None
         )
-
-    def _run_command(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Run the management command to generate a fake cert. """
-        command = resubmit_error_certificates.Command()
-        return command.handle(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def _assert_cert_status(self, course_key, user, expected_status):
-        """Check the status of a certificate. """
-        cert = GeneratedCertificate.objects.get(user=user, course_id=course_key)
-        self.assertEqual(cert.status, expected_status)
+        self.assertFalse(BadgeAssertion.objects.filter(user=self.user, course_id=key))
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_models.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_models.py
index 2829806a92..755f2b233c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_models.py
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
 """Tests for certificate Django models. """
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.core.files.images import ImageFile
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+from path import path
 
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
 from certificates.models import (
     ExampleCertificate,
     ExampleCertificateSet,
-    CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration
-)
+    CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration,
+    BadgeImageConfiguration)
 
 FEATURES_INVALID_FILE_PATH = settings.FEATURES.copy()
 FEATURES_INVALID_FILE_PATH['CERTS_HTML_VIEW_CONFIG_PATH'] = 'invalid/path/to/config.json'
 
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name
+TEST_DIR = path(__file__).dirname()
+TEST_DATA_DIR = 'common/test/data/'
+PLATFORM_ROOT = TEST_DIR.parent.parent.parent.parent
+TEST_DATA_ROOT = PLATFORM_ROOT / TEST_DATA_DIR
+
 
 @attr('shard_1')
 class ExampleCertificateTest(TestCase):
@@ -151,3 +160,52 @@ class CertificateHtmlViewConfigurationTest(TestCase):
         self.config.configuration = ''
         self.config.save()
         self.assertEquals(self.config.get_config(), {})
+
+
+@attr('shard_1')
+class BadgeImageConfigurationTest(TestCase):
+    """
+    Test the validation features of BadgeImageConfiguration.
+    """
+    def get_image(self, name):
+        """
+        Get one of the test images from the test data directory.
+        """
+        return ImageFile(open(TEST_DATA_ROOT / 'badges' / name + '.png'))
+
+    def create_clean(self, file_obj):
+        """
+        Shortcut to create a BadgeImageConfiguration with a specific file.
+        """
+        BadgeImageConfiguration(mode='honor', icon=file_obj).full_clean()
+
+    def test_good_image(self):
+        """
+        Verify that saving a valid badge image is no problem.
+        """
+        good = self.get_image('good')
+        BadgeImageConfiguration(mode='honor', icon=good).full_clean()
+
+    def test_unbalanced_image(self):
+        """
+        Verify that setting an image with an uneven width and height raises an error.
+        """
+        unbalanced = ImageFile(self.get_image('unbalanced'))
+        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.create_clean, unbalanced)
+
+    def test_large_image(self):
+        """
+        Verify that setting an image that is too big raises an error.
+        """
+        large = self.get_image('large')
+        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, self.create_clean, large)
+
+    def test_no_double_default(self):
+        """
+        Verify that creating two configurations as default is not permitted.
+        """
+        BadgeImageConfiguration(mode='test', icon=self.get_image('good'), default=True).save()
+        self.assertRaises(
+            ValidationError,
+            BadgeImageConfiguration(mode='test2', icon=self.get_image('good'), default=True).full_clean
+        )
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_views.py
index c9138490df..7e7e55c822 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/test_views.py
@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@ from django.test.client import Client
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
+from openedx.core.lib.tests.assertions.events import assert_event_matches
 from student.tests.factories import UserFactory
+from track.tests import EventTrackingTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 
 from certificates.api import get_certificate_url
-from certificates.models import ExampleCertificateSet, ExampleCertificate, GeneratedCertificate
+from certificates.models import ExampleCertificateSet, ExampleCertificate, GeneratedCertificate, BadgeAssertion
 from certificates.tests.factories import (
     CertificateHtmlViewConfigurationFactory,
-    LinkedInAddToProfileConfigurationFactory
+    LinkedInAddToProfileConfigurationFactory,
+    BadgeAssertionFactory,
 )
+from lms import urls
 
 FEATURES_WITH_CERTS_ENABLED = settings.FEATURES.copy()
 FEATURES_WITH_CERTS_ENABLED['CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW'] = True
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ class UpdateExampleCertificateViewTest(TestCase):
 
