diff --git a/pytorch3d/implicitron/models/implicit_function/decoding_functions.py b/pytorch3d/implicitron/models/implicit_function/decoding_functions.py
index 6e99b5ab..fd33a3fd 100644
--- a/pytorch3d/implicitron/models/implicit_function/decoding_functions.py
+++ b/pytorch3d/implicitron/models/implicit_function/decoding_functions.py
@@ -54,15 +54,43 @@ class DecoderFunctionBase(ReplaceableBase, torch.nn.Module):
 
 
 @registry.register
-class IdentityDecoder(DecoderFunctionBase):
+class ElementwiseDecoder(DecoderFunctionBase):
     """
-    Decoding function which returns its input.
+    Decoding function which scales the input, adds shift and then applies
+    `relu`, `softplus`, `sigmoid` or nothing on its input:
+    `result = operation(input * scale + shift)`
+
+    Members:
+        scale: a scalar with which input is multiplied before being shifted.
+            Defaults to 1.
+        shift: a scalar which is added to the scaled input before performing
+            the operation. Defaults to 0.
+        operation: which operation to perform on the transformed input. Options are:
+            `relu`, `softplus`, `sigmoid` and `identity`. Defaults to `identity`.
     """
 
+    scale: float = 1
+    shift: float = 0
+    operation: str = "identity"
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        super().__post_init__()
+        if self.operation not in ["relu", "softplus", "sigmoid", "identity"]:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "`operation` can only be `relu`, `softplus`, `sigmoid` or identity."
+            )
+
     def forward(
         self, features: torch.Tensor, z: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None
     ) -> torch.Tensor:
-        return features
+        transfomed_input = features * self.scale + self.shift
+        if self.operation == "softplus":
+            return torch.nn.functional.softplus(transfomed_input)
+        if self.operation == "relu":
+            return torch.nn.functional.relu(transfomed_input)
+        if self.operation == "sigmoid":
+            return torch.nn.functional.sigmoid(transfomed_input)
+        return transfomed_input
 
 
 class MLPWithInputSkips(Configurable, torch.nn.Module):
diff --git a/tests/implicitron/test_decoding_functions.py b/tests/implicitron/test_decoding_functions.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a8db59a..00000000
--- a/tests/implicitron/test_decoding_functions.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
-# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
-
-
-import unittest
-
-import torch
-
-from pytorch3d.implicitron.models.implicit_function.decoding_functions import (
-    IdentityDecoder,
-    MLPDecoder,
-)
-from pytorch3d.implicitron.tools.config import expand_args_fields
-
-from tests.common_testing import TestCaseMixin
-
-
-class TestVoxelGrids(TestCaseMixin, unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        torch.manual_seed(42)
-        expand_args_fields(IdentityDecoder)
-        expand_args_fields(MLPDecoder)
-
-    def test_identity_function(self, in_shape=(33, 4, 1), n_tests=2):
-        """
-        Test that identity function returns its input
-        """
-        func = IdentityDecoder()
-        for _ in range(n_tests):
-            _in = torch.randn(in_shape)
-            assert torch.allclose(func(_in), _in)