diff --git a/xla/tools/multihost_hlo_runner/functional_hlo_runner.cc b/xla/tools/multihost_hlo_runner/functional_hlo_runner.cc
index 22ee30067c89f..12e99a8d1007a 100644
--- a/xla/tools/multihost_hlo_runner/functional_hlo_runner.cc
+++ b/xla/tools/multihost_hlo_runner/functional_hlo_runner.cc
@@ -306,8 +306,12 @@ absl::StatusOr<CompileOptions> FunctionalHloRunner::CreateCompileOptions(
   build_options.set_process_index(task_id);
   build_options.set_process_count(num_nodes);
   build_options.set_key_value_store(kv_store);
-  if (raw_options.spmd_mode == SpmdMode::kUseSpmdPartitioning) {
+  if (raw_options.spmd_mode == SpmdMode::kUseSpmdPartitioning ||
+      raw_options.spmd_mode == SpmdMode::kUseShardyPartitioning) {
     build_options.set_use_spmd_partitioning(true);
+    if (raw_options.spmd_mode == SpmdMode::kUseShardyPartitioning) {
+      build_options.set_use_shardy_partitioner(true);
+    }
   }
   if (!build_options.has_device_assignment() &&
       !raw_options.num_slices.has_value()) {
@@ -400,6 +404,8 @@ FunctionalHloRunner::CreateExecutableBuildOptionsFromExecutionOptions(
   build_options.set_num_partitions(execution_options.num_partitions());
   build_options.set_use_spmd_partitioning(
       execution_options.use_spmd_partitioning());
+  build_options.set_use_shardy_partitioner(
+      execution_options.use_shardy_partitioner());
   build_options.set_use_auto_spmd_partitioning(
       execution_options.use_auto_spmd_partitioning());
   build_options.set_deduplicate_hlo(execution_options.deduplicate_hlo());
diff --git a/xla/tools/multihost_hlo_runner/functional_hlo_runner.h b/xla/tools/multihost_hlo_runner/functional_hlo_runner.h
index 7bfa0c1dfd88e..79d986148b9a3 100644
--- a/xla/tools/multihost_hlo_runner/functional_hlo_runner.h
+++ b/xla/tools/multihost_hlo_runner/functional_hlo_runner.h
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ class FunctionalHloRunner {
     kStandardCompile
   };
 
-  enum class SpmdMode { kUseSpmdPartitioning, kNotUseSpmdPartitioning };
+  enum class SpmdMode : int8_t {
+    kUseSpmdPartitioning,    // Use the GSPMD partitioner for partitioning.
+    kUseShardyPartitioning,  // Use the Shardy partitioner for partitioning.
+    kNotUseSpmdPartitioning  // Do not perform partitioning.
+  };
 
   enum class SpmdPartitionedMode {
     kIsSpmdPartitionedModule,