diff --git a/namedtensor/test_core.py b/namedtensor/test_core.py
index 1e31022..2fed7c3 100644
--- a/namedtensor/test_core.py
+++ b/namedtensor/test_core.py
@@ -424,6 +424,19 @@ def test_takes():
     )
 
 
+def test_index_add():
+
+    base = ntorch.zeros(3, 5, names=("beta", "alpha"))
+    vals = ntorch.randn(3, 4, names=("beta", "time"))
+    index = ntorch.randint(0, 5, (4,), names=("time"))
+
+    result = base.index_add_("alpha", index, vals)
+    expected_result = base.values.index_add_(1, index.values, vals.values)
+
+    assert (result._tensor == expected_result).all()
+    assert result.shape == OrderedDict([("beta", 3), ("alpha", 5)])
+
+
 def test_narrow():
     base1 = torch.randn(10, 2, 50)
 
diff --git a/namedtensor/torch_base.py b/namedtensor/torch_base.py
index 7601bd2..8f18e1b 100644
--- a/namedtensor/torch_base.py
+++ b/namedtensor/torch_base.py
@@ -228,6 +228,19 @@ def index_select(self, dim, index):
             new_names,
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def index_add_(self, dim, index, tensor):
+        """Accumulate the elements of 'tensor' into the self tensor
+        by adding to the indices in the order given in 'index'."""
+        name = dim
+        dim = self._schema.get(name)
+        tensor_names = [i for i in self._schema._names]
+        tensor_names[dim] = index._schema._names[0]
+        self._tensor.index_add_(
+            dim, index._tensor, tensor._force_order(tensor_names)._tensor
+        )
+        return self
+
     @staticmethod
     def index_fill_(self, dim, index, val):
         "Index into dimension names with the `index` named tensors."
diff --git a/namedtensor/torch_helpers.py b/namedtensor/torch_helpers.py
index a868c30..8ffa472 100644
--- a/namedtensor/torch_helpers.py
+++ b/namedtensor/torch_helpers.py
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ def __dir__(self):
         "masked_scatter",
         "masked_fill_",
         "index_select",
+        "index_add_",
         "index_copy_",
         "index_fill_",
         "topk",