diff --git a/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/BUILD b/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/BUILD
index 7a29c3af8..a76b75494 100644
--- a/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/BUILD
+++ b/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/BUILD
@@ -997,17 +997,20 @@ cc_library(
             ":image_to_tensor_converter_gl_buffer",
             "//mediapipe/gpu:gl_calculator_helper",
             "//mediapipe/gpu:gpu_buffer",
+            "//mediapipe/gpu:gpu_service",
         ],
         "//mediapipe:apple": [
             ":image_to_tensor_converter_metal",
             "//mediapipe/gpu:gl_calculator_helper",
             "//mediapipe/gpu:MPPMetalHelper",
             "//mediapipe/gpu:gpu_buffer",
+            "//mediapipe/gpu:gpu_service",
         ],
         "//conditions:default": [
             ":image_to_tensor_converter_gl_buffer",
             "//mediapipe/gpu:gl_calculator_helper",
             "//mediapipe/gpu:gpu_buffer",
+            "//mediapipe/gpu:gpu_service",
         ],
     }),
 )
@@ -1045,6 +1048,10 @@ cc_test(
         ":image_to_tensor_calculator",
         ":image_to_tensor_converter",
         ":image_to_tensor_utils",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/flags:flag",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/memory",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings:str_format",
         "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_framework",
         "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_runner",
         "//mediapipe/framework/deps:file_path",
@@ -1061,11 +1068,10 @@ cc_test(
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:opencv_imgproc",
         "//mediapipe/framework/port:parse_text_proto",
         "//mediapipe/util:image_test_utils",
-        "@com_google_absl//absl/flags:flag",
-        "@com_google_absl//absl/memory",
-        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings",
-        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings:str_format",
-    ],
+    ] + select({
+        "//mediapipe:apple": [],
+        "//conditions:default": ["//mediapipe/gpu:gl_context"],
+    }),
 )
 
 cc_library(
diff --git a/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_calculator.cc b/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_calculator.cc
index 499b497b0..d15d35086 100644
--- a/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_calculator.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_calculator.cc
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@
 #elif MEDIAPIPE_OPENGL_ES_VERSION >= MEDIAPIPE_OPENGL_ES_31
 #include "mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_converter_gl_buffer.h"
 #include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.h"
+#include "mediapipe/gpu/gpu_service.h"
 #else
 #include "mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_converter_gl_texture.h"
 #include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.h"
+#include "mediapipe/gpu/gpu_service.h"
 #endif  // MEDIAPIPE_METAL_ENABLED
 #endif  // !MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GPU
 
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ class ImageToTensorCalculator : public Node {
 #if MEDIAPIPE_METAL_ENABLED
     MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR([MPPMetalHelper updateContract:cc]);
 #else
-    MP_RETURN_IF_ERROR(mediapipe::GlCalculatorHelper::UpdateContract(cc));
+    cc->UseService(kGpuService).Optional();
 #endif  // MEDIAPIPE_METAL_ENABLED
 #endif  // MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GPU
 
diff --git a/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_calculator_test.cc b/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_calculator_test.cc
index ed7d93886..3795b1fa0 100644
--- a/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_calculator_test.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/calculators/tensor/image_to_tensor_calculator_test.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/status_matchers.h"
 #include "mediapipe/util/image_test_utils.h"
 
+#if !MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GPU && !MEDIAPIPE_METAL_ENABLED
+#include "mediapipe/gpu/gl_context.h"
+#endif  // !MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GPU && !MEDIAPIPE_METAL_ENABLED
+
 namespace mediapipe {
 namespace {
 
@@ -507,5 +511,79 @@ TEST(ImageToTensorCalculatorTest, NoOpExceptRangeAndUseInputImageDims) {
           /*tensor_width=*/std::nullopt, /*tensor_height=*/std::nullopt,
           /*keep_aspect=*/false, BorderMode::kZero, roi);
 }
+
+TEST(ImageToTensorCalculatorTest, CanBeUsedWithoutGpuServiceSet) {
+  auto graph_config =
+      mediapipe::ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig>(R"pb(
+        input_stream: "input_image"
+        node {
+          calculator: "ImageToTensorCalculator"
+          input_stream: "IMAGE:input_image"
+          output_stream: "TENSORS:tensor"
+          options {
+            [mediapipe.ImageToTensorCalculatorOptions.ext] {
+              output_tensor_float_range { min: 0.0f max: 1.0f }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      )pb");
+  CalculatorGraph graph;
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.Initialize(graph_config));
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.DisallowServiceDefaultInitialization());
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.StartRun({}));
+  auto image_frame =
+      std::make_shared<ImageFrame>(ImageFormat::SRGBA, 128, 256, 4);
+  Image image = Image(std::move(image_frame));
+  Packet packet = MakePacket<Image>(std::move(image));
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(
+      graph.AddPacketToInputStream("input_image", packet.At(Timestamp(1))));
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.WaitUntilIdle());
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.CloseAllPacketSources());
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.WaitUntilDone());
+}
+
+#if !MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GPU && !MEDIAPIPE_METAL_ENABLED
+
+TEST(ImageToTensorCalculatorTest,
+     FailsGracefullyWhenGpuServiceNeededButNotAvailable) {
+  auto graph_config =
+      mediapipe::ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig>(R"pb(
+        input_stream: "input_image"
+        node {
+          calculator: "ImageToTensorCalculator"
+          input_stream: "IMAGE:input_image"
+          output_stream: "TENSORS:tensor"
+          options {
+            [mediapipe.ImageToTensorCalculatorOptions.ext] {
+              output_tensor_float_range { min: 0.0f max: 1.0f }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      )pb");
+  CalculatorGraph graph;
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.Initialize(graph_config));
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.DisallowServiceDefaultInitialization());
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(graph.StartRun({}));
+
+  MP_ASSERT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(auto context,
+                          GlContext::Create(nullptr, /*create_thread=*/true));
+  Packet packet;
+  context->Run([&packet]() {
+    auto image_frame =
+        std::make_shared<ImageFrame>(ImageFormat::SRGBA, 128, 256, 4);
+    Image image = Image(std::move(image_frame));
+    // Ensure image is available on GPU to force ImageToTensorCalculator to
+    // run on GPU.
+    ASSERT_TRUE(image.ConvertToGpu());
+    packet = MakePacket<Image>(std::move(image));
+  });
+  MP_ASSERT_OK(
+      graph.AddPacketToInputStream("input_image", packet.At(Timestamp(1))));
+  EXPECT_THAT(graph.WaitUntilIdle(),
+              StatusIs(absl::StatusCode::kInternal,
+                       HasSubstr("GPU service not available")));
+}
+#endif  // !MEDIAPIPE_DISABLE_GPU && !MEDIAPIPE_METAL_ENABLED
+
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace mediapipe