 
 @attr('shard_1')
-class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     """
     Tests for the manual refund page
     """
@@ -416,3 +420,88 @@ class CertificatesViewsTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         )
         response = self.client.get(test_url)
         self.assertIn("Invalid Certificate", response.content)
+
+    def test_evidence_event_sent(self):
+        test_url = get_certificate_url(user_id=self.user.id, course_id=self.course_id) + '?evidence_visit=1'
+        self.recreate_tracker()
+        assertion = BadgeAssertion(
+            user=self.user, course_id=self.course_id, mode='honor',
+            data={
+                'image': 'http://www.example.com/image.png',
+                'json': {'id': 'http://www.example.com/assertion.json'},
+                'issuer': 'http://www.example.com/issuer.json',
+
+            }
+        )
+        assertion.save()
+        response = self.client.get(test_url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        assert_event_matches(
+            {
+                'name': 'edx.badges.assertion.evidence_visit',
+                'data': {
+                    'course_id': 'testorg/run1/refundable_course',
+                    # pylint: disable=no-member
+                    'assertion_id': assertion.id,
+                    'assertion_json_url': 'http://www.example.com/assertion.json',
+                    'assertion_image_url': 'http://www.example.com/image.png',
+                    'user_id': self.user.id,
+                    'issuer': 'http://www.example.com/issuer.json',
+                    'enrollment_mode': 'honor',
+                },
+            },
+            self.get_event()
+        )
+
+
+class TrackShareRedirectTest(ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
+    """
+    Verifies the badge image share event is sent out.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TrackShareRedirectTest, self).setUp()
+        self.client = Client()
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create(
+            org='testorg', number='run1', display_name='trackable course'
+        )
+        self.assertion = BadgeAssertionFactory(
+            user=self.user, course_id=self.course.id, data={
+                'image': 'http://www.example.com/image.png',
+                'json': {'id': 'http://www.example.com/assertion.json'},
+                'issuer': 'http://www.example.com/issuer.json',
+            },
+        )
+        # Enabling the feature flag isn't enough to change the URLs-- they're already loaded by this point.
+        self.old_patterns = urls.urlpatterns
+        urls.urlpatterns += (urls.BADGE_SHARE_TRACKER_URL,)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TrackShareRedirectTest, self).tearDown()
+        urls.urlpatterns = self.old_patterns
+
+    def test_social_event_sent(self):
+        test_url = '/certificates/badge_share_tracker/{}/social_network/{}/'.format(
+            unicode(self.course.id),
+            self.user.username,
+        )
+        self.recreate_tracker()
+        response = self.client.get(test_url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], 'http://www.example.com/image.png')
+        assert_event_matches(
+            {
+                'name': 'edx.badges.assertion.shared',
+                'data': {
+                    'course_id': 'testorg/run1/trackable_course',
+                    'social_network': 'social_network',
+                    # pylint: disable=no-member
+                    'assertion_id': self.assertion.id,
+                    'assertion_json_url': 'http://www.example.com/assertion.json',
+                    'assertion_image_url': 'http://www.example.com/image.png',
+                    'user_id': self.user.id,
+                    'issuer': 'http://www.example.com/issuer.json',
+                    'enrollment_mode': 'honor',
+                },
+            },
+            self.get_event()
+        )
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/tests.py
index e5e5a9980c..a3e06855b2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/tests/tests.py
@@ -82,3 +82,20 @@ class CertificatesModelTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         completed_milestones = milestones_achieved_by_user(student, unicode(pre_requisite_course.id))
         self.assertEqual(len(completed_milestones), 1)
         self.assertEqual(completed_milestones[0]['namespace'], unicode(pre_requisite_course.id))
+
+    @patch.dict(settings.FEATURES, {'ENABLE_OPENBADGES': True})
+    @patch('certificates.badge_handler.BadgeHandler', spec=True)
+    def test_badge_callback(self, handler):
+        student = UserFactory()
+        course = CourseFactory.create(org='edx', number='998', display_name='Test Course', issue_badges=True)
+        cert = GeneratedCertificateFactory.create(
+            user=student,
+            course_id=course.id,
+            status=CertificateStatuses.generating,
+            mode='verified'
+        )
+        # Check return value since class instance will be stored there.
+        self.assertFalse(handler.return_value.award.called)
+        cert.status = CertificateStatuses.downloadable
+        cert.save()
+        self.assertTrue(handler.return_value.award.called)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views.py
index aad386de59..31234570eb 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 """URL handlers related to certificate handling by LMS"""
 from datetime import datetime
 from uuid import uuid4
+from django.shortcuts import redirect, get_object_or_404
+from opaque_keys.edx.locator import CourseLocator
+from eventtracking import tracker
 import dogstats_wrapper as dog_stats_api
 import json
 import logging
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404, HttpResponseForbidden
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
@@ -20,10 +22,11 @@ from certificates.models import (
     CertificateStatuses,
     GeneratedCertificate,
     ExampleCertificate,
-    CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration
-)
+    CertificateHtmlViewConfiguration,
+    BadgeAssertion)
 from certificates.queue import XQueueCertInterface
 from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
+from util.views import ensure_valid_course_key
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
@@ -293,6 +296,11 @@ def _update_certificate_context(context, course, user, user_certificate):
     context['accomplishment_copy_course_org'] = course.org
     context['accomplishment_copy_course_name'] = course.display_name
     context['logo_alt'] = platform_name
+    try:
+        badge = BadgeAssertion.objects.get(user=user, course_id=course.location.course_key)
+    except BadgeAssertion.DoesNotExist:
+        badge = None
+    context['badge'] = badge
 
