diff --git a/src/mlpack/core.hpp b/src/mlpack/core.hpp
index 04550aa925..b79988cd1c 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/core.hpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/core.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <mlpack/core/util/arma_traits.hpp>
 #include <mlpack/core/util/ens_traits.hpp>
 #include <mlpack/core/util/conv_to.hpp>
+#include <mlpack/core/util/accu.hpp>
 #include <mlpack/core/util/log.hpp>
 #include <mlpack/core/util/io.hpp>
 #include <mlpack/core/util/deprecated.hpp>
diff --git a/src/mlpack/core/util/accu.hpp b/src/mlpack/core/util/accu.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5989a97f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mlpack/core/util/accu.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/**
+ * @file core/util/accu.hpp
+ * @author Omar Shrit
+ *
+ * A simple `Accu` wrapper that based on the data type forwards to
+ * `coot::accu` or `arma::accu`.
+ *
+ * mlpack is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the 3-clause BSD license.  You should have received a copy of the
+ * 3-clause BSD license along with mlpack.  If not, see
+ * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause for more information.
+ */
+#ifndef MLPACK_CORE_UTIL_ACCU_HPP
+#define MLPACK_CORE_UTIL_ACCU_HPP
+
+namespace mlpack {
+
+
+#ifdef MLPACK_HAS_COOT
+
+  /**
+   * Compute the sum of all the elements in InputType
+   *
+   * @param input The input type to be a bandicoot vector, matrix or cube.
+   */
+  template<typename InputType>
+  typename InputType::elem_type Accu(const InputType& input, 
+                                     const typename std::enable_if_t<
+                                     coot::is_coot_type<InputType>::value>* = 0)
+  {
+    return coot::accu(input);
+  }
+
+#endif
+
+  /**
+   * Compute the sum of all the elements in InputType
+   *
+   * @param input The input type to be an armadillo vector, matrix or cube.
+   */
+  template<typename InputType>
+  typename InputType::elem_type Accu(const InputType& input, 
+                                     const typename std::enable_if_t<
+                                     arma::is_arma_type<InputType>::value>* = 0)
+  {
+    return arma::accu(input);
+  }
+
+} // namespace mlpack
+
+#endif