diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/commerce/__init__.py b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d684dfb90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+""" Commerce app. """
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/commerce/constants.py b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbbeae0666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+""" Constants for this app as well as the external API. """
+
+
+class OrderStatus(object):
+    """Constants representing all known order statuses. """
+    OPEN = 'Open'
+    ORDER_CANCELLED = 'Order Cancelled'
+    BEING_PROCESSED = 'Being Processed'
+    PAYMENT_CANCELLED = 'Payment Cancelled'
+    PAID = 'Paid'
+    FULFILLMENT_ERROR = 'Fulfillment Error'
+    COMPLETE = 'Complete'
+    REFUNDED = 'Refunded'
+
+
+class Messages(object):
+    """ Strings used to populate response messages. """
+    NO_ECOM_API = u'E-Commerce API not setup. Enrolled {username} in {course_id} directly.'
+    NO_SKU_ENROLLED = u'The {enrollment_mode} mode for {course_id} does not have a SKU. Enrolling {username} directly.'
+    ORDER_COMPLETED = u'Order {order_number} was completed.'
+    ORDER_INCOMPLETE_ENROLLED = u'Order {order_number} was created, but is not yet complete. User was enrolled.'
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/commerce/http.py b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/http.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..443703a51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/http.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+""" HTTP-related entities. """
+
+from rest_framework.status import HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, HTTP_200_OK
+
+from util.json_request import JsonResponse
+
+
+class DetailResponse(JsonResponse):
+    """ JSON response that simply contains a detail field. """
+
+    def __init__(self, message, status=HTTP_200_OK):
+        data = {'detail': message}
+        super(DetailResponse, self).__init__(object=data, status=status)
+
+
+class ApiErrorResponse(DetailResponse):
+    """ Response returned when calls to the E-Commerce API fail or the returned data is invalid. """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        message = 'Call to E-Commerce API failed. Order creation failed.'
+        super(ApiErrorResponse, self).__init__(message=message, status=HTTP_503_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/commerce/models.py b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32ec058432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"""
+This file is intentionally empty. Django 1.6 and below require a models.py file for all apps.
+"""
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/commerce/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c26e05a75f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+""" Tests for commerce views. """
+
+import json
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+from ddt import ddt, data
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.test.utils import override_settings
+import httpretty
+from httpretty.core import HTTPrettyRequestEmpty
+import jwt
+from requests import Timeout
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
+
+from commerce.constants import OrderStatus, Messages
+from course_modes.models import CourseMode
+from enrollment.api import add_enrollment
+from student.models import CourseEnrollment
+from student.tests.factories import UserFactory, CourseModeFactory
+
+
+ECOMMERCE_API_URL = 'http://example.com/api'
+ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY = 'edx'
+ORDER_NUMBER = "100004"
+ECOMMERCE_API_SUCCESSFUL_BODY = json.dumps({'status': OrderStatus.COMPLETE, 'number': ORDER_NUMBER})
+
+
+@ddt
+@override_settings(ECOMMERCE_API_URL=ECOMMERCE_API_URL, ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY=ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY)
+class OrdersViewTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """
+    Tests for the commerce orders view.
+    """
+
+    def _login(self):
+        """ Log into LMS. """
+        self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password='test')
+
+    def _post_to_view(self, course_id=None):
+        """
+        POST to the view being tested.
+
+        Arguments
+            course_id (str) --  ID of course for which a seat should be ordered.
+
+        :return: Response
+        """
+        course_id = unicode(course_id or self.course.id)
+        return self.client.post(self.url, {'course_id': course_id})
+
+    def _mock_ecommerce_api(self, status=200, body=None):
+        """
+        Mock calls to the E-Commerce API.
+
+        The calling test should be decorated with @httpretty.activate.
+        """
+        self.assertTrue(httpretty.is_enabled(), 'Test is missing @httpretty.activate decorator.')
