diff --git a/dmutils/flask_init.py b/dmutils/flask_init.py
index e9ee4927..2c132815 100644
--- a/dmutils/flask_init.py
+++ b/dmutils/flask_init.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import jinja2
 
 import flask_featureflags
-from . import config, logging, force_https, request_id, formats, filters
+from . import config, logging, force_https, request_id, formats, filters, rollbar_agent
 from flask import Markup, redirect, request, session, current_app, abort
 from flask.ext.script import Manager, Server
 from flask_login import current_user
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def init_app(
     ProxyFix(application)
     request_id.init_app(application)
     force_https.init_app(application)
+    rollbar_agent.init_app(application)
 
     flask_featureflags.FeatureFlag(application)
 
diff --git a/dmutils/rollbar_agent.py b/dmutils/rollbar_agent.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6b21f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmutils/rollbar_agent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import os
+import rollbar
+import rollbar.contrib.flask
+from flask import got_request_exception
+
+
+def init_app(app):
+    if app.config.get('ROLLBAR_TOKEN'):
+        rollbar.init(
+            # access token for the demo app: https://rollbar.com/demo
+            app.config['ROLLBAR_TOKEN'],
+            # environment name
+            app.config['DM_ENVIRONMENT'],
+            # server root directory, makes tracebacks prettier
+            root=os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
+            # flask already sets up logging
+            allow_logging_basic_config=False)
+
+        # send exceptions from `app` to rollbar, using flask's signal system.
+        got_request_exception.connect(rollbar.contrib.flask.report_exception, app)
diff --git a/requirements_for_test.txt b/requirements_for_test.txt
index b1d212d1..3e4ad515 100644
--- a/requirements_for_test.txt
+++ b/requirements_for_test.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ cffi
 tox
 flake8
 responses
+blinker
+rollbar
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