diff --git a/src/pdl/pdl_infer.py b/src/pdl/pdl_infer.py
index c9f61c5df..8c6479770 100644
--- a/src/pdl/pdl_infer.py
+++ b/src/pdl/pdl_infer.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     infer_rejection_parallel,
     infer_smc,
     infer_smc_parallel,
+    infer_independent_mh,
 )
 from .pdl_utils import validate_scope
 
@@ -28,7 +29,13 @@ class PpdlConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
     """Configuration parameters of the PDL interpreter."""
 
     algo: Literal[
-        "is", "parallel-is", "smc", "parallel-smc", "rejection", "parallel-rejection"
+        "is",
+        "parallel-is",
+        "smc",
+        "parallel-smc",
+        "rejection",
+        "parallel-rejection",
+        "imh",
     ]
     num_particles: int
     max_workers: int
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ def exec_program(
     config["event_loop"] = _LOOP
 
     match algo:
-        case "is" | "rejection" | "parallel-rejection":
+        case "is" | "rejection" | "parallel-rejection" | "imh":
             config["with_resample"] = False
         case "smc" | "parallel-smc" | "parallel-is":
             config["with_resample"] = True
@@ -87,6 +94,8 @@ def model(replay, score):
             dist = infer_rejection(num_particles, model)
         case "parallel-rejection":
             dist = infer_rejection_parallel(num_particles, model, max_workers=4)
+        case "imh":
+            dist = infer_independent_mh(num_particles, model)
         case _:
             assert False, f"Unexpected algo: {algo}"
     return dist
@@ -155,6 +164,7 @@ def main():
             "parallel-smc",
             "rejection",
             "parallel-rejection",
+            "imh",
         ],
         help="Choose inference algorithm.",
         default="smc",
diff --git a/src/pdl/pdl_smc.py b/src/pdl/pdl_smc.py
index dba35903f..9a33569aa 100644
--- a/src/pdl/pdl_smc.py
+++ b/src/pdl/pdl_smc.py
@@ -201,6 +201,29 @@ def gen():
     return Categorical(results)
 
 
+def infer_independent_mh(
+    num_samples: int,
+    model: Callable[[ModelStateT, float], tuple[T, ModelStateT, float]],
+) -> Categorical[T]:
+    samples = []
+
+    new_value, _, new_score = model({}, 0.0)
+
+    for _ in range(num_samples):
+        old_score = new_score  # store state
+        old_value = new_value  # store current value
+        new_value, _, new_score = model({}, 0.0)  # generate a candidate
+        alpha = math.exp(min(0, new_score - old_score))
+        u = random.random()  # nosec B311
+        # [B311:blacklist] Standard pseudo-random generators are not suitable for security/cryptographic purposes.
+        if not (u < alpha):
+            new_score = old_score  # rollback
+            new_value = old_value
+        samples.append((new_value, 0.0))
+
+    return Categorical(samples)
+
+
 # async def _process_particle_async(state, model, num_particles):
 #     with ImportanceSampling(num_particles) as sampler:
 #         try: