diff --git a/perf/micro/immediate-scheduler/operators/single-predicate-this.js b/perf/micro/immediate-scheduler/operators/single-predicate-this.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24b34eb547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perf/micro/immediate-scheduler/operators/single-predicate-this.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+var RxOld = require("rx");
+var RxNew = require("../../../../index");
+
+module.exports = function (suite) {
+
+    var predicate = function(value, i) {
+      return value === 20;
+    };
+    
+    var testThis = {};
+
+    var oldSinglePredicateThisArg = RxOld.Observable.range(0, 50, RxOld.Scheduler.immediate).single(predicate, testThis);
+    var newSinglePredicateThisArg = RxNew.Observable.range(0, 50).single(predicate, testThis);
+    
+    return suite
+        .add('old single(predicate, thisArg) with immediate scheduler', function () {
+            oldSinglePredicateThisArg.subscribe(_next, _error, _complete);
+        })
+        .add('new single(predicate, thisArg) with immediate scheduler', function () {
+            newSinglePredicateThisArg.subscribe(_next, _error, _complete);
+        });
+
+    function _next(x) { }
+    function _error(e){ }
+    function _complete(){ }
+};
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diff --git a/perf/micro/immediate-scheduler/operators/single-predicate.js b/perf/micro/immediate-scheduler/operators/single-predicate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4570c4ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perf/micro/immediate-scheduler/operators/single-predicate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+var RxOld = require("rx");
+var RxNew = require("../../../../index");
+
+module.exports = function (suite) {
+
+    var predicate = function(value, i) {
+      return value === 20;
+    };
+    
+    var oldSinglePredicate = RxOld.Observable.range(0, 50, RxOld.Scheduler.immediate).single(predicate);
+    var newSinglePredicate = RxNew.Observable.range(0, 50).single(predicate);
+    
+    return suite
+        .add('old single() with immediate scheduler', function () {
+            oldSinglePredicate.subscribe(_next, _error, _complete);
+        })
+        .add('new single() with immediate scheduler', function () {
+            newSinglePredicate.subscribe(_next, _error, _complete);
+        });
+        
+    function _next(x) { }
+    function _error(e){ }
+    function _complete(){ }
+};
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diff --git a/spec/operators/single-spec.js b/spec/operators/single-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5073a736f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/operators/single-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/* globals describe, it, expect, expectObservable, hot, cold */
+var Rx = require('../../dist/cjs/Rx');
+
+describe('Observable.prototype.single()', function() {
+  it('Should raise error from empty predicate if observable does not emit', function() {
+    var e1 = hot('--a--^--|');
+    var expected =    '---#';
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single()).toBe(expected, null, new Rx.EmptyError);
+  });
+  
+  it('Should return only element from empty predicate if observable emits only once', function() {
+    var e1 =    hot('--a--|');
+    var expected =  '-----(a|)';
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single()).toBe(expected);
+  });
+  
+  it('Should raise error from empty predicate if observable emits multiple time', function() {
+    var e1 =    hot('--a--b--c--|');
+    var expected =  '-----#';
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single()).toBe(expected, null, 'Sequence contains more than one element');
+  });
+  
+  it('Should raise error from empty predicate if observable emits error', function() {
+    var e1 =    hot('--a--b^--#');
+    var expected =        '---#';
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single()).toBe(expected);
+  });
+  
+  it('Should raise error from predicate if observable emits error', function() {
+    var e1 =    hot('--a--b^--#');
+    var expected =        '---#';
+    
+    var predicate = function (value) { 
+      return value === 'c'; 
+    }
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single(predicate)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+  
+  it('Should raise error if predicate throws error', function() {
+    var e1 =    hot('--a--b--c--d--|');
+    var expected =  '-----------#';
+    
+    var predicate = function (value) {
+      if (value !== 'd') {
+        return false;        
+      }
+      throw 'error';
+    }
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single(predicate)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+
+  it('Should return element from predicate if observable have single matching element', function() {
+    var e1 =    hot('--a--b--c--|');
+    var expected =  '-----------(b|)';
+    
+    var predicate = function (value) { 
+      return value === 'b'; 
+    }
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single(predicate)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+  
+  it('Should raise error from predicate if observable have multiple matching element', function() {
+    var e1 =    hot('--a--b--a--b--b--|');
+    var expected =  '-----------#';
+    
+    var predicate = function (value) { 
+      return value === 'b'; 
+    }
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single(predicate)).toBe(expected, null, 'Sequence contains more than one element');
+  });
+  
+  it('Should raise error from predicate if observable does not emit', function() {
+    var e1 = hot('--a--^--|');
+    var expected =    '---#';
+    
+    var predicate = function (value) { 
+      return value === 'a'; 
+    }
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single(predicate)).toBe(expected, null, new Rx.EmptyError);
+  });
+  
+  it('Should return undefined from predicate if observable does not contain matching element', function() {
+    var e1 =    hot('--a--b--c--|');
+    var expected =  '-----------(z|)';
+    
+    var predicate = function (value) { 
+      return value === 'x'; 
+    }
+    
+    expectObservable(e1.single(predicate)).toBe(expected, {z: undefined});
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/src/Observable.ts b/src/Observable.ts
index efa0cce0cc..2dfed04e82 100644
--- a/src/Observable.ts
+++ b/src/Observable.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ export default class Observable<T>  {
   
