diff --git a/python/pyspark/mllib/stat/_statistics.py b/python/pyspark/mllib/stat/_statistics.py
index 218ac148ca992..1d83e9d483f8e 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/mllib/stat/_statistics.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/mllib/stat/_statistics.py
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ def max(self):
     def min(self):
         return self.call("min").toArray()
 
+    def normL1(self):
+        return self.call("normL1").toArray()
+
+    def normL2(self):
+        return self.call("normL2").toArray()
+
 
 class Statistics(object):
 
diff --git a/python/pyspark/mllib/tests.py b/python/pyspark/mllib/tests.py
index dd3b66ce67457..47dad7d12e4e4 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/mllib/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/mllib/tests.py
@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@ def test_col_with_different_rdds(self):
         summary = Statistics.colStats(data)
         self.assertEqual(10, summary.count())
 
+    def test_col_norms(self):
+        data = RandomRDDs.normalVectorRDD(self.sc, 1000, 10, 10)
+        summary = Statistics.colStats(data)
+        self.assertEqual(10, len(summary.normL1()))
+        self.assertEqual(10, len(summary.normL2()))
+
 
 class VectorUDTTests(PySparkTestCase):