diff --git a/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/__init__.py b/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/__init__.py
index 6a85f8a11749..73d048ddf3ff 100644
--- a/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/__init__.py
+++ b/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from .linear_partitioner import LinearPartitioner
 from .natural_id_partitioner import NaturalIdPartitioner
 from .partitioner import Partitioner
+from .shard_partitioner import ShardPartitioner
 from .size_partitioner import SizePartitioner
 from .square_partitioner import SquarePartitioner
 
@@ -32,5 +33,6 @@
     "SizePartitioner",
     "LinearPartitioner",
     "SquarePartitioner",
+    "ShardPartitioner",
     "ExponentialPartitioner",
 ]
diff --git a/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/shard_partitioner.py b/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/shard_partitioner.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c86570fe487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/shard_partitioner.py
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Flower Labs GmbH. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ==============================================================================
+"""Shard partitioner class."""
+
+
+# pylint: disable=R0912
+import math
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+
+import numpy as np
+
+import datasets
+from flwr_datasets.partitioner.partitioner import Partitioner
+
+
+class ShardPartitioner(Partitioner):  # pylint: disable=R0902
+    """Partitioner based on shard of (typically) unique classes.
+
+    The algorithm works as follows: the dataset is sorted by label e.g. [samples with
+    label 1, samples with labels 2 ...], then the shards are created, with each
+    shard of size = `shard_size` if provided or automatically calculated:
+    shards_size = len(dataset) / `num_partitions` * `num_shards_per_node`.
+
+    A shard is just a block (chunk) of a `dataset` that contains `shard_size`
+    consecutive samples. There might be shards that contain samples associated with more
+    than a single unique label. The first case is (remember the preprocessing step sorts
+    the dataset by label) when a shard is constructed from samples at the boundaries of
+    the sorted dataset and therefore belonging to different classes e.g. the "leftover"
+    of samples of class 1 and the majority of class 2. The another scenario when a shard
+    has samples with more than one unique label is when the shard size is bigger than
+    the  number of samples of a certain class.
+
+    Each partition is created from `num_shards_per_node` that are chosen randomly.
+
+    There are a few ways of partitioning data that result in certain properties
+    (depending on the parameters specification):
+    1) same number of shards per nodes + the same shard size (specify:
+    a) `num_shards_per_nodes`, `shard_size`; or b) `num_shards_per_node`)
+    In case of b the `shard_size` is calculated as floor(len(dataset) /
+    (`num_shards_per_nodes` * `num_partitions`))
+    2) possibly different number of shards per node (use nearly all data) + the same
+    shard size (specify: `shard_size` + `keep_incomplete_shard=False`)
+    3) possibly different number of shards per node (use all data) + possibly different
+    shard size (specify: `shard_size` + `keep_incomplete_shard=True`)
+
+
+    Algorithm based on the description in Communication-Efficient Learning of Deep
+    Networks from Decentralized Data https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.05629. This
+    implementation expands on the initial idea by enabling more hyperparameters
+    specification therefore providing more control on how partitions are created.
+    It enables the division obtained in original paper.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    num_partitions : int
+        The total number of partitions that the data will be divided into.
+    partition_by : str
+        Column name of the labels (targets) based on which Dirichlet sampling works.
+    num_shards_per_node : Optional[int]
+        Number of shards to assign to a single partitioner. It's an alternative to
+        `num_partitions`.
+    shard_size : Optional[int]
+        Size of a single shards (a partition has one or more shards). If the size is not
+        given it will be automatically computed.
+    keep_incomplete_shard : bool
+        Whether to drop the last shard which might be incomplete (smaller than the
+        others). If it is dropped each shard is equal size. (It does not mean that each
+        client gets equal number of shards, which only happens if
+        `num_partitions` % `num_shards` = 0). This parameter has no effect if
+        `num_shards_per_nodes` and `shard_size` are specified.
+    shuffle: bool
+        Whether to randomize the order of samples. Shuffling applied after the
+        samples assignment to nodes.
