diff --git a/impala/sqlalchemy.py b/impala/sqlalchemy.py
index 2c9cbd997..ceed6e944 100644
--- a/impala/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/impala/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -182,9 +182,27 @@ def get_foreign_keys(self, connection, table_name, schema=None, **kw):
         return []
 
     def get_indexes(self, connection, table_name, schema=None, **kw):
-        # no indexes in impala
-        # TODO(laserson): handle partitions, like in PyHive
-        return []
+        name = table_name
+        if schema is not None:
+            name = '%s.%s' % (schema, name)
+        query = 'DESCRIBE FORMATTED %s' % name
+        cursor = connection.execute(query)
+        rows = cursor.fetchall()
+        # Strip whitespace
+        rows = [[col.strip() if col else None for col in row] for row in rows]
+        # Filter out empty rows and comment
+        rows = [row for row in rows if row[0]]
+        for i, (col_name, _col_type, _comment) in enumerate(rows):
+            if col_name == '# Partition Information':
+                break
+        # Handle partition columns
+        col_names = []
+        for col_name, _col_type, _comment in rows[i + 1:]:
+            col_names.append(col_name)
+        if col_names:
+            return [{'name': 'partition', 'column_names': col_names, 'unique': False}]
+        else:
+            return []
 
     def do_rollback(self, dbapi_connection):
         # no transactions in impala
diff --git a/impala/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py b/impala/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
index df2b446b4..d179ef5c1 100644
--- a/impala/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/impala/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -20,6 +20,42 @@
 
 from impala.sqlalchemy import STRING, INT, DOUBLE, TINYINT
 
+def table_metadata_from_ddl_template(con, ddl, table_name):
+    """
+    Helper for loading table metadata from ddl create table.
+    """
+    cur = con.cursor()
+    cur.execute(ddl.format(table=table_name))
+    cur.close()
+    engine = create_engine('impala://', creator=lambda x: con)
+    metadata = MetaData()
+    return Table(table_name, metadata, autoload=True, autoload_with=engine)
+
+def test_no_partitions_no_indexes(con):
+    """
+    Assert that table with no partitions contains no indices.
+    """
+    ddl = 'CREATE TABLE {table} (a STRING)'
+    table = table_metadata_from_ddl_template(con, ddl, 'no_partitions')
+    assert len(table.indexes) == 0
+
+def test_one_partitions_indexes(con):
+    """
+    Assert that table with one partition has one index with one column.
+    """
+    ddl = 'CREATE TABLE {table} (a STRING) PARTITIONED BY (b INT);'
+    table = table_metadata_from_ddl_template(con, ddl, 'one_partition')
+    assert len(table.indexes) == 1
+    assert str(list(table.indexes)[0].columns) == "['one_partition.b']"
+
+def test_two_partitions_indexes(con):
+    """
+    Assert that table with two partitions has one index with two columns.
+    """
+    ddl = 'CREATE TABLE {table} (a STRING) PARTITIONED BY (b INT, c INT);'
+    table = table_metadata_from_ddl_template(con, ddl, 'two_partitions')
+    assert len(table.indexes) == 1
+    assert str(list(table.indexes)[0].columns) == "['two_partitions.b', 'two_partitions.c']"
 
 def test_sqlalchemy_compilation():
     engine = create_engine('impala://localhost')