+
+        url = ECOMMERCE_API_URL + '/orders/'
+        body = body or ECOMMERCE_API_SUCCESSFUL_BODY
+        httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.POST, url, status=status, body=body)
+
+    def assertResponseMessage(self, response, expected_msg):
+        """ Asserts the detail field in the response's JSON body equals the expected message. """
+        actual = json.loads(response.content)['detail']
+        self.assertEqual(actual, expected_msg)
+
+    def assertValidEcommerceApiErrorResponse(self, response):
+        """ Asserts the response is a valid response sent when the E-Commerce API is unavailable. """
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 503)
+        self.assertResponseMessage(response, 'Call to E-Commerce API failed. Order creation failed.')
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(OrdersViewTests, self).setUp()
+        self.url = reverse('commerce:orders')
+        self.user = UserFactory()
+        self._login()
+
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create()
+
+        # TODO Verify this is the best method to create CourseMode objects.
+        # TODO Find/create constants for the modes.
+        for mode in ['honor', 'verified', 'audit']:
+            CourseModeFactory.create(
+                course_id=self.course.id,
+                mode_slug=mode,
+                mode_display_name=mode,
+                sku=uuid4().hex.decode('ascii')
+            )
+
+    def test_login_required(self):
+        """
+        The view should return HTTP 403 status if the user is not logged in.
+        """
+        self.client.logout()
+        self.assertEqual(403, self._post_to_view().status_code)
+
+    @data('delete', 'get', 'put')
+    def test_post_required(self, method):
+        """
+        Verify that the view only responds to POST operations.
+        """
+        response = getattr(self.client, method)(self.url)
+        self.assertEqual(405, response.status_code)
+
+    def test_invalid_course(self):
+        """
+        If the course does not exist, the view should return HTTP 406.
+        """
+        # TODO Test inactive courses, and those not open for enrollment.
+        self.assertEqual(406, self._post_to_view('aaa/bbb/ccc').status_code)
+
+    def test_invalid_request_data(self):
+        """
+        If invalid data is supplied with the request, the view should return HTTP 406.
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(406, self.client.post(self.url, {}).status_code)
+        self.assertEqual(406, self.client.post(self.url, {'not_course_id': ''}).status_code)
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    @data(400, 401, 405, 406, 429, 500, 503)
+    def test_ecommerce_api_bad_status(self, status):
+        """
+        If the E-Commerce API returns an HTTP status not equal to 200, the view should log an error and return
+        an HTTP 503 status.
+        """
+        self._mock_ecommerce_api(status=status, body=json.dumps({'user_message': 'FAIL!'}))
+        response = self._post_to_view()
+        self.assertValidEcommerceApiErrorResponse(response)
+        self.assertFalse(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, self.course.id))
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_ecommerce_api_timeout(self):
+        """
+        If the call to the E-Commerce API times out, the view should log an error and return an HTTP 503 status.
+        """
+        # Verify that the view responds appropriately if calls to the E-Commerce API timeout.
+        def request_callback(_request, _uri, _headers):
+            """ Simulates API timeout """
+            raise Timeout
+
+        self._mock_ecommerce_api(body=request_callback)
+        response = self._post_to_view()
+        self.assertValidEcommerceApiErrorResponse(response)
+        self.assertFalse(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, self.course.id))
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_ecommerce_api_bad_data(self):
+        """
+        If the E-Commerce API returns data that is not JSON, the view should return an HTTP 503 status.
+        """
+        self._mock_ecommerce_api(body='TOTALLY NOT JSON!')
+        response = self._post_to_view()
+        self.assertValidEcommerceApiErrorResponse(response)
+        self.assertFalse(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, self.course.id))
+
+    @data(True, False)
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_course_with_honor_seat_sku(self, user_is_active):
+        """
+        If the course has a SKU, the view should get authorization from the E-Commerce API before enrolling
+        the user in the course. If authorization is approved, the user should be redirected to the user dashboard.
