diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5f63f3..0cc5206 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ formatting.
 | proto | [protoc-gen-lint](https://github.com/ckaznocha/protoc-gen-lint) |
 | Pug | [pug-lint](https://github.com/pugjs/pug-lint) |
 | Puppet | [puppet](https://puppet.com), [puppet-lint](https://puppet-lint.com) |
-| Python | [autopep8](https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8), [flake8](http://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/), [isort](https://github.com/timothycrosley/isort), [mypy](http://mypy-lang.org/), [pycodestyle](https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle), [pyls](https://github.com/palantir/python-language-server), [pylint](https://www.pylint.org/) !!, [yapf](https://github.com/google/yapf) |
+| Python | [autopep8](https://github.com/hhatto/autopep8), [flake8](http://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/), [isort](https://github.com/timothycrosley/isort), [mypy](http://mypy-lang.org/), [prospector](http://github.com/landscapeio/prospector), [pycodestyle](https://github.com/PyCQA/pycodestyle), [pyls](https://github.com/palantir/python-language-server), [pylint](https://www.pylint.org/) !!, [yapf](https://github.com/google/yapf) |
 | R | [lintr](https://github.com/jimhester/lintr) |
 | ReasonML | [merlin](https://github.com/the-lambda-church/merlin) see `:help ale-integration-reason-merlin` for configuration instructions, [ols](https://github.com/freebroccolo/ocaml-language-server), [refmt](https://github.com/reasonml/reason-cli) |
 | reStructuredText | [proselint](http://proselint.com/), [rstcheck](https://github.com/myint/rstcheck), [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good), [redpen](http://redpen.cc/) |
diff --git a/ale_linters/python/prospector.vim b/ale_linters/python/prospector.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66af598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ale_linters/python/prospector.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+" Author: chocoelho <carlospecter@gmail.com>
+" Description: prospector linter python files
+
+let g:ale_python_prospector_executable =
+\   get(g:, 'ale_python_prospector_executable', 'prospector')
+
+let g:ale_python_prospector_options =
+\   get(g:, 'ale_python_prospector_options', '')
+
+let g:ale_python_prospector_use_global = get(g:, 'ale_python_prospector_use_global', 0)
+
+function! ale_linters#python#prospector#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
+    return ale#python#FindExecutable(a:buffer, 'python_prospector', ['prospector'])
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#python#prospector#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+    return ale#Escape(ale_linters#python#prospector#GetExecutable(a:buffer))
+    \   . ' ' . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'python_prospector_options')
+    \   . ' --messages-only --absolute-paths --zero-exit --output-format json'
+    \   . ' %s'
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#python#prospector#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+    let l:output = []
+
+    let l:prospector_error = json_decode(join(a:lines, ''))
+
+    for l:error in l:prospector_error.messages
+        if (l:error.code is# 'W291' || l:error.code is# 'W293' || l:error.code is# 'trailing-whitespace')
+        \ && !ale#Var(a:buffer, 'warn_about_trailing_whitespace')
+            " Skip warnings for trailing whitespace if the option is off.
