diff --git a/cmd/dep/gvt_importer.go b/cmd/dep/gvt_importer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41601bf040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/gvt_importer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/golang/dep"
+	"github.com/golang/dep/internal/gps"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+const gvtPath = "vendor" + string(os.PathSeparator) + "manifest"
+
+type gvtImporter struct {
+	*baseImporter
+	gvtConfig gvtManifest
+}
+
+func newGvtImporter(logger *log.Logger, verbose bool, sm gps.SourceManager) *gvtImporter {
+	return &gvtImporter{baseImporter: newBaseImporter(logger, verbose, sm)}
+}
+
+type gvtManifest struct {
+	Deps []gvtPkg `json:"dependencies"`
+}
+
+type gvtPkg struct {
+	ImportPath string
+	Repository string
+	Revision   string
+	Branch     string
+}
+
+func (g *gvtImporter) Name() string {
+	return "gvt"
+}
+
+func (g *gvtImporter) HasDepMetadata(dir string) bool {
+	y := filepath.Join(dir, gvtPath)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(y); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func (g *gvtImporter) Import(dir string, pr gps.ProjectRoot) (*dep.Manifest, *dep.Lock, error) {
+	err := g.load(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return g.convert(pr)
+}
+
+func (g *gvtImporter) load(projectDir string) error {
+	g.logger.Println("Detected gvt configuration files...")
+	j := filepath.Join(projectDir, gvtPath)
+	if g.verbose {
+		g.logger.Printf("  Loading %s", j)
+	}
+	jb, err := ioutil.ReadFile(j)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to read %s", j)
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(jb, &g.gvtConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to parse %s", j)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (g *gvtImporter) convert(pr gps.ProjectRoot) (*dep.Manifest, *dep.Lock, error) {
+	g.logger.Println("Converting from vendor/manifest ...")
+
+	packages := make([]importedPackage, 0, len(g.gvtConfig.Deps))
+	for _, pkg := range g.gvtConfig.Deps {
+		// Validate
+		if pkg.ImportPath == "" {
+			err := errors.New("invalid gvt configuration, ImportPath is required")
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+
+		if pkg.Revision == "" {
+			err := errors.New("invalid gvt configuration, Revision is required")
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+
+		var contstraintHint = ""
+		if pkg.Branch != "master" {
+			contstraintHint = pkg.Branch
+		}
+
+		ip := importedPackage{
+			Name: pkg.ImportPath,
+			//TODO: Source:         pkg.Repository,
+			LockHint:       pkg.Revision,
+			ConstraintHint: contstraintHint,
+		}
+		packages = append(packages, ip)
+	}
+
+	err := g.importPackages(packages, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return g.manifest, g.lock, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/dep/gvt_importer_test.go b/cmd/dep/gvt_importer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..299d5d9c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/gvt_importer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"log"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golang/dep"
+	"github.com/golang/dep/internal/gps"
+	"github.com/golang/dep/internal/test"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+func TestGvtConfig_Convert(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		convertTestCase
+		gvtConfig gvtManifest
+	}{
+		"package without comment": {
+			convertTestCase{
+				wantConstraint: importerTestV1Constraint,
+				wantRevision:   importerTestV1Rev,
+				wantVersion:    importerTestV1Tag,
+			},
+			gvtManifest{
+				Deps: []gvtPkg{
+					{
+						ImportPath: importerTestProject,
+						Revision:   importerTestV1Rev,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"package with non-master branch": {
+			convertTestCase{
+				wantConstraint: importerTestV2Branch,
+				wantRevision:   importerTestV2PatchRev,
+				wantVersion:    importerTestV2PatchTag,
+			},
+			gvtManifest{
+				Deps: []gvtPkg{
+					{
+						ImportPath: importerTestProject,
+						Revision:   importerTestV2PatchRev,
+						Branch:     importerTestV2Branch,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"missing package name": {
+			convertTestCase{
+				wantConvertErr: true,
+			},
+			gvtManifest{
+				Deps: []gvtPkg{{ImportPath: ""}},
+			},
+		},
+		"missing revision": {
+			convertTestCase{
+				wantConvertErr: true,
+			},
+			gvtManifest{
+				Deps: []gvtPkg{
+					{
+						ImportPath: importerTestProject,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, testCase := range testCases {
+		name := name
+		testCase := testCase
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			err := testCase.Exec(t, func(logger *log.Logger, sm gps.SourceManager) (*dep.Manifest, *dep.Lock, error) {
+				g := newGvtImporter(logger, true, sm)
+				g.gvtConfig = testCase.gvtConfig
+				return g.convert(testProjectRoot)
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("%#v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGvtConfig_Import(t *testing.T) {
+	h := test.NewHelper(t)
+	defer h.Cleanup()
+
+	cacheDir := "gps-repocache"
+	h.TempDir(cacheDir)
+	h.TempDir("src")
+	h.TempDir(filepath.Join("src", testProjectRoot))
+	h.TempCopy(filepath.Join(testProjectRoot, gvtPath), "init/gvt/manifest")
