diff --git a/argmin/src/solver/mod.rs b/argmin/src/solver/mod.rs
index 1edf64afe..baf19ab1c 100644
--- a/argmin/src/solver/mod.rs
+++ b/argmin/src/solver/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub mod linesearch;
 pub mod neldermead;
 pub mod newton;
 pub mod particleswarm;
+pub mod powell;
 pub mod quasinewton;
 pub mod simulatedannealing;
 pub mod trustregion;
diff --git a/argmin/src/solver/powell/mod.rs b/argmin/src/solver/powell/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd93e7e0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argmin/src/solver/powell/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use crate::core::{
+    ArgminFloat, CostFunction, DeserializeOwnedAlias, Executor, IterState, LineSearch,
+    OptimizationResult, SerializeAlias, Solver, State,
+};
+use argmin_math::{ArgminAdd, ArgminDot, ArgminSub, ArgminZeroLike};
+#[cfg(feature = "serde1")]
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::mem;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde1", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+pub struct PowellLineSearch<P, L> {
+    search_vectors: Vec<P>,
+    linesearch: L,
+}
+
+impl<P, L> PowellLineSearch<P, L> {
+    pub fn new(initial_search_vectors: Vec<P>, linesearch: L) -> Self {
+        PowellLineSearch {
+            search_vectors: initial_search_vectors,
+            linesearch,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<O, P, F, L> Solver<O, IterState<P, (), (), (), F>> for PowellLineSearch<P, L>
+where
+    O: CostFunction<Param = P, Output = F>,
+    P: Clone
+        + SerializeAlias
+        + DeserializeOwnedAlias
+        + ArgminAdd<P, P>
+        + ArgminZeroLike
+        + ArgminSub<P, P>
+        + ArgminDot<P, F>,
+    F: ArgminFloat,
+    L: Clone + LineSearch<P, F> + Solver<O, IterState<P, (), (), (), F>>,
+{
+    const NAME: &'static str = "Powell-LS";
+
+    fn next_iter(
+        &mut self,
+        problem: &mut crate::core::Problem<O>,
+        mut state: IterState<P, (), (), (), F>,
+    ) -> Result<(IterState<P, (), (), (), F>, Option<crate::core::KV>), anyhow::Error> {
+        let param = state
+            .take_param()
+            .ok_or_else(argmin_error_closure!(NotInitialized, "not initialized"))?; // TODO add Error message
+
+        // new displacement vector created from displacement vectors of line searches
+        let new_displacement = param.zero_like();
+        let mut best_direction: (usize, F) = (0, float!(0.0));
+
+        // init line search
+        let (ls_state, _) = self.linesearch.init(problem, state.clone())?;
+
+        // Loop over all search vectors and perform line optimization along each search direction
+        for (i, search_vector) in self.search_vectors.iter().enumerate() {
+            self.linesearch.search_direction(search_vector.clone());
+
+            let line_cost = ls_state.get_cost();
+
+            // Run solver
+            let OptimizationResult {
+                problem: _sub_problem,
+                state: sub_state,
+                ..
+            } = Executor::new(problem.take_problem().unwrap(), self.linesearch.clone())
+                .configure(|state| state.param(param.clone()).cost(line_cost))
+                .ctrlc(false)
+                .run()?;
+
+            // update new displacement vector
+            let displacement = &sub_state.get_best_param().unwrap().sub(&param);
+            let displacement_magnitude = displacement.dot(&displacement).sqrt();
+            new_displacement.add(displacement);
+
+            //store index of lowest cost displacement vector
+            if best_direction.1 < displacement_magnitude {
+                best_direction.0 = i;
+                best_direction.1 = displacement_magnitude;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // replace best performing search direction with new search direction
+        let _ = mem::replace(
+            &mut self.search_vectors[best_direction.0],
+            new_displacement.clone(),
+        );
+
+        // set new parameters
+        let param = param.add(&new_displacement);
+        let cost = problem.cost(&param);
+
+        Ok((state.param(param).cost(cost?), None))
+    }
+}