     # Override the defaults with any mode-specific static values
     context['certificate_id_number'] = user_certificate.verify_uuid
@@ -513,6 +521,29 @@ def render_html_view(request, user_id, course_id):
     except (InvalidKeyError, CourseDoesNotExist, User.DoesNotExist):
         return render_to_response(invalid_template_path, context)
 
+    if 'evidence_visit' in request.GET:
+        print "Event request found!"
+        try:
+            badge = BadgeAssertion.objects.get(user=user, course_id=course_key)
+            tracker.emit(
+                'edx.badges.assertion.evidence_visit',
+                {
+                    'user_id': user.id,
+                    'course_id': unicode(course_key),
+                    'enrollment_mode': badge.mode,
+                    'assertion_id': badge.id,
+                    'assertion_image_url': badge.data['image'],
+                    'assertion_json_url': badge.data['json']['id'],
+                    'issuer': badge.data['issuer'],
+                }
+            )
+        except BadgeAssertion.DoesNotExist:
+            logger.warn(
+                "Could not find badge for %s on course %s.",
+                user.id,
+                course_key,
+            )
+
     # Okay, now we have all of the pieces, time to put everything together
 
     # Get the active certificate configuration for this course
@@ -536,3 +567,25 @@ def render_html_view(request, user_id, course_id):
     context.update(course.cert_html_view_overrides)
 
     return render_to_response("certificates/valid.html", context)
+
+
+@ensure_valid_course_key
+def track_share_redirect(request__unused, course_id, network, student_username):
+    """
+    Tracks when a user downloads a badge for sharing.
+    """
+    course_id = CourseLocator.from_string(course_id)
+    assertion = get_object_or_404(BadgeAssertion, user__username=student_username, course_id=course_id)
+    tracker.emit(
+        'edx.badges.assertion.shared', {
+            'course_id': unicode(course_id),
+            'social_network': network,
+            'assertion_id': assertion.id,
+            'assertion_json_url': assertion.data['json']['id'],
+            'assertion_image_url': assertion.image_url,
+            'user_id': assertion.user.id,
+            'enrollment_mode': assertion.mode,
+            'issuer': assertion.data['issuer'],
+        }
+    )
+    return redirect(assertion.image_url)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_about.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_about.py
index 0c75863408..5adba1a528 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_about.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_about.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey
 
 from course_modes.models import CourseMode
+from track.tests import EventTrackingTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import TEST_DATA_MIXED_CLOSED_MODULESTORE
 
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ SHIB_ERROR_STR = "The currently logged-in user account does not have permission
 
 
 @attr('shard_1')
-class AboutTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase):
+class AboutTestCase(LoginEnrollmentTestCase, ModuleStoreTestCase, EventTrackingTestCase):
     """
     Tests about xblock.
     """
diff --git a/lms/envs/aws.py b/lms/envs/aws.py
index 111d9a4c95..4928a20d4a 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws.py
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ ZENDESK_URL = ENV_TOKENS.get("ZENDESK_URL")
 FEEDBACK_SUBMISSION_EMAIL = ENV_TOKENS.get("FEEDBACK_SUBMISSION_EMAIL")
 MKTG_URLS = ENV_TOKENS.get('MKTG_URLS', MKTG_URLS)
 
+# Badgr API
+BADGR_API_TOKEN = ENV_TOKENS.get('BADGR_API_TOKEN', BADGR_API_TOKEN)
+BADGR_BASE_URL = ENV_TOKENS.get('BADGR_BASE_URL', BADGR_BASE_URL)
+BADGR_ISSUER_SLUG = ENV_TOKENS.get('BADGR_ISSUER_SLUG', BADGR_ISSUER_SLUG)
+
 # git repo loading  environment
 GIT_REPO_DIR = ENV_TOKENS.get('GIT_REPO_DIR', '/edx/var/edxapp/course_repos')
 GIT_IMPORT_STATIC = ENV_TOKENS.get('GIT_IMPORT_STATIC', True)
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 149f26382a..9da5231771 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ FEATURES = {
     # How many seconds to show the bumper again, default is 7 days:
     'SHOW_BUMPER_PERIODICITY': 7 * 24 * 3600,
 
