diff --git a/nnvm/python/nnvm/frontend/tensorflow.py b/nnvm/python/nnvm/frontend/tensorflow.py
index 27f19a1e177a..d923c25044e1 100644
--- a/nnvm/python/nnvm/frontend/tensorflow.py
+++ b/nnvm/python/nnvm/frontend/tensorflow.py
@@ -468,6 +468,20 @@ def _impl(inputs, attr, params):
             ignores=['index_type', 'T'])(new_inputs, attr)
     return _impl
 
+def _lrn():
+    def _impl(inputs, attr, params):
+        new_inputs = []
+        attr_new = {}
+        depth_radius = attr.get('depth_radius', 5)
+        size = (depth_radius * 2) + 1
+        attr_new['axis'] = 3 # Fix axis, NHWC format
+        attr_new['size'] = size
+        attr_new['bias'] = attr.get('bias', 1)
+        attr_new['alpha'] = attr.get('alpha', 1) * size
+        attr_new['beta'] = attr.get('beta', 0.5)
+        return AttrCvt(op_name='lrn')(new_inputs, attr_new)
+    return _impl
+
 def _gather_v2():
     "Tensorflow now support only gatherv2"
     def _impl(inputs, attr, params):
@@ -680,6 +694,7 @@ def _impl(inputs, in_state_c, in_state_h, attr, params):
     'Fill'                              : _fill(),
     'GatherV2'                          : _gather_v2(),
     'StridedSlice'                      : _stridedSlice(),
+    'LRN'                               : _lrn(),
 }
 
 # _convert_map_rnn defines maps of rnn operator name to
diff --git a/nnvm/tests/python/frontend/tensorflow/test_forward.py b/nnvm/tests/python/frontend/tensorflow/test_forward.py
index 045d154d9d8b..a5c5fdcfed2f 100644
--- a/nnvm/tests/python/frontend/tensorflow/test_forward.py
+++ b/nnvm/tests/python/frontend/tensorflow/test_forward.py
@@ -855,6 +855,40 @@ def _get_sample(data, state):
         assert(tvm_sample_str == tf_sample_str)
 
 #######################################################################
+# LRN (Local Response Normalization)
+# ----------------------------------
+
+def _test_lrn(ishape, size, axis, bias, alpha, beta):
+    """ testing local response normalization """
+    lrn_depth_radius = size / 2
+
+    inp_array = np.random.uniform(size=ishape).astype(np.float32)
+
+    with tf.Graph().as_default():
+        in1 = tf.placeholder(shape=inp_array.shape, dtype=inp_array.dtype, name="lrn0_data")
+        nn_ops.local_response_normalization(in1,
+                                            name="lrn",
+                                            depth_radius=lrn_depth_radius,
+                                            bias=bias,
+                                            alpha=alpha,
+                                            beta=beta)
+
+        with tf.Session() as sess:
+            graph_def = tf.graph_util.convert_variables_to_constants(
+                sess,
+                sess.graph.as_graph_def(add_shapes=True),
+                ['lrn'],)
+
+            tf_output = run_tf_graph(sess, inp_array, 'lrn0_data:0', 'lrn:0')
+            tvm_output = run_tvm_graph(graph_def,
+                                       inp_array,
+                                       "lrn0_data", tf_output.shape, tf_output.dtype)
+            np.testing.assert_allclose(tf_output, tvm_output, atol=1e-3, rtol=1e-3)
+            sess.close()
+
+def test_forward_lrn():
+    _test_lrn((1, 3, 20, 20), 3, 1, 1.0, 1.0, 0.5)
+
 # Main
 # ----
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -875,3 +909,4 @@ def _get_sample(data, state):
     test_forward_stridedslice()
     test_forward_gather()
     test_forward_ptb()
+    test_forward_lrn()