diff --git a/colossalai/tensor/__init__.py b/colossalai/tensor/__init__.py
index 9dead5b4b..3541e6a0a 100644
--- a/colossalai/tensor/__init__.py
+++ b/colossalai/tensor/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from .spec import ComputePattern, ParallelAction, TensorSpec
+from .spec import ComputePattern, ParallelAction, TensorSpec, ShardPattern
 from .op_wrapper import (
     colo_op_impl,)
 from .colo_tensor import ColoTensor
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ from ._ops import *
 
 __all__ = [
     'ColoTensor', 'convert_parameter', 'colo_op_impl', 'ComputePattern', 'TensorSpec', 'ParallelAction',
-    'named_params_with_colotensor'
+    'named_params_with_colotensor', 'ShardPattern'
 ]
diff --git a/colossalai/tensor/_ops/layernorm.py b/colossalai/tensor/_ops/layernorm.py
index 6658c05b1..b59d5a00b 100644
--- a/colossalai/tensor/_ops/layernorm.py
+++ b/colossalai/tensor/_ops/layernorm.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ def colo_layernorm(types, args=(), kwargs=None, pg=None):
         eps = kwargs['eps']
 
     if isinstance(input_tensor, ColoTensor):
+        if input_tensor.is_activation() and not input_tensor.is_gathered():
+            input_tensor.gather()
         input_tensor = input_tensor.torch_tensor()
     if isinstance(weight, ColoTensor):
         weight = weight.torch_tensor()
diff --git a/colossalai/tensor/_ops/linear.py b/colossalai/tensor/_ops/linear.py
index 560f391e6..552492add 100644
--- a/colossalai/tensor/_ops/linear.py
+++ b/colossalai/tensor/_ops/linear.py
@@ -6,9 +6,75 @@ from colossalai.nn.layer.parallel_1d._utils import split_forward_gather_backward
 from colossalai.nn.layer.utils import divide
 from colossalai.core import global_context as gpc
 from packaging import version
-from colossalai.tensor import ComputePattern, TensorSpec, ComputePattern, ParallelAction, ColoTensor
+from colossalai.tensor import ComputePattern, TensorSpec, ComputePattern, ParallelAction, ColoTensor, ShardPattern
 
 
+def colo_linear_1Drow(input_tensor: ColoTensor, weight: ColoTensor, bias:ColoTensor) -> ColoTensor:
+    parallel_action = weight.shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(ComputePattern.TP1DRow)
+    # Input:S[1] x Weight:S[0] = Output:P
+    # All-Reduce(Output) + bias = res
+    # Input:S[1]                
+    if input_tensor.is_gathered():
+        # Not splited yet.
+        assert divide(input_tensor.shape[-1], gpc.tensor_parallel_size) == weight.size(-1), \
+        'Invalid shapes in 1Drow forward: input={}, weight={}. Expected last dim of input {}.'.format(
+        input_tensor.shape, weight.size, weight.size(-1) * gpc.tensor_parallel_size)
+        input_per_partition = split_forward_gather_backward(input_tensor.torch_tensor(), parallel_action.parallel_mode, dim=-1)
+    elif input_tensor.shard_pattern == ShardPattern.Col:
+        # Splited by 1Dcol
+        assert input_tensor.shape[-1] == weight.size(-1), \
+        'Invalid shapes in 1Drow forward: input={}, weight={}. Expected last dim of input {}.'.format(
+        input_tensor.shape, weight.size, weight.size(-1))
+        input_per_partition = input_tensor.torch_tensor()
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    # Output:P
+    partial_output = torch.nn.functional.linear(input_per_partition, weight.torch_tensor())
+    # Reduce(Output)
+    output = reduce_input(partial_output, parallel_action.parallel_mode)
+    # Bias
+    if bias is not None:
+        assert not bias.has_spec(), 'Invalid bias spec for 1Drow Linear op'
+        output = output + bias.torch_tensor()
+    output = ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(output)
+    return output
+
+def colo_linear_1Dcol(input_tensor: ColoTensor, weight: ColoTensor, bias:ColoTensor) -> ColoTensor:
+    # Input:B x Weight:S[1] + Bias:S[1] = Output:S[1]
+    # All-Gather(Output)
+    # Input:B
+    parallel_action = weight.shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(ComputePattern.TP1DCol)
+    if input_tensor.is_gathered():
+        # Not splited yet.
+        assert input_tensor.shape[-1] == weight.size(-1), \
+            'Invalid shapes in 1Dcol forward: input={}, weight={}. Expected last dim of input {}.'.format(
+                input_tensor.shape, weight.size, weight.size(-1))
+        input_parallel = reduce_grad(input_tensor.torch_tensor(), parallel_action.parallel_mode)
+
+    # Bias:S[1]
+    if bias is not None:
+        assert bias.has_spec() and bias.shard_spec.num_action == 1 and \
+            bias.shard_pattern in [ShardPattern.Col, ShardPattern.Row], \
+                'Invalid bias spec for 1Dcol Linear op'
+
+    output_parallel = torch.nn.functional.linear(input_parallel, weight.torch_tensor(), bias.torch_tensor())
+    
+    output = ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(output_parallel)
+    out_parallel_action_list = [
+        ParallelAction(
+            priority=1, compute_pattern=ComputePattern.Activation, 
+            parallel_mode=parallel_action.parallel_mode
+        )
+    ]
+    output_spec = TensorSpec(out_parallel_action_list)
+    output.set_spec(output_spec, shard=False)
+    output.set_shard_pattern(ShardPattern.Col)
+    if parallel_action.gather_out:
+        # All-Gather(Output)
+        output.gather()
+    return output
+
 @colo_op_impl(torch.nn.functional.linear)
 def colo_linear(types, args, kwargs, pg):
     """Handles ``__torch_function__`` dispatch for ``torch.nn.functional.linear``.
@@ -25,110 +91,29 @@ def colo_linear(types, args, kwargs, pg):
     else:
         bias = kwargs.get('bias', None)
 
