diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/deserialize_sparse_string_op.cc b/tensorflow/core/kernels/deserialize_sparse_string_op.cc
index 2e1510785b3..3acd86ef1a9 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/deserialize_sparse_string_op.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/deserialize_sparse_string_op.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 
+using CPUDevice = Eigen::ThreadPoolDevice;
+
 namespace {
 
 using sparse::SparseTensor;
@@ -204,9 +206,9 @@ class DeserializeSparseOp : public OpKernel {
       target_shape.vec<int64>()(i + ndims - 1) = output.shape().data()[i + 1];
     }
 
-    ReshapeSparseTensor(context, output.indices(), input_shape, target_shape,
-                        0 /* output indices index */,
-                        2 /* output shape index */);
+    ReshapeSparseTensor<CPUDevice>(context, output.indices(), input_shape,
+                                   target_shape, 0 /* output indices index */,
+                                   2 /* output shape index */);
     context->set_output(1, output.values());
   }
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/reshape_util.cc b/tensorflow/core/kernels/reshape_util.cc
index 1fce80f7970..72fd0ebb871 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/reshape_util.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/reshape_util.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,53 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 
+using CPUDevice = Eigen::ThreadPoolDevice;
+
+namespace functor {
+
+template <>
+struct ReshapeSparseTensorFunctor<CPUDevice> {
+  Status operator()(const TensorShape &input_shape,
+                    const TensorShape &output_shape,
+                    typename TTypes<int64>::ConstMatrix input_indices,
+                    typename TTypes<int64>::Matrix output_indices) const {
+    const int64 input_rank = input_shape.dims();
+    const int64 output_rank = output_shape.dims();
+    const int64 nnz = input_indices.dimension(0);
+    gtl::InlinedVector<int64, 8> input_strides(input_rank);
+    if (input_rank > 0) {
+      input_strides[input_rank - 1] = 1;
+      for (int d = input_rank - 2; d >= 0; --d) {
+        input_strides[d] = input_strides[d + 1] * input_shape.dim_size(d + 1);
+      }
+    }
+
+    gtl::InlinedVector<int64, 8> output_strides(output_rank);
+    if (output_rank > 0) {
+      output_strides[output_rank - 1] = 1;
+      for (int d = output_rank - 2; d >= 0; --d) {
+        output_strides[d] =
+            output_strides[d + 1] * output_shape.dim_size(d + 1);
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < nnz; ++i) {
+      int64 id = 0;
+      for (int j = 0; j < input_rank; ++j) {
+        id += input_indices(i, j) * input_strides[j];
+      }
+      for (int j = 0; j < output_rank; ++j) {
+        output_indices(i, j) = id / output_strides[j];
+        id %= output_strides[j];
+      }
+    }
+    return Status::OK();
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace functor
+
+template <typename Device>
 void ReshapeSparseTensor(OpKernelContext *context,
                          const Tensor &input_indices_in,
                          const Tensor &input_shape_in,
@@ -49,7 +96,6 @@ void ReshapeSparseTensor(OpKernelContext *context,
                   "Target shape should be a vector but received shape ",
                   target_shape_in.shape().DebugString()));
 
-  const int64 input_rank = input_shape_in.NumElements();
   const int64 output_rank = target_shape_in.NumElements();
   const TensorShape input_shape(input_shape_in.vec<int64>());
   const int64 dense_size = input_shape.num_elements();
@@ -111,40 +157,6 @@ void ReshapeSparseTensor(OpKernelContext *context,
     return;
   }
 
