diff --git a/backends/aoti/aoti_model_container.h b/backends/aoti/aoti_model_container.h
index 844bd2d5a77..9b185327172 100644
--- a/backends/aoti/aoti_model_container.h
+++ b/backends/aoti/aoti_model_container.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct AOTIDelegateHandle {
   void* so_handle;
   std::string so_path;
   AOTInductorModelContainerHandle container_handle;
+  void* cuda_stream; // cudaStream_t stored as void* to avoid CUDA header
+                     // dependency
 };
 
 } // namespace aoti
diff --git a/backends/cuda/runtime/cuda_backend.cpp b/backends/cuda/runtime/cuda_backend.cpp
index 08031ce6a26..5f113b1ce68 100644
--- a/backends/cuda/runtime/cuda_backend.cpp
+++ b/backends/cuda/runtime/cuda_backend.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
+#include <cuda_runtime.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/backend/interface.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/error.h>
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <executorch/backends/aoti/aoti_model_container.h>
 #include <executorch/backends/aoti/common_shims.h>
 #include <executorch/backends/cuda/runtime/shims/memory.h>
+#include <executorch/backends/cuda/runtime/utils.h>
 
 namespace executorch {
 namespace backends {
@@ -182,6 +183,12 @@ class ET_EXPERIMENTAL CudaBackend final
     handle->so_handle = so_handle;
     handle->so_path = so_path.string();
     handle->container_handle = container_handle;
+
+    // Create a CUDA stream for asynchronous execution
+    cudaStream_t cuda_stream;
+    ET_CUDA_CHECK_OR_RETURN_ERROR(cudaStreamCreate(&cuda_stream));
+    handle->cuda_stream = static_cast<void*>(cuda_stream);
+
     return (DelegateHandle*)handle; // Return the handle post-processing
   }
 
@@ -288,7 +295,7 @@ class ET_EXPERIMENTAL CudaBackend final
         n_inputs,
         gpu_outputs.data(), // Use GPU output tensors
         n_outputs,
-        nullptr, // Pass the actual CUDA stream!
+        handle->cuda_stream, // Pass the actual CUDA stream
         nullptr); // proxy_executor_handle can remain nullptr
 
     if (error != Error::Ok) {
@@ -334,6 +341,17 @@ class ET_EXPERIMENTAL CudaBackend final
     }
     AOTIDelegateHandle* handle = (AOTIDelegateHandle*)handle_;
 
+    // Destroy the CUDA stream if it exists
+    if (handle->cuda_stream != nullptr) {
+      cudaStream_t cuda_stream = static_cast<cudaStream_t>(handle->cuda_stream);
+      cudaError_t stream_err = cudaStreamDestroy(cuda_stream);
+      ET_CHECK_OR_LOG_ERROR(
+          stream_err == cudaSuccess,
+          "Failed to destroy CUDA stream: %s",
+          cudaGetErrorString(stream_err));
+      handle->cuda_stream = nullptr;
+    }
+
     // Delete the container BEFORE closing the shared library
     if (handle->container_handle != nullptr) {
       AOTIRuntimeError delete_result =
diff --git a/runtime/platform/log.h b/runtime/platform/log.h
index 72ea8528442..7293fa2428d 100644
--- a/runtime/platform/log.h
+++ b/runtime/platform/log.h
@@ -181,6 +181,20 @@ using ::executorch::runtime::LogLevel;
           ##__VA_ARGS__);                                            \
     }                                                                \
   } while (0)
+
+/**
+ * Check a condition and log an error message if the condition is false.
+ *
+ * @param[in] _condition The condition to check.
+ * @param[in] _format Log message format string.
+ */
+#define ET_CHECK_OR_LOG_ERROR(_condition, _format, ...) \
+  do {                                                  \
+    if (!(_condition)) {                                \
+      ET_LOG(Error, _format, ##__VA_ARGS__);            \
+    }                                                   \
+  } while (0)
+
 #else // ET_LOG_ENABLED
 
 /**
@@ -191,4 +205,12 @@ using ::executorch::runtime::LogLevel;
  */
 #define ET_LOG(_level, _format, ...) ((void)0)
 
+/**
+ * Check a condition and log an error message if the condition is false.
+ *
+ * @param[in] _condition The condition to check.
+ * @param[in] _format Log message format string.
+ */
+#define ET_CHECK_OR_LOG_ERROR(_condition, _format, ...) ((void)0)
+
 #endif // ET_LOG_ENABLED