+        """
+
+        # Set user's active flag
+        self.user.is_active = user_is_active
+        self.user.save()  # pylint: disable=no-member
+
+        def request_callback(_method, _uri, headers):
+            """ Mock the E-Commerce API's call to the enrollment API. """
+            add_enrollment(self.user.username, unicode(self.course.id), 'honor')
+            return 200, headers, ECOMMERCE_API_SUCCESSFUL_BODY
+
+        self._mock_ecommerce_api(body=request_callback)
+        response = self._post_to_view()
+
+        # Validate the response content
+        msg = Messages.ORDER_COMPLETED.format(order_number=ORDER_NUMBER)
+        self.assertResponseMessage(response, msg)
+
+        self.assertTrue(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, self.course.id))
+
+        # Verify the correct information was passed to the E-Commerce API
+        request = httpretty.last_request()
+        sku = CourseMode.objects.filter(course_id=self.course.id, mode_slug='honor', sku__isnull=False)[0].sku
+        self.assertEqual(request.body, 'sku={}'.format(sku))
+        self.assertEqual(request.headers['Content-Type'], 'application/json')
+
+        # Verify the JWT is correct
+        expected_jwt = jwt.encode({'username': self.user.username, 'email': self.user.email},
+                                  ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY)
+        self.assertEqual(request.headers['Authorization'], 'JWT {}'.format(expected_jwt))
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_order_not_complete(self):
+        self._mock_ecommerce_api(body=json.dumps({'status': OrderStatus.OPEN, 'number': ORDER_NUMBER}))
+        response = self._post_to_view()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 202)
+        msg = Messages.ORDER_INCOMPLETE_ENROLLED.format(order_number=ORDER_NUMBER)
+        self.assertResponseMessage(response, msg)
+
+        # TODO Eventually we should NOT be enrolling users directly from this view.
+        self.assertTrue(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, self.course.id))
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_course_without_sku(self):
+        """
+        If the course does NOT have a SKU, the user should be enrolled in the course (under the honor mode) and
+        redirected to the user dashboard.
+        """
+        # Remove SKU from all course modes
+        for course_mode in CourseMode.objects.filter(course_id=self.course.id):
+            course_mode.sku = None
+            course_mode.save()
+
+        # Place an order
+        self._mock_ecommerce_api()
+        response = self._post_to_view()
+
+        # Validate the response content
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        msg = Messages.NO_SKU_ENROLLED.format(enrollment_mode='honor', course_id=self.course.id,
+                                              username=self.user.username)
+        self.assertResponseMessage(response, msg)
+
+        # The user should be enrolled, and no calls made to the E-Commerce API
+        self.assertTrue(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, self.course.id))
+        self.assertIsInstance(httpretty.last_request(), HTTPrettyRequestEmpty)
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    @override_settings(ECOMMERCE_API_URL=None, ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY=None)
+    def test_no_settings(self):
+        """
+        If no settings exist to define the E-Commerce API URL or signing key, the view should enroll the user.
+        """
+        response = self._post_to_view()
+
+        # Validate the response
+        self._mock_ecommerce_api()
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        msg = Messages.NO_ECOM_API.format(username=self.user.username, course_id=self.course.id)
+        self.assertResponseMessage(response, msg)
+
+        # Ensure that the user is not enrolled and that no calls were made to the E-Commerce API
+        self.assertTrue(CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(self.user, self.course.id))
+        self.assertIsInstance(httpretty.last_request(), HTTPrettyRequestEmpty)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/commerce/urls.py b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fa815adc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""
+Defines the URL routes for this app.
+"""
+
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+
+from .views import OrdersView
+
+urlpatterns = patterns(
+    '',
+    url(r'^orders/$', OrdersView.as_view(), name="orders"),
+)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/commerce/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c16ab8fa52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/commerce/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+""" Commerce views. """
+
+import logging
+from simplejson import JSONDecodeError
+
+from django.conf import settings
+import jwt
+from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
+import requests
+from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
+from rest_framework.status import HTTP_406_NOT_ACCEPTABLE, HTTP_202_ACCEPTED, HTTP_200_OK
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+
+from commerce.constants import OrderStatus, Messages
+from commerce.http import DetailResponse, ApiErrorResponse
+from course_modes.models import CourseMode
+from courseware import courses
+from enrollment.api import add_enrollment
+from util.authentication import SessionAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class OrdersView(APIView):
+    """ Creates an order with a course seat and enrolls users. """
+
+    # LMS utilizes User.user_is_active to indicate email verification, not whether an account is active. Sigh!
