diff --git a/extra/torch_backend/backend.py b/extra/torch_backend/backend.py
index 80fc038c76..eba99816ef 100644
--- a/extra/torch_backend/backend.py
+++ b/extra/torch_backend/backend.py
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ def _linalg_eigh(self, UPLO: str = 'U'):
   w, v = torch.linalg.eigh(self.cpu(), UPLO=UPLO)
   return w.tiny(), v.tiny()
 
+@torch.library.impl("aten::_linalg_det", "privateuseone")
+# TODO: move to tinygrad
+def _linalg_det(self: torch.Tensor):
+  result = aten._linalg_det(self.cpu())
+  return result[0].tiny(), result[1].tiny(), result[2].tiny()
+
 def upsample_backward(grad_out, output_size, input_size, *args, f=None): return f(grad_out.cpu(), output_size, input_size, *args).tiny()
 
 for i in [
diff --git a/extra/torch_backend/test.py b/extra/torch_backend/test.py
index 10c077001d..087f944204 100644
--- a/extra/torch_backend/test.py
+++ b/extra/torch_backend/test.py
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ class TestTorchBackend(unittest.TestCase):
     recon = (v @ torch.diag(w) @ v.T).cpu().numpy()
     np.testing.assert_allclose(recon, a.cpu().numpy(), atol=1e-6)
 
+  def test_linalg_det(self):
+    a = torch.diag(torch.tensor([1,2,3,4,5], dtype = torch.float32, device=device))
+    b = torch.linalg.det(a)
+    np.testing.assert_equal(b.cpu().numpy(), 120.0)
+
   def test_scalar_assign(self):
     a = torch.tensor([1, 2, 3], device=device)
     a[1] = 4