+    seed: int
+        Seed used for dataset shuffling. It has no effect if `shuffle` is False.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    1) If you need same number of shards per nodes + the same shard size (and you know
+    both of these values)
+    >>> from flwr_datasets import FederatedDataset
+    >>> from flwr_datasets.partitioner import ShardPartitioner
+    >>>
+    >>> partitioner = ShardPartitioner(num_partitions=10, partition_by="label",
+    >>>                                num_shards_per_node=2, shard_size=1_000)
+    >>> fds = FederatedDataset(dataset="mnist", partitioners={"train": partitioner})
+    >>> partition = fds.load_partition(0)
+    >>> print(partition[0])  # Print the first example
+    {'image': <PIL.PngImagePlugin.PngImageFile image mode=L size=28x28 at 0x15F616C50>,
+    'label': 3}
+    >>> partition_sizes = [len(fds.load_partition(node_id)) for node_id in range(10)]
+    >>> print(partition_sizes)
+    [2000, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2000, 2000]
+
+    2) If you want to use nearly all the data and do not need to have the number of
+    shard per each node to be the same
+    >>> from flwr_datasets import FederatedDataset
+    >>> from flwr_datasets.partitioner import ShardPartitioner
+    >>>
+    >>> partitioner = ShardPartitioner(num_partitions=9, partition_by="label",
+    >>>                                shard_size=1_000)
+    >>> fds = FederatedDataset(dataset="mnist", partitioners={"train": partitioner})
+    >>> partition_sizes = [len(fds.load_partition(node_id)) for node_id in range(9)]
+    >>> print(partition_sizes)
+    [7000, 7000, 7000, 7000, 7000, 7000, 6000, 6000, 6000]
+
+    3) If you want to use all the data
+        >>> from flwr_datasets import FederatedDataset
+    >>> from flwr_datasets.partitioner import ShardPartitioner
+    >>>
+    >>> partitioner = ShardPartitioner(num_partitions=10, partition_by="label",
+    >>>                                shard_size=990, keep_incomplete_shard=True)
+    >>> fds = FederatedDataset(dataset="mnist", partitioners={"train": partitioner})
+    >>> partition_sizes = [len(fds.load_partition(node_id)) for node_id in range(10)]
+    >>> print(sorted(partition_sizes))
+    [5550, 5940, 5940, 5940, 5940, 5940, 5940, 5940, 5940, 6930]
+    """
+
+    def __init__(  # pylint: disable=R0913
+        self,
+        num_partitions: int,
+        partition_by: str,
+        num_shards_per_node: Optional[int] = None,
+        shard_size: Optional[int] = None,
+        keep_incomplete_shard: bool = False,
+        shuffle: bool = True,
+        seed: Optional[int] = 42,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+        # Attributes based on the constructor
+        _check_if_natual_number(num_partitions, "num_partitions")
+        self._num_partitions = num_partitions
+        self._partition_by = partition_by
+        _check_if_natual_number(num_shards_per_node, "num_shards_per_node", True)
+        self._num_shards_per_node = num_shards_per_node
+        self._num_shards_used: Optional[int] = None
+        _check_if_natual_number(shard_size, "shard_size", True)
+        self._shard_size = shard_size
+        self._keep_incomplete_shard = keep_incomplete_shard
+        self._shuffle = shuffle
+        self._seed = seed
+
+        # Utility attributes
+        self._rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=self._seed)  # NumPy random generator
+        self._node_id_to_indices: Dict[int, List[int]] = {}
+        self._node_id_to_indices_determined = False
+
+    def load_partition(self, node_id: int) -> datasets.Dataset:
+        """Load a partition based on the partition index.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        node_id : int
+            the index that corresponds to the requested partition
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        dataset_partition : Dataset
+            single partition of a dataset
+        """
+        # The partitioning is done lazily - only when the first partition is
+        # requested. Only the first call creates the indices assignments for all the
+        # partition indices.
+        self._check_num_partitions_correctness_if_needed()
+        self._check_possibility_of_partitions_creation()
+        self._sort_dataset_if_needed()
+        self._determine_node_id_to_indices_if_needed()
+        return self.dataset.select(self._node_id_to_indices[node_id])
+
+    def _determine_node_id_to_indices_if_needed(self) -> None:  # pylint: disable=R0914
+        """Assign sample indices to each node id.
+
+        This method works on sorted datasets. A "shard" is a part of the dataset of
+        consecutive samples (if self._keep_incomplete_shard is False, each shard is same
+        size).
