diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0a05f53c9c..ae33c8b06d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Desktop.ini
 ._*
 Thumbs.db
 
+# eclipse
+.project
+.settings
+
 # Files that might appear on external disks
 .Spotlight-V100
 .Trashes
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 0861883ced..054e5fb32e 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -4626,6 +4626,103 @@ cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
   });
 }));
 
+function isNexusSnapshotVersion(version) {
+  var pattern = /(\d+\.)*\d\-SNAPSHOT/;
+  if (version) {
+    return version.match(pattern);
+  } else {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+// standalone sonatype nexus installation
+// API pattern:
+//   /nexus/(r|s|<repo-name>)/(http|https)/<nexus.host>[:port][/<entry-path>]/<group>/<artifact>[:k1=v1[:k2=v2[...]]].<format>
+// for /nexus/[rs]/... pattern, use the search api of the nexus server, and
+// for /nexus/<repo-name>/... pattern, use the resolve api of the nexus server.
+camp.route(/^\/nexus\/(r|s|[^\/]+)\/(https?)\/((?:[^\/]+)(?:\/[^\/]+)?)\/([^\/]+)\/([^\/:]+)(:.+)?\.(svg|png|gif|jpg|json)$/,
+cache(function(data, match, sendBadge, request) {
+  var repo = match[1];                           // r | s | repo-name
+  var scheme = match[2];                         // http | https
+  var host = match[3];                           // eg, `nexus.example.com`
+  var groupId = encodeURIComponent(match[4]);    // eg, `com.google.inject`
+  var artifactId = encodeURIComponent(match[5]); // eg, `guice`
+  var queryOpt = (match[6] || '').replace(/:/g, '&'); // eg, `&p=pom&c=doc`
+  var format = match[7];
+
+  var badgeData = getBadgeData('nexus', data);
+
+  var apiUrl = scheme + '://' + host
+               + ((repo ==  'r' || repo == 's')
+                 ? ('/service/local/lucene/search?g=' + groupId + '&a=' + artifactId + queryOpt)
+                 : ('/service/local/artifact/maven/resolve?r=' + repo + '&g=' + groupId + '&a=' + artifactId + '&v=LATEST' + queryOpt));
+
+  request(apiUrl, { headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' } }, function(err, res, buffer) {
+    if (err != null) {
+      badgeData.text[1] = 'inaccessible';
+      sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+      return;
+    } else if (res && (res.statusCode === 404)) {
+      badgeData.text[1] = 'no-artifact';
+      sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      var parsed = JSON.parse(buffer);
+      var version = '0';
+      switch (repo) {
+        case 'r':
+          if (parsed.data.length === 0) {
+            badgeData.text[1] = 'no-artifact';
+            sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+            return;
+          }
+          version = parsed.data[0].latestRelease;
+          break;
+        case 's':
+          if (parsed.data.length === 0) {
+            badgeData.text[1] = 'no-artifact';
+            sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+            return;
+          }
+          // only want to match 1.2.3-SNAPSHOT style versions, which may not always be in
+          // 'latestSnapshot' so check 'version' as well before continuing to next entry
+          parsed.data.every(function(artifact) {
+             if (isNexusSnapshotVersion(artifact.latestSnapshot)) {
+                version = artifact.latestSnapshot;
+                return;
+             }
+             if (isNexusSnapshotVersion(artifact.version)) {
+                version = artifact.version;
+                return;
+             }
+             return true;
+          });
+          break;
+        default:
+          version = parsed.data.baseVersion || parsed.data.version;
+          break;
+      }
+
+      if (version === '0' || /SNAPSHOT/.test(version)) {
+        badgeData.colorscheme = 'orange';
+        if (version !== '0') {
+          badgeData.text[1] = version;
+        } else {
+          badgeData.text[1] = 'undefined';
+        }
+      } else {
+         badgeData.colorscheme = 'blue';
+         badgeData.text[1] = version;
+      }
+      sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+    } catch(e) {
+      badgeData.text[1] = 'invalid';
+      sendBadge(format, badgeData);
+    }
+  });
+}));
+
 // Bower version integration.
