diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/BUILD b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/BUILD
index ce9181d51..fa61feb9d 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/BUILD
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/BUILD
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ cc_library_with_tflite(
     deps = [
         "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_cc_proto",
         "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_framework",
+        "//mediapipe/framework:executor",
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:status",
         "//mediapipe/framework/tool:name_util",
         "//mediapipe/tasks/cc:common",
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ cc_library(
         ":task_runner",
         ":utils",
         "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_cc_proto",
+        "//mediapipe/framework:executor",
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:requires",
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:status",
         "//mediapipe/tasks/cc:common",
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_api_factory.h b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_api_factory.h
index 6291f361e..3f173818f 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_api_factory.h
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_api_factory.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #define MEDIAPIPE_TASKS_CC_CORE_TASK_API_FACTORY_H_
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "absl/strings/match.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/calculator.pb.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/executor.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/requires.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/status_macros.h"
 #include "mediapipe/tasks/cc/common.h"
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ class TaskApiFactory {
   static absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<T>> Create(
       CalculatorGraphConfig graph_config,
       std::unique_ptr<tflite::OpResolver> resolver,
-      PacketsCallback packets_callback = nullptr) {
+      PacketsCallback packets_callback = nullptr,
+      std::shared_ptr<Executor> default_executor = nullptr,
+      std::optional<PacketMap> input_side_packets = std::nullopt) {
     bool found_task_subgraph = false;
     // This for-loop ensures there's only one subgraph besides
     // FlowLimiterCalculator.
@@ -77,7 +81,9 @@ class TaskApiFactory {
     MP_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN(
         auto runner,
         core::TaskRunner::Create(std::move(graph_config), std::move(resolver),
-                                 std::move(packets_callback)));
+                                 std::move(packets_callback),
+                                 std::move(default_executor),
+                                 std::move(input_side_packets)));
     return std::make_unique<T>(std::move(runner));
   }
 
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_runner.cc b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_runner.cc
index 797dfa35f..88c91bcdb 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_runner.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_runner.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <iterator>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "absl/synchronization/mutex.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/calculator.pb.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/calculator_framework.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/executor.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/tool/name_util.h"
 #include "mediapipe/tasks/cc/common.h"
 #include "mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_cache.h"
@@ -89,17 +91,22 @@ absl::StatusOr<PacketMap> GenerateOutputPacketMap(
 absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<TaskRunner>> TaskRunner::Create(
     CalculatorGraphConfig config,
     std::unique_ptr<tflite::OpResolver> op_resolver,
-    PacketsCallback packets_callback) {
+    PacketsCallback packets_callback,
+    std::shared_ptr<Executor> default_executor,
+    std::optional<PacketMap> input_side_packets) {
   auto task_runner = absl::WrapUnique(new TaskRunner(packets_callback));
-  MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(
-      task_runner->Initialize(std::move(config), std::move(op_resolver)));
+  MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(task_runner->Initialize(
+      std::move(config), std::move(op_resolver), std::move(default_executor),
+      std::move(input_side_packets)));
   MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(task_runner->Start());
   return task_runner;
 }
 
 absl::Status TaskRunner::Initialize(
     CalculatorGraphConfig config,
-    std::unique_ptr<tflite::OpResolver> op_resolver) {
+    std::unique_ptr<tflite::OpResolver> op_resolver,
+    std::shared_ptr<Executor> default_executor,
+    std::optional<PacketMap> input_side_packets) {
   if (initialized_) {
     return CreateStatusWithPayload(
         absl::StatusCode::kInvalidArgument,
@@ -123,7 +130,9 @@ absl::Status TaskRunner::Initialize(
         MediaPipeTasksStatus::kRunnerInitializationError);
   }
   config.clear_output_stream();
-  PacketMap input_side_packets;
+  if (!input_side_packets) {
+    input_side_packets.emplace();
+  }
   if (packets_callback_) {
     tool::AddMultiStreamCallback(
         output_stream_names_,
@@ -132,7 +141,7 @@ absl::Status TaskRunner::Initialize(
               GenerateOutputPacketMap(packets, output_stream_names_));
           return;
         },
-        &config, &input_side_packets,
+        &config, &input_side_packets.value(),
         /*observe_timestamp_bounds=*/true);
   } else {
     mediapipe::tool::AddMultiStreamCallback(
@@ -142,8 +151,14 @@ absl::Status TaskRunner::Initialize(
               GenerateOutputPacketMap(packets, output_stream_names_);
           return;
         },
-        &config, &input_side_packets, /*observe_timestamp_bounds=*/true);
+        &config, &input_side_packets.value(),
+        /*observe_timestamp_bounds=*/true);
   }
+
+  if (default_executor) {
+    MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(graph_.SetExecutor("", std::move(default_executor)));
+  }
+
   auto model_resources_cache =
       std::make_shared<ModelResourcesCache>(std::move(op_resolver));
   MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(
@@ -152,7 +167,7 @@ absl::Status TaskRunner::Initialize(
                  "ModelResourcesCacheService is not set up successfully.",
                  MediaPipeTasksStatus::kRunnerModelResourcesCacheServiceError));
   MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(
-      AddPayload(graph_.Initialize(std::move(config), input_side_packets),
+      AddPayload(graph_.Initialize(std::move(config), *input_side_packets),
                  "MediaPipe CalculatorGraph is not successfully initialized.",
                  MediaPipeTasksStatus::kRunnerInitializationError));
   initialized_ = true;
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_runner.h b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_runner.h
index cd77c0555..810063d4b 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_runner.h
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/task_runner.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "absl/synchronization/mutex.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/calculator.pb.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/calculator_framework.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/executor.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/status_macros.h"
 #include "mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources.h"
 #include "mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_cache.h"
@@ -73,7 +75,9 @@ class TaskRunner {
   static absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<TaskRunner>> Create(
       CalculatorGraphConfig config,
       std::unique_ptr<tflite::OpResolver> op_resolver = nullptr,
-      PacketsCallback packets_callback = nullptr);
+      PacketsCallback packets_callback = nullptr,
+      std::shared_ptr<Executor> default_executor = nullptr,
+      std::optional<PacketMap> input_side_packets = std::nullopt);
 
   // TaskRunner is neither copyable nor movable.
   TaskRunner(const TaskRunner&) = delete;
@@ -125,7 +129,9 @@ class TaskRunner {
   // be only initialized once.
   absl::Status Initialize(
       CalculatorGraphConfig config,
-      std::unique_ptr<tflite::OpResolver> op_resolver = nullptr);
+      std::unique_ptr<tflite::OpResolver> op_resolver = nullptr,
+      std::shared_ptr<Executor> default_executor = nullptr,
+      std::optional<PacketMap> input_side_packets = std::nullopt);
 
   // Starts the task runner. Returns an ok status to indicate that the
   // runner is ready to accept input data. Otherwise, returns an error status to