diff --git a/TTS/bin/train_tts.py b/TTS/bin/train_tts.py
index 4afa5d8f..0c01a79e 100644
--- a/TTS/bin/train_tts.py
+++ b/TTS/bin/train_tts.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def format_data(data):
 
 
 def train(model, criterion, optimizer, optimizer_st, scheduler,
-          ap, global_step, epoch):
+          ap, global_step, epoch, amp):
     data_loader = setup_loader(ap, model.decoder.r, is_val=False,
                                verbose=(epoch == 0))
     model.train()
@@ -172,7 +172,11 @@ def train(model, criterion, optimizer, optimizer_st, scheduler,
         # backward pass
         loss_dict['loss'].backward()
         optimizer, current_lr = adam_weight_decay(optimizer)
-        grad_norm, _ = check_update(model, c.grad_clip, ignore_stopnet=True)
+        if amp:
+            amp_opt_params = amp.master_params(optimizer)
+        else:
+            amp_opt_params = None
+        grad_norm, _ = check_update(model, c.grad_clip, ignore_stopnet=True, amp_opt_params=amp_opt_params)
         optimizer.step()
 
         # compute alignment error (the lower the better )
@@ -183,7 +187,11 @@ def train(model, criterion, optimizer, optimizer_st, scheduler,
         if c.separate_stopnet:
             loss_dict['stopnet_loss'].backward()
             optimizer_st, _ = adam_weight_decay(optimizer_st)
-            grad_norm_st, _ = check_update(model.decoder.stopnet, 1.0)
+            if amp:
+                amp_opt_params = amp.master_params(optimizer)
+            else:
+                amp_opt_params = None
+            grad_norm_st, _ = check_update(model.decoder.stopnet, 1.0, amp_opt_params=amp_opt_params)
             optimizer_st.step()
         else:
             grad_norm_st = 0
@@ -245,7 +253,8 @@ def train(model, criterion, optimizer, optimizer_st, scheduler,
                     # save model
                     save_checkpoint(model, optimizer, global_step, epoch, model.decoder.r, OUT_PATH,
                                     optimizer_st=optimizer_st,
-                                    model_loss=loss_dict['postnet_loss'])
+                                    model_loss=loss_dict['postnet_loss'],
+                                    amp_state_dict=amp.state_dict() if amp else None)
 
                 # Diagnostic visualizations
                 const_spec = postnet_output[0].data.cpu().numpy()
@@ -497,6 +506,14 @@ def main(args):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
     else:
         optimizer_st = None
 
+    if c.apex_amp_level:
+        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        from apex import amp
+        model.cuda()
+        model, optimizer = amp.initialize(model, optimizer, opt_level=c.apex_amp_level)
+    else:
+        amp = None
+
     # setup criterion
     criterion = TacotronLoss(c, stopnet_pos_weight=10.0, ga_sigma=0.4)
 
@@ -515,6 +532,10 @@ def main(args):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
             model_dict = set_init_dict(model_dict, checkpoint['model'], c)
             model.load_state_dict(model_dict)
             del model_dict
+
+        if amp and 'amp' in checkpoint:
+            amp.load_state_dict(checkpoint['amp'])
+
         for group in optimizer.param_groups:
             group['lr'] = c.lr
         print(" > Model restored from step %d" % checkpoint['step'],
@@ -564,7 +585,7 @@ def main(args):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
         if c.run_eval:
             target_loss = eval_avg_loss_dict['avg_postnet_loss']
         best_loss = save_best_model(target_loss, best_loss, model, optimizer, global_step, epoch, c.r,
-                                    OUT_PATH)
+                                    OUT_PATH, amp_state_dict=amp.state_dict() if amp else None)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -616,6 +637,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     check_config(c)
     _ = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 
+    if c.apex_amp_level:
+        print("   >  apex AMP level: ", c.apex_amp_level)
+
     OUT_PATH = args.continue_path
     if args.continue_path == '':
         OUT_PATH = create_experiment_folder(c.output_path, c.run_name, args.debug)
diff --git a/TTS/tts/configs/config.json b/TTS/tts/configs/config.json
index 23868a33..d98802f7 100644
--- a/TTS/tts/configs/config.json
+++ b/TTS/tts/configs/config.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "gradual_training": [[0, 7, 64], [1, 5, 64], [50000, 3, 32], [130000, 2, 32], [290000, 1, 32]], //set gradual training steps [first_step, r, batch_size]. If it is null, gradual training is disabled. For Tacotron, you might need to reduce the 'batch_size' as you proceeed.
     "loss_masking": true,         // enable / disable loss masking against the sequence padding.
     "ga_alpha": 10.0,        // weight for guided attention loss. If > 0, guided attention is enabled.
+    "apex_amp_level": "", // level of optimization with NVIDIA's apex feature for automatic mixed FP16/FP32 precision (AMP), NOTE: currently only O1 is supported, use "" (empty string) to deactivate
 
     // VALIDATION
     "run_eval": true,
diff --git a/TTS/tts/utils/io.py b/TTS/tts/utils/io.py
index db95b0c5..f01c427c 100644
--- a/TTS/tts/utils/io.py
+++ b/TTS/tts/utils/io.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import datetime
 def load_checkpoint(model, checkpoint_path, use_cuda=False):
     state = torch.load(checkpoint_path, map_location=torch.device('cpu'))
     model.load_state_dict(state['model'])
+    if amp and 'amp' in state:
+        amp.load_state_dict(state['amp'])
     if use_cuda:
         model.cuda()
     # set model stepsize
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ def load_checkpoint(model, checkpoint_path, use_cuda=False):
     return model, state
 
 
-def save_model(model, optimizer, current_step, epoch, r, output_path, **kwargs):
+def save_model(model, optimizer, current_step, epoch, r, output_path, amp_state_dict=None, **kwargs):
     new_state_dict = model.state_dict()
     state = {
         'model': new_state_dict,
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ def save_model(model, optimizer, current_step, epoch, r, output_path, **kwargs):
         'date': datetime.date.today().strftime("%B %d, %Y"),
         'r': r
     }
+    if amp_state_dict:
+        state['amp'] = amp_state_dict
     state.update(kwargs)
     torch.save(state, output_path)
 
diff --git a/TTS/utils/training.py b/TTS/utils/training.py
index 9046f9e0..8166562c 100644
--- a/TTS/utils/training.py
+++ b/TTS/utils/training.py
@@ -13,13 +13,21 @@ def setup_torch_training_env(cudnn_enable, cudnn_benchmark):
     return use_cuda, num_gpus
 
 
-def check_update(model, grad_clip, ignore_stopnet=False):
+def check_update(model, grad_clip, ignore_stopnet=False, amp_opt_params=None):
     r'''Check model gradient against unexpected jumps and failures'''
     skip_flag = False
     if ignore_stopnet:
-        grad_norm = torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_([param for name, param in model.named_parameters() if 'stopnet' not in name], grad_clip)
+        if not amp_opt_params:
+            grad_norm = torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(
+                [param for name, param in model.named_parameters() if 'stopnet' not in name], grad_clip)
+        else:
+            grad_norm = torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(amp_opt_params, grad_clip)
     else:
-        grad_norm = torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(model.parameters(), grad_clip)
+        if not amp_opt_params:
+            grad_norm = torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(model.parameters(), grad_clip)
+        else:
+            grad_norm = torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(amp_opt_params, grad_clip)
+
     # compatibility with different torch versions
     if isinstance(grad_norm, float):
         if np.isinf(grad_norm):