diff --git a/python/pyspark/ml/tuning.py b/python/pyspark/ml/tuning.py
index 8fa0183e4683d..8052163acd00a 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/ml/tuning.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/ml/tuning.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 from pyspark import since, keyword_only
 from pyspark.ml import Estimator, Model
-from pyspark.ml.common import _py2java
+from pyspark.ml.common import _py2java, _java2py
 from pyspark.ml.param import Params, Param, TypeConverters
 from pyspark.ml.param.shared import HasCollectSubModels, HasParallelism, HasSeed
 from pyspark.ml.util import *
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ class CrossValidator(Estimator, _CrossValidatorParams, HasParallelism, HasCollec
     >>> from pyspark.ml.classification import LogisticRegression
     >>> from pyspark.ml.evaluation import BinaryClassificationEvaluator
     >>> from pyspark.ml.linalg import Vectors
+    >>> from pyspark.ml.tuning import CrossValidatorModel
+    >>> import tempfile
     >>> dataset = spark.createDataFrame(
     ...     [(Vectors.dense([0.0]), 0.0),
     ...      (Vectors.dense([0.4]), 1.0),
@@ -233,6 +235,12 @@ class CrossValidator(Estimator, _CrossValidatorParams, HasParallelism, HasCollec
     3
     >>> cvModel.avgMetrics[0]
     0.5
+    >>> path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    >>> model_path = path + "/model"
+    >>> cvModel.write().save(model_path)
+    >>> cvModelRead = CrossValidatorModel.read().load(model_path)
+    >>> cvModelRead.avgMetrics
+    [0.5, ...
     >>> evaluator.evaluate(cvModel.transform(dataset))
     0.8333...
 
@@ -483,10 +491,12 @@ def _from_java(cls, java_stage):
         Given a Java CrossValidatorModel, create and return a Python wrapper of it.
         Used for ML persistence.
         """
+        sc = SparkContext._active_spark_context
         bestModel = JavaParams._from_java(java_stage.bestModel())
+        avgMetrics = _java2py(sc, java_stage.avgMetrics())
         estimator, epms, evaluator = super(CrossValidatorModel, cls)._from_java_impl(java_stage)
 
-        py_stage = cls(bestModel=bestModel).setEstimator(estimator)
+        py_stage = cls(bestModel=bestModel, avgMetrics=avgMetrics).setEstimator(estimator)
         py_stage = py_stage.setEstimatorParamMaps(epms).setEvaluator(evaluator)
 
         if java_stage.hasSubModels():
@@ -505,11 +515,10 @@ def _to_java(self):
         """
 
         sc = SparkContext._active_spark_context
-        # TODO: persist average metrics as well
         _java_obj = JavaParams._new_java_obj("org.apache.spark.ml.tuning.CrossValidatorModel",
                                              self.uid,
                                              self.bestModel._to_java(),
-                                             _py2java(sc, []))
+                                             _py2java(sc, self.avgMetrics))
         estimator, epms, evaluator = super(CrossValidatorModel, self)._to_java_impl()
 
         _java_obj.set("evaluator", evaluator)
@@ -551,6 +560,8 @@ class TrainValidationSplit(Estimator, _TrainValidationSplitParams, HasParallelis
     >>> from pyspark.ml.classification import LogisticRegression
     >>> from pyspark.ml.evaluation import BinaryClassificationEvaluator
     >>> from pyspark.ml.linalg import Vectors
+    >>> from pyspark.ml.tuning import TrainValidationSplitModel
+    >>> import tempfile
     >>> dataset = spark.createDataFrame(
     ...     [(Vectors.dense([0.0]), 0.0),
     ...      (Vectors.dense([0.4]), 1.0),
@@ -566,6 +577,14 @@ class TrainValidationSplit(Estimator, _TrainValidationSplitParams, HasParallelis
     >>> tvsModel = tvs.fit(dataset)
     >>> tvsModel.getTrainRatio()
     0.75
+    >>> tvsModel.validationMetrics
+    [0.5, ...
+    >>> path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    >>> model_path = path + "/model"
+    >>> tvsModel.write().save(model_path)
+    >>> tvsModelRead = TrainValidationSplitModel.read().load(model_path)
+    >>> tvsModelRead.validationMetrics
+    [0.5, ...
     >>> evaluator.evaluate(tvsModel.transform(dataset))
     0.833...
 
@@ -809,11 +828,14 @@ def _from_java(cls, java_stage):
         """
 
         # Load information from java_stage to the instance.
+        sc = SparkContext._active_spark_context
         bestModel = JavaParams._from_java(java_stage.bestModel())
+        validationMetrics = _java2py(sc, java_stage.validationMetrics())
         estimator, epms, evaluator = super(TrainValidationSplitModel,
                                            cls)._from_java_impl(java_stage)
         # Create a new instance of this stage.
-        py_stage = cls(bestModel=bestModel).setEstimator(estimator)
+        py_stage = cls(bestModel=bestModel,
+                       validationMetrics=validationMetrics).setEstimator(estimator)
         py_stage = py_stage.setEstimatorParamMaps(epms).setEvaluator(evaluator)
 
         if java_stage.hasSubModels():
@@ -830,12 +852,11 @@ def _to_java(self):
         """
 
         sc = SparkContext._active_spark_context
-        # TODO: persst validation metrics as well
         _java_obj = JavaParams._new_java_obj(
             "org.apache.spark.ml.tuning.TrainValidationSplitModel",
             self.uid,
             self.bestModel._to_java(),
-            _py2java(sc, []))
+            _py2java(sc, self.validationMetrics))
         estimator, epms, evaluator = super(TrainValidationSplitModel, self)._to_java_impl()
 
         _java_obj.set("evaluator", evaluator)