diff --git a/runtime/executor/method.cpp b/runtime/executor/method.cpp
index fe44f49e7e8..4f1b6dd4b26 100644
--- a/runtime/executor/method.cpp
+++ b/runtime/executor/method.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <cstdio>
 
+#include <executorch/runtime/backend/backend_options_map.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/backend/interface.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/event_tracer_hooks.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/exec_aten/util/tensor_util.h>
@@ -1512,6 +1513,26 @@ Error Method::experimental_step() {
   return step();
 }
 
+Error Method::update(executorch::runtime::ArrayRef<executorch::runtime::Entry> backend_option) {
+  for (const auto& entry : backend_option) {
+    const char* backend_name = entry.backend_name;
+    auto backend_options = entry.options;
+
+    auto backend_class = get_backend_class(backend_name);
+    if (!backend_class) {
+      return Error::NotFound;
+    }
+
+    BackendUpdateContext backend_update_context;
+    auto update_result =
+        backend_class->update(backend_update_context, backend_options);
+    if (update_result != Error::Ok) {
+      return update_result;
+    }
+  }
+  return Error::Ok;
+}
+
 Error Method::execute() {
   internal::event_tracer_create_event_block(event_tracer_, "Execute");
   EventTracerEntry event_tracer_entry =
diff --git a/runtime/executor/method.h b/runtime/executor/method.h
index 99a6aea439f..4564615be11 100644
--- a/runtime/executor/method.h
+++ b/runtime/executor/method.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
 #endif
 
+#include <executorch/runtime/backend/backend_options_map.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/evalue.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/event_tracer.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/exec_aten/exec_aten.h>
@@ -240,6 +241,14 @@ class Method final {
   /// DEPRECATED: Use `reset_execution()` instead.
   ET_DEPRECATED ET_NODISCARD Error experimental_reset_execution();
 
