diff --git a/src/mrpro/operators/IdentityOp.py b/src/mrpro/operators/IdentityOp.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79abbc06
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+++ b/src/mrpro/operators/IdentityOp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""Identity Operator."""
+
+import torch
+
+from mrpro.operators.LinearOperator import LinearOperator
+
+
+class IdentityOp(LinearOperator):
+    r"""The Identity Operator.
+
+    A Linear Operator that returns a single input unchanged.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        """Initialize Identity Operator."""
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> tuple[torch.Tensor]:
+        """Identity of input.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        x
+            input tensor
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+            the input tensor
+        """
+        return (x,)
+
+    def adjoint(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> tuple[torch.Tensor]:
+        """Adjoint Identity.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        x
+            input tensor
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+            the input tensor
+        """
+        return (x,)
diff --git a/src/mrpro/operators/__init__.py b/src/mrpro/operators/__init__.py
index 721dabb7..71993bc6 100644
--- a/src/mrpro/operators/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mrpro/operators/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from mrpro.operators.FiniteDifferenceOp import FiniteDifferenceOp
 from mrpro.operators.FourierOp import FourierOp
 from mrpro.operators.GridSamplingOp import GridSamplingOp
+from mrpro.operators.IdentityOp import IdentityOp
 from mrpro.operators.MagnitudeOp import MagnitudeOp
 from mrpro.operators.PhaseOp import PhaseOp
 from mrpro.operators.SensitivityOp import SensitivityOp
diff --git a/tests/operators/test_identity_op.py b/tests/operators/test_identity_op.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85c182a9
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+++ b/tests/operators/test_identity_op.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Tests for Identity Linear Operator."""
+
+import torch
+from mrpro.operators import IdentityOp
+
+from tests import RandomGenerator
+
+
+def test_identity_op():
+    """Test forward identity."""
+    generator = RandomGenerator(seed=0)
+    tensor = generator.complex64_tensor(2, 3, 4)
+    operator = IdentityOp()
+    torch.testing.assert_close(tensor, *operator(tensor))
+    assert tensor is operator(tensor)[0]
+
+
+def test_identity_op_adjoint():
+    """Test adjoint identity."""
+    generator = RandomGenerator(seed=0)
+    tensor = generator.complex64_tensor(2, 3, 4)
+    operator = IdentityOp().H
+    torch.testing.assert_close(tensor, *operator(tensor))
+    assert tensor is operator(tensor)[0]
+
+
+def test_identity_op_operatorsyntax():
+    """Test Identity@(Identity*alpha) + (beta*Identity.H).H"""
+    generator = RandomGenerator(seed=0)
+    tensor = generator.complex64_tensor(2, 3, 4)
+    alpha = generator.complex64_tensor(2, 3, 4)
+    beta = generator.complex64_tensor(2, 3, 4)
+    composition = IdentityOp() @ (IdentityOp() * alpha) + (beta * IdentityOp().H).H
+    expected = tensor * alpha + tensor * beta.conj()
+    (actual,) = composition(tensor)
+    torch.testing.assert_close(actual, expected)