diff --git a/doctr/models/detection/_utils/__init__.py b/doctr/models/detection/_utils/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a3fee30ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doctr/models/detection/_utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from doctr.file_utils import is_tf_available
+
+if is_tf_available():
+    from .tensorflow import *
+else:
+    from .pytorch import *  # type: ignore[misc]
diff --git a/doctr/models/detection/_utils/pytorch.py b/doctr/models/detection/_utils/pytorch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..456f9dfaa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doctr/models/detection/_utils/pytorch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2021, Mindee.
+
+# This program is licensed under the Apache License version 2.
+# See LICENSE or go to <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt> for full license details.
+
+from torch import Tensor
+from torch.nn.functional import max_pool2d
+
+__all__ = ['erode', 'dilate']
+
+
+def erode(x: Tensor, kernel_size: int) -> Tensor:
+    """Performs erosion on a given tensor
+
+    Args:
+        x: boolean tensor of shape (N, C, H, W)
+        kernel_size: the size of the kernel to use for erosion
+    Returns:
+        the eroded tensor
+    """
+    _pad = (kernel_size - 1) // 2
+
+    return 1 - max_pool2d(1 - x, kernel_size, stride=1, padding=_pad)
+
+
+def dilate(x: Tensor, kernel_size: int) -> Tensor:
+    """Performs dilation on a given tensor
+
+    Args:
+        x: boolean tensor of shape (N, C, H, W)
+        kernel_size: the size of the kernel to use for dilation
+    Returns:
+        the dilated tensor
+    """
+    _pad = (kernel_size - 1) // 2
+
+    return max_pool2d(x, kernel_size, stride=1, padding=_pad)
diff --git a/doctr/models/detection/_utils/tensorflow.py b/doctr/models/detection/_utils/tensorflow.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cadfd7eaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doctr/models/detection/_utils/tensorflow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2021, Mindee.
+
+# This program is licensed under the Apache License version 2.
+# See LICENSE or go to <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt> for full license details.
+
+import tensorflow as tf
+
+__all__ = ['erode', 'dilate']
+
+
+def erode(x: tf.Tensor, kernel_size: int) -> tf.Tensor:
+    """Performs erosion on a given tensor
+
+    Args:
+        x: boolean tensor of shape (N, H, W, C)
+        kernel_size: the size of the kernel to use for erosion
+    Returns:
+        the eroded tensor
+    """
+
+    return 1 - tf.nn.max_pool2d(1 - x, kernel_size, strides=1, padding="SAME")
+
+
+def dilate(x: tf.Tensor, kernel_size: int) -> tf.Tensor:
+    """Performs dilation on a given tensor
+
+    Args:
+        x: boolean tensor of shape (N, H, W, C)
+        kernel_size: the size of the kernel to use for dilation
+    Returns:
+        the dilated tensor
+    """
+
+    return tf.nn.max_pool2d(x, kernel_size, strides=1, padding="SAME")
diff --git a/tests/pytorch/test_models_detection_pt.py b/tests/pytorch/test_models_detection_pt.py
index 13fa79f980..66dd2507de 100644
--- a/tests/pytorch/test_models_detection_pt.py
+++ b/tests/pytorch/test_models_detection_pt.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import torch
 
 from doctr.models import detection
+from doctr.models.detection._utils import dilate, erode
 from doctr.models.detection.predictor import DetectionPredictor
 
 
@@ -67,3 +68,19 @@ def test_detection_zoo(arch_name):
     with torch.no_grad():
         out = predictor(input_tensor)
     assert all(isinstance(boxes, np.ndarray) and boxes.shape[1] == 5 for boxes in out)
+
+
+def test_erode():
+    x = torch.zeros((1, 1, 3, 3))
+    x[..., 1, 1] = 1
+    expected = torch.zeros((1, 1, 3, 3))
+    out = erode(x, 3)
+    assert torch.equal(out, expected)
+
+
+def test_dilate():
+    x = torch.zeros((1, 1, 3, 3))
+    x[..., 1, 1] = 1
+    expected = torch.ones((1, 1, 3, 3))
+    out = dilate(x, 3)
+    assert torch.equal(out, expected)
diff --git a/tests/tensorflow/test_models_detection_tf.py b/tests/tensorflow/test_models_detection_tf.py
index 6f475885b2..69df2d25f8 100644
--- a/tests/tensorflow/test_models_detection_tf.py
+++ b/tests/tensorflow/test_models_detection_tf.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from doctr.io import DocumentFile
 from doctr.models import detection
+from doctr.models.detection._utils import dilate, erode
 from doctr.models.detection.predictor import DetectionPredictor
 from doctr.models.preprocessor import PreProcessor
 
@@ -139,3 +140,21 @@ def test_linknet_focal_loss():
     # test focal loss
     out = model(input_tensor, target, return_model_output=True, return_boxes=True, training=True, focal_loss=True)
     assert isinstance(out['loss'], tf.Tensor)
+
+
+def test_erode():
+    x = np.zeros((1, 3, 3, 1), dtype=np.float32)
+    x[:, 1, 1] = 1
+    x = tf.convert_to_tensor(x)
+    expected = tf.zeros((1, 3, 3, 1))
+    out = erode(x, 3)
+    assert tf.math.reduce_all(out == expected)
+
+
+def test_dilate():
+    x = np.zeros((1, 3, 3, 1), dtype=np.float32)
+    x[:, 1, 1] = 1
+    x = tf.convert_to_tensor(x)
+    expected = tf.ones((1, 3, 3, 1))
+    out = dilate(x, 3)
+    assert tf.math.reduce_all(out == expected)