diff --git a/rand_distr/src/inverse_gaussian.rs b/rand_distr/src/inverse_gaussian.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..171aa473eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rand_distr/src/inverse_gaussian.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use crate::{Distribution, Float, Standard, StandardNormal};
+use rand::Rng;
+
+/// Error type returned from `InverseGaussian::new`
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Error {
+    /// `mean <= 0` or `nan`.
+    MeanNegativeOrNull,
+    /// `shape <= 0` or `nan`.
+    ShapeNegativeOrNull,
+}
+
+/// The [inverse Gaussian distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_Gaussian_distribution)
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct InverseGaussian<N> {
+    mean: N,
+    shape: N,
+}
+
+impl<N: Float> InverseGaussian<N>
+where StandardNormal: Distribution<N>
+{
+    /// Construct a new `InverseGaussian` distribution with the given mean and
+    /// shape.
+    pub fn new(mean: N, shape: N) -> Result<InverseGaussian<N>, Error> {
+        if !(mean > N::from(0.0)) {
+            return Err(Error::MeanNegativeOrNull);
+        }
+
+        if !(shape > N::from(0.0)) {
+            return Err(Error::ShapeNegativeOrNull);
+        }
+
+        Ok(Self { mean, shape })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<N: Float> Distribution<N> for InverseGaussian<N>
+where
+    StandardNormal: Distribution<N>,
+    Standard: Distribution<N>,
+{
+    fn sample<R>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> N
+    where R: Rng + ?Sized {
+        let mu = self.mean;
+        let l = self.shape;
+
+        let v: N = rng.sample(StandardNormal);
+        let y = mu * v * v;
+
+        let mu_2l = mu / (N::from(2.) * l);
+
+        let x = mu + mu_2l * (y - (N::from(4.) * l * y + y * y).sqrt());
+
+        let u: N = rng.gen();
+
+        if u <= mu / (mu + x) {
+            return x;
+        }
+
+        mu * mu / x
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_inverse_gaussian() {
+        let inv_gauss = InverseGaussian::new(1.0, 1.0).unwrap();
+        let mut rng = crate::test::rng(210);
+        for _ in 0..1000 {
+            inv_gauss.sample(&mut rng);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_inverse_gaussian_invalid_param() {
+        assert!(InverseGaussian::new(-1.0, 1.0).is_err());
+        assert!(InverseGaussian::new(-1.0, -1.0).is_err());
+        assert!(InverseGaussian::new(1.0, -1.0).is_err());
+        assert!(InverseGaussian::new(1.0, 1.0).is_ok());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn value_stability() {
+        fn test_samples<N: Float + core::fmt::Debug, D: Distribution<N>>(
+            distr: D, zero: N, expected: &[N],
+        ) {
+            let mut rng = crate::test::rng(213);
+            let mut buf = [zero; 4];
+            for x in &mut buf {
+                *x = rng.sample(&distr);
+            }
+            assert_eq!(buf, expected);
+        }
+
+        test_samples(InverseGaussian::new(1.0, 3.0).unwrap(), 0f32, &[
+            0.9339157, 1.108113, 0.50864697, 0.39849377,
+        ]);
+        test_samples(InverseGaussian::new(1.0, 3.0).unwrap(), 0f64, &[
+            1.0707604954722476,
+            0.9628140605340697,
+            0.4069687656468226,
+            0.660283852985818,
+        ]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rand_distr/src/lib.rs b/rand_distr/src/lib.rs
index a41c579cbcc..ebc14402771 100644
--- a/rand_distr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rand_distr/src/lib.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 //!   - [`UnitBall`] distribution
 //!   - [`UnitCircle`] distribution
 //!   - [`UnitDisc`] distribution
+//! - Misc. distributions
+//!   - [`InverseGaussian`] distribution
+//!   - [`NormalInverseGaussian`] distribution
 
 pub use rand::distributions::{
     uniform, Alphanumeric, Bernoulli, BernoulliError, DistIter, Distribution, Open01, OpenClosed01,
@@ -80,7 +83,9 @@ pub use self::gamma::{
     Beta, BetaError, ChiSquared, ChiSquaredError, Error as GammaError, FisherF, FisherFError,
     Gamma, StudentT,
 };
+pub use self::inverse_gaussian::{InverseGaussian, Error as InverseGaussianError};
 pub use self::normal::{Error as NormalError, LogNormal, Normal, StandardNormal};
+pub use self::normal_inverse_gaussian::{NormalInverseGaussian, Error as NormalInverseGaussianError};
 pub use self::pareto::{Error as ParetoError, Pareto};
 pub use self::pert::{Pert, PertError};
 pub use self::poisson::{Error as PoissonError, Poisson};
@@ -100,7 +105,9 @@ mod cauchy;
 mod dirichlet;
 mod exponential;
 mod gamma;
+mod inverse_gaussian;
 mod normal;
+mod normal_inverse_gaussian;
 mod pareto;
 mod pert;
 mod poisson;
diff --git a/rand_distr/src/normal_inverse_gaussian.rs b/rand_distr/src/normal_inverse_gaussian.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc6e9801217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rand_distr/src/normal_inverse_gaussian.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+use crate::{Distribution, Float, InverseGaussian, Standard, StandardNormal};
+use rand::Rng;
+
+/// Error type returned from `NormalInverseGaussian::new`
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum Error {
+    /// `alpha <= 0` or `nan`.
