diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/BUILD b/mediapipe/framework/BUILD
index 19fa6f469..6353a113e 100644
--- a/mediapipe/framework/BUILD
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/BUILD
@@ -1670,6 +1670,7 @@ cc_test(
     name = "subgraph_test",
     srcs = ["subgraph_test.cc"],
     deps = [
+        ":calculator_cc_proto",
         ":calculator_framework",
         ":graph_service_manager",
         ":subgraph",
@@ -1681,6 +1682,7 @@ cc_test(
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:parse_text_proto",
         "//mediapipe/framework/tool:sink",
         "//mediapipe/framework/tool/testdata:dub_quad_test_subgraph",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/status:statusor",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/strings:str_format",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/subgraph_test.cc b/mediapipe/framework/subgraph_test.cc
index 2789aa683..df5554850 100644
--- a/mediapipe/framework/subgraph_test.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/subgraph_test.cc
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include "absl/status/statusor.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_format.h"
 #include "mediapipe/calculators/core/constant_side_packet_calculator.pb.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/calculator.pb.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/calculator_framework.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/graph_service_manager.h"
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/gmock.h"
@@ -188,5 +190,52 @@ TEST_F(SubgraphTest, CheckSubgraphOptionsPassedIn) {
   EXPECT_EQ(packet.value().Get<std::string>(), "test");
 }
 
+class SubgraphUsingInternalExecutor : public Subgraph {
+ public:
+  absl::StatusOr<CalculatorGraphConfig> GetConfig(
+      mediapipe::SubgraphContext* sc) override {
+    return mediapipe::ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig>(
+        R"pb(
+          output_side_packet: "string"
+          executor {
+            name: "xyz"
+            type: "ThreadPoolExecutor"
+            options {
+              [mediapipe.ThreadPoolExecutorOptions.ext] { num_threads: 1 }
+            }
+          }
+          node {
+            calculator: "ConstantSidePacketCalculator"
+            executor: "xyz"
+            output_side_packet: "PACKET:string"
+            options: {
+              [mediapipe.ConstantSidePacketCalculatorOptions.ext]: {
+                packet { string_value: "passed" }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        )pb");
+  }
+};
+REGISTER_MEDIAPIPE_GRAPH(SubgraphUsingInternalExecutor);
+
+TEST(SubgraphExecutorTest, SubgraphCanDefineAndUseInternalExecutor) {
+  CalculatorGraphConfig config =
+      mediapipe::ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig>(R"pb(
+        output_side_packet: "str"
+        node {
+          calculator: "SubgraphUsingInternalExecutor"
+          output_side_packet: "str"
+        }
+      )pb");
+  CalculatorGraph graph;
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.Initialize(config));
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.StartRun({}));
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.WaitUntilDone());
+  auto packet = graph.GetOutputSidePacket("str");
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(packet);
+  EXPECT_EQ(packet->Get<std::string>(), "passed");
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace mediapipe
diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/tool/subgraph_expansion.cc b/mediapipe/framework/tool/subgraph_expansion.cc
index dcd055f59..1f9e4a535 100644
--- a/mediapipe/framework/tool/subgraph_expansion.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/tool/subgraph_expansion.cc
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ absl::Status ExpandSubgraphs(CalculatorGraphConfig* config,
                 subgraph.status_handler().end(),
                 proto_ns::RepeatedPtrFieldBackInserter(
                     config->mutable_status_handler()));
+      std::copy(
+          subgraph.executor().begin(), subgraph.executor().end(),
+          proto_ns::RepeatedPtrFieldBackInserter(config->mutable_executor()));
     }
   }
   return absl::OkStatus();
diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/tool/subgraph_expansion_test.cc b/mediapipe/framework/tool/subgraph_expansion_test.cc
index b4f58a42e..3c9ff3574 100644
--- a/mediapipe/framework/tool/subgraph_expansion_test.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/tool/subgraph_expansion_test.cc
@@ -527,6 +527,64 @@ TEST(SubgraphExpansionTest, ExecutorFieldOfNodeInSubgraphPreserved) {
   EXPECT_THAT(supergraph, mediapipe::EqualsProto(expected_graph));
 }
 
+// A subgraph that defines and uses an internal executor.
+class NodeWithInternalExecutorSubgraph : public Subgraph {
+ public:
+  absl::StatusOr<CalculatorGraphConfig> GetConfig(
+      const SubgraphOptions& options) override {
+    return mediapipe::ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig>(R"pb(
+      input_stream: "IN:foo"
+      output_stream: "OUT:bar"
+      executor {
+        name: "xyz"
+        type: "ThreadPoolExecutor"
+        options {
+          [mediapipe.ThreadPoolExecutorOptions.ext] { num_threads: 1 }
+        }
+      }
+      node {
+        calculator: "PassThroughCalculator"
+        executor: "xyz"
+        input_stream: "foo"
+        output_stream: "bar"
+      }
+    )pb");
+  }
+};
+REGISTER_MEDIAPIPE_GRAPH(NodeWithInternalExecutorSubgraph);
+
+TEST(SubgraphExpansionTest, ExecutorCanDefinedAndUsedWithinSubgraph) {
+  CalculatorGraphConfig supergraph =
+      mediapipe::ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig>(R"pb(
+        input_stream: "input"
+        node {
+          calculator: "NodeWithInternalExecutorSubgraph"
+          input_stream: "IN:input"
+          output_stream: "OUT:output"
+        }
+      )pb");
+  CalculatorGraphConfig expected_graph =
+      mediapipe::ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig>(R"pb(
+        input_stream: "input"
+        executor {
+          name: "xyz"
+          type: "ThreadPoolExecutor"
+          options {
+            [mediapipe.ThreadPoolExecutorOptions.ext] { num_threads: 1 }
+          }
+        }
+        node {
+          calculator: "PassThroughCalculator"
+          name: "nodewithinternalexecutorsubgraph__PassThroughCalculator"
+          input_stream: "input"
+          output_stream: "output"
+          executor: "xyz"
+        }
+      )pb");
+  MP_EXPECT_OK(tool::ExpandSubgraphs(&supergraph));
+  EXPECT_THAT(supergraph, mediapipe::EqualsProto(expected_graph));
+}
+
 const mediapipe::GraphService<std::string> kStringTestService{
     "mediapipe::StringTestService"};
 class GraphServicesClientTestSubgraph : public Subgraph {