diff --git a/exponax/normalized/__init__.py b/exponax/normalized/__init__.py
index 41819ee..109a1dc 100644
--- a/exponax/normalized/__init__.py
+++ b/exponax/normalized/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 """
 from ._convection import DifficultyConvectionStepper, NormalizedConvectionStepper
 from ._general_nonlinear import NormlizedGeneralNonlinearStepper
-from ._gradient_norm import NormalizedGradientNormStepper
+from ._gradient_norm import DifficultyGradientNormStepper, NormalizedGradientNormStepper
 from ._linear import (
     DifficultyLinearStepper,
     DiffultyLinearStepperSimple,
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
     denormalize_polynomial_scales,
     extract_normalized_coefficients_from_difficulty,
     extract_normalized_convection_scale_from_difficulty,
+    extract_normalized_gradient_norm_scale_from_difficulty,
     normalize_coefficients,
     normalize_convection_scale,
     normalize_gradient_norm_scale,
     normalize_polynomial_scales,
     reduce_normalized_coefficients_to_difficulty,
     reduce_normalized_convection_scale_to_difficulty,
+    reduce_normalized_gradient_norm_scale_to_difficulty,
 )
 from ._vorticity_convection import NormalizedVorticityConvection
 
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
     "DifficultyLinearStepper",
     "DiffultyLinearStepperSimple",
     "DifficultyConvectionStepper",
+    "DifficultyGradientNormStepper",
     "NormalizedConvectionStepper",
     "NormlizedGeneralNonlinearStepper",
     "NormalizedGradientNormStepper",
@@ -54,4 +57,6 @@
     "extract_normalized_coefficients_from_difficulty",
     "reduce_normalized_convection_scale_to_difficulty",
     "extract_normalized_convection_scale_from_difficulty",
+    "reduce_normalized_gradient_norm_scale_to_difficulty",
+    "extract_normalized_gradient_norm_scale_from_difficulty",
 ]
diff --git a/exponax/normalized/_gradient_norm.py b/exponax/normalized/_gradient_norm.py
index 181d798..dee5c72 100644
--- a/exponax/normalized/_gradient_norm.py
+++ b/exponax/normalized/_gradient_norm.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 from .._base_stepper import BaseStepper
 from ..nonlin_fun import GradientNormNonlinearFun
+from ._utils import (
+    extract_normalized_coefficients_from_difficulty,
+    extract_normalized_gradient_norm_scale_from_difficulty,
+)
 
 
 class NormalizedGradientNormStepper(BaseStepper):
@@ -69,3 +73,52 @@ def _build_nonlinear_fun(self, derivative_operator: Array):
             scale=self.normalized_gradient_norm_scale,
             zero_mode_fix=True,
         )
+
+
+class DifficultyGradientNormStepper(NormalizedGradientNormStepper):
+    linear_difficulties: tuple[float, ...]
+    gradient_norm_difficulty: float
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        num_spatial_dims: int = 1,
+        num_points: int = 48,
+        *,
+        linear_difficulties: tuple[float, ...] = (0.0, 0.0, -0.064, 0.0, -0.04096),
+        gradient_norm_difficulty: float = 0.064,
+        maximum_absolute: float = 1.0,
+        order: int = 2,
+        dealiasing_fraction: float = 2 / 3,
+        num_circle_points: int = 16,
+        circle_radius: float = 1.0,
+    ):
+        """
+        By default: KS equation
+        """
+        self.linear_difficulties = linear_difficulties
+        self.gradient_norm_difficulty = gradient_norm_difficulty
+
+        normalized_coefficients = extract_normalized_coefficients_from_difficulty(
+            linear_difficulties,
+            num_spatial_dims=num_spatial_dims,
+            num_points=num_points,
+        )
+        normalized_gradient_norm_scale = (
+            extract_normalized_gradient_norm_scale_from_difficulty(
+                gradient_norm_difficulty,
+                num_spatial_dims=num_spatial_dims,
+                num_points=num_points,
+                maximum_absolute=maximum_absolute,
+            )
+        )
+
+        super().__init__(
+            num_spatial_dims=num_spatial_dims,
+            num_points=num_points,
+            normalized_coefficients=normalized_coefficients,
+            normalized_gradient_norm_scale=normalized_gradient_norm_scale,
+            order=order,
+            dealiasing_fraction=dealiasing_fraction,
+            num_circle_points=num_circle_points,
+            circle_radius=circle_radius,
+        )
diff --git a/exponax/normalized/_utils.py b/exponax/normalized/_utils.py
index 8f66960..c48eabc 100644
--- a/exponax/normalized/_utils.py
+++ b/exponax/normalized/_utils.py
@@ -189,3 +189,32 @@ def extract_normalized_convection_scale_from_difficulty(
         maximum_absolute * num_points * num_spatial_dims
     )
     return normalized_convection_scale
+
+
+def reduce_normalized_gradient_norm_scale_to_difficulty(
+    normalized_gradient_norm_scale: float,
+    *,
+    num_spatial_dims: int,
+    num_points: int,
+    maximum_absolute: float,
+):
+    difficulty_gradient_norm_scale = (
+        normalized_gradient_norm_scale
+        * maximum_absolute
+        * jnp.square(num_points)
+        * num_spatial_dims
+    )
+    return difficulty_gradient_norm_scale
+
+
+def extract_normalized_gradient_norm_scale_from_difficulty(
+    difficulty_gradient_norm_scale: float,
+    *,
+    num_spatial_dims: int,
+    num_points: int,
+    maximum_absolute: float,
+):
+    normalized_gradient_norm_scale = difficulty_gradient_norm_scale / (
+        maximum_absolute * jnp.square(num_points) * num_spatial_dims
+    )
+    return normalized_gradient_norm_scale