+        """
+        # No need to do anything if that node_id_to_indices are already determined
+        if self._node_id_to_indices_determined:
+            return
+
+        # One of the specification allows to skip the `num_shards_per_node` param
+        if self._num_shards_per_node is not None:
+            self._num_shards_used = int(
+                self._num_partitions * self._num_shards_per_node
+            )
+            num_shards_per_node_array = (
+                np.ones(self._num_partitions) * self._num_shards_per_node
+            )
+            if self._shard_size is None:
+                self._compute_shard_size_if_missing()
+                assert self._shard_size is not None
+                if self._keep_incomplete_shard:
+                    num_usable_shards_in_dataset = int(
+                        math.ceil(len(self.dataset) / self._shard_size)
+                    )
+                else:
+                    num_usable_shards_in_dataset = int(
+                        math.floor(len(self.dataset) / self._shard_size)
+                    )
+            else:
+                num_usable_shards_in_dataset = int(
+                    math.floor(len(self.dataset) / self._shard_size)
+                )
+        elif self._num_shards_per_node is None:
+            if self._shard_size is None:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "The shard_size needs to be specified if the "
+                    "num_shards_per_node is None"
+                )
+            if self._keep_incomplete_shard is False:
+                self._num_shards_used = int(
+                    math.floor(len(self.dataset) / self._shard_size)
+                )
+                num_usable_shards_in_dataset = self._num_shards_used
+            elif self._keep_incomplete_shard is True:
+                self._num_shards_used = int(
+                    math.ceil(len(self.dataset) / self._shard_size)
+                )
+                num_usable_shards_in_dataset = self._num_shards_used
+                if num_usable_shards_in_dataset < self._num_partitions:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        "Based on the given arguments the creation of the partitions "
+                        "is impossible. The implied number of partitions that can be "
+                        "used is lower than the number of requested partitions "
+                        "resulting in empty partitions. Please decrease the size of "
+                        "shards: `shard_size`."
+                    )
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "The keep_incomplete_shards need to be specified "
+                    "when _num_shards_per_node is None."
+                )
+            num_shards_per_node = int(self._num_shards_used / self._num_partitions)
+            # Assign the shards per nodes (so far, the same as in ideal case)
+            num_shards_per_node_array = (
+                np.ones(self._num_partitions) * num_shards_per_node
+            )
+            num_shards_assigned = self._num_partitions * num_shards_per_node
+            num_shards_to_assign = self._num_shards_used - num_shards_assigned
+            # Assign the "missing" shards
+            for i in range(num_shards_to_assign):
+                num_shards_per_node_array[i] += 1
+
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The specification of nm_shards_per_node and "
+                "keep_incomplete_shards is not correct."
+            )
+
+        if num_usable_shards_in_dataset < self._num_partitions:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "The specified configuration results in empty partitions because the "
+                "number of usable shards is smaller that the number partitions. "
+                "Try decreasing the shard size or the number of partitions. "
+            )
+
+        indices_on_which_to_split_shards = np.cumsum(
+            num_shards_per_node_array, dtype=int
+        )
+
+        shard_indices_array = self._rng.permutation(num_usable_shards_in_dataset)[
+            : self._num_shards_used
+        ]
+        # Randomly assign shards to node_id
+        nid_to_shard_indices = np.split(
+            shard_indices_array, indices_on_which_to_split_shards
+        )[:-1]
+        node_id_to_indices: Dict[int, List[int]] = {
+            cid: [] for cid in range(self._num_partitions)
+        }
+        # Compute node_id to sample indices based on the shard indices
+        for node_id in range(self._num_partitions):
+            for shard_idx in nid_to_shard_indices[node_id]:
+                start_id = int(shard_idx * self._shard_size)
+                end_id = min(int((shard_idx + 1) * self._shard_size), len(self.dataset))
+                node_id_to_indices[node_id].extend(list(range(start_id, end_id)))
+        if self._shuffle:
+            for indices in node_id_to_indices.values():
+                # In place shuffling
+                self._rng.shuffle(indices)
+        self._node_id_to_indices = node_id_to_indices
+        self._node_id_to_indices_determined = True
+
+    def _check_num_partitions_correctness_if_needed(self) -> None:
+        """Test num_partitions when the dataset is given (in load_partition)."""
+        if not self._node_id_to_indices_determined:
+            if self._num_partitions > self.dataset.num_rows:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "The number of partitions needs to be smaller than the number of "
+                    "samples in the dataset."
+                )
+
+    def _sort_dataset_if_needed(self) -> None:
+        """Sort dataset prior to determining the partitions.
+
+        Operation only needed to be performed one time. It's required for the creation
+        of shards with the same labels.