+    authentication_classes = (SessionAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser,)
+    permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
+
+    def _is_data_valid(self, request):
+        """
+        Validates the data posted to the view.
+
+        Arguments
+            request -- HTTP request
+
+        Returns
+            Tuple (data_is_valid, course_key, error_msg)
+        """
+        course_id = request.DATA.get('course_id')
+
+        if not course_id:
+            return False, None, u'Field course_id is missing.'
+
+        try:
+            course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
+            courses.get_course(course_key)
+        except (InvalidKeyError, ValueError)as ex:
+            log.exception(u'Unable to locate course matching %s.', course_id)
+            return False, None, ex.message
+
+        return True, course_key, None
+
+    def _get_jwt(self, user):
+        """
+        Returns a JWT object with the specified user's info.
+
+        Raises AttributeError if settings.ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY is not set.
+        """
+        data = {
+            'username': user.username,
+            'email': user.email
+        }
+        return jwt.encode(data, getattr(settings, 'ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY'))
+
+    def _enroll(self, course_key, user):
+        """ Enroll the user in the course. """
+        add_enrollment(user.username, unicode(course_key))
+
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """
+        Attempt to create the order and enroll the user.
+        """
+        user = request.user
+        valid, course_key, error = self._is_data_valid(request)
+        if not valid:
+            return DetailResponse(error, status=HTTP_406_NOT_ACCEPTABLE)
+
+        # Ensure that the E-Commerce API is setup properly
+        ecommerce_api_url = getattr(settings, 'ECOMMERCE_API_URL', None)
+        ecommerce_api_signing_key = getattr(settings, 'ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY', None)
+
+        if not (ecommerce_api_url and ecommerce_api_signing_key):
+            self._enroll(course_key, user)
+            msg = Messages.NO_ECOM_API.format(username=user.username, course_id=unicode(course_key))
+            log.debug(msg)
+            return DetailResponse(msg)
+
+        # Default to honor mode. In the future we may expand this view to support additional modes.
+        mode = CourseMode.DEFAULT_MODE_SLUG
+        course_modes = CourseMode.objects.filter(course_id=course_key, mode_slug=mode, sku__isnull=False)
+
+        # If there are no course modes with SKUs, enroll the user without contacting the external API.
+        if not course_modes.exists():
+            msg = Messages.NO_SKU_ENROLLED.format(enrollment_mode=mode, course_id=unicode(course_key),
+                                                  username=user.username)
+            log.debug(msg)
+            self._enroll(course_key, user)
+            return DetailResponse(msg)
+
+        # Contact external API
+        headers = {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            'Authorization': 'JWT {}'.format(self._get_jwt(user))
+        }
+
+        url = '{}/orders/'.format(ecommerce_api_url.strip('/'))
+
+        try:
+            timeout = getattr(settings, 'ECOMMERCE_API_TIMEOUT', 5)
+            response = requests.post(url, data={'sku': course_modes[0].sku}, headers=headers, timeout=timeout)
+        except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+            log.exception('Call to E-Commerce API failed: %s.', ex.message)
+            return ApiErrorResponse()
+
+        status_code = response.status_code
+
+        try:
+            data = response.json()
+        except JSONDecodeError:
+            log.error('E-Commerce API response is not valid JSON.')
+            return ApiErrorResponse()
+
+        if status_code == HTTP_200_OK:
+            order_number = data.get('number')
+            order_status = data.get('status')
+            if order_status == OrderStatus.COMPLETE:
+                msg = Messages.ORDER_COMPLETED.format(order_number=order_number)
+                log.debug(msg)
+                return DetailResponse(msg)
+            else:
+                # TODO Before this functionality is fully rolled-out, this branch should be updated to NOT enroll the
+                # user. Enrollments must be initiated by the E-Commerce API only.