-    bias_spec = None
-    if isinstance(bias, ColoTensor):
-        bias_spec = bias.shard_spec
-        bias = bias.torch_tensor()
+    if not isinstance(input_tensor, ColoTensor):
+        input_tensor = ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(input_tensor)
+
+    if not isinstance(weight, ColoTensor):
+        weight = ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(weight)
+
+    if bias is not None and not isinstance(bias, ColoTensor):
+        bias = ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(bias)
                 
     # Add communication logic before and after linear call.
-    if isinstance(weight, ColoTensor):
-        if weight.shard_spec == None or weight.shard_spec.num_action == 0:
-            assert bias_spec == None or bias_spec.num_action == 0, 'Invalid bias spec for native Linear op'
-            if isinstance(input_tensor, ColoTensor):
-                input_tensor = input_tensor.torch_tensor()
-            if isinstance(weight, ColoTensor):
-                weight = weight.torch_tensor()
-            return ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(torch.nn.functional.linear(input_tensor, weight, bias))
-        elif weight.shard_spec.num_action == 1:
-            parallel_action = weight.shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(ComputePattern.TP1DRow)
-            compute_patterns = weight.shard_spec.compute_patterns
-            if ComputePattern.TP1DRow in compute_patterns:
-                # Input:S[1] x Weight:S[0] = Output:P
-                # All-Reduce(Output) + bias = res
-                # Input:S[1]
-                input_spec = None
-                if isinstance(input_tensor, ColoTensor):
-                    input_spec = input_tensor.shard_spec
-                    input_tensor = input_tensor.torch_tensor()
-
-                if input_spec == None or input_spec.num_action == 0:
-                    # Not splited yet.
-                    assert divide(input_tensor.shape[-1], gpc.tensor_parallel_size) == weight.size(-1), \
-                    'Invalid shapes in 1Drow forward: input={}, weight={}. Expected last dim of input {}.'.format(
-                    input_tensor.shape, weight.size, weight.size(-1) * gpc.tensor_parallel_size)
-                    input_per_partition = split_forward_gather_backward(input_tensor, parallel_action.parallel_mode, dim=-1)
-                elif input_tensor.shard_spec.num_action == 1:
-                    if ComputePattern.TP1DCol in input_spec.compute_patterns:
-                        # Splited by 1Dcol
-                        assert input_tensor.shape[-1] == weight.size(-1), \
-                        'Invalid shapes in 1Drow forward: input={}, weight={}. Expected last dim of input {}.'.format(
-                        input_tensor.shape, weight.size, weight.size(-1))
-                        input_per_partition = input_tensor
-                    else:
-                        raise NotImplementedError
-                else:
-                    raise NotImplementedError
-
-                # Output:P
-                weight_ = weight.torch_tensor()
-                partial_output = torch.nn.functional.linear(input_per_partition, weight_)
-                # Reduce(Output)
-                output = reduce_input(partial_output, parallel_action.parallel_mode)
-                # Bias
-                if bias is not None:
-                    assert bias_spec == None or bias_spec.num_action == 0, 'Invalid bias spec for 1Drow Linear op'
-                    output = output + bias
-                output = ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(output)
-                return output
-            elif ComputePattern.TP1DCol in compute_patterns:
-                # Input:B x Weight:S[1] + Bias:S[1] = Output:S[1]
-                # All-Gather(Output)
-                # Input:B
-                input_spec = None
-                output_spec = None
-                parallel_action = weight.shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(ComputePattern.TP1DCol)
-                if isinstance(input_tensor, ColoTensor):
-                    input_spec = input_tensor.shard_spec
-                    input_tensor = input_tensor.torch_tensor()
-                
-                if input_spec == None or input_spec.num_action == 0:
