diff --git a/test/distributed/test_c10d.py b/test/distributed/test_c10d.py
index 5ffd4b4fb088..b6e78ff7a680 100644
--- a/test/distributed/test_c10d.py
+++ b/test/distributed/test_c10d.py
@@ -4641,6 +4641,41 @@ def test_nccl_barrier_timeout_new_group_non_member(self):
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "Timed out initializing process group"):
                 c10d.new_group([0], timeout=timedelta(seconds=1))
 
+    @requires_nccl()
+    def test_nccl_barrier_device_ids(self):
+        store = c10d.FileStore(self.file_name, self.world_size)
+        c10d.init_process_group(
+            backend="nccl",
+            rank=self.rank,
+            world_size=self.world_size,
+            store=store)
+
+        c10d.barrier(device_ids=[self.rank])
+
+    @requires_nccl()
+    def test_nccl_barrier_device_ids_function_argument(self):
+        store = c10d.FileStore(self.file_name, self.world_size)
+        c10d.init_process_group(
+            backend="nccl",
+            rank=self.rank,
+            world_size=self.world_size,
+            store=store)
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "Invalid function argument"):
+            c10d.barrier(device_ids=self.rank)
+
+    @requires_gloo()
+    def test_gloo_barrier_device_ids(self):
+        store = c10d.FileStore(self.file_name, self.world_size)
+        c10d.init_process_group(
+            backend="gloo",
+            rank=self.rank,
+            world_size=self.world_size,
+            store=store)
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "device_ids not supported"):
+            c10d.barrier(device_ids=[self.rank])
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     assert (
         not torch.cuda._initialized
diff --git a/torch/_C/_distributed_c10d.pyi b/torch/_C/_distributed_c10d.pyi
index cd9a0f7d46a9..5ac2c0a8315d 100644
--- a/torch/_C/_distributed_c10d.pyi
+++ b/torch/_C/_distributed_c10d.pyi
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class ReduceScatterOptions:
     timeout: timedelta
 
 class BarrierOptions:
+    device_ids: List[int]
     timeout: timedelta
 
 class AllToAllOptions:
diff --git a/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/init.cpp b/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/init.cpp
index b31d44a1d295..76b466c91f10 100644
--- a/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/init.cpp
+++ b/torch/csrc/distributed/c10d/init.cpp
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ They are used in specifying strategies for reduction collectives, e.g.,
 
   py::class_<::c10d::BarrierOptions>(module, "BarrierOptions")
       .def(py::init<>())
+      .def_readwrite("device_ids", &::c10d::BarrierOptions::device_ids)
       .def_readwrite("timeout", &::c10d::BarrierOptions::timeout);
 
   py::class_<::c10d::AllToAllOptions>(module, "AllToAllOptions")
diff --git a/torch/distributed/distributed_c10d.py b/torch/distributed/distributed_c10d.py
index a11a12c6bf82..c4b8201085b5 100644
--- a/torch/distributed/distributed_c10d.py
+++ b/torch/distributed/distributed_c10d.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     AllreduceOptions,
     AllreduceCoalescedOptions,
     AllToAllOptions,
+    BarrierOptions,
     BroadcastOptions,
     FileStore,
     GatherOptions,
@@ -2370,8 +2371,11 @@ def all_to_all(output_tensor_list,
         work.wait()
 
 
+
 def barrier(group=GroupMember.WORLD,
-            async_op=False):
+            async_op=False,
+            device_ids=None):
+
     """
     Synchronizes all processes.
 
@@ -2382,6 +2386,8 @@ def barrier(group=GroupMember.WORLD,
         group (ProcessGroup, optional): The process group to work on. If None,
             the default process group will be used.
         async_op (bool, optional): Whether this op should be an async op
+        device_ids ([int], optional): List of device/GPU ids.
+                                      Valid only for NCCL backend.
 
     Returns:
         Async work handle, if async_op is set to True.
@@ -2390,11 +2396,22 @@ def barrier(group=GroupMember.WORLD,
     if _rank_not_in_group(group):
         return
 
+    opts = BarrierOptions()
+    if device_ids is not None:
+        if get_backend(group) != Backend.NCCL:
+            raise RuntimeError("Function argument device_ids not supported "
+                               "for the selected backend {}".format(get_backend(group)))
+        if isinstance(device_ids, list):
+            opts.device_ids = device_ids
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Invalid function argument: "
+                               "device_ids type should be List[int]")
+
     if group is None:
         default_pg = _get_default_group()
-        work = default_pg.barrier()
+        work = default_pg.barrier(opts=opts)
     else:
-        work = group.barrier()
+        work = group.barrier(opts=opts)
 
     if async_op:
         return work
diff --git a/torch/lib/c10d/ProcessGroupNCCL.cpp b/torch/lib/c10d/ProcessGroupNCCL.cpp
index 01ce71afd388..b9ac5aa77150 100644
--- a/torch/lib/c10d/ProcessGroupNCCL.cpp
+++ b/torch/lib/c10d/ProcessGroupNCCL.cpp
@@ -1409,7 +1409,13 @@ c10::intrusive_ptr<ProcessGroup::Work> ProcessGroupNCCL::reduce_scatter(
 c10::intrusive_ptr<ProcessGroup::Work> ProcessGroupNCCL::barrier(
     const BarrierOptions& opts) {
   std::vector<at::Device> devices;
-  if (usedDeviceIdxs_.empty()) {
+
+  // Use user defined GPU device ids if provided
+  if (!opts.device_ids.empty()) {
+    for (auto device : opts.device_ids) {
+      devices.push_back(at::Device(at::DeviceType::CUDA, device));
+    }
+  } else if (usedDeviceIdxs_.empty()) {
     // This means there is not yet a NCCL collective being called
     // Here we have to use the best guesses and will use a single GPU to call
     // allreduce to achieve barrier.
diff --git a/torch/lib/c10d/Types.hpp b/torch/lib/c10d/Types.hpp
index 03b2e59e4295..a5a0d5fa20df 100644
--- a/torch/lib/c10d/Types.hpp
+++ b/torch/lib/c10d/Types.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct AllToAllOptions {
 };
 
 struct BarrierOptions {
+  std::vector<int> device_ids;
   std::chrono::milliseconds timeout = kUnsetTimeout;
 };