Exploring　suitable　electrode　materials　with　high　rate　capability　and　long-term　cycling　stability　for　sodium-ion　batteries　(SIBs)　is　of　great　importance　but　still　challenging.　In　this　work,　we　report　a　facile　strategy　to　synthesize　the　nanocomposite　of　porous　NaTi2(PO4)3　nanoparticles　coated　with　a　thin　carbon　layer　(NTP/C).　The　unique　structural　and　component　merits　endow　the　NTP/C　nanocomposite　with　excellent　charge　transfer　kinetics　and　enhanced　structural　stability.　Compared　with　the　pristine　NTP　nanoparticles,　the　NTP/C　nanocomposite　exhibits　significant　enhanced　rate　capability　(108.9　mA　h　g−1　at　0.2C　and　55.0　mA　h　g−1　at　20C)　and　long-term　cycling　performance　(capacity　retention　of　78.8%　after　2000　cycles　at　10C).　The　electrochemical　results　indicate　the　NTP/C　nanocomposite　could　be　a　high-performance　anode　material　for　SIBs.　©　2018　Elsevier　B.V.