diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 7f8a7562..6dffa2cd 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # import math
 import random
 import argparse
+import sys
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 # Numerical libs
 import torch
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@
 from utils import AverageMeter, parse_devices, setup_logger
 from lib.nn import UserScatteredDataParallel, user_scattered_collate, patch_replication_callback
 
+try:
+    from apex import amp
+except ImportError:
+    amp = None
 
 # train one epoch
 def train(segmentation_module, iterator, optimizers, history, epoch, cfg):
@@ -43,7 +48,12 @@ def train(segmentation_module, iterator, optimizers, history, epoch, cfg):
         acc = acc.mean()
 
         # Backward
-        loss.backward()
+        if args.apex:
+            with amp.scale_loss(loss, optimizers) as scaled_loss:
+                scaled_loss.backward()
+        else:
+            loss.backward()
+
         for optimizer in optimizers:
             optimizer.step()
 
@@ -57,10 +67,11 @@ def train(segmentation_module, iterator, optimizers, history, epoch, cfg):
 
         # calculate accuracy, and display
         if i % cfg.TRAIN.disp_iter == 0:
-            print('Epoch: [{}][{}/{}], Time: {:.2f}, Data: {:.2f}, '
+            print('Epoch: [{}][{}/{}], Img/s: {:.2f} Time: {:.2f}, Data: {:.2f}, '
                   'lr_encoder: {:.6f}, lr_decoder: {:.6f}, '
                   'Accuracy: {:4.2f}, Loss: {:.6f}'
                   .format(epoch, i, cfg.TRAIN.epoch_iters,
+                          batch_data[0]['img_data'].shape[0]/batch_time.average(),
                           batch_time.average(), data_time.average(),
                           cfg.TRAIN.running_lr_encoder, cfg.TRAIN.running_lr_decoder,
                           ave_acc.average(), ave_total_loss.average()))
@@ -193,6 +204,11 @@ def main(cfg, gpus):
     nets = (net_encoder, net_decoder, crit)
     optimizers = create_optimizers(nets, cfg)
 
+    if args.apex:
+        nets, optimizers = amp.initialize(list(nets), list(optimizers),
+                                            opt_level=args.apex_opt_level
+                                            )
+
     # Main loop
     history = {'train': {'epoch': [], 'loss': [], 'acc': []}}
 
@@ -230,6 +246,14 @@ def main(cfg, gpus):
         default=None,
         nargs=argparse.REMAINDER,
     )
+    # Mixed precision training parameters
+    parser.add_argument('--apex', action='store_true',
+                        help='Use apex for mixed precision training')
+    parser.add_argument('--apex-opt-level', default='O1', type=str,
+                        help='For apex mixed precision training'
+                             'O0 for FP32 training, O1 for mixed precision training.'
+                             'For further detail, see https://github.com/NVIDIA/apex/tree/master/examples/imagenet'
+                        )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     cfg.merge_from_file(args.cfg)
@@ -256,6 +280,13 @@ def main(cfg, gpus):
         assert os.path.exists(cfg.MODEL.weights_encoder) and \
             os.path.exists(cfg.MODEL.weights_decoder), "checkpoint does not exitst!"
 
+    if args.apex:
+        if sys.version_info < (3, 0):
+            raise RuntimeError("Apex currently only supports Python 3. Aborting.")
+        if amp is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to import apex. Please install apex from https://www.github.com/nvidia/apex "
+                               "to enable mixed-precision training.")
+
     # Parse gpu ids
     gpus = parse_devices(args.gpus)
     gpus = [x.replace('gpu', '') for x in gpus]