diff --git a/test/dtypes/test_affine_quantized_float.py b/test/dtypes/test_affine_quantized_float.py
index b63a406715..33a1fe66a7 100644
--- a/test/dtypes/test_affine_quantized_float.py
+++ b/test/dtypes/test_affine_quantized_float.py
@@ -675,6 +675,46 @@ def test_preprocess_scale_3d_reshape(self):
         expected_shape = (8, 1)  # Flattened (2*2*2, 1)
         self.assertEqual(result.shape, expected_shape)
 
+    @common_utils.parametrize("float8_dtype", [torch.float8_e4m3fn, torch.float8_e5m2])
+    @common_utils.parametrize("hp_dtype", [torch.float32, torch.bfloat16])
+    def test_quantize_dequantize_fp8_inductor(self, float8_dtype, hp_dtype):
+        quantize_affine_float8 = torch.ops.torchao.quantize_affine_float8
+        dequantize_affine_float8 = torch.ops.torchao.dequantize_affine_float8
+        input = torch.randn(10, 10)
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            torch._dynamo.reset()
+            expected_scale = torch.tensor(2.0)
+            expected_quantized = quantize_affine_float8(
+                input,
+                expected_scale,
+                float8_dtype=float8_dtype,
+            )
+            expected_dequantized = dequantize_affine_float8(
+                expected_quantized,
+                expected_scale,
+                output_dtype=hp_dtype,
+            )
+            test_q, (code_q,) = torch._inductor.utils.run_and_get_code(
+                torch.compile(quantize_affine_float8),
+                input,
+                expected_scale,
+                float8_dtype=float8_dtype,
+            )
+            torch.testing.FileCheck().check(
+                "torch.ops.torchao.quantize_affine_float8.default"
+            ).run(code_q)
+            test_dq, (code_dq,) = torch._inductor.utils.run_and_get_code(
+                torch.compile(dequantize_affine_float8),
+                test_q,
+                expected_scale,
+                hp_dtype,
+            )
+            torch.testing.FileCheck().check(
+                "torch.ops.torchao.dequantize_affine_float8.default"
+            ).run(code_dq)
+            torch.testing.assert_close(expected_quantized, test_q)
+            torch.testing.assert_close(expected_dequantized, test_dq)
+
 
 common_utils.instantiate_parametrized_tests(TestAffineQuantizedFloat8Compile)
 
diff --git a/torchao/quantization/quant_primitives.py b/torchao/quantization/quant_primitives.py
index df136bc06e..56e8422197 100644
--- a/torchao/quantization/quant_primitives.py
+++ b/torchao/quantization/quant_primitives.py
@@ -2270,6 +2270,7 @@ def _expand_scale_to_tensor_shape(
     return expanded_scale
 
 
+@_register_custom_op(quant_lib, False)
 def _quantize_affine_float8(
     tensor: torch.Tensor,
     scale: torch.Tensor,
@@ -2290,6 +2291,16 @@ def _quantize_affine_float8(
     return fp8_tensor
 
 
+@torch.library.impl(quant_lib, "quantize_affine_float8", "Meta")
+def _quantize_affine_float8_meta(
+    tensor: torch.Tensor,
+    scale: torch.Tensor,
+    float8_dtype: torch.dtype = torch.float8_e4m3fn,
+) -> torch.Tensor:
+    return torch.empty_like(tensor, dtype=float8_dtype)
+
+
+@_register_custom_op(quant_lib, False)
 def _dequantize_affine_float8(
     tensor: torch.Tensor,
     scale: torch.Tensor,
@@ -2305,3 +2316,12 @@ def _dequantize_affine_float8(
 
     hp_tensor = fp8_tensor * scale_expanded
     return hp_tensor.to(output_dtype)
+
+
+@torch.library.impl(quant_lib, "dequantize_affine_float8", "Meta")
+def _dequantize_affine_float8_meta(
+    tensor: torch.Tensor,
+    scale: torch.Tensor,
+    output_dtype: torch.dtype = torch.float32,
+) -> torch.Tensor:
+    return torch.empty_like(tensor, dtype=output_dtype)
diff --git a/torchao/utils.py b/torchao/utils.py
index 416d23d785..1a12fb0668 100644
--- a/torchao/utils.py
+++ b/torchao/utils.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def find_multiple(n: int, *args: int) -> int:
     return n + k - (n % k)
 
 
-def _register_custom_op(lib):
+def _register_custom_op(lib, inductor_decomposed=True):
     """This decorator is used to preserve some high level operators for torch.export.export
     while still allow them to be decomposed for inductor path
 
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ def _the_op_that_needs_to_be_preserved(...)
     """
     from torch._inductor.decomposition import register_decomposition
 
+    dispatch_key = (
+        "CompositeImplicitAutograd"
+        if inductor_decomposed
+        else "CompositeExplicitAutograd"
+    )
+
     def decorator(fn):
         if TORCH_VERSION_AT_LEAST_2_5:
             from torch._library.infer_schema import infer_schema
@@ -221,11 +227,12 @@ def decorator(fn):
             op_name = fn.__name__[1:]
             schema = op_name + infer_schema(fn, mutates_args={})
             lib.define(schema)
-            lib.impl(op_name, fn, "CompositeImplicitAutograd")
+            lib.impl(op_name, fn, dispatch_key)
 
             lib_namespace = lib.ns
             op = getattr(getattr(torch.ops, lib_namespace), op_name)
-            register_decomposition([op])(fn)
+            if inductor_decomposed:
+                register_decomposition([op])(fn)
             return op
         else:
             return fn