diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/learn_io/numpy_io.py b/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/learn_io/numpy_io.py
index 9a7a6bcc56715db8642bf6b8cfe93d863e35036f..692438807fbd7febb156d4db73b5d3deba6c987d 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/learn_io/numpy_io.py
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/learn_io/numpy_io.py
@@ -18,6 +18,21 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-# pylint: disable=unused-import
-from tensorflow.python.estimator.inputs.numpy_io import numpy_input_fn
-# pylint: enable=unused-import
+from tensorflow.python.estimator.inputs.numpy_io import numpy_input_fn as core_numpy_input_fn
+
+
+def numpy_input_fn(x,
+                   y=None,
+                   batch_size=128,
+                   num_epochs=1,
+                   shuffle=True,
+                   queue_capacity=1000,
+                   num_threads=1):
+  """This input_fn diffs from the core version with default `shuffle`."""
+  return core_numpy_input_fn(x=x,
+                             y=y,
+                             batch_size=batch_size,
+                             shuffle=shuffle,
+                             num_epochs=num_epochs,
+                             queue_capacity=queue_capacity,
+                             num_threads=num_threads)
diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/learn_io/pandas_io.py b/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/learn_io/pandas_io.py
index e7fb830568ca3adaebcd292221b7dc89a2bdbff1..ede7558eafa9237dc63aa95a62e599c5e9755822 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/learn_io/pandas_io.py
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn/learn_io/pandas_io.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-from tensorflow.python.estimator.inputs.pandas_io import pandas_input_fn  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+from tensorflow.python.estimator.inputs.pandas_io import pandas_input_fn as core_pandas_input_fn
 
 try:
   # pylint: disable=g-import-not-at-top
@@ -47,6 +47,25 @@ PANDAS_DTYPES = {
 }
 
 
+def pandas_input_fn(x,
+                    y=None,
+                    batch_size=128,
+                    num_epochs=1,
+                    shuffle=True,
+                    queue_capacity=1000,
+                    num_threads=1,
+                    target_column='target'):
+  """This input_fn diffs from the core version with default `shuffle`."""
+  return core_pandas_input_fn(x=x,
+                              y=y,
+                              batch_size=batch_size,
+                              shuffle=shuffle,
+                              num_epochs=num_epochs,
+                              queue_capacity=queue_capacity,
+                              num_threads=num_threads,
+                              target_column=target_column)
+
+
 def extract_pandas_data(data):
   """Extract data from pandas.DataFrame for predictors.
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/numpy_io.py b/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/numpy_io.py
index e25e29bd9c76f065db480033788584d77c56146b..7ccd920a2e78ddf795d5b43c47664c6b913bf04c 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/numpy_io.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/numpy_io.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def numpy_input_fn(x,
                    y=None,
                    batch_size=128,
                    num_epochs=1,
-                   shuffle=True,
+                   shuffle=None,
                    queue_capacity=1000,
                    num_threads=1):
   """Returns input function that would feed dict of numpy arrays into the model.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def numpy_input_fn(x,
 
   Args:
     x: dict of numpy array object.
-    y: numpy array object.
+    y: numpy array object. `None` if absent.
     batch_size: Integer, size of batches to return.
     num_epochs: Integer, number of epochs to iterate over data. If `None` will
       run forever.
@@ -83,9 +83,13 @@ def numpy_input_fn(x,
   Raises:
     ValueError: if the shape of `y` mismatches the shape of values in `x` (i.e.,
       values in `x` have same shape).
-    TypeError: `x` is not a dict.
+    TypeError: `x` is not a dict or `shuffle` is not bool.
   """
 
+  if not isinstance(shuffle, bool):
+    raise TypeError('shuffle must be explicitly set as boolean; '
+                    'got {}'.format(shuffle))
+
   def input_fn():
     """Numpy input function."""
     if not isinstance(x, dict):
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/numpy_io_test.py b/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/numpy_io_test.py
index e30ce5515f6aea1a37bfb29edab1ee0bf00b75e9..5f9b68b0556f612c74ac81a4b57b602e29577f81 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/numpy_io_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/numpy_io_test.py
@@ -239,6 +239,15 @@ class NumpyIoTest(test.TestCase):
             x, y, batch_size=2, shuffle=False, num_epochs=1)
         failing_input_fn()
 
+  def testNumpyInputFnWithNonBoolShuffle(self):
+    x = np.arange(32, 36)
+    y = np.arange(4)
+    with self.test_session():
+      with self.assertRaisesRegexp(TypeError,
+                                   'shuffle must be explicitly set as boolean'):
+        # Default shuffle is None.
+        numpy_io.numpy_input_fn(x, y)
+
   def testNumpyInputFnWithTargetKeyAlreadyInX(self):
     array = np.arange(32, 36)
     x = {'__target_key__': array}
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/pandas_io.py b/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/pandas_io.py
index a1e418f487c5b7da6907fa945fba0165334432cf..a815566e0f576656f7c7b2353ef1fa915892c58e 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/pandas_io.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/pandas_io.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def pandas_input_fn(x,
                     y=None,
                     batch_size=128,
                     num_epochs=1,
-                    shuffle=True,
+                    shuffle=None,
                     queue_capacity=1000,
                     num_threads=1,
                     target_column='target'):
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def pandas_input_fn(x,
 
   Args:
     x: pandas `DataFrame` object.
-    y: pandas `Series` object.
+    y: pandas `Series` object. `None` if absent.
     batch_size: int, size of batches to return.
     num_epochs: int, number of epochs to iterate over data. If not `None`,
       read attempts that would exceed this value will raise `OutOfRangeError`.
@@ -64,11 +64,16 @@ def pandas_input_fn(x,
   Raises:
     ValueError: if `x` already contains a column with the same name as `y`, or
       if the indexes of `x` and `y` don't match.
+    TypeError: `shuffle` is not bool.
   """
   if not HAS_PANDAS:
     raise TypeError(
         'pandas_input_fn should not be called without pandas installed')
 
+  if not isinstance(shuffle, bool):
+    raise TypeError('shuffle must be explicitly set as boolean; '
+                    'got {}'.format(shuffle))
+
   x = x.copy()
   if y is not None:
     if target_column in x:
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/pandas_io_test.py b/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/pandas_io_test.py
index e6934d3ff95c3159c53c7847d84e8226d9eddde0..e5912a3b28e78c6fc9d8b259a81b2575e6868c6f 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/pandas_io_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/estimator/inputs/pandas_io_test.py
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ class PandasIoTest(test.TestCase):
       pandas_io.pandas_input_fn(
           x, y_noindex, batch_size=2, shuffle=False, num_epochs=1)
 
+  def testPandasInputFn_NonBoolShuffle(self):
+    if not HAS_PANDAS:
+      return
+    x, _ = self.makeTestDataFrame()
+    y_noindex = pd.Series(np.arange(-32, -28))
+    with self.assertRaisesRegexp(TypeError,
+                                 'shuffle must be explicitly set as boolean'):
+      # Default shuffle is None
+      pandas_io.pandas_input_fn(x, y_noindex)
+
   def testPandasInputFn_ProducesExpectedOutputs(self):
     if not HAS_PANDAS:
       return