+    AlphaNegativeOrNull,
+    /// `|beta| >= alpha` or `nan`.
+    AbsoluteBetaNotLessThanAlpha,
+}
+
+/// The [normal-inverse Gaussian distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal-inverse_Gaussian_distribution)
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct NormalInverseGaussian<N> {
+    alpha: N,
+    beta: N,
+    inverse_gaussian: InverseGaussian<N>,
+}
+
+impl<N: Float> NormalInverseGaussian<N>
+where StandardNormal: Distribution<N>
+{
+    /// Construct a new `NormalInverseGaussian` distribution with the given alpha (tail heaviness) and
+    /// beta (asymmetry) parameters.
+    pub fn new(alpha: N, beta: N) -> Result<NormalInverseGaussian<N>, Error> {
+        if !(alpha > N::from(0.0)) {
+            return Err(Error::AlphaNegativeOrNull);
+        }
+
+        if !(beta.abs() < alpha) {
+            return Err(Error::AbsoluteBetaNotLessThanAlpha);
+        }
+
+        let gamma = (alpha * alpha - beta * beta).sqrt();
+
+        let mu = N::from(1.) / gamma;
+
+        let inverse_gaussian = InverseGaussian::new(mu, N::from(1.)).unwrap();
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            alpha,
+            beta,
+            inverse_gaussian,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl<N: Float> Distribution<N> for NormalInverseGaussian<N>
+where
+    StandardNormal: Distribution<N>,
+    Standard: Distribution<N>,
+{
+    fn sample<R>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> N
+    where R: Rng + ?Sized {
+        let inv_gauss = rng.sample(&self.inverse_gaussian);
+
+        self.beta * inv_gauss + inv_gauss.sqrt() * rng.sample(StandardNormal)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normal_inverse_gaussian() {
+        let norm_inv_gauss = NormalInverseGaussian::new(2.0, 1.0).unwrap();
+        let mut rng = crate::test::rng(210);
+        for _ in 0..1000 {
+            norm_inv_gauss.sample(&mut rng);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_normal_inverse_gaussian_invalid_param() {
+        assert!(NormalInverseGaussian::new(-1.0, 1.0).is_err());
+        assert!(NormalInverseGaussian::new(-1.0, -1.0).is_err());
+        assert!(NormalInverseGaussian::new(1.0, 2.0).is_err());
+        assert!(NormalInverseGaussian::new(2.0, 1.0).is_ok());
+    }
+
+
+    #[test]
+    fn value_stability() {
+        fn test_samples<N: Float + core::fmt::Debug, D: Distribution<N>>(
+            distr: D, zero: N, expected: &[N],
+        ) {
+            let mut rng = crate::test::rng(213);
+            let mut buf = [zero; 4];
+            for x in &mut buf {
+                *x = rng.sample(&distr);
+            }
+            assert_eq!(buf, expected);
+        }
+
+        test_samples(NormalInverseGaussian::new(2.0, 1.0).unwrap(), 0f32, &[
+            0.6568966, 1.3744819, 2.216063, 0.11488572,
+        ]);
+        test_samples(NormalInverseGaussian::new(2.0, 1.0).unwrap(), 0f64, &[
+            0.6838707059642927,
+            2.4447306460569784,
+            0.2361045023235968,
+            1.7774534624785319,
+        ]);
+    }
+}