diff --git a/timm/models/layers/cbam.py b/timm/models/layers/cbam.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37ba1c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timm/models/layers/cbam.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+""" CBAM (sort-of) Attention
+
+Experimental impl of CBAM: Convolutional Block Attention Module: https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.06521
+
+Hacked together by Ross Wightman
+"""
+
+import torch
+from torch import nn as nn
+from .conv_bn_act import ConvBnAct
+
+
+class ChannelAttn(nn.Module):
+    """ Original CBAM channel attention module, currently avg + max pool variant only.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, channels, reduction=16, act_layer=nn.ReLU):
+        super(ChannelAttn, self).__init__()
+        self.avg_pool = nn.AdaptiveAvgPool2d(1)
+        self.max_pool = nn.AdaptiveMaxPool2d(1)
+        self.fc1 = nn.Conv2d(channels, channels // reduction, 1, bias=False)
+        self.act = act_layer(inplace=True)
+        self.fc2 = nn.Conv2d(channels // reduction, channels, 1, bias=False)
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        x_avg = self.avg_pool(x)
+        x_max = self.max_pool(x)
+        x_avg = self.fc2(self.act(self.fc1(x_avg)))
+        x_max = self.fc2(self.act(self.fc1(x_max)))
+        x_attn = x_avg + x_max
+        return x * x_attn.sigmoid()
+
+
+class LightChannelAttn(ChannelAttn):
+    """An experimental 'lightweight' that sums avg + max pool first
+    """
+    def __init__(self, channels, reduction=16):
+        super(LightChannelAttn, self).__init__(channels, reduction)
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        x_pool = 0.5 * self.avg_pool(x) + 0.5 * self.max_pool(x)
+        x_attn = self.fc2(self.act(self.fc1(x_pool)))
+        return x * x_attn.sigmoid()
+
+
+class SpatialAttn(nn.Module):
+    """ Original CBAM spatial attention module
+    """
+    def __init__(self, kernel_size=7):
+        super(SpatialAttn, self).__init__()
+        self.conv = ConvBnAct(2, 1, kernel_size, act_layer=None)
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        x_avg = torch.mean(x, dim=1, keepdim=True)
+        x_max = torch.max(x, dim=1, keepdim=True)[0]
+        x_attn = torch.cat([x_avg, x_max], dim=1)
+        x_attn = self.conv(x_attn)
+        return x * x_attn.sigmoid()
+
+
+class LightSpatialAttn(nn.Module):
+    """An experimental 'lightweight' variant that sums avg_pool and max_pool results.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, kernel_size=7):
+        super(LightSpatialAttn, self).__init__()
+        self.conv = ConvBnAct(1, 1, kernel_size, act_layer=None)
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        x_avg = torch.mean(x, dim=1, keepdim=True)
+        x_max = torch.max(x, dim=1, keepdim=True)[0]
+        x_attn = 0.5 * x_avg + 0.5 * x_max
+        x_attn = self.conv(x_attn)
+        return x * x_attn.sigmoid()
+
+
+class CbamModule(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, channels, spatial_kernel_size=7):
+        super(CbamModule, self).__init__()
+        self.channel = ChannelAttn(channels)
+        self.spatial = SpatialAttn(spatial_kernel_size)
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        x = self.channel(x)
+        x = self.spatial(x)
+        return x
+
+
+class LightCbamModule(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, channels, spatial_kernel_size=7):
+        super(LightCbamModule, self).__init__()
+        self.channel = LightChannelAttn(channels)
+        self.spatial = LightSpatialAttn(spatial_kernel_size)
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        x = self.channel(x)
+        x = self.spatial(x)
+        return x
+
diff --git a/timm/models/layers/create_attn.py b/timm/models/layers/create_attn.py
index c8aba217..3bca254f 100644
--- a/timm/models/layers/create_attn.py
+++ b/timm/models/layers/create_attn.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Hacked together by Ross Wightman
 import torch
 from .se import SEModule
 from .eca import EcaModule, CecaModule
+from .cbam import CbamModule, LightCbamModule
 
 
 def create_attn(attn_type, channels, **kwargs):
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ def create_attn(attn_type, channels, **kwargs):
                 module_cls = EcaModule
             elif attn_type == 'eca':
                 module_cls = CecaModule
+            elif attn_type == 'cbam':
+                module_cls = CbamModule
+            elif attn_type == 'lcbam':
+                module_cls = LightCbamModule
             else:
                 assert False, "Invalid attn module (%s)" % attn_type
         elif isinstance(attn_type, bool):