-  gtl::InlinedVector<int64, 8> input_strides(input_rank);
-  if (input_rank > 0) {
-    input_strides[input_rank - 1] = 1;
-    for (int d = input_rank - 2; d >= 0; --d) {
-      input_strides[d] = input_strides[d + 1] * input_shape.dim_size(d + 1);
-    }
-  }
-
-  gtl::InlinedVector<int64, 8> output_strides(output_rank);
-  if (output_rank > 0) {
-    output_strides[output_rank - 1] = 1;
-    for (int d = output_rank - 2; d >= 0; --d) {
-      output_strides[d] = output_strides[d + 1] * output_shape.dim_size(d + 1);
-    }
-  }
-
-  Tensor *result_indices = nullptr;
-  OP_REQUIRES_OK(context,
-                 context->allocate_output(output_indices_idx,
-                                          TensorShape({nnz, output_rank}),
-                                          &result_indices));
-  auto input_ind = input_indices_in.matrix<int64>();
-  auto output_ind = result_indices->matrix<int64>();
-  for (int i = 0; i < nnz; ++i) {
-    int64 id = 0;
-    for (int j = 0; j < input_rank; ++j) {
-      id += input_ind(i, j) * input_strides[j];
-    }
-    for (int j = 0; j < output_rank; ++j) {
-      output_ind(i, j) = id / output_strides[j];
-      id %= output_strides[j];
-    }
-  }
-
   Tensor *result_shape = nullptr;
   OP_REQUIRES_OK(context, context->allocate_output(output_shape_idx,
                                                    TensorShape({output_rank}),
@@ -153,6 +165,26 @@ void ReshapeSparseTensor(OpKernelContext *context,
   for (int j = 0; j < output_shape.dims(); ++j) {
     output_shape_vec(j) = output_shape.dim_size(j);
   }
+
+  Tensor *result_indices = nullptr;
+  OP_REQUIRES_OK(context,
+                 context->allocate_output(output_indices_idx,
+                                          TensorShape({nnz, output_rank}),
+                                          &result_indices));
+  if (nnz > 0) {
+    OP_REQUIRES_OK(context, functor::ReshapeSparseTensorFunctor<Device>()(
+                                input_shape, output_shape,
+                                input_indices_in.matrix<int64>(),
+                                result_indices->matrix<int64>()));
+  }
 }
 
+#define EXPLICITLY_INSTANTIATE_FUNCTION(Device)                    \
+  template void ReshapeSparseTensor<Device>(                       \
+      OpKernelContext * context, const Tensor &input_indices_in,   \
+      const Tensor &input_shape_in, const Tensor &target_shape_in, \
+      int output_indices_idx, int output_shape_idx)
+EXPLICITLY_INSTANTIATE_FUNCTION(CPUDevice);
+#undef EXPLICITLY_INSTANTIATE_FUNCTION
+
 }  // namespace tensorflow
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/reshape_util.h b/tensorflow/core/kernels/reshape_util.h
index 7e1809e8ca8..b3a35651e63 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/reshape_util.h
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/reshape_util.h
@@ -16,18 +16,36 @@ limitations under the License.
 #ifndef TENSORFLOW_CORE_KERNELS_RESHAPE_UTIL_H_
 #define TENSORFLOW_CORE_KERNELS_RESHAPE_UTIL_H_
 
+#include "tensorflow/core/framework/tensor_shape.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/framework/tensor_types.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/lib/core/status.h"
+
 namespace tensorflow {
 
 class OpKernelContext;
 class Tensor;
 
 // Reshapes the input indices and input shape to the target shape.
+// Note: This template is explicitly instantiated for CPU device only.
+template <typename Device>
 void ReshapeSparseTensor(OpKernelContext *context,
                          const Tensor &input_indices_in,
                          const Tensor &input_shape_in,
                          const Tensor &target_shape_in, int output_indices_idx,
                          int output_shape_idx);
 
+namespace functor {
+
+template <typename Device>
+struct ReshapeSparseTensorFunctor {
+  Status operator()(const TensorShape &input_shape,
+                    const TensorShape &output_shape,
+                    typename TTypes<int64>::ConstMatrix input_indices,
+                    typename TTypes<int64>::Matrix output_indices) const;
+};
+
+}  // namespace functor
+
 }  // namespace tensorflow
 
 #endif  // TENSORFLOW_CORE_KERNELS_RESHAPE_UTIL_H_
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse_reshape_op.cc b/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse_reshape_op.cc
index 6eb5f0af635..472a7a270a5 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse_reshape_op.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/sparse_reshape_op.cc
@@ -29,17 +29,21 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 
+using CPUDevice = Eigen::ThreadPoolDevice;
+
+template <typename Device>
 class SparseReshapeOp : public OpKernel {
  public:
   explicit SparseReshapeOp(OpKernelConstruction* context) : OpKernel(context) {}
 
   void Compute(OpKernelContext* context) override {
-    ReshapeSparseTensor(context, context->input(0), context->input(1),
-                        context->input(2), 0 /* output indices index */,
-                        1 /* output shape index */);
+    ReshapeSparseTensor<Device>(context, context->input(0), context->input(1),
+                                context->input(2), 0 /* output indices index */,
+                                1 /* output shape index */);
   }
 };
 
 REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("SparseReshape").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
-                        SparseReshapeOp)
+                        SparseReshapeOp<CPUDevice>)
+
 }  // namespace tensorflow