diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
index 296f7f13..1dee169f 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ function! airline#extensions#load()
     call airline#extensions#syntastic#init(s:ext)
   endif
 
+  if (get(g:, 'airline#extensions#ale#enabled', 1) && exists('g:loaded_ale'))
+    call airline#extensions#ale#init(s:ext)
+  endif
+
   if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#whitespace#enabled', 1)
     call airline#extensions#whitespace#init(s:ext)
   endif
diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/ale.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/ale.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84b1b36e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/ale.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+" MIT License. Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Bjorn Neergaard.
+" vim: et ts=2 sts=2 sw=2
+
+if !exists('g:loaded_ale')
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:error_symbol = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#ale#error_symbol', 'E:')
+let s:warning_symbol = get(g:, 'airline#extensions#ale#warning_symbol', 'W:')
+
+function! s:count(index)
+  let l:buf = bufnr('%')
+  let l:count = ale#statusline#Count(l:buf)
+  if type(l:count) ==# type(0)
+    let l:count = 0
+  else
+    let l:count = l:count[a:index]
+  endif
+
+  return l:count
+endfunction
+
+function! airline#extensions#ale#get_errors()
+  let l:count = s:count(0)
+  return l:count ? s:error_symbol . l:count : ''
+endfunction
+
+function! airline#extensions#ale#get_warnings()
+  let l:count = s:count(1)
+  return l:count ? s:warning_symbol . l:count : ''
+endfunction
+
+function! airline#extensions#ale#init(ext)
+  call airline#parts#define_function('ale_error_count', 'airline#extensions#ale#get_errors')
+  call airline#parts#define_function('ale_warning_count', 'airline#extensions#ale#get_warnings')
+endfunction
diff --git a/autoload/airline/init.vim b/autoload/airline/init.vim
index 40ec79ec..93cd1131 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/init.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/init.vim
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function! airline#init#bootstrap()
   call airline#parts#define_function('ffenc', 'airline#parts#ffenc')
   call airline#parts#define_empty(['hunks', 'branch', 'obsession', 'tagbar', 'syntastic',
         \ 'eclim', 'whitespace','windowswap', 'ycm_error_count', 'ycm_warning_count',
-        \ 'neomake_error_count', 'neomake_warning_count'])
+        \ 'neomake_error_count', 'neomake_warning_count', 'ale_error_count', 'ale_warning_count'])
   call airline#parts#define_text('capslock', '')
 
   unlet g:airline#init#bootstrapping
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ function! airline#init#sections()
     endif
   endif
   if !exists('g:airline_section_error')
-    let g:airline_section_error = airline#section#create(['ycm_error_count', 'syntastic', 'eclim', 'neomake_error_count'])
+    let g:airline_section_error = airline#section#create(['ycm_error_count', 'syntastic', 'eclim', 'neomake_error_count', 'ale_error_count'])
   endif
   if !exists('g:airline_section_warning')
-    let g:airline_section_warning = airline#section#create(['ycm_warning_count',  'neomake_warning_count', 'whitespace'])
+    let g:airline_section_warning = airline#section#create(['ycm_warning_count',  'neomake_warning_count', 'ale_warning_count', 'whitespace'])
   endif
 endfunction