diff --git a/python/dune/xt/functions/CMakeLists.txt b/python/dune/xt/functions/CMakeLists.txt
index b307518a7b66e50fde2233b9fe39825e1f235a1b..3212c5ac29bc06393c19c3c67cece795df13d8ef 100644
--- a/python/dune/xt/functions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/dune/xt/functions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ dune_pybindxi_add_module(_functions_function_as_grid_function EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL f
dune_pybindxi_add_module(_functions_function_interface_1d EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL function-interface-1d.cc)
dune_pybindxi_add_module(_functions_function_interface_2d EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL function-interface-2d.cc)
dune_pybindxi_add_module(_functions_function_interface_3d EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL function-interface-3d.cc)
+dune_pybindxi_add_module(_functions_gradient EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL gradient.cc)
dune_pybindxi_add_module(_functions_gridfunction EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL gridfunction.cc)
dune_pybindxi_add_module(_functions_indicator EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL indicator.cc)
dune_pybindxi_add_module(_functions_interfaces_grid_function_1d EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL interfaces/grid-function_1d.cc)
diff --git a/python/dune/xt/functions/__init__.py b/python/dune/xt/functions/__init__.py
index 0b8e02c2dc7f5dda097b9e9e1e55831551437071..2a9d186cd883395dd02b7c96f05b04abc02e5d27 100644
--- a/python/dune/xt/functions/__init__.py
+++ b/python/dune/xt/functions/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ for mod_name in (
'_functions_divergence',
'_functions_function_as_grid_function',
'_functions_function_interface_3d',
+ '_functions_gradient',
'_functions_gridfunction',
'_functions_indicator',
'_functions_interfaces_grid_function_1d',
diff --git a/python/dune/xt/functions/gradient.cc b/python/dune/xt/functions/gradient.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..34413212c35a4111dac4e1cf5f1676b650397d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/dune/xt/functions/gradient.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+// This file is part of the dune-xt project:
+// https://github.com/dune-community/dune-xt
+// Copyright 2009-2018 dune-xt developers and contributors. All rights reserved.
+// License: Dual licensed as BSD 2-Clause License (http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause)
+// or GPL-2.0+ (http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license)
+// with "runtime exception" (http://www.dune-project.org/license.html)
+// Authors:
+// Felix Schindler (2019)
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include <dune/common/parallel/mpihelper.hh>
+
+#include <dune/pybindxi/pybind11.h>
+#include <dune/pybindxi/functional.h>
+#include <dune/pybindxi/stl.h>
+
+#include <dune/xt/common/string.hh>
+#include <dune/xt/grid/gridprovider/provider.hh>
+#include <dune/xt/grid/type_traits.hh>
+#include <dune/xt/functions/base/derivatives-of-grid-functions.hh>
+
+#include <python/dune/xt/common/parameter.hh>
+#include <python/dune/xt/common/fvector.hh>
+#include <python/dune/xt/common/fmatrix.hh>
+#include <python/dune/xt/common/bindings.hh>
+#include <python/dune/xt/grid/traits.hh>
+#include <python/dune/xt/common/exceptions.bindings.hh>
+
+namespace Dune {
+namespace XT {
+namespace Functions {
+namespace bindings {
+
+
+template <class G, class E>
+class GradientGridFunction
+{
+ using GP = XT::Grid::GridProvider<G>;
+ static const size_t d = G::dimension;
+
+public:
+ using type = Functions::GradientGridFunction<GridFunctionInterface<E>>;
+ using base_type = Functions::GridFunctionInterface<E, d>;
+ using bound_type = pybind11::class_<type, base_type>;
+
+public:
+ static bound_type bind(pybind11::module& m,
+ const std::string& grid_id = Grid::bindings::grid_name<G>::value(),
+ const std::string& layer_id = "",
+ const std::string& class_id = "gradient_grid_function")
+ {
+ namespace py = pybind11;
+ using namespace pybind11::literals;
+
+ std::string class_name = class_id;
+ class_name += "_" + grid_id;
+ if (!layer_id.empty())
+ class_name += "_" + layer_id;
+ class_name += "_to_" + Common::to_string(size_t(d)) + "d";
+ const auto ClassName = Common::to_camel_case(class_name);
+ bound_type c(m, ClassName.c_str(), Common::to_camel_case(class_id).c_str());
+ c.def(py::init([](const Functions::GridFunctionInterface<E>& grid_function, const std::string& logging_prefix) {
+ return new type(grid_function, logging_prefix);
+ }),
+ "grid_function"_a,
+ "name"_a = "GradientGridFunction");
+
+ m.def(
+ "gradient",
+ [](const GridFunctionInterface<E>& grid_function, const std::string& name) {
+ return new type(grid_function, name);
+ },
+ "grid_function"_a,
+ "name"_a = "GradientGridFunction");
+
+ return c;
+ }
+}; // class GridFunction
+
+
+} // namespace bindings
+} // namespace Functions
+} // namespace XT
+} // namespace Dune
+
+
+template <class GridTypes = Dune::XT::Grid::AvailableGridTypes>
+struct GradientGridFunction_for_all_grids
+{
+ using G = typename GridTypes::head_type;
+ using GV = typename G::LeafGridView;
+ using E = Dune::XT::Grid::extract_entity_t<GV>;
+
+ static void bind(pybind11::module& m)
+ {
+ using Dune::XT::Functions::bindings::GradientGridFunction;
+ using Dune::XT::Grid::bindings::grid_name;
+
+ GradientGridFunction<G, E>::bind(m, grid_name<G>::value());
+
+ GradientGridFunction_for_all_grids<typename GridTypes::tail_type>::bind(m);
+ }
+};
+
+template <>
+struct GradientGridFunction_for_all_grids<boost::tuples::null_type>
+{
+ static void bind(pybind11::module& /*m*/) {}
+};
+
+
+PYBIND11_MODULE(_functions_gradient, m)
+{
+ namespace py = pybind11;
+
+ py::module::import("dune.xt.common");
+ py::module::import("dune.xt.grid");
+ py::module::import("dune.xt.la");
+ py::module::import("dune.xt.functions._functions_interfaces_grid_function_1d");
+ py::module::import("dune.xt.functions._functions_interfaces_grid_function_2d");
+ py::module::import("dune.xt.functions._functions_interfaces_grid_function_3d");
+ py::module::import("dune.xt.functions._functions_gridfunction");
+
+ GradientGridFunction_for_all_grids<>::bind(m);
+} // PYBIND11_MODULE(...)