diff --git a/caikit_nlp/config/config.yml b/caikit_nlp/config/config.yml
index 6f440a22..09d6af89 100644
--- a/caikit_nlp/config/config.yml
+++ b/caikit_nlp/config/config.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ embedding:
   autocast: false
   # For testing, set device to "mps" on MacOS or "xpu" for IPEX GPU.
   # Otherwise, the default does automatic checks for cuda GPU (else cpu).
+  graphmode: false
+  # Use graph mode with IPEX CPU
   device: ""
 
 runtime:
diff --git a/caikit_nlp/modules/text_embedding/embedding.py b/caikit_nlp/modules/text_embedding/embedding.py
index c1eb7173..0a85b72d 100644
--- a/caikit_nlp/modules/text_embedding/embedding.py
+++ b/caikit_nlp/modules/text_embedding/embedding.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # Standard
 from collections.abc import Sized
+from contextlib import nullcontext
 from enum import Enum, auto
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, NamedTuple, Optional, TypeVar, Union
 import importlib
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 
 AUTOCAST = env_val_to_bool(val=embedding_cfg.get("autocast"))
 IPEX = env_val_to_bool(val=embedding_cfg.get("ipex"))
+GRAPH_MODE = env_val_to_bool(val=embedding_cfg.get("graphmode"))
 PT2_COMPILE = env_val_to_bool(val=embedding_cfg.get("pt2_compile"))
 RETRIES = env_val_to_int(val=embedding_cfg.get("retries"), default=0)
 BATCH_SIZE = env_val_to_int(val=embedding_cfg.get("batch_size"), default=0)
@@ -801,6 +803,14 @@ def sum_token_count(
 
 
 class SentenceTransformerWithTruncate(SentenceTransformer):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if GRAPH_MODE:
+            # Initialize the compiled model right after the base class initialization
+            self.compiled_model = (
+                self._apply_graph_mode()
+            )  # Compile and store the graph model
+
     def _truncate_input_tokens(
         self,
         truncate_input_tokens: int,
@@ -904,6 +914,44 @@ def _truncate_input_tokens(
 
         return TruncatedTokensTuple(tokenized, input_token_count)
 
+    def _apply_graph_mode(self) -> torch.jit.ScriptModule:
+        """
+        Compiles the model into a TorchScript graph using predefined fixed-size randomized
+        input tensors.The tensors simulate typical input structures without relying
+        on actual input feature data.
+
+        :return: A TorchScript graph that is optimized for inference.
+        """
+        self.eval()
+
+        max_seq_length = self.max_seq_length
+        vocab_size = self.tokenizer.vocab_size
+
+        # Generate random input_ids within the vocabulary range and a full attention mask
+        input_ids = torch.randint(low=0, high=vocab_size, size=(1, max_seq_length))
+        attention_mask = torch.ones(1, max_seq_length).int()
+
+        # Context manager for automatic mixed precision, if applicable
+        context_manager = torch.cpu.amp.autocast() if AUTOCAST else nullcontext()
+
+        with torch.no_grad(), context_manager:
+            # Trace the model with the synthetic input to create a TorchScript graph
+            compiled_graph = torch.jit.trace(
+                self,
+                (
+                    {
+                        "input_ids": input_ids,
+                        "attention_mask": attention_mask,
+                    }
+                ),
+                strict=False,
+            )
+
+        # Freeze the compiled graph to optimize it for runtime performance
+        compiled_graph = torch.jit.freeze(compiled_graph)
+
+        return compiled_graph
+
     def encode(
         self,
         sentences: Union[str, List[str]],
@@ -954,7 +1002,7 @@ def encode(
             output_value,
             normalize_embeddings,
         )
-
+        # torchscript requires eval mode
         self.eval()
 
         if convert_to_tensor:
@@ -999,20 +1047,18 @@ def encode(
 
             features = batch_to_device(features, device)
 
-            if AUTOCAST:
-                with torch.no_grad(), torch.cpu.amp.autocast():
-                    out_features = self.forward(features)
-                    embeddings = out_features["sentence_embedding"]
-                    if convert_to_numpy:
-                        embeddings = embeddings.detach().cpu()
-                    all_embeddings.extend(embeddings)
-            else:
-                with torch.no_grad():
-                    out_features = self.forward(features)
-                    embeddings = out_features["sentence_embedding"]
-                    if convert_to_numpy:
-                        embeddings = embeddings.detach().cpu()
-                    all_embeddings.extend(embeddings)
+            # Determine which model to use based on GRAPH_MODE
+            model_to_use = self.compiled_model if GRAPH_MODE else self.forward
+
+            # Execution context based on AUTOCAST
+            context_manager = torch.cpu.amp.autocast() if AUTOCAST else nullcontext()
+
+            with torch.no_grad(), context_manager:
+                out_features = model_to_use(features)
+                embeddings = out_features["sentence_embedding"]
+                if convert_to_numpy:
+                    embeddings = embeddings.detach().cpu()
+                all_embeddings.extend(embeddings)
 
         # Restore original order
         all_embeddings = [all_embeddings[idx] for idx in np.argsort(length_sorted_idx)]