diff --git a/ldm/data/base.py b/ldm/data/base.py
index b196c2f..742794e 100644
--- a/ldm/data/base.py
+++ b/ldm/data/base.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+import numpy as np
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from torch.utils.data import Dataset, ConcatDataset, ChainDataset, IterableDataset
 
@@ -20,4 +22,19 @@ class Txt2ImgIterableBaseDataset(IterableDataset):
 
     @abstractmethod
     def __iter__(self):
-        pass
\ No newline at end of file
+        pass
+
+
+class PRNGMixin(object):
+    """
+    Adds a prng property which is a numpy RandomState which gets
+    reinitialized whenever the pid changes to avoid synchronized sampling
+    behavior when used in conjunction with multiprocessing.
+    """
+    @property
+    def prng(self):
+        currentpid = os.getpid()
+        if getattr(self, "_initpid", None) != currentpid:
+            self._initpid = currentpid
+            self._prng = np.random.RandomState()
+        return self._prng