diff --git a/docs/components/scale-control.md b/docs/components/scale-control.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24108d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/components/scale-control.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Scale Control
+
+This is a React equivalent of Mapbox's [ScaleControl](https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/api/#scalecontrol).
+
+```js
+import {Component} from 'react';
+import ReactMapGL, {ScaleControl} from 'react-map-gl';
+
+class Map extends Component {
+  render() {
+    const {viewport, updateViewport} = this.props;
+    return (
+      <ReactMapGL {...viewport} onViewportChange={updateViewport}>
+        <div style={{position: 'absolute', bottom: 100, left: 20}}>
+          <ScaleControl maxWidth={100} unit="metric"}/>
+        </div>
+      </ReactMapGL>
+    );
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Properties
+
+##### `maxWidth` {Number}
+
+The maximum length of the scale control in pixels. Default `100`.
+
+##### `unit` {String}
+
+Unit of the distance, one of `'imperial'`, `'metric'` or `'nautical'`.
+
+## Styling
+
+Like its Mapbox counterpart, this control relies on the mapbox-gl stylesheet to work properly. Make sure to add the stylesheet to your page.
+
+## Source
+[scale-control.js](https://github.com/uber/react-map-gl/tree/5.1-release/src/components/scale-control.js)
diff --git a/examples/controls/src/app.js b/examples/controls/src/app.js
index 9dfa19fe..bf5b81b0 100644
--- a/examples/controls/src/app.js
+++ b/examples/controls/src/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
 import {render} from 'react-dom';
-import MapGL, {Popup, NavigationControl, FullscreenControl} from 'react-map-gl';
+import MapGL, {Popup, NavigationControl, FullscreenControl, ScaleControl} from 'react-map-gl';
 
 import ControlPanel from './control-panel';
 import Pins from './pins';
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ const navStyle = {
   padding: '10px'
 };
 
+const scaleControlStyle = {
+  position: 'absolute',
+  bottom: 36,
+  left: 0,
+  padding: '10px'
+};
+
 export default class App extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -82,12 +89,15 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 
         {this._renderPopup()}
 
-        <div className="fullscreen" style={fullscreenControlStyle}>
+        <div style={fullscreenControlStyle}>
           <FullscreenControl />
         </div>
-        <div className="nav" style={navStyle}>
+        <div style={navStyle}>
           <NavigationControl />
         </div>
+        <div style={scaleControlStyle}>
+          <ScaleControl />
+        </div>
 
         <ControlPanel containerComponent={this.props.containerComponent} />
       </MapGL>
diff --git a/src/components/scale-control.js b/src/components/scale-control.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be4c3ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/scale-control.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// @flow
+// Copyright (c) 2015 Uber Technologies, Inc.
+
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import BaseControl from './base-control';
+import mapboxgl from '../utils/mapboxgl';
+
+import type {BaseControlProps} from './base-control';
+
+const propTypes = Object.assign({}, BaseControl.propTypes, {
+  maxWidth: PropTypes.number,
+  unit: PropTypes.oneOf(['imperial', 'metric', 'nautical'])
+});
+
+const defaultProps = Object.assign({}, BaseControl.defaultProps, {
+  maxWidth: 100,
+  unit: 'metric'
+});
+
+export type ScaleControlProps = BaseControlProps & {
+  maxWidth: number,
+  unit: string
+};
+
+export default class ScaleControl extends BaseControl<ScaleControlProps, *, HTMLDivElement> {
+  static propTypes = propTypes;
+  static defaultProps = defaultProps;
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    const mapboxScaleControl = new mapboxgl.ScaleControl();
+    mapboxScaleControl._map = this._context.map;
+    mapboxScaleControl._container = this._containerRef.current;
+    this._mapboxScaleControl = mapboxScaleControl;
+
+    this._update();
+  }
+
+  _control: any = null;
+  _mapboxScaleControl: any = null;
+
+  _update() {
+    const mapboxScaleControl = this._mapboxScaleControl;
+    if (mapboxScaleControl) {
+      mapboxScaleControl.options = this.props;
+      mapboxScaleControl._onMove();
+    }
+  }
+
+  _render() {
+    this._control = this._control || (
+      <div ref={this._containerRef} className="mapboxgl-ctrl mapboxgl-ctrl-scale" />
+    );
+    // Likely viewport has changed
+    this._update();
+
+    return this._control;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 2018f0ba..1e3050ea 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export {default as Popup} from './components/popup';
 export {default as FullscreenControl} from './components/fullscreen-control';
 export {default as GeolocateControl} from './components/geolocate-control';
 export {default as NavigationControl} from './components/navigation-control';
+export {default as ScaleControl} from './components/scale-control';
 
 // Overlays
 export {default as CanvasOverlay} from './overlays/canvas-overlay';
diff --git a/website/src/constants/pages.js b/website/src/constants/pages.js
index 03553396..e93cf795 100644
--- a/website/src/constants/pages.js
+++ b/website/src/constants/pages.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const docPages = {
           content: getDocUrl('README.md')
         },
         {
-          name: 'What\'s New',
+          name: "What's New",
           content: getDocUrl('whats-new.md')
         },
         {
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ const docPages = {
           name: 'Popup',
           content: getDocUrl('components/popup.md')
         },
+        {
+          name: 'ScaleControl',
+          content: getDocUrl('components/scale-control.md')
+        },
         {
           name: 'Source',
           content: getDocUrl('components/source.md')