diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/api2/builder.h b/mediapipe/framework/api2/builder.h
index 20043870c..11bcd21c6 100644
--- a/mediapipe/framework/api2/builder.h
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/api2/builder.h
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ class MultiPort : public Single {
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Base>>& vec_;
 };
 
+namespace internal_builder {
+
+template <typename T, typename U>
+using AllowCast = std::integral_constant<bool, std::is_same_v<T, AnyType> &&
+                                                   !std::is_same_v<T, U>>;
+
+}  // namespace internal_builder
+
 // These classes wrap references to the underlying source/destination
 // endpoints, adding type information and the user-visible API.
 template <bool IsSide, typename T = internal::Generic>
@@ -122,6 +130,13 @@ class DestinationImpl {
   explicit DestinationImpl(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Base>>* vec)
       : DestinationImpl(&GetWithAutoGrow(vec, 0)) {}
   explicit DestinationImpl(DestinationBase* base) : base_(*base) {}
+
+  template <typename U,
+            std::enable_if_t<internal_builder::AllowCast<T, U>{}, int> = 0>
+  DestinationImpl<IsSide, U> Cast() {
+    return DestinationImpl<IsSide, U>(&base_);
+  }
+
   DestinationBase& base_;
 };
 
@@ -165,12 +180,8 @@ class SourceImpl {
     return AddTarget(dest);
   }
 
-  template <typename U>
-  struct AllowCast
-      : public std::integral_constant<bool, std::is_same_v<T, AnyType> &&
-                                                !std::is_same_v<T, U>> {};
-
-  template <typename U, std::enable_if_t<AllowCast<U>{}, int> = 0>
+  template <typename U,
+            std::enable_if_t<internal_builder::AllowCast<T, U>{}, int> = 0>
   SourceImpl<IsSide, U> Cast() {
     return SourceImpl<IsSide, U>(base_);
   }
diff --git a/mediapipe/framework/api2/builder_test.cc b/mediapipe/framework/api2/builder_test.cc
index 3244e092d..810c52527 100644
--- a/mediapipe/framework/api2/builder_test.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/framework/api2/builder_test.cc
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ TEST(BuilderTest, AnyTypeCanBeCast) {
       node[AnyAndSameTypeCalculator::kAnyTypeOutput].Cast<double>();
   any_type_output.SetName("any_type_output");
 
+  any_type_output >> graph.Out("GRAPH_ANY_OUTPUT").Cast<double>();
+
   CalculatorGraphConfig expected =
       mediapipe::ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig>(R"pb(
         node {
@@ -438,6 +440,7 @@ TEST(BuilderTest, AnyTypeCanBeCast) {
           output_stream: "ANY_OUTPUT:any_type_output"
         }
         input_stream: "GRAPH_ANY_INPUT:__stream_0"
+        output_stream: "GRAPH_ANY_OUTPUT:any_type_output"
       )pb");
   EXPECT_THAT(graph.GetConfig(), EqualsProto(expected));
 }