diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/dataset/common.py b/python/paddle/v2/dataset/common.py
index 418b592a5ac638cc61b86a9b3fbdcee1e3a0bcaf..89675080e25339a12d07460601c2d7e5d36015ae 100644
--- a/python/paddle/v2/dataset/common.py
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/dataset/common.py
@@ -149,3 +149,47 @@ def cluster_files_reader(files_pattern,
                     yield line
 
     return reader
+
+
+def convert(output_path, eader, num_shards, name_prefix):
+    import recordio
+    import cPickle as pickle
+    """
+    Convert data from reader to recordio format files.
+
+    :param output_path: directory in which output files will be saved.
+    :param reader: a data reader, from which the convert program will read data instances.
+    :param num_shards: the number of shards that the dataset will be partitioned into.
+    :param name_prefix: the name prefix of generated files.
+    """
+
+    def open_needs(idx):
+        n = "%s/%s-%05d" % (output_path, name_prefix, idx)
+        w = recordio.writer(n)
+        f = open(n, "w")
+        idx += 1
+
+        return w, f, idx
+
+    def close_needs(w, f):
+        if w is not None:
+            w.close()
+
+        if f is not None:
+            f.close()
+
+    idx = 0
+    w = None
+    f = None
+
+    for i, d in enumerate(reader()):
+        if w is None:
+            w, f, idx = open_needs(idx)
+
+        w.write(pickle.dumps(d, pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL))
+
+        if i % num_shards == 0 and i >= num_shards:
+            close_needs(w, f)
+            w, f, idx = open_needs(idx)
+
+    close_needs(w, f)
diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/dataset/tests/common_test.py b/python/paddle/v2/dataset/tests/common_test.py
index f9815d4f9e1ee3bbe9ccf2dae588c51c262468c1..3120026e1e669fef2dc665192a338835a0d5d2e5 100644
--- a/python/paddle/v2/dataset/tests/common_test.py
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/dataset/tests/common_test.py
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ class TestCommon(unittest.TestCase):
         for idx, e in enumerate(reader()):
             self.assertEqual(e, str("0"))
 
+    def test_convert(self):
+        def test_reader():
+            def reader():
+                for x in xrange(10):
+                    yield x
+
+            return reader
+
+        path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+        paddle.v2.dataset.common.convert(path,
+                                         test_reader(), 4, 'random_images')
+
+        files = glob.glob(temp_path + '/random_images-*')
+        self.assertEqual(len(files), 3)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()