diff --git a/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
index 259b616e..582076c4 100644
--- a/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/androidTest/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
     <application>
         <activity android:name="androidx.core.TestActivity"/>
         <activity android:name="androidx.core.TestPreferenceActivity"/>
+        <service android:name="androidx.core.content.ContextTest$Companion$TestService"
+                 android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"/>
     </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/src/androidTest/java/androidx/core/content/ContextTest.kt b/src/androidTest/java/androidx/core/content/ContextTest.kt
index 09d2355f..4ada37df 100644
--- a/src/androidTest/java/androidx/core/content/ContextTest.kt
+++ b/src/androidTest/java/androidx/core/content/ContextTest.kt
@@ -16,15 +16,20 @@
 
 package androidx.core.content
 
+import android.app.job.JobParameters
+import android.app.job.JobScheduler
+import android.app.job.JobService
 import android.content.ContextWrapper
 import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry
 import android.support.test.filters.SdkSuppress
-import androidx.core.ktx.test.R
 import androidx.core.getAttributeSet
+import androidx.core.ktx.test.R
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertSame
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Test
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS
 
 class ContextTest {
     private val context = InstrumentationRegistry.getContext()
@@ -70,4 +75,31 @@ class ContextTest {
             assertTrue(getInt(R.styleable.SampleAttrs_sample, -1) != -1)
         }
     }
+
+    @Test fun testScheduleJob() {
+        val result = context.scheduleJob<TestService>(0) {
+            setOverrideDeadline(1)
+        }
+
+        latch.await(20, MILLISECONDS)
+
+        assertTrue(called)
+        assertEquals(JobScheduler.RESULT_SUCCESS, result)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private val latch = CountDownLatch(1)
+        private var called = false
+
+        class TestService : JobService() {
+            override fun onStartJob(params: JobParameters): Boolean {
+                called = true
+                latch.countDown()
+                jobFinished(params, false)
+                return true
+            }
+
+            override fun onStopJob(params: JobParameters): Boolean = false
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/androidx/core/content/Context.kt b/src/main/java/androidx/core/content/Context.kt
index 2ffb17b7..6cac5b7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/androidx/core/content/Context.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/androidx/core/content/Context.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 package androidx.core.content
 
+import android.app.Service
+import android.app.job.JobInfo
+import android.app.job.JobScheduler
+import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.res.TypedArray
 import android.util.AttributeSet
@@ -91,3 +95,21 @@ inline fun Context.withStyledAttributes(
         typedArray.recycle()
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Schedules a job with the Service [T].
+ *
+ * @param jobId the id of the job being scheduled
+ * @param buildSequence a lambda to set the appropriate JobInfo.Builder params
+ */
+@RequiresApi(21)
+inline fun <reified T : Service> Context.scheduleJob(
+    jobId: Int,
+    buildSequence: JobInfo.Builder.() -> Unit
+): Int {
+    val info = JobInfo.Builder(jobId, ComponentName(this, T::class.java))
+        .apply(buildSequence)
+        .build()
+    val scheduler = this.getSystemService(Context.JOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE) as? JobScheduler
+    return scheduler?.schedule(info) ?: JobScheduler.RESULT_FAILURE
+}