+
+	projectRoot := h.Path(testProjectRoot)
+	sm, err := gps.NewSourceManager(gps.SourceManagerConfig{
+		Cachedir: h.Path(cacheDir),
+		Logger:   log.New(test.Writer{t}, "", 0),
+	})
+	h.Must(err)
+	defer sm.Release()
+
+	// Capture stderr so we can verify output
+	verboseOutput := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	logger := log.New(verboseOutput, "", 0)
+
+	g := newGvtImporter(logger, false, sm) // Disable verbose so that we don't print values that change each test run
+	if !g.HasDepMetadata(projectRoot) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected the importer to detect gvt configuration file")
+	}
+
+	m, l, err := g.Import(projectRoot, testProjectRoot)
+	h.Must(err)
+
+	if m == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected the manifest to be generated")
+	}
+
+	if l == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected the lock to be generated")
+	}
+
+	goldenFile := "init/gvt/golden.txt"
+	got := verboseOutput.String()
+	want := h.GetTestFileString(goldenFile)
+	if want != got {
+		if *test.UpdateGolden {
+			if err := h.WriteTestFile(goldenFile, got); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("%+v", errors.Wrapf(err, "Unable to write updated golden file %s", goldenFile))
+			}
+		} else {
+			t.Fatalf("want %s, got %s", want, got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGvtConfig_JsonLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	// This is same as cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/manifest
+	wantConfig := gvtManifest{
+		Deps: []gvtPkg{
+			{
+				ImportPath: "github.com/sdboyer/deptest",
+				Revision:   "3f4c3bea144e112a69bbe5d8d01c1b09a544253f",
+			},
+			{
+				ImportPath: "github.com/sdboyer/deptestdos",
+				Revision:   "5c607206be5decd28e6263ffffdcee067266015e",
+			}, 
+			{
+			    ImportPath: "github.com/carolynvs/deptest-importers",
+				Revision: "b79bc9482da8bb7402cdc3e3fd984db250718dd7",
+				Branch: "v2",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	h := test.NewHelper(t)
+	defer h.Cleanup()
+
+	ctx := newTestContext(h)
+
+	h.TempCopy(filepath.Join(testProjectRoot, gvtPath), "init/gvt/manifest")
+
+	projectRoot := h.Path(testProjectRoot)
+
+	g := newGvtImporter(ctx.Err, true, nil)
+	err := g.load(projectRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error while loading... %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !gvtEqualImports(g.gvtConfig.Deps, wantConfig.Deps) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected imports to be equal. \n\t(GOT): %v\n\t(WNT): %v", g.gvtConfig.Deps, wantConfig.Deps)
+	}
+}
+
+// gvtEqualImports compares two slices of gvtPkg and checks if they are
+// equal.
+func gvtEqualImports(a, b []gvtPkg) bool {
+	if a == nil && b == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if a == nil || b == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for i := range a {
+		if a[i] != b[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/cmd/dep/root_analyzer.go b/cmd/dep/root_analyzer.go
index 471b673b33..85146f9c61 100644
--- a/cmd/dep/root_analyzer.go
+++ b/cmd/dep/root_analyzer.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func (a *rootAnalyzer) importManifestAndLock(dir string, pr gps.ProjectRoot, sup
 		newGodepImporter(logger, a.ctx.Verbose, a.sm),
 		newVndrImporter(logger, a.ctx.Verbose, a.sm),
 		newGovendImporter(logger, a.ctx.Verbose, a.sm),
+		newGvtImporter(logger, a.ctx.Verbose, a.sm),
 	}
 
 	for _, i := range importers {
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/godep_importer_test.go b/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/godep_importer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb231d44ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/godep_importer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"log"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golang/dep"
+	"github.com/golang/dep/internal/gps"
+	"github.com/golang/dep/internal/test"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+const testProjectRoot = "github.com/golang/notexist"
+
+func TestGodepConfig_Convert(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		convertTestCase
+		json godepJSON
+	}{
+		"package without comment": {
+			convertTestCase{
+				wantConstraint: importerTestV1Constraint,
+				wantRevision:   importerTestV1Rev,
+				wantVersion:    importerTestV1Tag,
+			},
+			godepJSON{
+				Imports: []godepPackage{
+					{
+						ImportPath: importerTestProject,
+						Rev:        importerTestV1Rev,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"package with comment": {
+			convertTestCase{
+				wantConstraint: importerTestV2Branch,
+				wantRevision:   importerTestV2PatchRev,
+				wantVersion:    importerTestV2PatchTag,
+			},
+			godepJSON{
+				Imports: []godepPackage{
+					{
+						ImportPath: importerTestProject,
+						Rev:        importerTestV2PatchRev,
+						Comment:    importerTestV2Branch,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"missing package name": {
+			convertTestCase{
+				wantConvertErr: true,
+			},
+			godepJSON{
+				Imports: []godepPackage{{ImportPath: ""}},
+			},
+		},
+		"missing revision": {
+			convertTestCase{
+				wantConvertErr: true,
+			},
