diff --git a/comet/models/base.py b/comet/models/base.py
index 9872d2b..d535279 100644
--- a/comet/models/base.py
+++ b/comet/models/base.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytorch_lightning as ptl
+from pytorch_lightning.strategies.strategy import Strategy
 import torch
 from torch.utils.data import DataLoader, RandomSampler, SequentialSampler, Subset
 
@@ -558,6 +559,7 @@ def predict(
         accelerator: str = "auto",
         num_workers: int = None,
         length_batching: bool = True,
+        strategy: Union[str, Strategy] = "auto"
     ) -> Prediction:
         """Method that receives a list of samples (dictionaries with translations,
         sources and/or references) and returns segment-level scores, system level score
@@ -648,7 +650,7 @@ def predict(
             logger=False,
             callbacks=callbacks,
             accelerator=accelerator if gpus > 0 else "cpu",
-            strategy="auto" if gpus < 2 else "ddp",
+            strategy=strategy if (gpus < 2 or isinstance(strategy, Strategy)) else "ddp",
             enable_progress_bar=enable_progress_bar,
         )
         return_predictions = False if gpus > 1 else True