diff --git a/mlx/distributed/distributed.h b/mlx/distributed/distributed.h
index 1ed82cb6a..3f7f16f61 100644
--- a/mlx/distributed/distributed.h
+++ b/mlx/distributed/distributed.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ struct Group {
    */
   Group split(int color, int key = -1);
 
+  void barrier();
+
   const std::shared_ptr<void>& raw_group() {
     return group_;
   }
diff --git a/mlx/distributed/mpi/mpi.cpp b/mlx/distributed/mpi/mpi.cpp
index 3223832e5..0116c71ca 100644
--- a/mlx/distributed/mpi/mpi.cpp
+++ b/mlx/distributed/mpi/mpi.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct MPIWrapper {
     LOAD_SYMBOL(MPI_Allgather, all_gather);
     LOAD_SYMBOL(MPI_Send, send);
     LOAD_SYMBOL(MPI_Recv, recv);
+    LOAD_SYMBOL(MPI_Barrier, barrier);
     LOAD_SYMBOL(MPI_Type_contiguous, mpi_type_contiguous);
     LOAD_SYMBOL(MPI_Type_commit, mpi_type_commit);
     LOAD_SYMBOL(MPI_Op_create, mpi_op_create);
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ struct MPIWrapper {
   int (*comm_free)(MPI_Comm*);
   int (*send)(const void*, int, MPI_Datatype, int, int, MPI_Comm);
   int (*recv)(void*, int, MPI_Datatype, int, int, MPI_Comm, MPI_Status*);
+  int (*barrier)(MPI_Comm);
 
   // Objects
   MPI_Comm comm_world_;
@@ -263,6 +265,10 @@ struct MPIGroupImpl {
     return size_;
   }
 
+  void barrier() {
+    mpi().barrier(comm_);
+  }
+
  private:
   MPI_Comm comm_;
   bool global_;
@@ -298,6 +304,11 @@ Group Group::split(int color, int key) {
   return Group(std::make_shared<MPIGroupImpl>(new_comm, false));
 }
 
+void Group::barrier() {
+  auto mpi_group = std::static_pointer_cast<MPIGroupImpl>(group_);
+  mpi_group->barrier();
+}
+
 bool is_available() {
   return mpi().is_available();
 }
diff --git a/mlx/distributed/no_distributed.cpp b/mlx/distributed/no_distributed.cpp
index 009e3a715..ef4e472e7 100644
--- a/mlx/distributed/no_distributed.cpp
+++ b/mlx/distributed/no_distributed.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Group Group::split(int color, int key) {
   throw std::runtime_error("Cannot split the distributed group further");
 }
 
+void Group::barrier() {}
+
 bool is_available() {
   return false;
 }