diff --git a/src/python/turicreate/data_structures/sframe.py b/src/python/turicreate/data_structures/sframe.py
index cb5db0c05f..23a31f42f4 100644
--- a/src/python/turicreate/data_structures/sframe.py
+++ b/src/python/turicreate/data_structures/sframe.py
@@ -5881,6 +5881,17 @@ def _group(self, key_columns):
         """
         gsf = GroupedSFrame(self, key_columns)
         return gsf
+    
+    def to_dict(self):
+        dict_sframe = {}
+        for key in self.column_names():
+            sa = SArray(self[key])
+            val_list = []
+            for val in sa:
+                val_list.append(val)
+            dict_sframe.update({key:val_list})
+            del val_list
+        return dict_sframe
 
     @property
     def shape(self):
diff --git a/src/python/turicreate/test/test_sframe.py b/src/python/turicreate/test/test_sframe.py
index 91a0c8cfcd..c2d5418e23 100644
--- a/src/python/turicreate/test/test_sframe.py
+++ b/src/python/turicreate/test/test_sframe.py
@@ -3787,6 +3787,12 @@ def test_export_empty_SFrame(self):
         sf2 = SFrame.read_json(f.name)
         _assert_sframe_equal(sf, sf2)
 
+    def test_to_dict(self): 
+        sf = SFrame({'col1': [1, 2],'col2': [0.5, 0.75]}) 
+        result = sf.to_dict() 
+        expected = {'col1': [1, 2], 'col2': [0.5, 0.75]} 
+        self.assertEqual(result, expected) 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     import sys