diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
index a9887eb95279f7f4195f5b64c966bb058df8d1e4..615686ccbe2b39d445f49f4626697f73c610092b 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
@@ -1848,11 +1848,43 @@ class Dataset[T] private[sql](
     Except(logicalPlan, other.logicalPlan)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a new [[Dataset]] by sampling a fraction of rows (without replacement),
+   * using a user-supplied seed.
+   *
+   * @param fraction Fraction of rows to generate, range [0.0, 1.0].
+   * @param seed Seed for sampling.
+   *
+   * @note This is NOT guaranteed to provide exactly the fraction of the count
+   * of the given [[Dataset]].
+   *
+   * @group typedrel
+   * @since 2.3.0
+   */
+  def sample(fraction: Double, seed: Long): Dataset[T] = {
+    sample(withReplacement = false, fraction = fraction, seed = seed)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a new [[Dataset]] by sampling a fraction of rows (without replacement).
+   *
+   * @param fraction Fraction of rows to generate, range [0.0, 1.0].
+   *
+   * @note This is NOT guaranteed to provide exactly the fraction of the count
+   * of the given [[Dataset]].
+   *
+   * @group typedrel
+   * @since 2.3.0
+   */
+  def sample(fraction: Double): Dataset[T] = {
+    sample(withReplacement = false, fraction = fraction)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a new [[Dataset]] by sampling a fraction of rows, using a user-supplied seed.
    *
    * @param withReplacement Sample with replacement or not.
-   * @param fraction Fraction of rows to generate.
+   * @param fraction Fraction of rows to generate, range [0.0, 1.0].
    * @param seed Seed for sampling.
    *
    * @note This is NOT guaranteed to provide exactly the fraction of the count
@@ -1871,7 +1903,7 @@ class Dataset[T] private[sql](
    * Returns a new [[Dataset]] by sampling a fraction of rows, using a random seed.
    *
    * @param withReplacement Sample with replacement or not.
-   * @param fraction Fraction of rows to generate.
+   * @param fraction Fraction of rows to generate, range [0.0, 1.0].
    *
    * @note This is NOT guaranteed to provide exactly the fraction of the total count
    * of the given [[Dataset]].