+                self._enroll(course_key, user)
+                msg = u'Order %(order_number)s was received with %(status)s status. Expected %(complete_status)s. ' \
+                      u'User %(username)s was enrolled in %(course_id)s by LMS.'
+                msg_kwargs = {
+                    'order_number': order_number,
+                    'status': order_status,
+                    'complete_status': OrderStatus.COMPLETE,
+                    'username': user.username,
+                    'course_id': unicode(course_key),
+                }
+                log.error(msg, msg_kwargs)
+
+                msg = Messages.ORDER_INCOMPLETE_ENROLLED.format(order_number=order_number)
+                return DetailResponse(msg, status=HTTP_202_ACCEPTED)
+        else:
+            msg = u'Response from E-Commerce API was invalid: (%(status)d) - %(msg)s'
+            msg_kwargs = {
+                'status': status_code,
+                'msg': data.get('user_message'),
+            }
+            log.error(msg, msg_kwargs)
+
+            return ApiErrorResponse()
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/tests.py
index 1b41e26641..f198629cc0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/tests.py
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ class EdxNotesViewsTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         response = self.client.get(self.get_token_url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         client = Client.objects.get(name='edx-notes')
-        jwt.decode(response.content, client.client_secret)
+        jwt.decode(response.content, client.client_secret, audience=client.client_id)
 
     @patch.dict("django.conf.settings.FEATURES", {"ENABLE_EDXNOTES": True})
     def test_get_id_token_anonymous(self):
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 43e5c698c8..0f049b357f 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -1649,7 +1649,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 
     # CORS and cross-domain CSRF
     'corsheaders',
-    'cors_csrf'
+    'cors_csrf',
+
+    'commerce',
 )
 
 ######################### CSRF #########################################
@@ -2086,3 +2088,8 @@ ACCOUNT_VISIBILITY_CONFIGURATION = {
         'profile_image',
     ],
 }
+
+# E-Commerce API Configuration
+ECOMMERCE_API_URL = None
+ECOMMERCE_API_SIGNING_KEY = None
+ECOMMERCE_API_TIMEOUT = 5
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index f53481a5c7..96d7fba785 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ if settings.FEATURES.get('RESTRICT_ENROLL_BY_REG_METHOD'):
 # Shopping cart
 urlpatterns += (
     url(r'^shoppingcart/', include('shoppingcart.urls')),
+    url(r'^commerce/', include('commerce.urls', namespace='commerce')),
 )
 
 # Embargo
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 9dfb926cbd..401d7ce7fe 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ polib==1.0.3
 pycrypto>=2.6
 pygments==2.0.1
 pygraphviz==1.1
+PyJWT==0.4.3
 pymongo==2.7.2
 pyparsing==2.0.1
 python-memcached==1.48
diff --git a/requirements/edx/github.txt b/requirements/edx/github.txt
index 28629698ac..63f67eaca3 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/github.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/github.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ git+https://github.com/mitocw/django-cas.git@60a5b8e5a62e63e0d5d224a87f0b489201a
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/opaque-keys.git@1254ed4d615a428591850656f39f26509b86d30a#egg=opaque-keys
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/ease.git@97de68448e5495385ba043d3091f570a699d5b5f#egg=ease
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/i18n-tools.git@193cebd9aa784f8899ef496f2aa050b08eff402b#egg=i18n-tools
--e git+https://github.com/edx/edx-oauth2-provider.git@0.4.1#egg=oauth2-provider
+-e git+https://github.com/edx/edx-oauth2-provider.git@0.4.2#egg=oauth2-provider
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/edx-val.git@fbec6efc86abb36f55de947baacc2092881dcde2#egg=edx-val
 -e git+https://github.com/pmitros/RecommenderXBlock.git@9b07e807c89ba5761827d0387177f71aa57ef056#egg=recommender-xblock
 -e git+https://github.com/edx/edx-milestones.git@547f2250ee49e73ce8d7ff4e78ecf1b049892510#egg=edx-milestones