diff --git a/domainlab/algos/trainers/a_trainer.py b/domainlab/algos/trainers/a_trainer.py
index a51c34c14..051cc1e6f 100644
--- a/domainlab/algos/trainers/a_trainer.py
+++ b/domainlab/algos/trainers/a_trainer.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import torch
 from torch import optim
+from torch.optim import lr_scheduler 
 
 from domainlab.compos.pcr.p_chain_handler import AbstractChainNodeHandler
 
@@ -27,7 +28,12 @@ def mk_opt(model, aconf):
         #    {'params': model._decoratee.parameters()}
         # ], lr=aconf.lr)
         optimizer = optim.Adam(list_par, lr=aconf.lr)
-    return optimizer
+    if aconf.lr_scheduler is not None:
+        class_lr_scheduler = getattr(lr_scheduler, aconf.lr_scheduler)
+        scheduler = class_lr_scheduler(optimizer, T_max=aconf.epos)
+    else:
+        scheduler = None
+    return optimizer, scheduler
 
 
 class AbstractTrainer(AbstractChainNodeHandler, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
@@ -94,6 +100,8 @@ def __init__(self, successor_node=None, extend=None):
         self.list_reg_over_task_ratio = None
         # MIRO
         self.input_tensor_shape = None
+        # LR-scheduler
+        self.lr_scheduler = None
 
     @property
     def model(self):
@@ -168,7 +176,7 @@ def reset(self):
         """
         make a new optimizer to clear internal state
         """
-        self.optimizer = mk_opt(self.model, self.aconf)
+        self.optimizer, self.lr_scheduler = mk_opt(self.model, self.aconf)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def tr_epoch(self, epoch):
diff --git a/domainlab/algos/trainers/train_basic.py b/domainlab/algos/trainers/train_basic.py
index 179848467..10ac3b06f 100644
--- a/domainlab/algos/trainers/train_basic.py
+++ b/domainlab/algos/trainers/train_basic.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ def tr_batch(self, tensor_x, tensor_y, tensor_d, others, ind_batch, epoch):
         loss = self.cal_loss(tensor_x, tensor_y, tensor_d, others)
         loss.backward()
         self.optimizer.step()
+        if self.lr_scheduler:
+            self.lr_scheduler.step()
         self.after_batch(epoch, ind_batch)
         self.counter_batch += 1
 
diff --git a/domainlab/arg_parser.py b/domainlab/arg_parser.py
index 046810a66..bb7bda2b4 100644
--- a/domainlab/arg_parser.py
+++ b/domainlab/arg_parser.py
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@ def mk_parser_main():
         help="name of pytorch optimizer",
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--lr_scheduler",
+        type=str,
+        default=None,
+        help="name of pytorch learning rate scheduler",
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--param_idx",
         type=bool,
diff --git a/tests/test_lr_scheduler.py b/tests/test_lr_scheduler.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7bb7ab92f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_lr_scheduler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+"""
+unit and end-end test for  lr scheduler
+"""
+from tests.utils_test import utils_test_algo
+
+
+def test_lr_scheduler():
+    """
+    train
+    """
+    args = "--te_d=2 --tr_d 0 1 --task=mnistcolor10 --debug --bs=100 --model=erm \
+        --nname=conv_bn_pool_2 --no_dump --lr_scheduler=CosineAnnealingLR"
+    utils_test_algo(args)