diff --git a/test/cpp/test_xla_generator.cpp b/test/cpp/test_xla_generator.cpp
index d45991f72d39..c89b0f957bee 100644
--- a/test/cpp/test_xla_generator.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp/test_xla_generator.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,54 @@
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <torch/torch.h>
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+
 #include "test/cpp/torch_xla_test.h"
 #include "torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.h"
 
 namespace torch_xla {
 namespace cpp_test {
 
+// Ensure PJRT is configured to a CPU backend for tests that touch the PJRT
+// runtime. Optionally allow overriding the environment values by passing
+// `pjrt_device` and/or `cpu_num_devices`.
+static void EnsurePjrtCpuBackend(const char* pjrt_device = nullptr,
+                                 const char* cpu_num_devices = nullptr) {
+  // PJRT_DEVICE: override if provided, otherwise set default if not present
+  if (pjrt_device != nullptr && pjrt_device[0] != '\0') {
+    // Force override of any existing value
+    setenv("PJRT_DEVICE", pjrt_device, 1);
+  } else {
+    const char* pjrt = std::getenv("PJRT_DEVICE");
+    if (pjrt == nullptr || pjrt[0] == '\0') {
+      // Use CPU backend with a single device by default.
+      setenv("PJRT_DEVICE", "CPU", 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // CPU_NUM_DEVICES: override if provided, otherwise set default if not present
+  if (cpu_num_devices != nullptr && cpu_num_devices[0] != '\0') {
+    // Force override of any existing value
+    setenv("CPU_NUM_DEVICES", cpu_num_devices, 1);
+  } else {
+    const char* cpu_devices = std::getenv("CPU_NUM_DEVICES");
+    if (cpu_devices == nullptr || cpu_devices[0] == '\0') {
+      // Default to a single CPU device. Preserve existing behavior of not
+      // overwriting if already present (use overwrite=0 to match previous
+      // semantics).
+      setenv("CPU_NUM_DEVICES", "1", 0);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 // Test fixture for XLAGenerator tests
 class XLAGeneratorTest : public ::torch_xla::cpp_test::TorchXlaTest {
  protected:
+  // Runs once before the test suite / test case to ensure PJRT is configured
+  // before any XLA runtime initialization happens in per-test SetUp().
+  static void SetUpTestCase() { EnsurePjrtCpuBackend("CPU", "2"); }
+
   void SetUp() {
     // Create a generator for XLA device 0
     gen_ = at::make_generator<at::XLAGeneratorImpl>(0);
@@ -102,5 +141,122 @@ TEST_F(XLAGeneratorTest, Clone) {
   ASSERT_NE(cloned_gen.current_seed(), gen_.current_seed());
 }
 