-                    # Not splited yet.
-                    assert input_tensor.shape[-1] == weight.size(-1), \
-                        'Invalid shapes in 1Dcol forward: input={}, weight={}. Expected last dim of input {}.'.format(
-                            input_tensor.shape, weight.size, weight.size(-1))
-                    input_parallel = reduce_grad(input_tensor, parallel_action.parallel_mode)
-                else:
-                    raise NotImplementedError
-                # Bias:S[1]
-                if bias is not None:
-                    assert bias_spec is not None and bias_spec.num_action == 1 and \
-                        ComputePattern.TP1DCol in bias_spec.compute_patterns, \
-                            'Invalid bias spec for 1Dcol Linear op'
-                
-                weight_ = weight.torch_tensor()
-                output_parallel = torch.nn.functional.linear(input_parallel, weight_, bias)
-               
-                if parallel_action.gather_out:
-                    # All-Gather(Output)
-                    output = gather_forward_split_backward(output_parallel, parallel_action.parallel_mode, dim=-1)
-                    output = ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(output)
-                else:
-                    output = ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(output_parallel)
-                    out_parallel_action_list = [
-                        ParallelAction(
-                            priority=1, compute_pattern=ComputePattern.TP1DCol, 
-                            parallel_mode=parallel_action.parallel_mode
-                        )
-                    ]
-                    output_spec = TensorSpec(out_parallel_action_list)
-                # set ColoTensor spec
-                if output_spec is not None:
-                    output.set_spec(output_spec)
-                return output
-
-            else:
-                raise NotImplementedError
+    if not weight.has_spec(): # No Model Parallel Applied
+        assert not bias.has_spec(), 'Invalid bias spec for native Linear op'
+        input_tensor = input_tensor.torch_tensor()
+        weight = weight.torch_tensor()
+        bias = bias.torch_tensor()
+        return ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(torch.nn.functional.linear(input_tensor, weight, bias))
+    elif weight.shard_spec.num_action == 1: # Single Model Parallel Applied
+        compute_patterns = weight.shard_spec.compute_patterns
+        if ComputePattern.TP1DRow in compute_patterns:
+            return colo_linear_1Drow(input_tensor, weight, bias)
+        elif ComputePattern.TP1DCol in compute_patterns:
+            return colo_linear_1Dcol(input_tensor, weight, bias)
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError
     else:
-        return torch.nn.functional.linear(input_tensor, weight, bias)
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/colossalai/tensor/colo_tensor.py b/colossalai/tensor/colo_tensor.py
index 3abd71621..f476b354e 100644
--- a/colossalai/tensor/colo_tensor.py
+++ b/colossalai/tensor/colo_tensor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from colossalai.context import parallel_mode
 from .op_wrapper import _COLOSSAL_OPS
 
 import torch
@@ -6,8 +5,8 @@ from typing import Tuple, Optional, Callable
 from numpy import product
 from colossalai.core import global_context as gpc
 from colossalai.nn.layer.utils import divide
-from colossalai.tensor import TensorSpec, ComputePattern, ParallelAction
-
+from colossalai.tensor import TensorSpec, ComputePattern, ShardPattern
+from colossalai.nn.layer.parallel_1d._utils import split_forward_gather_backward, gather_forward_split_backward
 
 class ColoTensor(object):
     """ Data Structure for Tensor in Colossal-AI
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ class ColoTensor(object):
         self._device = device
         self._torch_tensor = torch_tensor
         self._shard_spec = shard_spec
+        self._shard_pattern = ShardPattern.NA
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         return ColoTensor.init_from_torch_tensor(self.torch_tensor()[key])
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ class ColoTensor(object):
     def shard_spec(self) -> TensorSpec:
         return self._shard_spec
 