 camp.route(/^\/bower\/v\/(.*)\.(svg|png|gif|jpg|json)$/,
 cache((data, match, sendBadge, request) => {
diff --git a/service-tests/nexus.js b/service-tests/nexus.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f14d4a8eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service-tests/nexus.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Joi = require('joi');
+const ServiceTester = require('./runner/service-tester');
+
+const t = new ServiceTester({ id: 'nexus', title: 'Nexus' });
+module.exports = t;
+
+t.create('search release version')
+  .get('/r/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/jboss/jboss-client.json')
+  .expectJSONTypes(Joi.object().keys({
+    name: Joi.equal('nexus'),
+    value: Joi.string().regex(/^4(\.\d+)+$/)
+}));
+
+t.create('search release version of an inexistent artifact')
+  .get('/r/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/jboss/inexistent-artifact-id.json')
+  .expectJSON({ name: 'nexus', value: 'no-artifact' });
+
+t.create('search snapshot version')
+  .get('/s/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/com.progress.fuse/fusehq.json')
+  .expectJSONTypes(Joi.object().keys({
+    name: Joi.equal('nexus'),
+    value: Joi.string().regex(/-SNAPSHOT$/)
+}));
+
+t.create('search snapshot version not in latestSnapshot')
+  .get('/s/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/com.progress.fuse/fusehq.json')
+  .intercept(nock => nock('https://repository.jboss.org')
+    .get('/nexus/service/local/lucene/search')
+    .query({g: 'com.progress.fuse', a: 'fusehq'})
+    .reply(200, '{ "data": [ { "version": "7.0.1-SNAPSHOT" } ] }'))
+  .expectJSON({ name: 'nexus', value: '7.0.1-SNAPSHOT' });
+
+t.create('search snapshot version of a release artifact')
+  .get('/s/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/jboss/jboss-client.json')
+  .expectJSON({ name: 'nexus', value: 'undefined' });
+
+t.create('search snapshot version of an inexistent artifact')
+  .get('/s/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/jboss/inexistent-artifact-id.json')
+  .expectJSON({ name: 'nexus', value: 'no-artifact' });
+
+t.create('resolve version')
+  .get('/developer/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/ai.h2o/h2o-automl.json')
+  .expectJSONTypes(Joi.object().keys({
+    name: Joi.equal('nexus'),
+    value: Joi.string().regex(/^3(\.\d+)+$/)
+}));
+
+t.create('resolve version with query')
+  .get('/fs-public-snapshots/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/com.progress.fuse/fusehq:c=agent-apple-osx:p=tar.gz.json')
+  .expectJSONTypes(Joi.object().keys({
+    name: Joi.equal('nexus'),
+    value: Joi.string().regex(/^7(\.\d+)+-SNAPSHOT$/)
+}));
+
+t.create('resolve version of an inexistent artifact')
+  .get('/developer/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/jboss/inexistent-artifact-id.json')
+  .expectJSON({ name: 'nexus', value: 'no-artifact' });
+
+t.create('connection error')
+  .get('/r/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/jboss/jboss-client.json')
+  .networkOff()
+  .expectJSON({ name: 'nexus', value: 'inaccessible' });
+
+t.create('json parsing error')
+  .get('/r/https/repository.jboss.org/nexus/jboss/jboss-client.json')
+  .intercept(nock => nock('https://repository.jboss.org')
+    .get('/nexus/service/local/lucene/search')
+    .query({g: 'jboss', a: 'jboss-client'})
+    .reply(200, "this should be a valid json"))
+  .expectJSON({ name: 'nexus', value: 'invalid' });
diff --git a/try.html b/try.html
index 9781088b10..fe3f34d047 100644
--- a/try.html
+++ b/try.html
@@ -598,6 +598,14 @@ Pixel-perfect &nbsp; Retina-ready &nbsp; Fast &nbsp; Consistent &nbsp; Hackable
   <td><img src='/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven/apache-maven/2.svg' alt=''/></td>
   <td><code>https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven/apache-maven/2.svg</code></td>
   </tr>
+  <tr><th> Sonatype Nexus (Releases): </th>
+  <td><img src='/nexus/r/https/oss.sonatype.org/com.google.guava/guava.svg' alt=''/></td>
+  <td><code>https://img.shields.io/nexus/r/https/oss.sonatype.org/com.google.guava/guava.svg</code></td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr><th> Sonatype Nexus (Snapshots): </th>
+  <td><img src='/nexus/s/https/oss.sonatype.org/com.google.guava/guava.svg' alt=''/></td>
+  <td><code>https://img.shields.io/nexus/s/https/oss.sonatype.org/com.google.guava/guava.svg</code></td>
+  </tr>
   <tr><th> WordPress plugin: </th>
   <td><img src='/wordpress/plugin/v/akismet.svg' alt=''/></td>
   <td><code>https://img.shields.io/wordpress/plugin/v/akismet.svg</code></td>