+TEST_F(XLAGeneratorTest, GetDefaultXLAGenerator) {
+  // Test getting default generator for device 0
+  auto result = at::detail::GetDefaultXLAGenerator(0);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result.ok()) << "Failed to get default generator: "
+                           << result.status();
+
+  const at::Generator& default_gen = result.value();
+  ASSERT_EQ(default_gen.device().type(), at::DeviceType::XLA);
+  ASSERT_EQ(default_gen.device().index(), 0);
+
+  // Test getting default generator with -1 (should default to device 0)
+  auto result_default = at::detail::GetDefaultXLAGenerator(-1);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result_default.ok())
+      << "Failed to get default generator with -1: " << result_default.status();
+
+  const at::Generator& default_gen_neg1 = result_default.value();
+  ASSERT_EQ(default_gen_neg1.device().type(), at::DeviceType::XLA);
+  ASSERT_EQ(default_gen_neg1.device().index(), 0);
+  ASSERT_EQ(default_gen, default_gen_neg1);
+
+  // Test that subsequent calls return the same generator instance
+  auto result2 = at::detail::GetDefaultXLAGenerator(0);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result2.ok());
+  const at::Generator& default_gen2 = result2.value();
+  ASSERT_EQ(default_gen, default_gen2);
+
+  // Test getting non-defuault device generator
+  auto result_device1 = at::detail::GetDefaultXLAGenerator(1);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result_device1.ok())
+      << "Failed to get default generator for device 1: "
+      << result_device1.status();
+
+  const at::Generator& default_gen_device1 = result_device1.value();
+  ASSERT_EQ(default_gen_device1.device().type(), at::DeviceType::XLA);
+  ASSERT_EQ(default_gen_device1.device().index(), 1);
+  ASSERT_NE(default_gen_device1, default_gen);
+}
+
+TEST_F(XLAGeneratorTest, GetDefaultXLAGeneratorInvalidDevice) {
+  // Test with invalid device indices
+  auto result_neg2 = at::detail::GetDefaultXLAGenerator(-2);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(result_neg2.ok());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(absl::IsInvalidArgument(result_neg2.status()));
+  ASSERT_THAT(result_neg2.status().message(),
+              testing::HasSubstr("Invalid XLA device index"));
+
+  // Test with very large device index (assuming there aren't 1000 XLA devices)
+  auto result_large = at::detail::GetDefaultXLAGenerator(100);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(result_large.ok());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(absl::IsInvalidArgument(result_large.status()));
+  ASSERT_THAT(result_large.status().message(),
+              testing::HasSubstr("Invalid XLA device index"));
+}
+
+TEST_F(XLAGeneratorTest, CreateXLAGenerator) {
+  // Test creating generator for device 1
+  auto result = at::detail::CreateXLAGenerator(1);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result.ok()) << "Failed to create generator: " << result.status();
+
+  at::Generator created_gen = result.value();
+  ASSERT_EQ(created_gen.device().type(), at::DeviceType::XLA);
+  ASSERT_EQ(created_gen.device().index(), 1);
+
+  // Test that the generator is initialized with default seed
+  ASSERT_EQ(created_gen.current_seed(), c10::default_rng_seed_val);
+
+  // Test creating generator with -1 (should use current device)
+  auto result_current = at::detail::CreateXLAGenerator(-1);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result_current.ok())
+      << "Failed to create generator with -1: " << result_current.status();
+
+  at::Generator created_gen_neg1 = result_current.value();
+  ASSERT_EQ(created_gen_neg1.device().type(), at::DeviceType::XLA);
+  // Device index should be >= 0 (actual device depends on current XLA device)
+  ASSERT_GE(created_gen_neg1.device().index(), 0);
+}
+
+TEST_F(XLAGeneratorTest, CreateXLAGeneratorUniqueness) {
+  // Test that each call creates a new generator instance
+  auto result1 = at::detail::CreateXLAGenerator(0);
+  auto result2 = at::detail::CreateXLAGenerator(0);
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result1.ok());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result2.ok());
+
+  at::Generator gen1 = result1.value();
+  at::Generator gen2 = result2.value();
+
+  // Should be different instances (compare generators, not their stack
+  // addresses)
+  ASSERT_NE(gen1, gen2);
+
+  // But should have same device and initial seed
+  ASSERT_EQ(gen1.device(), gen2.device());
+  ASSERT_EQ(gen1.current_seed(), gen2.current_seed());
+
+  // Modifying one should not affect the other
+  gen1.set_current_seed(12345);
+  ASSERT_NE(gen1.current_seed(), gen2.current_seed());
+}
+
+TEST_F(XLAGeneratorTest, CreateXLAGeneratorInvalidDevice) {
+  // Test with invalid device indices
+  auto result_neg2 = at::detail::CreateXLAGenerator(-2);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(result_neg2.ok());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(absl::IsInvalidArgument(result_neg2.status()));
+  ASSERT_THAT(result_neg2.status().message(),
+              testing::HasSubstr("Invalid XLA device index"));
+
+  // Test with very large device index (assuming there aren't 100 XLA devices)
+  auto result_large = at::detail::CreateXLAGenerator(100);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(result_large.ok());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(absl::IsInvalidArgument(result_large.status()));
+  ASSERT_THAT(result_large.status().message(),
+              testing::HasSubstr("Invalid XLA device index"));
+}
+
 }  // namespace cpp_test
-}  // namespace torch_xla
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace torch_xla
diff --git a/torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.cpp b/torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.cpp
index 5d0a7c15866b..0e311bda2632 100644
--- a/torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.cpp
+++ b/torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,115 @@
 #include <ATen/core/Tensor.h>
 #include <c10/core/Device.h>
 #include <c10/core/DeviceType.h>
+#include <c10/core/GeneratorImpl.h>
 #include <c10/core/TensorImpl.h>
+#include <c10/util/CallOnce.h>
 #include <c10/util/intrusive_ptr.h>
 
 #include <cstring>
+#include <deque>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "absl/status/status.h"
+#include "torch_xla/csrc/aten_xla_bridge.h"
+#include "torch_xla/csrc/runtime/computation_client.h"
+#include "torch_xla/csrc/runtime/runtime.h"
+#include "torch_xla/csrc/status.h"
+
+namespace at {
+
+namespace detail {
+
+namespace {
+
+// Total number of XLA devices in the system.
+static int64_t num_xla_devices;
+
+// Ensures default_gens_xla is initialized once.
+static std::deque<c10::once_flag> xla_gens_init_flag;
+
+// Default, global XLA generators, one per XLA device.
+static std::vector<at::Generator> default_gens_xla;
+
+/*
+ * Populates the global variables related to XLA generators
+ * Warning: this function must only be called once!
+ */
+static absl::Status InitXLAGenVector() {
+  static absl::Status init_status = []() {
+    XLA_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN(auto c_client,
+                         torch_xla::runtime::GetComputationClient());
+    num_xla_devices = static_cast<int64_t>(c_client->GetNumDevices());
+    xla_gens_init_flag.resize(num_xla_devices);
+    default_gens_xla.resize(num_xla_devices);
+    return absl::OkStatus();
+  }();
+  return init_status;
+}
+
+// Validates and normalizes an XLA device index.
+// If requested_index == -1, the current device index is used.
+// Returns InvalidArgument if the resolved index is out of range.
+static absl::StatusOr<c10::DeviceIndex> NormalizeXLADeviceIndex(
+    c10::DeviceIndex requested_index) {
+  c10::DeviceIndex idx = requested_index;
+  if (idx == -1) {
+    idx = torch_xla::bridge::GetCurrentAtenDevice().index();
+  }
+  if (idx < 0 || idx >= num_xla_devices) {
+    return absl::InvalidArgumentError(
+        "Invalid device index for XLA generator. Provided index: " +
+        std::to_string(idx));
+  }
+  return idx;
+}
+
+}  // anonymous namespace
+
+/**
+ * PyTorch maintains a collection of default generators that get
+ * initialized once. The purpose of these default generators is to
+ * maintain a global running state of the pseudo random number generation,
+ * when a user does not explicitly mention any generator.
+ * GetDefaultXLAGenerator gets the default generator for a particular
+ * XLA device.
+ */
+absl::StatusOr<const at::Generator&> GetDefaultXLAGenerator(
+    c10::DeviceIndex device_index) {
+  XLA_RETURN_IF_ERROR(InitXLAGenVector(),
+                      "Failed to initialize XLA generators");
+  // Normalize and validate the target device index; default to current device
+  // when unspecified
+  XLA_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN(c10::DeviceIndex idx,
+                       NormalizeXLADeviceIndex(device_index),
+                       "Invalid XLA device index");
+  c10::call_once(xla_gens_init_flag[idx], [&] {
+    default_gens_xla[idx] = at::make_generator<XLAGeneratorImpl>(idx);
+    default_gens_xla[idx].seed();
+  });
+  return default_gens_xla[idx];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Utility to create a XLAGeneratorImpl. Returns a shared_ptr
+ */
+absl::StatusOr<at::Generator> CreateXLAGenerator(
+    c10::DeviceIndex device_index) {
+  XLA_RETURN_IF_ERROR(InitXLAGenVector(),
+                      "Failed to initialize XLA generators");
+  // Normalize and validate the target device index; default to current device
+  // when unspecified
+  XLA_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN(c10::DeviceIndex idx,
+                       NormalizeXLADeviceIndex(device_index),
+                       "Invalid XLA device index");
+  auto gen = at::make_generator<XLAGeneratorImpl>(idx);
+  auto xla_gen = at::check_generator<XLAGeneratorImpl>(gen);
+  xla_gen->set_current_seed(c10::default_rng_seed_val);
+  return gen;
+}
+
+}  // namespace detail
+}  // namespace at
 
 namespace at {
 
diff --git a/torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.h b/torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.h
index 330d32861200..8001737e795c 100644
--- a/torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.h
+++ b/torch_xla/csrc/xla_generator.h
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@
 
 #include <ATen/core/Generator.h>
 #include <ATen/core/Tensor.h>
+#include <c10/core/Device.h>
+#include <c10/core/DeviceType.h>
+#include <c10/core/GeneratorImpl.h>
+#include <c10/core/TensorImpl.h>
 #include <c10/util/intrusive_ptr.h>
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
+#include "absl/status/status.h"
+#include "absl/status/statusor.h"
+
 namespace at {
 
 // Holds the actual state variables for the XLA generator.
@@ -53,4 +60,13 @@ struct TORCH_API XLAGeneratorImpl : public c10::GeneratorImpl {
   c10::intrusive_ptr<XLAGeneratorState> state_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace at
\ No newline at end of file
+namespace detail {
+
+absl::StatusOr<const at::Generator&> GetDefaultXLAGenerator(
+    c10::DeviceIndex device_index = -1);
+absl::StatusOr<at::Generator> CreateXLAGenerator(
+    c10::DeviceIndex device_index = -1);
+
+}  // namespace detail
+
+}  // namespace at