   elementAt: (index: number, defaultValue?: any) => Observable<T>;
   last: (predicate?: (value: T, index:number) => boolean, thisArg?: any, defaultValue?: any) => Observable<T>;
+  single: (predicate?: (value: T, index:number) => boolean, thisArg?: any) => Observable<T>;
   
   filter: (predicate: (x: T) => boolean, ix?: number, thisArg?: any) => Observable<T>;
   distinctUntilChanged: (compare?: (x: T, y: T) => boolean, thisArg?: any) => Observable<T>;
diff --git a/src/Rx.ts b/src/Rx.ts
index 1aeaf0aa75..1348cfca7d 100644
--- a/src/Rx.ts
+++ b/src/Rx.ts
@@ -220,8 +220,9 @@ observableProto.sample = sample;
 observableProto.sampleTime = sampleTime;
 
 import last from './operators/last';
-
+import single from './operators/single';
 observableProto.last = last;
+observableProto.single = single
 
 var Scheduler = {
   nextTick,
diff --git a/src/operators/single.ts b/src/operators/single.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..111b5e1145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/operators/single.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import Observable from '../Observable';
+import Operator from '../Operator';
+import Subscriber from '../Subscriber';
+import Observer from '../Observer';
+
+import tryCatch from '../util/tryCatch';
+import {errorObject} from '../util/errorObject';
+import bindCallback from '../util/bindCallback';
+import EmptyError from '../util/EmptyError';
+
+export default function single<T>(predicate?: (value: T, index: number, source: Observable<T>) => boolean, thisArg?: any) : Observable<T> {
+  return this.lift(new SingleOperator(predicate, thisArg, this));
+}
+
+class SingleOperator<T, R> implements Operator<T, R> {
+  constructor(private predicate?: (value: T, index: number, source: Observable<T>) => boolean, private thisArg?: any, private source?: Observable<T>) {
+    
+  }
+  
+  call(subscriber: Subscriber<R>): Subscriber<T> {
+    return new SingleSubscriber(subscriber, this.predicate, this.thisArg, this.source);
+  }
+}
+
+class SingleSubscriber<T> extends Subscriber<T> {
+  private predicate: Function;
+  private seenValue: boolean = false;
+  private singleValue: T;
+  private index: number = 0;
+  
+  constructor(destination : Observer<T>, predicate?: (value: T, index: number, source: Observable<T>) => boolean, private thisArg?: any, private source?: Observable<T>) {
+    super(destination);
+    
+    if (typeof predicate === 'function') {
+      this.predicate = bindCallback(predicate, thisArg, 3);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  private applySingleValue(value): void {
+    if (this.seenValue) {
+      this.destination.error('Sequence contains more than one element');
+    } else {
+      this.seenValue = true;
+      this.singleValue = value;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  _next(value: T) {
+    const predicate = this.predicate;
+    const currentIndex = this.index++;
+    
+    if (predicate) {
+      let result = tryCatch(predicate)(value, currentIndex, this.source);
+      if (result === errorObject) {
+        this.destination.error(result.e);
+      } else if (result) {
+        this.applySingleValue(value);
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.applySingleValue(value);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  _complete() {
+    const destination = this.destination;
+    
+    if (this.index > 0) {
+      destination.next(this.seenValue ? this.singleValue : undefined);
+      destination.complete();
+    } else {
+      destination.error(new EmptyError);
+    }
+  }
+}
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