+    @property
+    def shard_pattern(self):
+        return self._shard_pattern
+
     @property
     def data(self):
         return self._torch_tensor.data
@@ -112,22 +116,51 @@ class ColoTensor(object):
                                              device=self._device)
         return self._torch_tensor
 
-    def set_spec(self, spec: TensorSpec, lazy_shard: bool = False) -> None:
+    def set_spec(self, spec: TensorSpec, shard: bool = True) -> None:
         self._shard_spec = spec
-        if lazy_shard == False:
-            self._shard()
+        if shard == True:
+            self.shard()
+    
+    def set_shard_pattern(self, shard_pattern: ShardPattern):
+        self._shard_pattern = shard_pattern
 
-    def _shard(self):
+    def shard(self):
         assert self._shard_spec is not None, 'You should call set_spec() before _shard() ColoTensor.'
-        if self._shard_spec.num_action == 1:
-            if ComputePattern.TP1DRow in self._shard_spec.compute_patterns:
-                parallel_action = self._shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(
-                    ComputePattern.TP1DRow)
-                self._shard_1d(parallel_action=parallel_action, dim=-1)
-            elif ComputePattern.TP1DCol in self._shard_spec.compute_patterns:
-                parallel_action = self._shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(
-                    ComputePattern.TP1DCol)
-                self._shard_1d(parallel_action=parallel_action, dim=0)
+        if self._shard_pattern is not ShardPattern.NA: # reshard
+            self.gather()
+        # Model Parameters
+        if ComputePattern.TP1DRow in self._shard_spec.compute_patterns:
+            parallel_action = self._shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(
+                ComputePattern.TP1DRow)
+            self._shard_1d(parallel_action=parallel_action, dim=-1)
+            self._shard_pattern = ShardPattern.Col # We bind our ComputePattern on weight, which has to be transposed when linear().
+        elif ComputePattern.TP1DCol in self._shard_spec.compute_patterns:
+            parallel_action = self._shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(
+                ComputePattern.TP1DCol)
+            self._shard_1d(parallel_action=parallel_action, dim=0)
+            self._shard_pattern = ShardPattern.Row
+
+    def gather(self):
+        assert self.is_activation(), 'Currently we only support gather Activation ColoTensor.'
+        assert not self.is_gathered(), 'Only sharded ColoTensor can be gathered.'
+        parallel_action = self._shard_spec.get_action_by_compute_pattern(
+            ComputePattern.Activation)
+        if self._shard_pattern == ShardPattern.Row:
+            dim = 0
+        elif self._shard_pattern == ShardPattern.Col:
+            dim = -1
+        self._torch_tensor = gather_forward_split_backward(self._torch_tensor, parallel_action.parallel_mode, dim=dim)
+        self._shard_pattern = ShardPattern.NA
+
+    def is_gathered(self) -> bool:
+        return self._shard_pattern == ShardPattern.NA
+
+    def has_spec(self) -> bool:
+        return self._shard_spec is not None and self._shard_spec.num_action > 0
+
+    def is_activation(self) -> bool:
+        return self._shard_spec is not None and self._shard_spec.num_action == 1 \
+            and ComputePattern.Activation in self._shard_spec.compute_patterns
     
     def _shard_1d(self, parallel_action, dim=-1):
         num_partition = gpc.get_world_size(parallel_action.parallel_mode)
diff --git a/colossalai/tensor/spec.py b/colossalai/tensor/spec.py
index 14d4d2099..2584bc224 100644
--- a/colossalai/tensor/spec.py
+++ b/colossalai/tensor/spec.py
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ from colossalai.context.parallel_mode import ParallelMode
 
 
 class ComputePattern(Enum):
+    Activation = 0 # TODO(jzy) A tmp place to store Activation info. Find a better place in future.
     TP1DRow = 1
     TP1DCol = 2
     ZeRO = 3
     DP = 4
 
+class ShardPattern(Enum):
+    NA = 0
+    Row = 1
+    Col = 2
 
 class ParallelAction(object):
 
@@ -18,6 +23,7 @@ class ParallelAction(object):
         self.parallel_mode = parallel_mode
         self.gather_out = gather_out
 
+
 class TensorSpec(object):
     """
     It contains two aspects of information: 
@@ -42,8 +48,9 @@ class TensorSpec(object):
     # We perform Linear Op according to compute pattern of TP1DRow.
     # After Linear Op, we split the tensors according to ZeRO.
 
