diff --git a/attn_gym/masks/__init__.py b/attn_gym/masks/__init__.py
index 731acc7..a668a8c 100644
--- a/attn_gym/masks/__init__.py
+++ b/attn_gym/masks/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from attn_gym.masks.causal import causal_mask
 from attn_gym.masks.sliding_window import generate_sliding_window
+from attn_gym.masks.sink_attn import generate_sink_mask
 from attn_gym.masks.prefix_lm import generate_prefix_lm_mask
 from attn_gym.masks.document_mask import generate_doc_mask_mod
 from attn_gym.masks.dilated_sliding_window import generate_dilated_sliding_window
diff --git a/attn_gym/masks/sink_attn.py b/attn_gym/masks/sink_attn.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14b3d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/attn_gym/masks/sink_attn.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+"""Generates a sliding window attention mask"""
+
+import torch
+from torch.nn.attention.flex_attention import _mask_mod_signature, and_masks, or_masks
+from attn_gym.masks import causal_mask
+
+def generate_sink_mask(window_size: int, sink_size: int = 4) -> _mask_mod_signature:
+    """Generates a sliding window with sink attention mask.
+    
+    Args:
+        window_size: The size of the sliding window.
+        sink_size: The number of initial tokens that are always visible (sink tokens). Defaults to 4.
+
+    Note:
+        We assume that the window size represents the lookback size and we mask out all future tokens
+        similar to causal masking, but additionally all tokens can attend to the first `sink_size` tokens.
+    """
+
+    def sink_mask(b, h, q_idx, kv_idx):
+        # The sink tokens: the first `sink_size` tokens are always visible
+        return kv_idx < sink_size 
+
+    def sliding_window(b, h, q_idx, kv_idx):
+        # The sliding window constraint: within the window
+        return q_idx - kv_idx <= window_size
+
+    # Combine: (sliding window OR sink) AND causal
+    combined_mask = and_masks(
+        or_masks(sliding_window, sink_mask), 
+        causal_mask
+    )
+    
+    combined_mask.__name__ = f"sink_window_{window_size}_sink_{sink_size}"
+    return combined_mask
+
+
+def main(device: str = "cpu", mask_type: str = "sink", window_size: int = 3, sink_size: int = 4):
+    """Visualize the attention scores of sink mask.
+
+    Args:
+        device: Device to use for computation. Defaults to "cpu".
+        mask_type: Type of mask to use (only "sink" is supported). Defaults to "sink".
+        window_size: The size of the sliding window. Defaults to 3.
+        sink_size: The number of initial tokens that are always visible (sink tokens). Defaults to 4.
+    """
+    from attn_gym import visualize_attention_scores
+
+    B, H, SEQ_LEN, HEAD_DIM = 1, 1, 12, 8
+
+    def make_tensor():
+        return torch.ones(B, H, SEQ_LEN, HEAD_DIM, device=device)
+
+    query, key = make_tensor(), make_tensor()
+
+    if mask_type != "sink":
+        raise ValueError("This module only supports 'sink' mask type")
+        
+    mask_mod = generate_sink_mask(window_size, sink_size)
+
+    visualize_attention_scores(
+        query, key, mask_mod=mask_mod, device=device, name=mask_mod.__name__
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        from jsonargparse import CLI
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ImportError("Be sure to run: pip install -e .'[viz]'")
+    CLI(main)
diff --git a/examples/benchmark.py b/examples/benchmark.py
index 50debe2..aa15a1e 100644
--- a/examples/benchmark.py
+++ b/examples/benchmark.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     generate_sliding_window,
     generate_prefix_lm_mask,
     generate_doc_mask_mod,
+    generate_sink_mask,
 )
 from attn_gym.mods import generate_alibi_bias, generate_tanh_softcap
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
     "softcap_approx": lambda: test_mask(
         score_mod=generate_tanh_softcap(30, approx=True), skip_correctness=True
     ),
+    "sink_attn": lambda: test_mask(mask_mod=generate_sink_mask(window_size=1024)),
 }