+        """
+        if self._node_id_to_indices_determined:
+            return
+        self._dataset = self.dataset.sort(self._partition_by)
+
+    def _compute_shard_size_if_missing(self) -> None:
+        """Compute the parameters needed to perform sharding.
+
+        This method should be called after the dataset is assigned.
+        """
+        if self._shard_size is None:
+            # If shard size is not specified it needs to be computed
+            num_rows = self.dataset.num_rows
+            self._shard_size = int(num_rows / self._num_shards_used)
+
+    def _check_possibility_of_partitions_creation(self) -> None:
+        if self._shard_size is not None and self._num_shards_per_node is not None:
+            implied_min_dataset_size = (
+                self._shard_size * self._num_shards_per_node * self._num_partitions
+            )
+            if implied_min_dataset_size > len(self.dataset):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Based on the given arguments the creation of the "
+                    "partitions is impossible. The implied minimum dataset"
+                    f"size is {implied_min_dataset_size} but the dataset"
+                    f"size is {len(self.dataset)}"
+                )
+
+
+def _check_if_natual_number(
+    number: Optional[int], parameter_name: str, none_acceptable: bool = False
+) -> None:
+    if none_acceptable and number is None:
+        return
+    if not isinstance(number, int):
+        raise TypeError(
+            f"The expected type of {parameter_name} is int but given: {number} of type "
+            f"{type(number)}. Please specify the correct type."
+        )
+    if not number >= 1:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"The expected value of {parameter_name} is >= 1 (greater or equal to 1) "
+            f"but given: {number} which does not meet this condition. Please "
+            f"provide a correct number."
+        )
diff --git a/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/shard_partitioner_test.py b/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/shard_partitioner_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47968699bba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datasets/flwr_datasets/partitioner/shard_partitioner_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Flower Labs GmbH. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ==============================================================================
+"""Test ShardPartitioner."""
+
+
+# pylint: disable=W0212, R0913
+import unittest
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+
+from datasets import Dataset
+from flwr_datasets.partitioner.shard_partitioner import ShardPartitioner
+
+
+def _dummy_setup(
+    num_rows: int,
+    partition_by: str,
+    num_partitions: int,
+    num_shards_per_node: Optional[int],
+    shard_size: Optional[int],
+    keep_incomplete_shard: bool = False,
+) -> Tuple[Dataset, ShardPartitioner]:
+    """Create a dummy dataset for testing."""
+    data = {
+        partition_by: [i % 3 for i in range(num_rows)],
+        "features": list(range(num_rows)),
+    }
+    dataset = Dataset.from_dict(data)
+    partitioner = ShardPartitioner(
+        num_partitions=num_partitions,
+        num_shards_per_node=num_shards_per_node,
+        partition_by=partition_by,
+        shard_size=shard_size,
+        keep_incomplete_shard=keep_incomplete_shard,
+    )
+    partitioner.dataset = dataset
+    return dataset, partitioner
+
+
+class TestShardPartitionerSpec1(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test first possible initialization of ShardPartitioner.
+
+    Specify num_shards_per_node and shard_size arguments.
+    """
+
+    def test_correct_num_partitions(self) -> None:
+        """Test the correct number of partitions is created."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = 3
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        _ = partitioner.load_partition(0)
+        num_partitions_created = len(partitioner._node_id_to_indices.keys())
+        self.assertEqual(num_partitions_created, num_partitions)
+
+    def test_correct_partition_sizes(self) -> None:
+        """Test if the partitions sizes are as theoretically calculated."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = 3
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        sizes = [len(partitioner.load_partition(i)) for i in range(num_partitions)]
+        sizes = sorted(sizes)
+        self.assertEqual(sizes, [30, 30, 30])
+
+    def test_unique_samples(self) -> None:
+        """Test if each partition has unique samples.
+
+        (No duplicates along partitions).
+        """
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = 3
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        partitions = [
+            partitioner.load_partition(i)["features"] for i in range(num_partitions)
+        ]
+        combined_list = [item for sublist in partitions for item in sublist]
+        combined_set = set(combined_list)
+        self.assertEqual(len(combined_list), len(combined_set))
+
+
+class TestShardPartitionerSpec2(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test second possible initialization of ShardPartitioner.
+
+    Specify shard_size and keep_incomplete_shard=False. This setting creates partitions
+    that might have various sizes (each shard is same size).
