diff --git a/include/boost/gil/image_processing/threshold.hpp b/include/boost/gil/image_processing/threshold.hpp
index d1e26ead46..bedb326356 100644
--- a/include/boost/gil/image_processing/threshold.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/gil/image_processing/threshold.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #define BOOST_GIL_IMAGE_PROCESSING_THRESHOLD_HPP
 
 #include <limits>
+#include <array>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <boost/gil/image.hpp>
 
 namespace boost { namespace gil {
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@ void threshold_binary
 )
 {
     //deciding output channel type and creating functor
-    typedef typename channel_type<SrcView>::type source_channel_t;
-    typedef typename channel_type<DstView>::type result_channel_t;
+    using source_channel_t = typename channel_type<SrcView>::type;
+    using result_channel_t = typename channel_type<DstView>::type;
 
     if (direction == threshold_direction::regular)
     {
@@ -112,8 +114,8 @@ void threshold_binary
 )
 {
     //deciding output channel type and creating functor
-    typedef typename channel_type<SrcView>::type source_channel_t;
-    typedef typename channel_type<DstView>::type result_channel_t;
+    using source_channel_t = typename channel_type<SrcView>::type;
+    using result_channel_t = typename channel_type<DstView>::type;
 
     result_channel_t max_value = std::numeric_limits<result_channel_t>::max();
 
@@ -142,8 +144,8 @@ void threshold_truncate
 )
 {
     //deciding output channel type and creating functor
-    typedef typename channel_type<SrcView>::type source_channel_t;
-    typedef typename channel_type<DstView>::type result_channel_t;
+    using source_channel_t = typename channel_type<SrcView>::type;
+    using result_channel_t = typename channel_type<DstView>::type;
 
     std::function<result_channel_t(source_channel_t)> threshold_logic;
 
@@ -183,6 +185,131 @@ void threshold_truncate
     }
 }
 
+namespace detail{
+
+template <typename SrcView, typename DstView>
+void otsu_impl(SrcView const& src_view, DstView const& dst_view, threshold_direction direction)
+{
+    //deciding output channel type and creating functor
+    using source_channel_t = typename channel_type<SrcView>::type;
+    using result_channel_t = typename channel_type<DstView>::type;
+
+    std::array<std::size_t, 256> histogram{};
+    //initial value of min is set to maximum possible value to compare histogram data
+    //initial value of max is set to minimum possible value to compare histogram data
+    auto min = std::numeric_limits<source_channel_t>::max(),
+        max = std::numeric_limits<source_channel_t>::min();
+
+    if (sizeof(source_channel_t) > 1 || std::is_signed<source_channel_t>::value)
+    {
+        //iterate over the image to find the min and max pixel values
+        for (std::ptrdiff_t y = 0; y < src_view.height(); y++)
+        {
+            typename SrcView::x_iterator src_it = src_view.row_begin(y);
+            for (std::ptrdiff_t x = 0; x < src_view.width(); x++)
+            {
+                if (src_it[x] < min) min = src_it[x];
+                if (src_it[x] > min) min = src_it[x];
+            }
+        }
+
+        //making histogram
+        for (std::ptrdiff_t y = 0; y < src_view.height(); y++)
+        {
+            typename SrcView::x_iterator src_it = src_view.row_begin(y);
+
+            for (std::ptrdiff_t x = 0; x < src_view.width(); x++)
+            {
+                histogram[((src_it[x] - min) * 255) / (max - min)]++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        //making histogram
+        for (std::ptrdiff_t y = 0; y < src_view.height(); y++)
+        {
+            typename SrcView::x_iterator src_it = src_view.row_begin(y);
+
+            for (std::ptrdiff_t x = 0; x < src_view.width(); x++)
+            {
+                histogram[src_it[x]]++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    //histData = histogram data
+    //sum = total (background + foreground)
+    //sumB = sum background
+    //wB = weight background
+    //wf = weight foreground
+    //varMax = tracking the maximum known value of between class variance
+    //mB = mu background
+    //mF = mu foreground
+    //varBeetween = between class variance
+    //http://www.labbookpages.co.uk/software/imgProc/otsuThreshold.html
+    //https://www.ipol.im/pub/art/2016/158/
+    std::ptrdiff_t total_pixel = src_view.height() * src_view.width();
+    std::ptrdiff_t sum_total = 0, sum_back = 0;
+    std::size_t weight_back = 0, weight_fore = 0, threshold = 0;
+    double var_max = 0, mean_back, mean_fore, var_intra_class;
+
+    for (std::size_t t = 0; t < 256; t++)
+    {
+        sum_total += t * histogram[t];
+    }
+
+    for (int t = 0; t < 256; t++)
+    {
+        weight_back += histogram[t];               // Weight Background
+        if (weight_back == 0) continue;
+
+        weight_fore = total_pixel - weight_back;          // Weight Foreground
+        if (weight_fore == 0) break;
+
+        sum_back += t * histogram[t];
+
+        mean_back = sum_back / weight_back;            // Mean Background
+        mean_fore = (sum_total - sum_back) / weight_fore;    // Mean Foreground
+
+        // Calculate Between Class Variance
+        var_intra_class = weight_back * weight_fore * (mean_back - mean_fore) * (mean_back - mean_fore);
+
+        // Check if new maximum found
+        if (var_intra_class > var_max) {
+            var_max = var_intra_class;
+            threshold = t;
+        }
+    }
+    if (sizeof(source_channel_t) > 1 && std::is_unsigned<source_channel_t>::value)
+    {
+        threshold_binary(src_view, dst_view, (threshold * (max - min) / 255) + min, direction);
+    }
+    else {
+        threshold_binary(src_view, dst_view, threshold, direction);
+    }
+}
+} //namespace detail
+
+template <typename SrcView, typename DstView>
+void threshold_optimal
+(
+    SrcView const& src_view,
+    DstView const& dst_view,
+    threshold_optimal_value mode = threshold_optimal_value::otsu,
+    threshold_direction direction = threshold_direction::regular
+)
+{
+    if (mode == threshold_optimal_value::otsu)
+    {
+        for (std::size_t i = 0; i < src_view.num_channels(); i++)
+        {
+            detail::otsu_impl
+                (nth_channel_view(src_view, i), nth_channel_view(dst_view, i), direction);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 }} //namespace boost::gil
 
