diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index d5ed6a17..bb87b3f2 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ Kefir.fromEvents = require('./primary/from-events');
 // (Function) -> Stream
 Kefir.stream = require('./primary/stream');
 
-
-
+// (ES Observable) -> Stream
+Kefir.from = require('./primary/from');
 
 // Create a property
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/primary/from.js b/src/primary/from.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67b878bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/primary/from.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const stream = require('./stream');
+const symbol = require('../utils/symbol')('observable');
+
+module.exports = function fromObservable(_observable) {
+  const observable = _observable[symbol] ? _observable[symbol]() : _observable;
+  return stream(function(emitter) {
+    const unsub = observable.subscribe({
+      error(error) {
+        emitter.error(error);
+        emitter.end();
+      },
+      next(value) {
+        emitter.emit(value);
+      },
+      complete() {
+        emitter.end();
+      }
+    })
+
+    if (unsub.unsubscribe) {
+      return function () { unsub.unsubscribe(); };
+    } else {
+      return unsub;
+    }
+  }).setName('from');
+}
diff --git a/test/specs/from.coffee b/test/specs/from.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06535c1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/from.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Observable = require('zen-observable')
+Rx = require('@reactivex/rxjs')
+{activate, deactivate, Kefir} = require('../test-helpers.coffee')
+
+describe 'from', ->
+  it 'turns an ES7 observable into a stream', ->
+    expect(Kefir.from(Observable.of(1, 2))).toBeStream()
+
+  it 'emits events from observable to stream', (done) ->
+    stream = Kefir.from(Observable.of(1, 2))
+    values = []
+    stream.onValue (value) -> values.push(value)
+    stream.onEnd ->
+      expect(values).toEqual([1, 2])
+      done()
+
+  it 'ends stream after an error', (done) ->
+    observable = new Observable((observer) ->
+      observer.next(1)
+      observer.error()
+    )
+    Kefir.from(observable).onEnd -> done()
+
+  it 'turns an RxJS observable into a Kefir stream', (done) ->
+    stream = Kefir.from(Rx.Observable.of('hello world'))
+    values = []
+    stream.onValue (value) -> values.push(value)
+    stream.onEnd ->
+      expect(values).toEqual(['hello world'])
+      done()