+            continue
+        endif
+
+        if l:error.code is# 'W391'
+        \&& !ale#Var(a:buffer, 'warn_about_trailing_blank_lines')
+            " Skip warnings for trailing blank lines if the option is off
+            continue
+        endif
+
+        if l:error.source =~# '\v\[%(dodgy|mccabe|pep8|pep257|pyroma)\]$'
+            let l:sub_type = 'style'
+        else
+            let l:sub_type = ''
+        endif
+
+        if l:error.source =~# '\v\[pylint\]$'
+            let l:type = l:error.code =~? '\m^[CRW]' ? 'W' : 'E'
+        elseif l:error.source =~# '\v\[%(frosted|pep8)\]$'
+            let l:type = l:error.code =~? '\m^W' ? 'W' : 'E'
+        elseif l:error.source =~# '\v\[%(dodgy|pyroma|vulture)\]$'
+            let l:type = 'W'
+        else
+            let l:type = 'E'
+        endif
+
+        let l:item = {
+        \   'lnum': l:error.location.line,
+        \   'col': l:error.location.character + 1,
+        \   'text': l:error.message,
+        \   'code': printf('(%s) %s', l:error.source, l:error.code),
+        \   'type': l:type,
+        \   'sub_type': l:sub_type,
+        \}
+
+        if l:sub_type is# ''
+            unlet l:item.sub_type
+        endif
+
+        call add(l:output, l:item)
+    endfor
+
+    return l:output
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('python', {
+\   'name': 'prospector',
+\   'executable_callback': 'ale_linters#python#prospector#GetExecutable',
+\   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#python#prospector#GetCommand',
+\   'callback': 'ale_linters#python#prospector#Handle',
+\   'lint_file': 1,
+\})
diff --git a/doc/ale-python.txt b/doc/ale-python.txt
index a78cb5a..742a854 100644
--- a/doc/ale-python.txt
+++ b/doc/ale-python.txt
@@ -122,6 +122,46 @@ g:ale_python_mypy_use_global                     *g:ale_python_mypy_use_global*
   See |ale-integrations-local-executables|
 
 
+===============================================================================
+prospector                                              *ale-python-prospector*
+
+g:ale_python_prospector_executable               *g:ale_python_prospector_executable*
+                                                 *b:ale_python_prospector_executable*
+  Type: |String|
+  Default: `'prospector'`
+
+  See |ale-integrations-local-executables|
+
+
+g:ale_python_prospector_options                  *g:ale_python_prospector_options*
+                                                 *b:ale_python_prospector_options*
+  Type: |String|
+  Default: `''`
+
+  This variable can be changed to add command-line arguments to the prospector
+  invocation.
+
+  For example, to dynamically switch between programs targeting Python 2 and
+  Python 3, you may want to set >
+
+  let g:ale_python_prospector_executable = 'python3'
+  " or 'python' for Python 2
+  let g:ale_python_prospector_options = '--rcfile /path/to/.prospector.yaml'
+  " The virtualenv detection needs to be disabled.
+  let g:ale_python_prospector_use_global = 0
+
+  after making sure it's installed for the appropriate Python versions (e.g.
+  `python3 -m pip install --user prospector`).
+
+
+g:ale_python_prospector_use_global               *g:ale_python_prospector_use_global*
+                                                 *b:ale_python_prospector_use_global*
+  Type: |Number|
+  Default: `0`
+
+  See |ale-integrations-local-executables|
+
+
 ===============================================================================
 pycodestyle                                            *ale-python-pycodestyle*
 
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index a4ec727..d39a5c6 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ CONTENTS                                                         *ale-contents*
       flake8..............................|ale-python-flake8|
       isort...............................|ale-python-isort|
       mypy................................|ale-python-mypy|
+      prospector..........................|ale-python-prospector|
       pycodestyle.........................|ale-python-pycodestyle|
       pylint..............................|ale-python-pylint|
       pyls................................|ale-python-pyls|
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ Notes:
 * proto: `protoc-gen-lint`
 * Pug: `pug-lint`
 * Puppet: `puppet`, `puppet-lint`
-* Python: `autopep8`, `flake8`, `isort`, `mypy`, `pycodestyle`, `pyls`, `pylint`!!, `yapf`
+* Python: `autopep8`, `flake8`, `isort`, `mypy`, `prospector`, `pycodestyle`, `pyls`, `pylint`!!, `yapf`
