diff --git a/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Activities.cs b/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Activities.cs
index ac525147..5ae03f29 100644
--- a/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Activities.cs
+++ b/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Activities.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ TaskName ITaskActivity singleton
     public DurableTaskRegistry AddActivity(TaskName name, Type type)
     {
         Check.ConcreteType<ITaskActivity>(type);
+        this.ActivityTypes.Add(type);
         return this.AddActivity(name, sp => (ITaskActivity)ActivatorUtilities.GetServiceOrCreateInstance(sp, type));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Entities.cs b/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Entities.cs
index 4b4e386c..6a769f1b 100644
--- a/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Entities.cs
+++ b/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Entities.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public DurableTaskRegistry AddEntity(TaskName name, Type type)
     {
         // TODO: Compile a constructor expression for performance.
         Check.ConcreteType<ITaskEntity>(type);
+        this.EntityTypes.Add(type);
         return this.AddEntity(name, sp => (ITaskEntity)ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance(sp, type));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Orchestrators.cs b/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Orchestrators.cs
index 7ad7583f..965fd6b7 100644
--- a/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Orchestrators.cs
+++ b/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.Orchestrators.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public DurableTaskRegistry AddOrchestrator(TaskName name, Type type)
     {
         // TODO: Compile a constructor expression for performance.
         Check.ConcreteType<ITaskOrchestrator>(type);
+        this.OrchestratorTypes.Add(type);
         return this.AddOrchestrator(name, () => (ITaskOrchestrator)Activator.CreateInstance(type));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.cs b/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.cs
index 03e21c45..b72a269d 100644
--- a/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.cs
+++ b/src/Abstractions/DurableTaskRegistry.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ public sealed partial class DurableTaskRegistry
     internal IDictionary<TaskName, Func<IServiceProvider, ITaskEntity>> Entities { get; }
         = new Dictionary<TaskName, Func<IServiceProvider, ITaskEntity>>();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the types of registered activities.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal HashSet<Type> ActivityTypes { get; } = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the types of registered orchestrators.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal HashSet<Type> OrchestratorTypes { get; } = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the types of registered entities.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal HashSet<Type> EntityTypes { get; } = new();
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Registers an activity factory.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Worker/Core/DependencyInjection/DurableTaskWorkerBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Worker/Core/DependencyInjection/DurableTaskWorkerBuilderExtensions.cs
index 3f349b71..0cf9db30 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Core/DependencyInjection/DurableTaskWorkerBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Worker/Core/DependencyInjection/DurableTaskWorkerBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using Microsoft.DurableTask.Worker.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using static Microsoft.DurableTask.Worker.DurableTaskWorkerOptions;
 
@@ -137,4 +138,66 @@ public static IDurableTaskWorkerBuilder UseOrchestrationFilter(this IDurableTask
         builder.Services.AddSingleton(filter);
         return builder;
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Registers all task types (activities, orchestrators, and entities) from the specified registry configuration
+    /// as services in the dependency injection container. This allows these types to participate in container
+    /// validation and enables early detection of dependency resolution issues.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="builder">The builder to register tasks for.</param>
+    /// <param name="configure">
+    /// A callback that provides the registry. This callback will be invoked immediately to extract registered task types.
+    /// The same callback will also be registered with <see cref="AddTasks"/> to ensure tasks are registered with the worker.
+    /// </param>
+    /// <returns>The original builder, for call chaining.</returns>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>
+    /// Only task types registered via type-based registration methods (e.g., <see cref="DurableTaskRegistry.AddActivity(Type)"/>)
+    /// will be registered in the container. Tasks registered via factory methods or singleton instances will not be included.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
+    /// Example usage:
+    /// <code>
+    /// builder.Services.AddDurableTaskWorker()
+    ///     .AddTasksAsServices(tasks =>
+    ///     {
+    ///         tasks.AddActivity&lt;MyActivity&gt;();
+    ///         tasks.AddOrchestrator&lt;MyOrchestrator&gt;();
+    ///     });
+    /// </code>
+    /// </para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    public static IDurableTaskWorkerBuilder AddTasksAsServices(
+        this IDurableTaskWorkerBuilder builder, Action<DurableTaskRegistry> configure)
+    {
+        Check.NotNull(builder);
+        Check.NotNull(configure);
+
+        // Create a temporary registry to extract the types
+        DurableTaskRegistry tempRegistry = new();
+        configure(tempRegistry);
+
+        // Register all activity types
+        foreach (Type activityType in tempRegistry.ActivityTypes)
+        {
+            builder.Services.TryAddTransient(activityType);
+        }
+
+        // Register all orchestrator types
+        foreach (Type orchestratorType in tempRegistry.OrchestratorTypes)
+        {
+            builder.Services.TryAddTransient(orchestratorType);
+        }
+
+        // Register all entity types
+        foreach (Type entityType in tempRegistry.EntityTypes)
+        {
+            builder.Services.TryAddTransient(entityType);
+        }
+
+        // Also register the tasks with the builder so they're available to the worker
+        builder.AddTasks(configure);
+
