diff --git a/python/mlx/nn/layers/activations.py b/python/mlx/nn/layers/activations.py
index cb1460ef3..2b5ded696 100644
--- a/python/mlx/nn/layers/activations.py
+++ b/python/mlx/nn/layers/activations.py
@@ -129,3 +129,16 @@ class GELU(Module):
 
     def __call__(self, x):
         return self._act(x)
+
+
+def tanh(x):
+    """Applies the hyperbolic tangent function.
+
+    Simply ``mx.tanh(x)``.
+    """
+    return mx.tanh(x)
+
+
+@_make_activation_module(tanh)
+class Tanh(Module):
+    pass