diff --git a/torchvision/transforms/functional.py b/torchvision/transforms/functional.py
index 5b762ff2975..4b93f406152 100644
--- a/torchvision/transforms/functional.py
+++ b/torchvision/transforms/functional.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import numbers
 import warnings
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import List, Tuple, Any, Optional
+from typing import List, Tuple, Any, Optional, Union
 
 import numpy as np
 import torch
@@ -334,7 +334,9 @@ def to_pil_image(pic, mode=None):
     return Image.fromarray(npimg, mode=mode)
 
 
-def normalize(tensor: Tensor, mean: List[float], std: List[float], inplace: bool = False) -> Tensor:
+def normalize(
+    tensor: Tensor, mean: Union[float, List[float]], std: Union[float, List[float]], inplace: bool = False
+) -> Tensor:
     """Normalize a float tensor image with mean and standard deviation.
     This transform does not support PIL Image.
 
diff --git a/torchvision/transforms/functional_tensor.py b/torchvision/transforms/functional_tensor.py
index d8671405b96..e495fd5d7f9 100644
--- a/torchvision/transforms/functional_tensor.py
+++ b/torchvision/transforms/functional_tensor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import warnings
-from typing import Optional, Tuple, List
+from typing import Optional, Tuple, List, Union
 
 import torch
 from torch import Tensor
@@ -925,7 +925,9 @@ def equalize(img: Tensor) -> Tensor:
     return torch.stack([_equalize_single_image(x) for x in img])
 
 
-def normalize(tensor: Tensor, mean: List[float], std: List[float], inplace: bool = False) -> Tensor:
+def normalize(
+    tensor: Tensor, mean: Union[float, List[float]], std: Union[float, List[float]], inplace: bool = False
+) -> Tensor:
     _assert_image_tensor(tensor)
 
     if not tensor.is_floating_point():
@@ -939,6 +941,13 @@ def normalize(tensor: Tensor, mean: List[float], std: List[float], inplace: bool
     if not inplace:
         tensor = tensor.clone()
 
+    # Make sure the type of mean and std are List[float]
+    # Otherwise it will error on the torch.as_tensor call
+    if isinstance(mean, float):
+        mean = [mean]
+    if isinstance(std, float):
+        std = [std]
+
     dtype = tensor.dtype
     mean = torch.as_tensor(mean, dtype=dtype, device=tensor.device)
     std = torch.as_tensor(std, dtype=dtype, device=tensor.device)
diff --git a/torchvision/transforms/transforms.py b/torchvision/transforms/transforms.py
index 2324acdd592..7ca0c37dd06 100644
--- a/torchvision/transforms/transforms.py
+++ b/torchvision/transforms/transforms.py
@@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ def __init__(self, mean, std, inplace=False):
         _log_api_usage_once(self)
         self.mean = mean
         self.std = std
+
+        if isinstance(mean, Sequence):
+            self.mean = list(mean)
+        if isinstance(std, Sequence):
+            self.std = list(std)
+
         self.inplace = inplace
 
     def forward(self, tensor: Tensor) -> Tensor: