diff --git a/include/torch-mlir/Conversion/Passes.td b/include/torch-mlir/Conversion/Passes.td
index 28138edcb4787..f376ac0d881b9 100644
--- a/include/torch-mlir/Conversion/Passes.td
+++ b/include/torch-mlir/Conversion/Passes.td
@@ -111,7 +111,16 @@ def ConvertTorchToTosa : Pass<"convert-torch-to-tosa", "func::FuncOp"> {
     This pass assumes that TOSA ops are responsible for emitting error
     guards in case of shape mismatches.
   }];
-  let constructor = "mlir::torch::createConvertTorchToTosaPass()";
+  let options = [
+    ListOption<"customOps", "custom-ops", "std::string",
+               "List of operation names that should be converted to tosa::custom",
+               "llvm::cl::ZeroOrMore">
+  ];
+
+  let constructor = [{
+      mlir::torch::createConvertTorchToTosaPass(
+          /*customOps=*/{})
+  }];
 }
 
 def ConvertTorchToTMTensor : Pass<"convert-torch-to-tmtensor", "func::FuncOp"> {
diff --git a/include/torch-mlir/Conversion/TorchToTosa/TorchToTosa.h b/include/torch-mlir/Conversion/TorchToTosa/TorchToTosa.h
index a6d774a64db10..f7691b697bb08 100644
--- a/include/torch-mlir/Conversion/TorchToTosa/TorchToTosa.h
+++ b/include/torch-mlir/Conversion/TorchToTosa/TorchToTosa.h
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 namespace mlir {
 namespace torch {
-std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<func::FuncOp>> createConvertTorchToTosaPass();
+std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<func::FuncOp>> createConvertTorchToTosaPass(
+    ArrayRef<std::string> customOps
+    );
 }
 } // namespace mlir
 
diff --git a/include/torch-mlir/Dialect/TorchConversion/Transforms/Passes.h b/include/torch-mlir/Dialect/TorchConversion/Transforms/Passes.h
index fd350da1d61ec..c975ce3961763 100644
--- a/include/torch-mlir/Dialect/TorchConversion/Transforms/Passes.h
+++ b/include/torch-mlir/Dialect/TorchConversion/Transforms/Passes.h
@@ -28,7 +28,19 @@ void createTorchBackendToLinalgOnTensorsBackendPipeline(OpPassManager &pm);
 
 /// Creates a pipeline that lowers from the torch backend contract to the
 /// TOSA backend contract.
-void createTorchBackendToTosaBackendPipeline(OpPassManager &pm);
+struct TosaBackendPipelineOptions
+    : public PassPipelineOptions<TosaBackendPipelineOptions> {
+  // If this option is true, custom complex operations.
+  // If this option is false, skip decomposition of complex operations.
+  Option<bool> custom{*this, "custom-ops",
+                      llvm::cl::desc("custom complex operations."),
+                      llvm::cl::init(true)};
+  ListOption<std::string> customOps{
+      *this, "custom-ops",
+      llvm::cl::desc("List of ops to be converted to the backend."),
+      llvm::cl::ZeroOrMore};
+};
+void createTorchBackendToTosaBackendPipeline(OpPassManager &pm, const TosaBackendPipelineOptions &options);
 
 // Do not register the torch-to-mhlo pipeline if mhlo target is disabled
 #ifdef TORCH_MLIR_ENABLE_MHLO
diff --git a/lib/Conversion/TorchToTosa/TorchToTosa.cpp b/lib/Conversion/TorchToTosa/TorchToTosa.cpp
index 5b23a58f09c2e..70908a32a5274 100644
--- a/lib/Conversion/TorchToTosa/TorchToTosa.cpp
+++ b/lib/Conversion/TorchToTosa/TorchToTosa.cpp
@@ -3042,7 +3042,7 @@ LogicalResult ConvertAtenOp<AtenSoftmaxIntOp>::matchAndRewrite(
   //     %4 = "tosa.reciprocal"(%3) : (tensor<2x1xf32>) -> tensor<2x1xf32>
   //     %5 = "tosa.mul"(%2, %4) {shift = 0 : i32} : (tensor<2x3xf32>, tensor<2x1xf32>) -> tensor<2x3xf32>
   // No-Decompose TOSA format: without -torch-decompose-complex-ops flag
-  //     "tosa.custom(%x){dim = 1 : i64, identifier = "softmax"}" : (tensor<2x3xf32>) -> tensor<2x3xf32>
+  //     "tosa.custom(%x){identifier = "softmax"}" : (tensor<2x3xf32>, tensor<1xi64>) -> tensor<2x3xf32>
 
   // Check AtenSoftmaxIntOp first input is a tensor type.
   auto selfType = adaptor.self().getType().dyn_cast<TensorType>();
@@ -3059,21 +3059,15 @@ LogicalResult ConvertAtenOp<AtenSoftmaxIntOp>::matchAndRewrite(
 
   // Create output type for tosa::CustomOp input
   auto outType = getTypeConverter()->convertType(op.getType());
-
-  // Create attributes for tosa::CustomOp input
-  //  example: {dim = 1 : i64, identifier = "softmax"}
-  StringAttr nameIdAttr= rewriter.getStringAttr("identifier");
+  // Create name attribute and multi-args for tosa::CustomOp input
   StringAttr nameValueAttr= rewriter.getStringAttr("softmax");
-  StringAttr dimIdAttr= rewriter.getStringAttr("dim");
-  IntegerAttr dimValueAttr = rewriter.getI64IntegerAttr(dim);
-  mlir::NamedAttribute nameAttr = mlir::NamedAttribute(nameIdAttr, nameValueAttr);
-  mlir::NamedAttribute dimAttr = mlir::NamedAttribute(dimIdAttr, dimValueAttr);
-  llvm::ArrayRef<mlir::NamedAttribute> custom_attributes{nameAttr, dimAttr};
+  auto dimTensor = tosa::getConstTensor<int64_t>(
+      rewriter, op.getOperation(), dim, {1});
+  SmallVector<Value,2> inputOperands{adaptor.self(), dimTensor.value()};
 
   // TODO unportable target hardware implementation of exp(%x) / sum(exp(%x), %dim)
-  rewriter.replaceOpWithNewOp<tosa::CustomOp>(op, outType, adaptor.self(),
-                                              custom_attributes);
-
+  rewriter.replaceOpWithNewOp<tosa::CustomOp>(op, outType, nameValueAttr,
+                                              inputOperands);
   return success();
 }
 
@@ -3708,6 +3702,10 @@ class ConvertAtenCloneOp : public OpConversionPattern<AtenOpT> {
 namespace {
 class ConvertTorchToTosa : public ConvertTorchToTosaBase<ConvertTorchToTosa> {
 public:
+  ConvertTorchToTosa() = default;
+  ConvertTorchToTosa(ArrayRef<std::string> customOps) {
+    this->customOps = customOps;
+  }
   void getDependentDialects(DialectRegistry &registry) const override {
     registry.insert<tosa::TosaDialect>();
     registry.insert<tensor::TensorDialect>();
@@ -3904,7 +3902,9 @@ class ConvertTorchToTosa : public ConvertTorchToTosaBase<ConvertTorchToTosa> {
     INSERT_ATENOP_PATTERN(AtenSliceTensorOp);
     INSERT_ATENOP_PATTERN(AtenBroadcastToOp);
     INSERT_ATENOP_PATTERN(AtenWhereSelfOp);
-    INSERT_ATENOP_PATTERN(AtenSoftmaxIntOp);
+    if(customOps.front()=="torch.aten.softmax.int"){
+      INSERT_ATENOP_PATTERN(AtenSoftmaxIntOp);
+    }
     INSERT_ATENOP_PATTERN(AtenArangeStartStepOp);
     INSERT_ATENOP_PATTERN(PrimNumToTensorScalarOp);
     INSERT_ATENOP_PATTERN(ValsemVariantAtenCopyOp);
@@ -3925,6 +3925,6 @@ class ConvertTorchToTosa : public ConvertTorchToTosaBase<ConvertTorchToTosa> {
 } // namespace
 
 std::unique_ptr<OperationPass<func::FuncOp>>
-mlir::torch::createConvertTorchToTosaPass() {
-  return std::make_unique<ConvertTorchToTosa>();
+mlir::torch::createConvertTorchToTosaPass(ArrayRef<std::string> customOps) {
+  return std::make_unique<ConvertTorchToTosa>(customOps);
 }
diff --git a/lib/Dialect/TorchConversion/Transforms/Passes.cpp b/lib/Dialect/TorchConversion/Transforms/Passes.cpp
index 3e5b389697078..118dd346c21e9 100644
--- a/lib/Dialect/TorchConversion/Transforms/Passes.cpp
+++ b/lib/Dialect/TorchConversion/Transforms/Passes.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void mlir::torch::registerTorchConversionPasses() {
       "contract.",
       TorchConversion::createTorchBackendToLinalgOnTensorsBackendPipeline);
 
