diff --git a/torch_lazy_loader.py b/torch_lazy_loader.py
index 49a30931..789e56b4 100644
--- a/torch_lazy_loader.py
+++ b/torch_lazy_loader.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class LazyTensor:
     def __repr__(self):
         return self.__view(repr)
 
-    def materialize(self, checkpoint: Union[zipfile.ZipFile, zipfile.ZipExtFile], map_location=None) -> torch.Tensor:
+    def materialize(self, checkpoint: Union[zipfile.ZipFile, zipfile.ZipExtFile], map_location=None, no_grad=True) -> torch.Tensor:
         size = reduce(lambda x, y: x * y, self.shape, 1)
         dtype = self.dtype
         nbytes = size if dtype is torch.bool else size * ((torch.finfo if dtype.is_floating_point else torch.iinfo)(dtype).bits >> 3)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class LazyTensor:
         storage = torch.serialization._get_restore_location(map_location)(storage, self.location)
         tensor = torch.tensor([], dtype=storage.dtype, device=storage.device)
         tensor.set_(storage, 0, self.shape, self.stride)
-        tensor.requires_grad = self.requires_grad
+        tensor.requires_grad = not no_grad and self.requires_grad
         tensor._backward_hooks = self.backward_hooks
         return tensor