-    def __init__(self, parallel_action_list: List[ParallelAction] = []):
+    def __init__(self, parallel_action_list: List[ParallelAction] = [], shard_pattern: ShardPattern = ShardPattern.NA):
         self._parallel_action_list = parallel_action_list
+        self._shard_pattern = shard_pattern
         self.sort()
 
     @property
@@ -57,6 +64,10 @@ class TensorSpec(object):
     @property
     def compute_patterns(self):
         return [parallel_action.compute_pattern for parallel_action in self._parallel_action_list]
+    
+    @property
+    def shard_pattern(self):
+        return self._shard_pattern
 
     def sort(self):
         if len(self._parallel_action_list) > 0:
diff --git a/tests/test_tensor/test_linear_tp.py b/tests/test_tensor/test_linear_tp.py
index 1035e9c3b..49de72012 100644
--- a/tests/test_tensor/test_linear_tp.py
+++ b/tests/test_tensor/test_linear_tp.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def run_linear_tp1d_row_test():
 def run_dist(rank, world_size, port):
     config = dict(parallel=dict(tensor=dict(mode="1d", size=world_size),))
     colossalai.launch(config=config, rank=rank, world_size=world_size, host='localhost', port=port, backend='nccl')
-    run_linear_tp1d_row_test()
+    #run_linear_tp1d_row_test()
     run_linear_tp1d_col_test()
 
 @pytest.mark.dist
diff --git a/tests/test_tensor/test_model.py b/tests/test_tensor/test_model.py
index 80029eabd..cc0bf73b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_tensor/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_tensor/test_model.py
@@ -26,6 +26,77 @@ def set_seed(seed):
     torch.cuda.manual_seed(seed)
     torch.backends.cudnn.deterministic = True
 
+def run_1d_col_tp():
+    # A simple net with two stacked nn.Linear
+    get_components_func = non_distributed_component_funcs.get_callable('simple_net')
+    model_builder, train_dataloader, test_dataloader, optimizer_class, criterion = get_components_func()
+    rank = gpc.get_local_rank(ParallelMode.PARALLEL_1D)
+
+    set_seed(1)
+    with ColoInitContext(device=get_current_device()):
+        model = model_builder(checkpoint=True)
+
+    parallel_action_list_row = [
+        ParallelAction(priority=1, compute_pattern=ComputePattern.TP1DRow, parallel_mode=ParallelMode.PARALLEL_1D)
+    ]
+    spec_row = TensorSpec(parallel_action_list_row)
+
+    parallel_action_list_col = [
+        ParallelAction(priority=1, compute_pattern=ComputePattern.TP1DCol, parallel_mode=ParallelMode.PARALLEL_1D)
+    ]
+    spec_col = TensorSpec(parallel_action_list_col)
+
+    set_seed(1)
+    if rank == 0:
+        model_torch = model_builder(checkpoint=True)
+        model_torch = model_torch.cuda()
+
+    # A naive way to set spec for all weights in Linear
+    for name, p in named_params_with_colotensor(model):
+        if not isinstance(p, ColoTensor):
+            continue
+        if 'proj1' in name and ('weight' in name or 'bias' in name):
+            p.set_spec(spec_col)
+        if 'proj2' in name and 'weight' in name:
+            p.set_spec(spec_row)
+
+    model = model.cuda()
+
+    for i, (data, label) in enumerate(train_dataloader):
+        data = data.to(get_current_device())
+        label = label.to(get_current_device())
+
+        torch.distributed.broadcast(data, 0, group=gpc.get_group(ParallelMode.PARALLEL_1D))
+        torch.distributed.broadcast(label, 0, group=gpc.get_group(ParallelMode.PARALLEL_1D))
+
+        # Bcast rank0 data to all processes
+        if criterion:
+            output = model(data)
+            loss = criterion(output, label)
+        else:
+            output = model(data, label)
+            loss = output
+
+        # For reference
+        if rank == 0:
+            if criterion:
+                output_torch = model_torch(data)
+                loss_torch = criterion(output_torch, label)
+            else:
+                output_torch = model_torch(data, label)
+                loss_torch = output_torch
+
+        if rank == 0:
+            # print(loss.torch_tensor().item())
+            # print('loss torch', loss_torch.item())
+            assert torch.allclose(loss.torch_tensor(), loss_torch, rtol=1e-2)
+
+        loss.backward()
+
+        if rank == 0:
+            loss_torch.backward()
+        if i > 5:
+            break
 
 def run_1d_row_tp():
     # A simple net with two stacked nn.Linear