 #endif //BOOST_GIL_IMAGE_PROCESSING_THRESHOLD_HPP
diff --git a/test/core/image_processing/CMakeLists.txt b/test/core/image_processing/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a2559b0ac..faf18b7413 100644
--- a/test/core/image_processing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/core/image_processing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 #
 foreach(_name
     threshold_binary
-    threshold_truncate)
+    threshold_truncate
+    threshold_otsu)
     set(_test t_core_image_processing_${_name})
     set(_target test_core_image_processing_${_name})
 
diff --git a/test/core/image_processing/Jamfile b/test/core/image_processing/Jamfile
index d198ab7f23..d92d4e968a 100644
--- a/test/core/image_processing/Jamfile
+++ b/test/core/image_processing/Jamfile
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@ project
 compile-fail threshold_color_spaces_not_compatible_fail.cpp ;
 run threshold_binary.cpp ;
 run threshold_truncate.cpp ;
+run threshold_otsu.cpp ;
 run lanczos_scaling.cpp ;
diff --git a/test/core/image_processing/threshold_otsu.cpp b/test/core/image_processing/threshold_otsu.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06314e4b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/image_processing/threshold_otsu.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2019 Miral Shah <miralshah2211@gmail.com>
+//
+// Use, modification and distribution are subject to the Boost Software License,
+// Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+#include <boost/gil/image_processing/threshold.hpp>
+#include <boost/gil/image_view.hpp>
+#include <boost/gil/algorithm.hpp>
+#include <boost/gil/gray.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+
+namespace gil = boost::gil;
+
+int main()
+{
+    int height = 2;
+    int width = 2;
+    gil::rgb8_image_t original(width, height), otsu(width, height), expected(width, height);
+
+    gil::view(original)(0, 0) = gil::rgb8_pixel_t(15, 158, 150);
+    gil::view(original)(1, 0) = gil::rgb8_pixel_t(200, 175, 150);
+    gil::view(original)(0, 1) = gil::rgb8_pixel_t(230, 170, 150);
+    gil::view(original)(1, 1) = gil::rgb8_pixel_t(25, 248, 150);
+
+    gil::view(expected)(0, 0) = gil::rgb8_pixel_t(0, 0, 255);
+    gil::view(expected)(1, 0) = gil::rgb8_pixel_t(255, 255, 255);
+    gil::view(expected)(0, 1) = gil::rgb8_pixel_t(255, 0, 255);
+    gil::view(expected)(1, 1) = gil::rgb8_pixel_t(255, 255, 255);
+
+    gil::threshold_optimal(gil::view(original), gil::view(otsu), gil::threshold_optimal_value::otsu);
+
+    BOOST_TEST(gil::equal_pixels(gil::view(otsu), gil::view(expected)));
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}