+			godepJSON{
+				Imports: []godepPackage{
+					{
+						ImportPath: importerTestProject,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, testCase := range testCases {
+		name := name
+		testCase := testCase
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			err := testCase.Exec(t, func(logger *log.Logger, sm gps.SourceManager) (*dep.Manifest, *dep.Lock, error) {
+				g := newGodepImporter(logger, true, sm)
+				g.json = testCase.json
+				return g.convert(testProjectRoot)
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("%#v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGodepConfig_Import(t *testing.T) {
+	h := test.NewHelper(t)
+	defer h.Cleanup()
+
+	cacheDir := "gps-repocache"
+	h.TempDir(cacheDir)
+	h.TempDir("src")
+	h.TempDir(filepath.Join("src", testProjectRoot))
+	h.TempCopy(filepath.Join(testProjectRoot, godepPath), "init/godep/Godeps.json")
+
+	projectRoot := h.Path(testProjectRoot)
+	sm, err := gps.NewSourceManager(gps.SourceManagerConfig{
+		Cachedir: h.Path(cacheDir),
+		Logger:   log.New(test.Writer{t}, "", 0),
+	})
+	h.Must(err)
+	defer sm.Release()
+
+	// Capture stderr so we can verify output
+	verboseOutput := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	logger := log.New(verboseOutput, "", 0)
+
+	g := newGodepImporter(logger, false, sm) // Disable verbose so that we don't print values that change each test run
+	if !g.HasDepMetadata(projectRoot) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected the importer to detect godep configuration file")
+	}
+
+	m, l, err := g.Import(projectRoot, testProjectRoot)
+	h.Must(err)
+
+	if m == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected the manifest to be generated")
+	}
+
+	if l == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected the lock to be generated")
+	}
+
+	goldenFile := "init/godep/golden.txt"
+	got := verboseOutput.String()
+	want := h.GetTestFileString(goldenFile)
+	if want != got {
+		if *test.UpdateGolden {
+			if err := h.WriteTestFile(goldenFile, got); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("%+v", errors.Wrapf(err, "Unable to write updated golden file %s", goldenFile))
+			}
+		} else {
+			t.Fatalf("want %s, got %s", want, got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGodepConfig_JsonLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	// This is same as cmd/dep/testdata/init/Godeps.json
+	wantJSON := godepJSON{
+		Imports: []godepPackage{
+			{
+				ImportPath: "github.com/sdboyer/deptest",
+				Rev:        "3f4c3bea144e112a69bbe5d8d01c1b09a544253f",
+			},
+			{
+				ImportPath: "github.com/sdboyer/deptestdos",
+				Rev:        "5c607206be5decd28e6263ffffdcee067266015e",
+				Comment:    "v2.0.0",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	h := test.NewHelper(t)
+	defer h.Cleanup()
+
+	ctx := newTestContext(h)
+
+	h.TempCopy(filepath.Join(testProjectRoot, godepPath), "init/godep/Godeps.json")
+
+	projectRoot := h.Path(testProjectRoot)
+
+	g := newGodepImporter(ctx.Err, true, nil)
+	err := g.load(projectRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error while loading... %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !equalImports(g.json.Imports, wantJSON.Imports) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected imports to be equal. \n\t(GOT): %v\n\t(WNT): %v", g.json.Imports, wantJSON.Imports)
+	}
+}
+
+// equalImports compares two slices of godepPackage and checks if they are
+// equal.
+func equalImports(a, b []godepPackage) bool {
+	if a == nil && b == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if a == nil || b == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for i := range a {
+		if a[i] != b[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/golden.txt b/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/golden.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7541aa9b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/golden.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Detected gvt configuration files...
+Converting from vendor/manifest ...
+  Using ^0.8.1 as initial constraint for imported dep github.com/sdboyer/deptest
+  Trying v0.8.1 (3f4c3be) as initial lock for imported dep github.com/sdboyer/deptest
+  Using ^2.0.0 as initial constraint for imported dep github.com/sdboyer/deptestdos
+  Trying v2.0.0 (5c60720) as initial lock for imported dep github.com/sdboyer/deptestdos
+  Using v2 as initial constraint for imported dep github.com/carolynvs/deptest-importers
+  Trying v2 (b79bc94) as initial lock for imported dep github.com/carolynvs/deptest-importers
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/manifest b/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61ff49a8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/testdata/init/gvt/manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": [
+    {
+      "importpath": "github.com/sdboyer/deptest",
+      "revision": "3f4c3bea144e112a69bbe5d8d01c1b09a544253f"
+    },
+    {
+      "importpath": "github.com/sdboyer/deptestdos",
+      "revision": "5c607206be5decd28e6263ffffdcee067266015e"
+    },
+    {
+      "importpath": "github.com/carolynvs/deptest-importers",
+      "revision": "b79bc9482da8bb7402cdc3e3fd984db250718dd7",
+      "branch": "v2" 
+    }
+  ]
+}