+    # Enable OpenBadge support. See the BADGR_* settings later in this file.
+    'ENABLE_OPENBADGES': False,
+
 }
 
 # Ignore static asset files on import which match this pattern
@@ -2024,6 +2027,13 @@ REGISTRATION_EXTRA_FIELDS = {
 CERT_NAME_SHORT = "Certificate"
 CERT_NAME_LONG = "Certificate of Achievement"
 
+#################### Badgr OpenBadges generation #######################
+# Be sure to set up images for course modes using the BadgeImageConfiguration model in the certificates app.
+BADGR_API_TOKEN = None
+# Do not add the trailing slash here.
+BADGR_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8005"
+BADGR_ISSUER_SLUG = "example-issuer"
+
 ###################### Grade Downloads ######################
 GRADES_DOWNLOAD_ROUTING_KEY = HIGH_MEM_QUEUE
 
diff --git a/lms/static/certificates/images/backpack-logo.png b/lms/static/certificates/images/backpack-logo.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6963b084e
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diff --git a/lms/static/certificates/images/backpack-ui.png b/lms/static/certificates/images/backpack-ui.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9040c5b9f1
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diff --git a/lms/static/certificates/sass/_components.scss b/lms/static/certificates/sass/_components.scss
index 976c6f6bb8..bda5244914 100644
--- a/lms/static/certificates/sass/_components.scss
+++ b/lms/static/certificates/sass/_components.scss
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     @extend %depth-card;
 }
 
-
 // ------------------------------
 // #IMAGES
 // ------------------------------
@@ -554,3 +553,71 @@
     }
 }
 
+// ------------------------------
+// #BADGES MODAL
+// ------------------------------
+.badges-overlay {
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    z-index: z-index(front);
+    background-color: palette(grayscale, trans); /* dim the background */
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+
+    .badges-modal {
+        @extend %copy-large;
+        box-sizing: content-box;
+        position: fixed;
+        top: spacing-vertical(large);
+        right: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        z-index: z-index(very-front);
+        max-width: 50%;
+        margin-right: auto;
+        margin-left: auto;
+        border-top: rem(10) solid palette(primary, light);
+        background: palette(grayscale, white);
+        padding-right: spacing-horizontal(large);
+        padding-left: spacing-horizontal(large);
+        overflow-x: hidden;
+        color: palette(grayscale, dark);
+
+        .close {
+            position: absolute;
+            right: spacing-horizontal(mid-small);
+            top: spacing-vertical(small);
+            font-weight: font-weight(bold);
+            cursor: pointer;
+        }
+
+        .badges-steps {
+            display: table;
+        }
+
+        .image-container{
+            // Lines the image up with the content of the above list.
+            @include ltr {
+                @include padding-left(2em);
+            }
+            @include rtl {
+                @include padding-right(1em);
+                float: right;
+            }
+        }
+
+        .backpack-logo {
+            @include float(right);
+            @include margin-left(spacing-horizontal(small));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+.modal-hr {
+    display: block;
+    border: none;
+    background-color: palette(grayscale, light);
+    height: rem(2);
+    width: 100%;
+}
diff --git a/lms/static/certificates/sass/_overrides.scss b/lms/static/certificates/sass/_overrides.scss
index c8bdb22842..4b6bb5aac4 100644
--- a/lms/static/certificates/sass/_overrides.scss
+++ b/lms/static/certificates/sass/_overrides.scss
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 // ------------------------------
 // #TEMP
 // ------------------------------
-// temporarily hidden banner actions
-.action-share-mozillaopenbadges {
-    display: none !important;
-}
 