+    /**
+   * EXPERIMENTAL: Update backend options, which will be dispatched to different backends.
+   *
+   * @retval Error::Ok step succeeded
+   * @retval non-Ok Method update fails
+   */
+   ET_EXPERIMENTAL ET_NODISCARD Error update(executorch::runtime::ArrayRef<executorch::runtime::Entry> backend_option);
+
   /**
    * Returns the MethodMeta that corresponds to the calling Method.
    */
diff --git a/runtime/executor/targets.bzl b/runtime/executor/targets.bzl
index 649b2c13cc1..e7a87dcf661 100644
--- a/runtime/executor/targets.bzl
+++ b/runtime/executor/targets.bzl
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ def define_common_targets():
                 ":memory_manager",
                 ":pte_data_map" + aten_suffix,
                 "//executorch/runtime/backend:interface" + aten_suffix,
+                "//executorch/runtime/backend:backend_options_map" + aten_suffix,
                 "//executorch/runtime/core:core",
                 "//executorch/runtime/core:named_data_map" + aten_suffix,
                 "//executorch/runtime/core:evalue" + aten_suffix,
diff --git a/runtime/executor/test/method_update_test.cpp b/runtime/executor/test/method_update_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..11c6f281953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/executor/test/method_update_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+ #include <cstdlib>
+ #include <filesystem>
+ 
+ #include <executorch/extension/data_loader/file_data_loader.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/core/exec_aten/exec_aten.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/executor/method.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/executor/program.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/executor/test/managed_memory_manager.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/platform/runtime.h>
+ #include <executorch/test/utils/DeathTest.h>
+ #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/backend/interface.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/backend/backend_update_context.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/backend/backend_options.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/backend/backend_options_map.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/core/error.h>
+ #include <executorch/runtime/core/result.h>
+
+ 
+ using namespace ::testing;
+ using executorch::aten::ArrayRef;
+ using executorch::runtime::Error;
+ using executorch::runtime::EValue;
+ using executorch::runtime::Method;
+ using executorch::runtime::Program;
+ using executorch::runtime::Result;
+ using executorch::runtime::testing::ManagedMemoryManager;
+ using torch::executor::util::FileDataLoader;
+ using executorch::runtime::BackendExecutionContext;
+using executorch::runtime::BackendInitContext;
+using executorch::runtime::BackendInterface;
+using executorch::runtime::BackendUpdateContext;
+using executorch::runtime::BackendOption;
+using executorch::runtime::BackendOptions;
+using executorch::runtime::BackendOptionsMap;
+using executorch::runtime::BoolKey;
+using executorch::runtime::IntKey;
+using executorch::runtime::Entry;
+using executorch::runtime::CompileSpec;
+using executorch::runtime::DataLoader;
+using executorch::runtime::DelegateHandle;
+using executorch::runtime::FreeableBuffer;
+
+ constexpr size_t kDefaultNonConstMemBytes = 32 * 1024U;
+ constexpr size_t kDefaultRuntimeMemBytes = 32 * 1024U;
+ 
+/**
+ * A backend class whose methods can be overridden individually.
+ */
+class StubBackend final : public BackendInterface {
+  public:
+ 
+   // Default name that this backend is registered as.
+   static constexpr char kName[] = "StubBackend";
+ 
+   bool is_available() const override {
+     return true;
+   }
+ 
+   Result<DelegateHandle*> init(
+       BackendInitContext& context,
+       FreeableBuffer* processed,
+       ArrayRef<CompileSpec> compile_specs) const override {
+     return nullptr;
+   }
+ 
+   Error execute(
+       BackendExecutionContext& context,
+       DelegateHandle* handle,
+       EValue** args) const override {
+     return Error::Ok;
+    }
+
+    int num_threads() const {
+    return num_threads_;
+   }
+
+    Error update(
+        BackendUpdateContext& context,
+        const executorch::runtime::ArrayRef<BackendOption>& backend_options) const override {
+        int success_update = 0;
+        for (const auto& backend_option : backend_options) {
+          if (strcmp(backend_option.key, "NumberOfThreads") == 0) {
+              if (std::holds_alternative<int>(backend_option.value)) {
+                num_threads_ = std::get<int>(backend_option.value);
+                success_update++;
+              }
+          }
+        }
+        if (success_update == backend_options.size()) {
+          return Error::Ok;
+        }
+        return Error::InvalidArgument;
+    }
+
+   /**
+    * Registers the singleton instance if not already registered.
+    *
+    * Note that this can be used to install the stub as the implementation for
+    * any export-time backend by passing in the right name, as long as no other
+    * backend with that name has been registered yet.
+    */
+   static Error register_singleton(const char* name = kName) {
+     if (!registered_) {
+       registered_ = true;
+       return executorch::runtime::register_backend({name, &singleton_});
+     }
+     return Error::Ok;
+   }
+ 
+   /**
+    * Returns the instance that was added to the backend registry.
+    */
+   static StubBackend& singleton() {
+     return singleton_;
+   }
+ 
+  private:
+   static bool registered_;
+   static StubBackend singleton_;
+   mutable int num_threads_ = 1;
+  };
+ 
+ bool StubBackend::registered_ = false;
+ StubBackend StubBackend::singleton_;
+ 
+ class MethodUpdateTest : public ::testing::Test {
+  protected:
+   void load_program() {
+    // Since these tests cause ET_LOG to be called, the PAL must be initialized
+    // first.
+    executorch::runtime::runtime_init();
+
+    // Create a loader for the serialized program.
+     ASSERT_EQ(StubBackend::register_singleton(), Error::Ok);
+
+     auto loader_res = FileDataLoader::from(std::getenv("ET_MODULE_ADD_MUL_DELEGATED_PATH"));
+     ASSERT_EQ(loader_res.error(), Error::Ok);
+     loader_ = std::make_unique<FileDataLoader>(std::move(loader_res.get()));
+ 
+     // Use it to load the program.
+     auto program_res = Program::load(loader_.get());
+     ASSERT_EQ(program_res.error(), Error::Ok);
+     program_ = std::make_unique<Program>(std::move(program_res.get()));
+   }
+
+   void SetUp() override {
+     executorch::runtime::runtime_init();
+ 
+     load_program();
+   }
+ 
+  private:
+   std::unique_ptr<FileDataLoader> loader_;
+
+  protected:
+   std::unique_ptr<Program> program_;
+ };
+ 
+ TEST_F(MethodUpdateTest, MoveTest) {
+  BackendInterface* backend =
+  executorch::runtime::get_backend_class(StubBackend::kName);
+  ASSERT_EQ(backend, &StubBackend::singleton());
+
+   ManagedMemoryManager mmm(kDefaultNonConstMemBytes, kDefaultRuntimeMemBytes);
+   Result<Method> method = program_->load_method("forward", &mmm.get());
+  //  Check that the default number of threads is 1.
+   ASSERT_EQ(StubBackend::singleton().num_threads(), 1);
+   ASSERT_EQ(method.error(), Error::Ok);
+
+   BackendOptionsMap<3> map;
+   BackendOptions<1> backend_options;
+   int new_num_threads = 4;
+   backend_options.set_option(IntKey("NumberOfThreads"), new_num_threads);
+   map.add("StubBackend", backend_options.view());
+   Error update_result = method->update(map.entries());
+   ASSERT_EQ(update_result, Error::Ok);
+   ASSERT_EQ(StubBackend::singleton().num_threads(), new_num_threads);
+}
diff --git a/runtime/executor/test/targets.bzl b/runtime/executor/test/targets.bzl
index 39ff0668d5d..b075e5b6b62 100644
--- a/runtime/executor/test/targets.bzl
+++ b/runtime/executor/test/targets.bzl
@@ -170,6 +170,23 @@ def define_common_targets(is_fbcode = False):
             env = modules_env,
         )
 
+
+        runtime.cxx_test(
+            name = "method_update_test",
+            srcs = [
+                "method_update_test.cpp",
+            ],
+            deps = [
+                ":managed_memory_manager",
+                "//executorch/runtime/backend:interface",
+                "//executorch/runtime/executor:program",
+                "//executorch/extension/data_loader:buffer_data_loader",
+                "//executorch/extension/data_loader:file_data_loader",
+            ],
+            env = {
+                "ET_MODULE_ADD_MUL_DELEGATED_PATH": "$(location fbcode//executorch/test/models:exported_delegated_add_mul[ModuleAddMul.pte])",
+            },        )
+
         runtime.cxx_test(
             name = "program_test",
             srcs = [
diff --git a/test/models/targets.bzl b/test/models/targets.bzl
index 391ce230ab8..d3fa3230468 100644
--- a/test/models/targets.bzl
+++ b/test/models/targets.bzl
@@ -248,3 +248,21 @@ def define_common_targets():
             "//executorch/test/...",
         ],
     )
+
+    runtime.genrule(
+        name = "exported_executor_backend_program_linear",
+        cmd = "$(exe :export_delegated_program)" +
+            " --modules ModuleLinear" +
+            " --backend_id ExecutorBackend" +
+            " --outdir $OUT",
+
+        outs = {
+            "ExcuTorchBackendLinear.pte": ["ExcuTorchBackendLinear.pte"],
+        },
+        default_outs = ["."],
+        visibility = [
+            "//executorch/runtime/executor/test/...",
+            "//executorch/extension/flat_tensor/test/...",
+            "//executorch/test/...",
+        ],
+    )