The　Vis-NIR　light-responsive　direct　Z-scheme　LaNiO3/CdS　nanohybrid　was　synthesized　via　a　refluxing　method,　fully　characterized,　and　used　in　photocatalytic　H-2　evolution.　The　H2　evolved　over　LaNiO3/CdS　photocatalyst　in　5　h　was　737　mu　mol　under　visible　light　irradiation,　which　was　4.3　times　that　over　CdS　(172　mu　mol)　ascribed　to　the　formed　heterojunction　between　LaNiO3　and　CdS.　Moreover,　the　introduced　LaNiO3　extended　the　light　absorption　to　the　NIR　region　and　the　H-2　evolution　increased　to　996　mu　mol　under　Vis-NIR　light　irradiation.　LaNiO3　exhibited　upconversion　luminescence　at　406　and　628　nm　when　excited　at　808　nm,　which　means　that　LaNiO3　can　generate　charge　carriers　under　NIR　light　irradiation,　thereby　further　improving　the　efficiency　of　its　photocatalytic　H-2　evolution.