 // ------------------------------
 // #DEVELOPERS
diff --git a/lms/static/images/default-badges/honor.png b/lms/static/images/default-badges/honor.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e37fb42ebc
Binary files /dev/null and b/lms/static/images/default-badges/honor.png differ
diff --git a/lms/static/images/default-badges/professional.png b/lms/static/images/default-badges/professional.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1aaf981207
Binary files /dev/null and b/lms/static/images/default-badges/professional.png differ
diff --git a/lms/static/images/default-badges/verified.png b/lms/static/images/default-badges/verified.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbda67ee5c
Binary files /dev/null and b/lms/static/images/default-badges/verified.png differ
diff --git a/lms/static/js/certificates/certificates.js b/lms/static/js/certificates/certificates.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f935bd26ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/js/certificates/certificates.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+$(function () {
+    'use strict';
+    $('.action-share-mozillaopenbadges').click(function (event) {
+        $('.badges-overlay').fadeIn();
+        event.preventDefault();
+    });
+    $('.badges-modal .close').click(function () {
+        $('.badges-overlay').fadeOut();
+    });
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lms/templates/certificates/_accomplishment-banner.html b/lms/templates/certificates/_accomplishment-banner.html
index 5a2d9865e4..6fab797192 100644
--- a/lms/templates/certificates/_accomplishment-banner.html
+++ b/lms/templates/certificates/_accomplishment-banner.html
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
             <div class="wrapper-copy-and-actions">
                 <p class="message-copy copy copy-base emphasized">${accomplishment_banner_congrats}</p>
                 <div class="message-actions">
+                %if badge:
                     <p class="sr-only">${_("Share on:")}</p>
                     <button class="action action-share-mozillaopenbadges btn btn-overlay btn-small">
                         <img class="icon icon-mozillaopenbadges" src="/static/certificates/images/ico-mozillaopenbadges.png" alt="Mozilla Open Badges Backpack">
                         ${_("Add to Mozilla Backpack")}
                     </button>
+                %endif
                     <p class="sr-only">Take this with you:</p>
                     <button class="action action-print btn btn-overlay btn-small" id="action-print-view">
                         <i class="icon fa fa-print" aria-hidden="true"></i>
diff --git a/lms/templates/certificates/_badges-modal.html b/lms/templates/certificates/_badges-modal.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f24fa48d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/certificates/_badges-modal.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<%namespace name='static' file='../static_content.html'/>
+<script src="${static.url('js/lms-base-vendor.js')}"></script>
+<script src="${static.url('js/certificates/certificates.js')}"></script>
+<div class="badges-overlay" style="display:none;">
+    <div class="badges-modal">
+        <div class="close"><i class="fa fa-close" alt="Close"><input type="button" class="sr-only" value="Close"/></i></div>
+        <h1 class="hd-1 emphasized">Share on Mozilla Backpack</h1>
+        <p class="explanation">
+            To share your certificate on Mozilla Backpack, you must first have a Backpack account.
+            Complete the following steps to add your certificate to Backpack.
+        </p>
+        <hr class="modal-hr"/>
+        <img class="backpack-logo" src="${static.url('certificates/images/backpack-logo.png')}">
+        <ol class="badges-steps">
+            <li class="step">Create a <a href="https://backpack.openbadges.org/" target="_blank">Mozilla Backpack</a> account, or log in to your existing account
+            </li>
+            <li class="step"><a href="${badge.image_url}" target="_blank">Download this image (right-click, save as)</a> and then <a href="https://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/add" target="_blank">upload</a> it to your backpack.</li>
+        </ol>
+        <div class="image-container">
+            <img class="badges-backpack-example" src="${static.url('certificates/images/backpack-ui.png')}">
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/lms/templates/certificates/accomplishment-base.html b/lms/templates/certificates/accomplishment-base.html
index 891774eed7..44ece70951 100644
--- a/lms/templates/certificates/accomplishment-base.html
+++ b/lms/templates/certificates/accomplishment-base.html
@@ -39,5 +39,8 @@ course_mode_class = course_mode if course_mode else ''
     </div>
 
     <%include file="_assets-secondary.html" />
+    %if badge:
+        <%include file="_badges-modal.html" />
+    %endif
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index e6f0bc5229..ad6dbb3140 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -634,6 +634,17 @@ if settings.FEATURES.get('CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW', False):
             'certificates.views.render_html_view', name='cert_html_view'),
     )
 
+BADGE_SHARE_TRACKER_URL = url(
+    r'^certificates/badge_share_tracker/{}/(?P<network>[^/]+)/(?P<student_username>[^/]+)/$'.format(
+        settings.COURSE_ID_PATTERN
+    ),
+    'certificates.views.track_share_redirect',
+    name='badge_share_tracker'
+)
+
+if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_OPENBADGES', False):
+    urlpatterns += (BADGE_SHARE_TRACKER_URL,)
+
 # XDomain proxy
 urlpatterns += (
     url(r'^xdomain_proxy.html$', 'cors_csrf.views.xdomain_proxy', name='xdomain_proxy'),