diff --git a/paddle/framework/ddim.h b/paddle/framework/ddim.h
index 223c4180bee45e21547364441476b27051daca56..053a09d63a2cbd7898cec255edd4eba29e684f8f 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/ddim.h
+++ b/paddle/framework/ddim.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "paddle/framework/dim.h"
+#include "unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/Tensor"
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
@@ -91,6 +92,15 @@ int arity(const DDim& ddim);
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const DDim&);
 
+template <int NDIMS>
+Eigen::DSizes<Eigen::DenseIndex, NDIMS> ToEigenDSizes(DDim dims) const {
+  Eigen::DSizes<Eigen::DenseIndex, NDIMS> dsizes;
+  for (int d = 0; d < paddle::framework::arity(dims); d++) {
+    dsizes[d] = dims[d];
+  }
+  return dsizes;
+}
+
 }  // namespace framework
 }  // namespace paddle
 
diff --git a/paddle/framework/tensor.h b/paddle/framework/tensor.h
index ce5d98b04e6b53fcedc4fc4610d9390e64846b2a..81af43061142ef6229d5f75206c3d0e1d9dfd459 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/tensor.h
+++ b/paddle/framework/tensor.h
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ limitations under the License. */
 #include <type_traits>
 #include "paddle/framework/ddim.h"
 #include "paddle/framework/enforce.h"
+#include "paddle/framework/tensor_types.h"
 #include "paddle/memory/memory.h"
 #include "paddle/platform/place.h"
+#include "unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/Tensor"
 
 namespace paddle {
 namespace framework {
@@ -33,6 +35,13 @@ class Tensor {
     return static_cast<const T*>(holder_->Ptr());
   }
 
+  template <typename T>
+  T* data() const {
+    PADDLE_ENFORCE(holder_ != nullptr,
+                   "Tensor::data must be called after Tensor::mutable_data.");
+    return static_cast<T*>(holder_->Ptr());
+  }
+
   template <typename T,  // must be POD types
             typename std::enable_if<std::is_pod<T>::value>::type* = nullptr>
   T* mutable_data(DDim dims, paddle::platform::Place place) {
@@ -41,14 +50,23 @@ class Tensor {
           place) /* some versions of boost::variant don't have operator!= */
         || holder_->Size() < product(dims) * sizeof(T)) {
       holder_.reset(new PlaceholderImpl<T>(place, product(dims) * sizeof(T)));
+      dims_ = dims;
     }
     return static_cast<T*>(holder_->Ptr());
   }
 
-  template <typename T,  // must be POD types
-            typename std::enable_if<std::is_pod<T>::value>::type* = nullptr>
-  T* mutable_data(DDim dims) {
-    return mutable_data<T>(dims, paddle::platform::get_place());
+  DDim dim() const { return dims_; }
+
+  template <typename T, size_t NDIMS>
+  typename TTypes<T, NDIMS>::ConstantTensor Tensor::tensor() {
+    return typename TTypes<T, NDIMS>::Tensor(
+        data<T>(), paddle::framework::ToEigenDSizes<NDIMS>(dims_));
+  }
+
+  template <typename T, size_t NDIMS>
+  typename TTypes<T, NDIMS>::Tensor Tensor::tensor() {
+    return typename TTypes<T, NDIMS>::Tensor(
+        data<T>(), paddle::framework::ToEigenDSizes<NDIMS>(dims_));
   }
 
  private:
@@ -92,6 +110,7 @@ class Tensor {
   };
 
   std::shared_ptr<Placeholder> holder_;  // holds the memory block if allocated.
+  DDim dims_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace framework
diff --git a/paddle/framework/tensor_types.h b/paddle/framework/tensor_types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b68697108c134d01a78b54822c9498fbeabe0880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paddle/framework/tensor_types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/Tensor"
+
+namespace paddle {
+namespace framework {
+
+// Helper to define Tensor types given that the scalar is of type T.
+template <typename T, int NDIMS = 1, typename IndexType = Eigen::DenseIndex>
+struct TTypes {
+  // Rank-<NDIMS> tensor of scalar type T.
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, NDIMS, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>,
+                           Eigen::Aligned>
+      Tensor;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::Tensor<const T, NDIMS, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>, Eigen::Aligned>
+      ConstTensor;
+
+  // Unaligned Rank-<NDIMS> tensor of scalar type T.
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, NDIMS, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedTensor;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::Tensor<const T, NDIMS, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedConstTensor;
+
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, NDIMS, Eigen::RowMajor, int>,
+                           Eigen::Aligned>
+      Tensor32Bit;
+
+  // Scalar tensor (implemented as a rank-0 tensor) of scalar type T.
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::TensorFixedSize<T, Eigen::Sizes<>, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>,
+      Eigen::Aligned>
+      Scalar;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::TensorFixedSize<const T, Eigen::Sizes<>,
+                                                  Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>,
+                           Eigen::Aligned>
+      ConstScalar;
+
+  // Unaligned Scalar tensor of scalar type T.
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::TensorFixedSize<T, Eigen::Sizes<>, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedScalar;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::TensorFixedSize<const T, Eigen::Sizes<>,
+                                                  Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedConstScalar;
+
+  // Rank-1 tensor (vector) of scalar type T.
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, 1, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>,
+                           Eigen::Aligned>
+      Flat;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::Tensor<const T, 1, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>, Eigen::Aligned>
+      ConstFlat;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, 1, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>,
+                           Eigen::Aligned>
+      Vec;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::Tensor<const T, 1, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>, Eigen::Aligned>
+      ConstVec;
+
+  // Unaligned Rank-1 tensor (vector) of scalar type T.
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, 1, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedFlat;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::Tensor<const T, 1, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedConstFlat;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, 1, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedVec;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::Tensor<const T, 1, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedConstVec;
+
+  // Rank-2 tensor (matrix) of scalar type T.
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, 2, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>,
+                           Eigen::Aligned>
+      Matrix;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::Tensor<const T, 2, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>, Eigen::Aligned>
+      ConstMatrix;
+
+  // Unaligned Rank-2 tensor (matrix) of scalar type T.
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<T, 2, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedMatrix;
+  typedef Eigen::TensorMap<
+      Eigen::Tensor<const T, 2, Eigen::RowMajor, IndexType>>
+      UnalignedConstMatrix;
+};
+
+}  // namespace framework
+}  // namespace paddle