diff --git a/django_statsd/celery.py b/django_statsd/celery.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6654af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_statsd/celery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django_statsd.clients import statsd
+import time
+
+_task_start_times = {}
+
+
+def on_task_sent(sender=None, task_id=None, task=None, **kwds):
+    """
+    Handle Celery ``task_sent`` signals.
+    """
+    # Increase statsd counter.
+    statsd.incr('celery.%s.sent' % task)
+
+
+def on_task_prerun(sender=None, task_id=None, task=None, **kwds):
+    """
+    Handle Celery ``task_prerun``signals.
+    """
+    # Increase statsd counter.
+    statsd.incr('celery.%s.start' % task.name)
+
+    # Keep track of start times. (For logging the duration in the postrun.)
+    _task_start_times[task_id] = time.time()
+
+
+def on_task_postrun(sender=None, task_id=None, task=None, **kwds):
+    """
+    Handle Celery ``task_postrun`` signals.
+    """
+    # Increase statsd counter.
+    statsd.incr('celery.%s.done' % task.name)
+
+    # Log duration.
+    start_time = _task_start_times.pop(task_id, False)
+    if start_time:
+        ms = int((time.time() - start_time) * 1000)
+        statsd.timing('celery.%s.runtime' % task.name, ms)
+
+
+def on_task_failure(sender=None, task_id=None, task=None, **kwds):
+    """
+    Handle Celery ``task_failure`` signals.
+    """
+    # Increase statsd counter.
+    statsd.incr('celery.%s.failure' % task)
+
+
+def register_celery_events():
+    try:
+        from celery import signals
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        signals.task_sent.connect(on_task_sent)
+        signals.task_prerun.connect(on_task_prerun)
+        signals.task_postrun.connect(on_task_postrun)
+        signals.task_failure.connect(on_task_failure)
diff --git a/django_statsd/models.py b/django_statsd/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aedbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_statsd/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from .celery import register_celery_events
+from django.conf import settings
+
+if getattr(settings, 'STATSD_CELERY_SIGNALS', False):
+    register_celery_events()
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 2a2733c..d75afde 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -209,6 +209,17 @@ would look that up on the graphite server with the key::
 
         stats.addons.view.GET
 
+Celery signals integration
+--------------------------
+
+You can log all the ``task_sent``, ``task_prerun``, ``task_postrun`` and
+``task_failure`` signals of celery along with the duration of succesful tasks.
+
+To enable this, add the following to your Django settings::
+
+        STATSD_CELERY_SIGNALS = True
+
+
 Front end timing integration
 ----------------------------