diff --git a/python/torch_mlir/fx.py b/python/torch_mlir/fx.py
index 5309f57379f9..192533729d94 100644
--- a/python/torch_mlir/fx.py
+++ b/python/torch_mlir/fx.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def _module_lowering(
     output_type,
     torch_mod,
     extra_library_file_name=None,
+    backend_legal_ops=None,
 ):
 
     if output_type == OutputType.RAW:
@@ -36,9 +37,24 @@ def _module_lowering(
             print(torch_mod)
         return torch_mod
     # TODO: pass extra_library_file_name by caller
+
+    backend_legal_op_arg_str = ""
+    if backend_legal_ops is not None:
+        if not len(backend_legal_ops) == 0:
+            backend_legal_op_arg_str = "backend-legal-ops=" + ",".join(
+                backend_legal_ops
+            )
+
     if extra_library_file_name is None:
         extra_library_file_name = ""
-    option_string = "{extra-library=" + extra_library_file_name + "}"
+    option_string = (
+        "{"
+        + backend_legal_op_arg_str
+        + " extra-library="
+        + extra_library_file_name
+        + "}"
+    )
+
     run_pipeline_with_repro_report(
         torch_mod,
         f"builtin.module(func.func(torch-match-quantized-custom-ops), torchdynamo-export-to-torch-backend-pipeline{option_string})",
@@ -61,6 +77,7 @@ def export_and_import(
     func_name: str = "main",
     enable_graph_printing: bool = False,
     enable_ir_printing: bool = False,
+    backend_legal_ops: Optional[list[str]] = None,
     **kwargs,
 ):
     context = ir.Context()
@@ -98,7 +115,10 @@ def export_and_import(
         )
 
     return _module_lowering(
-        enable_ir_printing, OutputType.get(output_type), fx_importer.module
+        enable_ir_printing,
+        OutputType.get(output_type),
+        fx_importer.module,
+        backend_legal_ops=backend_legal_ops,
     )
 
 
@@ -110,6 +130,7 @@ def stateless_fx_import(
     model_name: str = "main",
     enable_graph_printing: bool = False,
     enable_ir_printing: bool = False,
+    backend_legal_ops: Optional[list[str]] = None,
 ):
     if enable_graph_printing:
         gm.print_readable()
@@ -119,5 +140,8 @@ def stateless_fx_import(
         fx_importer = FxImporter(context=context, hooks=hooks)
     fx_importer.import_stateless_graph(gm.graph, func_name=model_name)
     return _module_lowering(
-        enable_ir_printing, OutputType.get(output_type), fx_importer.module
+        enable_ir_printing,
+        OutputType.get(output_type),
+        fx_importer.module,
+        backend_legal_ops=backend_legal_ops,
     )