diff --git a/runtime/kernel/operator_registry.cpp b/runtime/kernel/operator_registry.cpp
index 1bfe3dc45ab..a5803cd50a6 100644
--- a/runtime/kernel/operator_registry.cpp
+++ b/runtime/kernel/operator_registry.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ bool registry_has_op_function(
 
 Result<OpFunction> get_op_function_from_registry(
     const char* name,
-    Span<const TensorMeta> meta_list) {
+    Span<const TensorMeta> meta_list,
+    Span<const Kernel> kernel_list) {
   std::array<char, internal::kKernelKeyBufSize> key_string;
   Error err = internal::make_kernel_key_string(
       meta_list, key_string.data(), key_string.size());
@@ -260,24 +261,31 @@ Result<OpFunction> get_op_function_from_registry(
   KernelKey kernel_key = KernelKey(key_string.data());
 
   int32_t fallback_idx = -1;
-  for (size_t idx = 0; idx < num_registered_kernels; idx++) {
-    if (strcmp(registered_kernels[idx].name_, name) == 0) {
-      if (registered_kernels[idx].kernel_key_ == kernel_key) {
-        return registered_kernels[idx].op_;
+  for (size_t idx = 0; idx < kernel_list.size(); idx++) {
+    if (strcmp(kernel_list[idx].name_, name) == 0) {
+      if (kernel_list[idx].kernel_key_ == kernel_key) {
+        return kernel_list[idx].op_;
       }
-      if (registered_kernels[idx].kernel_key_.is_fallback()) {
+      if (kernel_list[idx].kernel_key_.is_fallback()) {
         fallback_idx = idx;
       }
     }
   }
   if (fallback_idx != -1) {
-    return registered_kernels[fallback_idx].op_;
+    return kernel_list[fallback_idx].op_;
   }
   ET_LOG(Error, "kernel '%s' not found.", name);
   ET_LOG_TENSOR_META(meta_list);
   return Error::OperatorMissing;
 }
 
+Result<OpFunction> get_op_function_from_registry(
+    const char* name,
+    Span<const TensorMeta> meta_list) {
+  return get_op_function_from_registry(
+      name, meta_list, get_registered_kernels());
+}
+
 Span<const Kernel> get_registered_kernels() {
   return {registered_kernels, num_registered_kernels};
 }
diff --git a/runtime/kernel/operator_registry.h b/runtime/kernel/operator_registry.h
index 1369ead1024..4f69bb75a07 100644
--- a/runtime/kernel/operator_registry.h
+++ b/runtime/kernel/operator_registry.h
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@ ::executorch::runtime::Result<OpFunction> get_op_function_from_registry(
     const char* name,
     Span<const TensorMeta> meta_list = {});
 
+/**
+ * Returns the operator with a given name and TensorMeta list from the provided
+ * kernel list instead of the global registry.
+ */
+::executorch::runtime::Result<OpFunction> get_op_function_from_registry(
+    const char* name,
+    Span<const TensorMeta> meta_list,
+    Span<const Kernel> kernel_list);
+
 /**
  * Returns all registered kernels.
  */
diff --git a/runtime/kernel/test/operator_registry_test.cpp b/runtime/kernel/test/operator_registry_test.cpp
index 5bc411b43ee..774b732cd2d 100644
--- a/runtime/kernel/test/operator_registry_test.cpp
+++ b/runtime/kernel/test/operator_registry_test.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,57 @@ TEST_F(OperatorRegistryTest, RegisterTwoKernels) {
   ASSERT_EQ(val_2, 50);
 }
 
+TEST_F(OperatorRegistryTest, GetOpFunctionUsesProvidedKernelList) {
+  std::array<char, kKernelKeyBufSize> buf;
+  Error err = make_kernel_key(
+      {{ScalarType::Long, {0, 1, 2, 3}}}, buf.data(), buf.size());
+  ASSERT_EQ(err, Error::Ok);
+  KernelKey long_key = KernelKey(buf.data());
+
+  Kernel kernels[] = {
+      Kernel(
+          "test::provided_kernel_list",
+          KernelKey{},
+          [](KernelRuntimeContext& context, Span<EValue*> stack) {
+            (void)context;
+            *(stack[0]) = Scalar(50);
+          }),
+      Kernel(
+          "test::provided_kernel_list",
+          long_key,
+          [](KernelRuntimeContext& context, Span<EValue*> stack) {
+            (void)context;
+            *(stack[0]) = Scalar(100);
+          }),
+  };
+  Span<const Kernel> kernels_span(kernels);
+
+  Tensor::DimOrderType dims[] = {0, 1, 2, 3};
+  auto dim_order_type = Span<Tensor::DimOrderType>(dims, 4);
+  TensorMeta long_meta[] = {TensorMeta(ScalarType::Long, dim_order_type)};
+  Span<const TensorMeta> long_kernel_key(long_meta);
+
+  auto run_kernel = [](OpFunction func) {
+    EValue value = Scalar(0);
+    EValue* stack[] = {&value};
+    KernelRuntimeContext context{};
+    func(context, Span<EValue*>(stack));
+    return value.toScalar().to<int64_t>();
+  };
+
+  Result<OpFunction> specialized_func = get_op_function_from_registry(
+      "test::provided_kernel_list", long_kernel_key, kernels_span);
+  ASSERT_EQ(specialized_func.error(), Error::Ok);
+  EXPECT_EQ(run_kernel(*specialized_func), 100);
+
+  TensorMeta float_meta[] = {TensorMeta(ScalarType::Float, dim_order_type)};
+  Span<const TensorMeta> float_kernel_key(float_meta);
+  Result<OpFunction> fallback_func = get_op_function_from_registry(
+      "test::provided_kernel_list", float_kernel_key, kernels_span);
+  ASSERT_EQ(fallback_func.error(), Error::Ok);
+  EXPECT_EQ(run_kernel(*fallback_func), 50);
+}
+
 TEST_F(OperatorRegistryTest, DoubleRegisterKernelsDies) {
   std::array<char, kKernelKeyBufSize> buf_long_contiguous;
   Error err = make_kernel_key(