-  mlir::PassPipelineRegistration<>(
+  mlir::PassPipelineRegistration<TorchConversion::TosaBackendPipelineOptions>(
       "torch-backend-to-tosa-backend-pipeline",
       "Pipeline lowering torch backend contract to TOSA backend "
       "contract.",
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ void TorchConversion::createTorchBackendToLinalgOnTensorsBackendPipeline(
 }
 
 void TorchConversion::createTorchBackendToTosaBackendPipeline(
-    OpPassManager &pm) {
-  pm.addNestedPass<func::FuncOp>(createConvertTorchToTosaPass());
+    OpPassManager &pm, const TosaBackendPipelineOptions &options) {
+  pm.addNestedPass<func::FuncOp>(createConvertTorchToTosaPass(options.customOps));
   // Perform rank broadcasting so TosaToLinalg pass works
   pm.addNestedPass<func::FuncOp>(createTosaMakeBroadcastablePass());
 
diff --git a/test/Conversion/TorchToTosa/basic.mlir b/test/Conversion/TorchToTosa/basic.mlir
index 7e0a947f48f24..a762a37198400 100644
--- a/test/Conversion/TorchToTosa/basic.mlir
+++ b/test/Conversion/TorchToTosa/basic.mlir
@@ -929,21 +929,4 @@ func.func @torch.aten.to.dtype(%arg0: !torch.vtensor<[3,5],si64>) -> !torch.vten
 func.func @torch.aten.where.self(%arg0: !torch.vtensor<[1,1,5,5],i1>, %arg1: !torch.vtensor<[1,12,5,5],f32>, %arg2: !torch.vtensor<[],f32>) -> !torch.vtensor<[1,12,5,5],f32> {
   %0 = torch.aten.where.self %arg0, %arg1, %arg2 : !torch.vtensor<[1,1,5,5],i1>, !torch.vtensor<[1,12,5,5],f32>, !torch.vtensor<[],f32> -> !torch.vtensor<[1,12,5,5],f32>
   return %0 : !torch.vtensor<[1,12,5,5],f32>
-}
-
-// -----
-// CHECK-LABEL:   func.func @torch.aten.softmax.int$cst_dim(
-// CHECK-SAME:                                              %[[VAL_0:.*]]: !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>) -> !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32> {
-// CHECK:           %[[VAL_1:.*]] = torch_c.to_builtin_tensor %[[VAL_0]] : !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32> -> tensor<2x3xf32>
-// CHECK:           %[[VAL_2:.*]] = torch.constant.none
-// CHECK:           %[[VAL_3:.*]] = torch.constant.int 1
-// CHECK:           %[[VAL_4:.*]] = "tosa.custom"(%[[VAL_1]]) {dim = 1 : i64, identifier = "softmax"} : (tensor<2x3xf32>) -> tensor<2x3xf32>
-// CHECK:           %[[VAL_5:.*]] = torch_c.from_builtin_tensor %[[VAL_4]] : tensor<2x3xf32> -> !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>
-// CHECK:           return %[[VAL_5]] : !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>
-// CHECK:         }
-func.func @torch.aten.softmax.int$cst_dim(%t: !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>) -> !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32> {
-  %none = torch.constant.none
-  %dim = torch.constant.int 1
-  %ret = torch.aten.softmax.int %t, %dim, %none : !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>, !torch.int, !torch.none -> !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>
-  return %ret : !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>
 }
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diff --git a/test/Conversion/TorchToTosa/custom.mlir b/test/Conversion/TorchToTosa/custom.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..77e84767eab40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Conversion/TorchToTosa/custom.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// RUN: torch-mlir-opt <%s -convert-torch-to-tosa="custom-ops=torch.aten.softmax.int" -split-input-file -verify-diagnostics | FileCheck %s
+
+// -----
+// CHECK-LABEL:   func.func @torch.aten.softmax.int$cst_dim(
+// CHECK-SAME:                                              %[[VAL_0:.*]]: !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>) -> !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32> {
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_1:.*]] = torch_c.to_builtin_tensor %[[VAL_0]] : !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32> -> tensor<2x3xf32>
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_2:.*]] = torch.constant.none
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_3:.*]] = torch.constant.int 1
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_4:.*]] = "tosa.const"() {value = dense<1> : tensor<1xi64>} : () -> tensor<1xi64>
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_5:.*]] = "tosa.custom"(%[[VAL_1]], %[[VAL_4]]) {identifier = "softmax"} : (tensor<2x3xf32>, tensor<1xi64>) -> tensor<2x3xf32>
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_6:.*]] = torch_c.from_builtin_tensor %[[VAL_5]] : tensor<2x3xf32> -> !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>
+// CHECK:           return %[[VAL_6]] : !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>
+// CHECK:         }
+func.func @torch.aten.softmax.int$cst_dim(%t: !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>) -> !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32> {
+  %none = torch.constant.none
+  %dim = torch.constant.int 1
+  %ret = torch.aten.softmax.int %t, %dim, %none : !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>, !torch.int, !torch.none -> !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>
+  return %ret : !torch.vtensor<[2,3],f32>
+}
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