diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub/topic.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub/topic.py
index 12c6c3a68450..0dd5b4fda038 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub/topic.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub/topic.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 """Define API Topics."""
 
+import time
+
 from google.cloud._helpers import _datetime_to_rfc3339
 from google.cloud._helpers import _NOW
 from google.cloud.exceptions import NotFound
@@ -408,15 +410,40 @@ class Batch(object):
     :type topic: :class:`google.cloud.pubsub.topic.Topic`
     :param topic: the topic being published
 
-    :type client: :class:`google.cloud.pubsub.client.Client`
     :param client: The client to use.
+    :type client: :class:`google.cloud.pubsub.client.Client`
+
+    :param max_interval: The maximum interval, in seconds, before the batch
+                         will automatically commit. Note that this does not
+                         run a background loop; it just checks when each
+                         message is published. Therefore, this is intended
+                         for situations where messages are published at
+                         reasonably regular intervals. Defaults to infinity
+                         (off).
+    :type max_interval: float
+
+    :param max_messages: The maximum number of messages to hold in the batch
+                         before automatically commiting. Defaults to infinity
+                         (off).
+    :type max_messages: float
     """
-    def __init__(self, topic, client):
+    _INFINITY = float('inf')
+
+    def __init__(self, topic, client, max_interval=_INFINITY,
+                 max_messages=_INFINITY):
         self.topic = topic
         self.messages = []
         self.message_ids = []
         self.client = client
 
+        # Set the autocommit rules. If the interval or number of messages
+        # is exceeded, then the .publish() method will imply a commit.
+        self._max_interval = max_interval
+        self._max_messages = max_messages
+
+        # Set the initial starting timestamp (used against the interval).
+        self._start_timestamp = time.time()
+
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
 
@@ -441,6 +468,20 @@ def publish(self, message, **attrs):
             {'data': message,
              'attributes': attrs})
 
+        # If too much time has elapsed since the first message
+        # was added, autocommit.
+        now = time.time()
+        if now - self._start_timestamp > self._max_interval:
+            self.commit()
+            self._start_timestamp = now
+            return
+
+        # If the number of messages on the list is greater than the
+        # maximum allowed, autocommit (with the batch's client).
+        if len(self.messages) >= self._max_messages:
+            self.commit()
+            return
+
     def commit(self, client=None):
         """Send saved messages as a single API call.
 
diff --git a/pubsub/unit_tests/test_topic.py b/pubsub/unit_tests/test_topic.py
index 5009e53a0a89..f264b4dcd036 100644
--- a/pubsub/unit_tests/test_topic.py
+++ b/pubsub/unit_tests/test_topic.py
@@ -779,6 +779,77 @@ def test_context_mgr_failure(self):
         self.assertEqual(list(batch.messages), [MESSAGE1, MESSAGE2])
         self.assertEqual(getattr(api, '_topic_published', self), self)
 
+    def test_message_count_autocommit(self):
+        """Establish that if the batch is assigned to take a maximum
+        number of messages, that it commits when it reaches that maximum.
+        """
+        client = _Client(project='PROJECT')
+        topic = _Topic(name='TOPIC')
+
+        # Track commits, but do not perform them.
+        Batch = self._get_target_class()
+        with mock.patch.object(Batch, 'commit') as commit:
+            with self._make_one(topic, client=client, max_messages=5) as batch:
+                self.assertIsInstance(batch, Batch)
+
+                # Publish four messages and establish that the batch does
+                # not commit.
+                for i in range(0, 4):
+                    batch.publish({
+                        'attributes': {},
+                        'data': 'Batch message %d.' % (i,),
+                    })
+                    commit.assert_not_called()
+
+                # Publish a fifth message and observe the commit.
+                batch.publish({
+                    'attributes': {},
+                    'data': 'The final call to trigger a commit!',
+                })
+                commit.assert_called_once_with()
+
+            # There should be a second commit after the context manager
+            # exits.
+            self.assertEqual(commit.call_count, 2)
+
+    @mock.patch('time.time')
+    def test_message_time_autocommit(self, mock_time):
+        """Establish that if the batch is sufficiently old, that it commits
+        the next time it receives a publish.
+        """
+        client = _Client(project='PROJECT')
+        topic = _Topic(name='TOPIC')
+
+        # Track commits, but do not perform them.
+        Batch = self._get_target_class()
+        with mock.patch.object(Batch, 'commit') as commit:
+            mock_time.return_value = 0.0
+            with self._make_one(topic, client=client, max_interval=5) as batch:
+                self.assertIsInstance(batch, Batch)
+
+                # Publish some messages and establish that the batch does
+                # not commit.
+                for i in range(0, 10):
+                    batch.publish({
+                        'attributes': {},
+                        'data': 'Batch message %d.' % (i,),
+                    })
+                    commit.assert_not_called()
+
+                # Move time ahead so that this batch is too old.
+                mock_time.return_value = 10.0
+
+                # Publish another message and observe the commit.
+                batch.publish({
+                    'attributes': {},
+                    'data': 'The final call to trigger a commit!',
+                })
+                commit.assert_called_once_with()
+
+            # There should be a second commit after the context manager
+            # exits.
+            self.assertEqual(commit.call_count, 2)
+
 
 class _FauxPublisherAPI(object):
     _api_called = 0