diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment.cc b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment.cc
index c86abfd1de6..4fe97a5c792 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment.cc
@@ -893,6 +893,9 @@ AlternateMemoryBestFitHeap::GetSortedColocatedIntervals(
 bool AlternateMemoryBestFitHeap::IsUseAllowedInAlternateMemory(
     const AllocationValue& value, const HloUse& use) const {
   const auto& instruction_schedule = hlo_live_range_.instruction_schedule();
+  if (!options_.is_use_allowed_in_alternate_mem_fn(use)) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (use.instruction->opcode() == HloOpcode::kWhile) {
     HloComputation* while_body = use.instruction->while_body();
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment.h b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment.h
index 341bf7e9895..7bffcc25523 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment.h
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment.h
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ class MemorySpaceAssignment {
       GlobalDecreasingSizeBestFitHeap<HloValue>::BufferIntervalCompare;
   using IsAllowedInAlternateMemoryFunction =
       std::function<bool(const HloValue&)>;
+  using IsUseAllowedInAlternateMemoryFunction =
+      std::function<bool(const HloUse&)>;
 
   // MemorySpaceAssignment uses a notion of a slow and large default memory
   // space and a fast and small alternate memory space.
@@ -434,6 +436,11 @@ class MemorySpaceAssignment {
     // the opcode) to be placed on the alternate memory.
     IsAllowedInAlternateMemoryFunction is_allowed_in_alternate_mem_fn;
 
+    // This function can be used to prevent certain HloUses (e.g., based on
+    // the opcode) to be placed on the alternate memory.
+    IsUseAllowedInAlternateMemoryFunction is_use_allowed_in_alternate_mem_fn =
+        [](const HloUse&) { return true; };
+
     // Specifies the upper bound for number of outstanding prefetches and
     // evictions, -1 for unlimited.
     int64 max_outstanding_prefetches = -1;