+        return builder;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/Worker/Core.Tests/DependencyInjection/DurableTaskWorkerBuilderExtensionsTests.cs b/test/Worker/Core.Tests/DependencyInjection/DurableTaskWorkerBuilderExtensionsTests.cs
index a1bd0785..6d321df6 100644
--- a/test/Worker/Core.Tests/DependencyInjection/DurableTaskWorkerBuilderExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Worker/Core.Tests/DependencyInjection/DurableTaskWorkerBuilderExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+using Microsoft.DurableTask.Entities;
 using Microsoft.DurableTask.Worker.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
@@ -62,6 +63,147 @@ public void Configure_ConfiguresOptions()
         actual.Should().BeSameAs(expected);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddTasksAsServices_RegistersActivityTypes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        ServiceCollection services = new();
+        DefaultDurableTaskWorkerBuilder builder = new("test", services);
+
+        // Act
+        builder.AddTasksAsServices(registry =>
+        {
+            registry.AddActivity<TestActivity>();
+        });
+
+        // Assert
+        IServiceProvider provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        provider.GetService<TestActivity>().Should().NotBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddTasksAsServices_RegistersOrchestratorTypes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        ServiceCollection services = new();
+        DefaultDurableTaskWorkerBuilder builder = new("test", services);
+
+        // Act
+        builder.AddTasksAsServices(registry =>
+        {
+            registry.AddOrchestrator<TestOrchestrator>();
+        });
+
+        // Assert
+        IServiceProvider provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        provider.GetService<TestOrchestrator>().Should().NotBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddTasksAsServices_RegistersEntityTypes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        ServiceCollection services = new();
+        DefaultDurableTaskWorkerBuilder builder = new("test", services);
+
+        // Act
+        builder.AddTasksAsServices(registry =>
+        {
+            registry.AddEntity<TestEntity>();
+        });
+
+        // Assert
+        IServiceProvider provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        provider.GetService<TestEntity>().Should().NotBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddTasksAsServices_RegistersMultipleTaskTypes()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        ServiceCollection services = new();
+        DefaultDurableTaskWorkerBuilder builder = new("test", services);
+
+        // Act
+        builder.AddTasksAsServices(registry =>
+        {
+            registry.AddActivity<TestActivity>();
+            registry.AddOrchestrator<TestOrchestrator>();
+            registry.AddEntity<TestEntity>();
+        });
+
+        // Assert
+        IServiceProvider provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        provider.GetService<TestActivity>().Should().NotBeNull();
+        provider.GetService<TestOrchestrator>().Should().NotBeNull();
+        provider.GetService<TestEntity>().Should().NotBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddTasksAsServices_DoesNotRegisterFunctionBasedTasks()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        ServiceCollection services = new();
+        DefaultDurableTaskWorkerBuilder builder = new("test", services);
+
+        // Act
+        builder.AddTasksAsServices(registry =>
+        {
+            registry.AddActivityFunc("testFunc", (TaskActivityContext ctx) => Task.CompletedTask);
+        });
+
+        // Assert - No exception should be thrown and no types should be registered
+        IServiceProvider provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        // There should be no issue building the service provider
+        provider.Should().NotBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddTasksAsServices_DoesNotRegisterSingletonInstances()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        ServiceCollection services = new();
+        DefaultDurableTaskWorkerBuilder builder = new("test", services);
+        TestActivity singletonActivity = new();
+
+        // Act
+        builder.AddTasksAsServices(registry =>
+        {
+            registry.AddActivity(singletonActivity);
+        });
+
+        // Assert - Singleton instances should not be registered in DI
+        IServiceProvider provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        // Verify that TestActivity is not registered as a service
+        // (it's only registered as a singleton instance with the worker)
+        provider.GetService<TestActivity>().Should().BeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AddTasksAsServices_AlsoRegistersTasksWithWorker()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        ServiceCollection services = new();
+        DefaultDurableTaskWorkerBuilder builder = new("test", services);
+
+        // Act
+        builder.AddTasksAsServices(registry =>
+        {
+            registry.AddActivity<TestActivity>();
+        });
+
+        // Assert - Tasks should be registered both as services and with the worker
+        IServiceProvider provider = services.BuildServiceProvider();
+        provider.GetService<TestActivity>().Should().NotBeNull();
+        
+        // Also verify the task is registered with the worker by checking the factory
+        IDurableTaskFactory factory = provider.GetRequiredService<IOptionsMonitor<DurableTaskRegistry>>()
+            .Get("test")
+            .BuildFactory();
+        factory.TryCreateActivity(nameof(TestActivity), provider, out ITaskActivity? activity).Should().BeTrue();
+        activity.Should().NotBeNull();
+    }
+
     class BadBuildTarget : BackgroundService
     {
         protected override Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
@@ -90,4 +232,28 @@ protected override Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
     }
+
+    sealed class TestActivity : TaskActivity<object, object>
+    {
+        public override Task<object> RunAsync(TaskActivityContext context, object input)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<object>(input);
+        }
+    }
+
+    sealed class TestOrchestrator : TaskOrchestrator<object, object>
+    {
+        public override Task<object> RunAsync(TaskOrchestrationContext context, object input)
+        {
+            return Task.FromResult<object>(input);
+        }
+    }
+
+    sealed class TestEntity : TaskEntity<object>
+    {
+        public void Operation(object input)
+        {
+            // Simple operation for testing
+        }
+    }
 }