diff --git a/tensorflow/python/distribute/BUILD b/tensorflow/python/distribute/BUILD
index 9b9d951aa86..1dc081c55f6 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/distribute/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/python/distribute/BUILD
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ py_library(
         ":single_loss_example",
         ":strategy_combinations",
         ":strategy_test_lib",
+        ":test_util",
         "//tensorflow/python/keras/distribute:keras_correctness_test_lib",
         "//tensorflow/python/keras/distribute:keras_test_lib",
     ],
@@ -1858,3 +1859,38 @@ distribute_py_test(
         "//tensorflow/python/eager:test",
     ],
 )
+
+py_library(
+    name = "test_util",
+    srcs = ["test_util.py"],
+    srcs_version = "PY3",
+    deps = [
+        ":collective_all_reduce_strategy",
+        ":cross_device_utils",
+        ":distribute_utils",
+        ":values",
+        "//tensorflow/python:array_ops",
+        "//tensorflow/python:framework_ops",
+        "//tensorflow/python:util",
+        "//tensorflow/python/eager:def_function",
+        "//tensorflow/python/types",
+    ],
+)
+
+distribute_py_test(
+    name = "test_util_test",
+    srcs = ["test_util_test.py"],
+    tags = [
+        "multi_and_single_gpu",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        ":combinations",
+        ":strategy_combinations",
+        ":test_util",
+        "//tensorflow/python:array_ops",
+        "//tensorflow/python:dtypes",
+        "//tensorflow/python/eager:def_function",
+        "//tensorflow/python/eager:test",
+        "@absl_py//absl/testing:parameterized",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/distribute/test_util.py b/tensorflow/python/distribute/test_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ab054ac63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tensorflow/python/distribute/test_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright 2020 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ==============================================================================
+"""Test utilities."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import functools
+
+from tensorflow.python.distribute import collective_all_reduce_strategy
+from tensorflow.python.distribute import cross_device_utils
+from tensorflow.python.distribute import distribute_utils
+from tensorflow.python.distribute import values
+from tensorflow.python.eager import def_function
+from tensorflow.python.ops import array_ops
+from tensorflow.python.types import core
+from tensorflow.python.util import nest
+
+
+def gather(strategy, value):
+  """Gathers value from all workers.
+
+  This is intended for tests before we implement an official all-gather API.
+
+  Args:
+    strategy: a `tf.distribute.Strategy`.
+    value: a nested structure of n-dim `tf.distribute.DistributedValue` of
+      `tf.Tensor`, or of a `tf.Tensor` if the strategy only has one replica.
+
+  Returns:
+    a (n+1)-dim `tf.Tensor`.
+  """
+  return nest.map_structure(functools.partial(_gather, strategy), value)
+
+
+def _gather(strategy, value):
+  """Gathers a single value."""
+  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+  if not isinstance(value, values.DistributedValues):
+    assert isinstance(value, core.Tensor)
+    value = values.PerReplica([value])
+  if not isinstance(strategy.extended,
+                    collective_all_reduce_strategy.CollectiveAllReduceExtended):
+    return array_ops.stack(value._values)
+  assert len(strategy.extended.worker_devices) == len(value._values)
+  inputs = [array_ops.expand_dims_v2(v, axis=0) for v in value._values]
+  collective_keys = strategy.extended._collective_keys
+  devices = strategy.extended.worker_devices
+  group_size = strategy.num_replicas_in_sync
+
+  @def_function.function
+  def gather_fn():
+    gathered = cross_device_utils.build_collective_gather(
+        inputs, devices, group_size, collective_keys)
+    return distribute_utils.update_regroup(
+        strategy.extended, gathered, group=True)
+
+  return gather_fn()
+  # pylint: enable=protected-access
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/distribute/test_util_test.py b/tensorflow/python/distribute/test_util_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7dab2e199b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tensorflow/python/distribute/test_util_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Copyright 2020 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ==============================================================================
+"""Tests for test utilities."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+from absl.testing import parameterized
+
+from tensorflow.python.distribute import combinations
+from tensorflow.python.distribute import strategy_combinations
+from tensorflow.python.distribute import test_util
+from tensorflow.python.eager import def_function
+from tensorflow.python.eager import test
+from tensorflow.python.framework import dtypes
+from tensorflow.python.ops import array_ops
+
+
+@combinations.generate(
+    combinations.combine(
+        strategy=[
+            strategy_combinations.multi_worker_mirrored_2x1_cpu,
+            strategy_combinations.multi_worker_mirrored_2x1_gpu,
+            strategy_combinations.multi_worker_mirrored_2x2_gpu,
+        ] + strategy_combinations.strategies_minus_tpu,
+        mode=['eager', 'graph']))
+class GatherTest(test.TestCase, parameterized.TestCase):
+
+  def testOne(self, strategy):
+
+    @def_function.function
+    def f():
+      return array_ops.ones((), dtypes.float32)
+
+    results = test_util.gather(strategy, strategy.run(f))
+    self.assertAllEqual(
+        self.evaluate(results), [1.] * strategy.num_replicas_in_sync)
+
+  def testNest(self, strategy):
+
+    @def_function.function
+    def f():
+      return {
+          'foo':
+              array_ops.ones((), dtypes.float32),
+          'bar': [
+              array_ops.zeros((), dtypes.float32),
+              array_ops.ones((), dtypes.float32),
+          ]
+      }
+
+    results = test_util.gather(strategy, strategy.run(f))
+    self.assertAllEqual(
+        self.evaluate(results['foo']), [1.] * strategy.num_replicas_in_sync)
+    self.assertAllEqual(
+        self.evaluate(results['bar'][0]), [0.] * strategy.num_replicas_in_sync)
+    self.assertAllEqual(
+        self.evaluate(results['bar'][1]), [1.] * strategy.num_replicas_in_sync)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  combinations.main()