+    """
+
+    def test_correct_num_partitions(self) -> None:
+        """Test the correct number of partitions is created."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = None
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        _ = partitioner.load_partition(0)
+        num_partitions_created = len(partitioner._node_id_to_indices.keys())
+        self.assertEqual(num_partitions_created, num_partitions)
+
+    def test_correct_partition_sizes(self) -> None:
+        """Test if the partitions sizes are as theoretically calculated."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = None
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        sizes = [len(partitioner.load_partition(i)) for i in range(num_partitions)]
+        sizes = sorted(sizes)
+        self.assertEqual(sizes, [30, 40, 40])
+
+    def test_unique_samples(self) -> None:
+        """Test if each partition has unique samples.
+
+        (No duplicates along partitions).
+        """
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = None
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        partitions = [
+            partitioner.load_partition(i)["features"] for i in range(num_partitions)
+        ]
+        combined_list = [item for sublist in partitions for item in sublist]
+        combined_set = set(combined_list)
+        self.assertEqual(len(combined_list), len(combined_set))
+
+
+class TestShardPartitionerSpec3(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test third possible initialization of ShardPartitioner.
+
+    Specify shard_size and keep_incomplete_shard=True. This setting creates partitions
+    that might have various sizes (each shard is same size).
+    """
+
+    def test_correct_num_partitions(self) -> None:
+        """Test the correct number of partitions is created."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = None
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = True
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        _ = partitioner.load_partition(0)
+        num_partitions_created = len(partitioner._node_id_to_indices.keys())
+        self.assertEqual(num_partitions_created, num_partitions)
+
+    def test_correct_partition_sizes(self) -> None:
+        """Test if the partitions sizes are as theoretically calculated."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = None
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = True
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        sizes = [len(partitioner.load_partition(i)) for i in range(num_partitions)]
+        sizes = sorted(sizes)
+        self.assertEqual(sizes, [33, 40, 40])
+
+    def test_unique_samples(self) -> None:
+        """Test if each partition has unique samples.
+
+        (No duplicates along partitions).
+        """
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = None
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = True
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        partitions = [
+            partitioner.load_partition(i)["features"] for i in range(num_partitions)
+        ]
+        combined_list = [item for sublist in partitions for item in sublist]
+        combined_set = set(combined_list)
+        self.assertEqual(len(combined_list), len(combined_set))
+
+
+class TestShardPartitionerSpec4(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test fourth possible initialization of ShardPartitioner.
+
+    Specify num_shards_per_node but not shard_size arguments.
+    """
+
+    def test_correct_num_partitions(self) -> None:
+        """Test the correct number of partitions is created."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = 3
+        shard_size = None
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        _ = partitioner.load_partition(0)
+        num_partitions_created = len(partitioner._node_id_to_indices.keys())
+        self.assertEqual(num_partitions_created, num_partitions)
+
+    def test_correct_partition_sizes(self) -> None:
+        """Test if the partitions sizes are as theoretically calculated."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = 3
+        shard_size = None
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        sizes = [len(partitioner.load_partition(i)) for i in range(num_partitions)]
+        sizes = sorted(sizes)
+        self.assertEqual(sizes, [36, 36, 36])
+
+    def test_unique_samples(self) -> None:
+        """Test if each partition has unique samples.
+
+        (No duplicates along partitions).
+        """
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 113
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = 3
+        shard_size = None
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        partitions = [
+            partitioner.load_partition(i)["features"] for i in range(num_partitions)
+        ]
+        combined_list = [item for sublist in partitions for item in sublist]
+        combined_set = set(combined_list)
+        self.assertEqual(len(combined_list), len(combined_set))
+
+
+class TestShardPartitionerIncorrectSpec(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test the incorrect specification cases.
+
+    The lack of correctness can be caused by the num_partitions, shard_size and
+    num_shards_per_partition can create.
+    """
+
+    def test_incorrect_specification(self) -> None:
+        """Test if the given specification makes the partitioning possible."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 10
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = 2
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            _ = partitioner.load_partition(0)
+
+    def test_too_big_shard_size(self) -> None:
+        """Test if it is impossible to create an empty partition."""
+        partition_by = "label"
+        num_rows = 20
+        num_partitions = 3
+        num_shards_per_node = None
+        shard_size = 10
+        keep_incomplete_shard = False
+        _, partitioner = _dummy_setup(
+            num_rows,
+            partition_by,
+            num_partitions,
+            num_shards_per_node,
+            shard_size,
+            keep_incomplete_shard,
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            _ = partitioner.load_partition(2).num_rows
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()