diff --git a/hls4ml/converters/pytorch/core.py b/hls4ml/converters/pytorch/core.py
index 2c05b7501..57c42f401 100644
--- a/hls4ml/converters/pytorch/core.py
+++ b/hls4ml/converters/pytorch/core.py
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
+import numpy as np
+
 from hls4ml.converters.pytorch_to_hls import pytorch_handler
 
 
+@pytorch_handler('Constant')
+def parse_constant_layer(operation, layer_name, node):
+    assert 'Constant' in operation
+
+    layer = {}
+    layer['inputs'] = []
+
+    layer['class_name'] = 'Constant'
+    layer['name'] = layer_name
+
+    constant = np.array(node._args)
+    layer['value'] = constant
+    output_shape = constant.shape
+
+    return layer, output_shape
+
+
 @pytorch_handler('Linear')
 def parse_linear_layer(operation, layer_name, input_names, input_shapes, node, class_object, data_reader, config):
     assert 'Linear' in operation
diff --git a/hls4ml/converters/pytorch_to_hls.py b/hls4ml/converters/pytorch_to_hls.py
index 79ca1fa5c..871026bc4 100644
--- a/hls4ml/converters/pytorch_to_hls.py
+++ b/hls4ml/converters/pytorch_to_hls.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import numpy as np
 import torch
 
 from hls4ml.model import ModelGraph
@@ -159,6 +160,23 @@ def parse_pytorch_model(config, verbose=True):
 
     n_inputs = 0
 
+    # check for constant nodes
+    merge_layers = ['add', 'mul', 'sub', 'fmin', 'fmax']
+    i = 0  # count number of consts and use it in the name
+    for node in traced_model.graph.nodes:
+        if node.name.split('_')[0] in merge_layers:
+            for arg in node.args:
+                if np.isscalar(arg):
+                    # add an input node with the constant value
+                    new_node = traced_model.graph.placeholder(
+                        name='const_' + str(i), type_expr=torch.Tensor, default_value=arg
+                    )
+                    node.prepend(new_node)
+                    node.update_arg(1, new_node)
+                    i += 1
+
+    traced_model.graph.lint()
+
     for node in traced_model.graph.nodes:
         if node.op == 'call_module':
             # modules that are part of a torch.nn.Sequential with name 'name' have target names 'name.x',
@@ -249,13 +267,26 @@ def parse_pytorch_model(config, verbose=True):
 
             input_layer = {}
             input_layer['name'] = node.name
-            input_layer['class_name'] = 'InputLayer'
-            input_layer['input_shape'] = list(input_shapes[n_inputs][1:])
-            layer_list.insert(n_inputs, input_layer)
 
-            output_shapes[input_layer['name']] = list(input_shapes[n_inputs])
-            input_layers.append(input_layer['name'])
-            n_inputs += 1
+            if 'const' in node.name:
+                pytorch_class = 'Constant'
+                layer, output_shape = layer_handlers[pytorch_class](pytorch_class, node.name, node)
+
+                layer_list.append(layer)
+
+                assert output_shape is not None
+                output_shapes[layer['name']] = output_shape
+
+            else:
+
+                input_layer['class_name'] = 'InputLayer'
+                input_layer['input_shape'] = list(input_shapes[n_inputs][1:])
+                layer_list.insert(n_inputs, input_layer)
+
+                output_shapes[input_layer['name']] = list(input_shapes[n_inputs])
+
+                input_layers.append(input_layer['name'])
+                n_inputs += 1
 
             layer_counter += 1