diff --git a/vision/classification_and_detection/python/backend_pytorch_torchscript.py b/vision/classification_and_detection/python/backend_pytorch_torchscript.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a8de2dd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vision/classification_and_detection/python/backend_pytorch_torchscript.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+"""
+PyTorch TorchScript backend for MLPerf inference.
+
+Loads TorchScript models (.pt) exported via torch.jit.trace or torch.jit.script.
+Unlike backend_pytorch_native which expects raw state dicts, this backend works
+directly with serialized TorchScript modules.
+"""
+
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument,missing-docstring
+import torch
+import backend
+
+
+class BackendPytorchTorchScript(backend.Backend):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(BackendPytorchTorchScript, self).__init__()
+        self.model = None
+        self.device = "cuda:0" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
+
+    def version(self):
+        return torch.__version__
+
+    def name(self):
+        return "pytorch-torchscript"
+
+    def image_format(self):
+        return "NCHW"
+
+    def load(self, model_path, inputs=None, outputs=None):
+        self.model = torch.jit.load(model_path, map_location=self.device)
+        self.model.eval()
+        self.inputs = inputs or ["image"]
+        self.outputs = outputs or ["output"]
+        return self
+
+    def predict(self, feed):
+        key = [key for key in feed.keys()][0]
+        feed[key] = torch.tensor(feed[key]).float().to(self.device)
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            output = self.model(feed[key])
+        if isinstance(output, torch.Tensor):
+            return [output.cpu().numpy()]
+        # handle tuple/list outputs
+        return [o.cpu().numpy() for o in output]
diff --git a/vision/classification_and_detection/python/main.py b/vision/classification_and_detection/python/main.py
index 5f1ef39429..d75fc49409 100755
--- a/vision/classification_and_detection/python/main.py
+++ b/vision/classification_and_detection/python/main.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
         "inputs": "image",
         "outputs": "ArgMax:0",
         "dataset": "imagenet_pytorch",
-        "backend": "tensorflow",
+        "backend": "pytorch-torchscript",
         "model-name": "resnet50",
     },
     "resnet50-onnxruntime": {
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ def get_backend(backend):
         from backend_pytorch_native import BackendPytorchNative
 
         backend = BackendPytorchNative()
+    elif backend == "pytorch-torchscript":
+        from backend_pytorch_torchscript import BackendPytorchTorchScript
+
+        backend = BackendPytorchTorchScript()
     elif backend == "tflite":
         from backend_tflite import BackendTflite