 * R: `lintr`
 * ReasonML: `merlin`, `ols`, `refmt`
 * reStructuredText: `proselint`, `rstcheck`, `write-good`, `redpen`
diff --git a/test/handler/test_prospector_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_prospector_handler.vader
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7962f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/handler/test_prospector_handler.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+Before:
+  Save g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace
+
+  let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace = 1
+
+  runtime ale_linters/python/prospector.vim
+
+After:
+  Restore
+
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+  silent file something_else.py
+
+Execute(Basic prospector errors should be handle):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 20,
+  \     'col': 1,
+  \     'text': 'Trailing whitespace',
+  \     'code': '(pylint) trailing-whitespace',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 1,
+  \     'col': 1,
+  \     'text': 'Missing module docstring',
+  \     'code': '(pylint) missing-docstring',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 2,
+  \     'col': 1,
+  \     'text': 'Missing function docstring',
+  \     'code': '(pylint) missing-docstring',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 3,
+  \     'col': 5,
+  \     'text': '''break'' not properly in loop',
+  \     'code': '(pylint) not-in-loop',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 4,
+  \     'col': 5,
+  \     'text': 'Unreachable code',
+  \     'code': '(pylint) unreachable',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 7,
+  \     'col': 33,
+  \     'text': 'No exception type(s) specified',
+  \     'code': '(pylint) bare-except',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \ ],
+  \ ale_linters#python#prospector#Handle(bufnr(''), [
+  \ '{',
+  \ '  "messages": [',
+  \ '    {',
+  \ '      "source": "pylint",',
+  \ '      "code": "trailing-whitespace",',
+  \ '      "message": "Trailing whitespace",',
+  \ '      "location": {',
+  \ '        "character": 0,',
+  \ '        "line": 20',
+  \ '      }',
+  \ '    },',
+  \ '    {',
+  \ '      "source": "pylint",',
+  \ '      "code": "missing-docstring",',
+  \ '      "message": "Missing module docstring",',
+  \ '      "location": {',
+  \ '        "character": 0,',
+  \ '        "line": 1',
+  \ '      }',
+  \ '    },',
+  \ '    {',
+  \ '      "source": "pylint",',
+  \ '      "code": "missing-docstring",',
+  \ '      "message": "Missing function docstring",',
+  \ '      "location": {',
+  \ '        "character": 0,',
+  \ '        "line": 2',
+  \ '      }',
+  \ '    },',
+  \ '    {',
+  \ '      "source": "pylint",',
+  \ '      "code": "not-in-loop",',
+  \ '      "message": "''break'' not properly in loop",',
+  \ '      "location": {',
+  \ '        "character": 4,',
+  \ '        "line": 3',
+  \ '      }',
+  \ '    },',
+  \ '    {',
+  \ '      "source": "pylint",',
+  \ '      "code": "unreachable",',
+  \ '      "message": "Unreachable code",',
+  \ '      "location": {',
+  \ '        "character": 4,',
+  \ '        "line": 4',
+  \ '      }',
+  \ '    },',
+  \ '    {',
+  \ '      "source": "pylint",',
+  \ '      "code": "bare-except",',
+  \ '      "message": "No exception type(s) specified",',
+  \ '      "location": {',
+  \ '        "character": 32,',
+  \ '        "line": 7',
+  \ '      }',
+  \ '    }',
+  \ '  ]',
+  \ '}',
+  \ ])
+
+Execute(Ignoring trailing whitespace messages should work):
+  let g:ale_warn_about_trailing_whitespace = 0
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 1,
+  \     'col': 1,
+  \     'text': 'Missing module docstring',
+  \     'code': '(pylint) missing-docstring',
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \   },
+  \ ],
+  \ ale_linters#python#prospector#Handle(bufnr(''), [
+  \ '{',
+  \ '  "messages": [',
+  \ '    {',
+  \ '      "source": "pylint",',
+  \ '      "code": "trailing-whitespace",',
+  \ '      "message": "Trailing whitespace",',
+  \ '      "location": {',
+  \ '        "character": 0,',
+  \ '        "line": 4',
+  \ '      }',
+  \ '    },',
+  \ '    {',
+  \ '      "source": "pylint",',
+  \ '      "code": "missing-docstring",',
+  \ '      "message": "Missing module docstring",',
+  \ '      "location": {',
+  \ '        "character": 0,',
+  \ '        "line": 1',
+  \ '      }',
+  \ '    }',
+  \ '  ]',
+  \ '}',
+  \ ])