diff --git a/distributed.py b/distributed.py
index ebe3b5b..1dd5910 100644
--- a/distributed.py
+++ b/distributed.py
@@ -118,3 +118,55 @@ class DistributedDataParallel(Module):
         super(DistributedDataParallel, self).train(mode)
         self.module.train(mode)
     '''
+'''
+Modifies existing model to do gradient allreduce, but doesn't change class
+so you don't need "module"
+'''
+def apply_gradient_allreduce(module):
+        if not hasattr(dist, '_backend'):
+            module.warn_on_half = True
+        else:
+            module.warn_on_half = True if dist._backend == dist.dist_backend.GLOO else False
+
+        for p in module.state_dict().values():
+            if not torch.is_tensor(p):
+                continue
+            dist.broadcast(p, 0)
+
+        def allreduce_params():
+            if(module.needs_reduction):
+                module.needs_reduction = False
+                buckets = {}
+                for param in module.parameters():
+                    if param.requires_grad and param.grad is not None:
+                        tp = type(param.data)
+                        if tp not in buckets:
+                            buckets[tp] = []
+                        buckets[tp].append(param)
+                if module.warn_on_half:
+                    if torch.cuda.HalfTensor in buckets:
+                        print("WARNING: gloo dist backend for half parameters may be extremely slow." +
+                              " It is recommended to use the NCCL backend in this case. This currently requires" +
+                              "PyTorch built from top of tree master.")
+                        module.warn_on_half = False
+
+                for tp in buckets:
+                    bucket = buckets[tp]
+                    grads = [param.grad.data for param in bucket]
+                    coalesced = _flatten_dense_tensors(grads)
+                    dist.all_reduce(coalesced)
+                    coalesced /= dist.get_world_size()
+                    for buf, synced in zip(grads, _unflatten_dense_tensors(coalesced, grads)):
+                        buf.copy_(synced)
+
+        for param in list(module.parameters()):
+            def allreduce_hook(*unused):
+                param._execution_engine.queue_callback(allreduce_params)
+            if param.requires_grad:
+                param.register_hook(allreduce_hook)
+   
+        def set_needs_reduction(self, input, output):
+            self.needs_reduction = True
+        
+        module.register_forward_hook(set_needs_reduction)
+        return module