diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 334c9615f68..eda6ea626e4 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ register_migraphx_ops(
     as_shape
     atanh
     atan
+    bit_cast
     bitwise_and
     broadcast
     broadcast_for_dot
diff --git a/src/include/migraphx/op/bit_cast.hpp b/src/include/migraphx/op/bit_cast.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb233ad8b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/migraphx/op/bit_cast.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef MIGRAPHX_GUARD_OPERATORS_BIT_CAST_HPP
+#define MIGRAPHX_GUARD_OPERATORS_BIT_CAST_HPP
+
+#include <migraphx/op/unary.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/config.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/bit_cast.hpp>
+
+namespace migraphx {
+inline namespace MIGRAPHX_INLINE_NS {
+namespace op {
+
+/**
+ * Obtain a value of type `target_type` by reinterpreting
+ * the object represnetaion of the input. Originally used
+ * for casting from fp8e4m3fn to fp8e4m3fnuz.
+ */
+struct bit_cast : unary<bit_cast>
+{
+    shape::type_t target_type;
+
+    template <class Self, class F>
+    static auto reflect(Self& self, F f)
+    {
+        return pack(f(self.target_type, "target_type"));
+    }
+
+    shape compute_shape(std::vector<shape> inputs) const
+    {
+        check_shapes{inputs, *this, true}.has(1);
+        auto input = inputs.at(0);
+        std::size_t target_type_size;
+        shape::visit(target_type, [&](auto as) { target_type_size = as.size(); });
+        if(input.type_size() != target_type_size)
+        {
+            MIGRAPHX_THROW("BIT_CAST: target_type has different type_size from input's");
+        }
+        if(input.dynamic())
+        {
+            return {target_type, input.dyn_dims()};
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return {target_type, input.lens(), input.strides()};
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::string point_op() const
+    {
+        return "${function:bit_cast}<" + shape::cpp_type(target_type) + ">(${0})";
+    }
+
+    argument compute(const dyn_output& dyn_out, std::vector<argument> args) const
+    {
+        argument result{dyn_out.computed_shape};
+        result.visit([&](auto output) {
+            using otype = typename decltype(output)::value_type;
+            args[0].visit([&](auto input) {
+                using itype = typename decltype(input)::value_type;
+                if constexpr(sizeof(otype) == sizeof(itype))
+                {
+                    par_transform(input.begin(), input.end(), output.begin(), [&](auto x) {
+                        return migraphx::bit_cast<otype>(x);
+                    });
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // not possible to hit this unless somehow the types change after compute_shape
+                    // is called
+                    MIGRAPHX_THROW("BIT_CAST: type size mismatch");
+                }
+            });
+        });
+        return result;
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace op
+} // namespace MIGRAPHX_INLINE_NS
+} // namespace migraphx
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/targets/gpu/kernels/include/migraphx/kernels/bit_cast.hpp b/src/targets/gpu/kernels/include/migraphx/kernels/bit_cast.hpp
index c98395bbe10..e559658a004 100644
--- a/src/targets/gpu/kernels/include/migraphx/kernels/bit_cast.hpp
+++ b/src/targets/gpu/kernels/include/migraphx/kernels/bit_cast.hpp
@@ -23,15 +23,20 @@
 #define MIGRAPHX_GUARD_KERNELS_BITCAST_HPP
 
 #include <migraphx/kernels/type_traits.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/kernels/vec.hpp>
 
 namespace migraphx {
+
 template <typename To,
           typename From,
           MIGRAPHX_REQUIRES(is_trivially_copyable<To>{} and is_trivially_copyable<From>{})>
-inline constexpr To bit_cast(From fr) noexcept
+inline constexpr auto bit_cast(From fr) noexcept
 {
-    static_assert(sizeof(To) == sizeof(From));
-    return __builtin_bit_cast(To, fr);
+    return vec_transform(fr)([](auto x) -> To {
+        static_assert(sizeof(To) == sizeof(decltype(x)));
+        return __builtin_bit_cast(To, x);
+    });
 }
+
 } // namespace migraphx
 #endif // MIGRAPHX_GUARD_KERNELS_BITCAST_HPP
diff --git a/test/op_shape_test.cpp b/test/op_shape_test.cpp
index 8d08455d814..66d54c8a460 100644
--- a/test/op_shape_test.cpp
+++ b/test/op_shape_test.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,21 @@ TEST_CASE(binary_dyn_static_error)
     throws_shape(migraphx::make_op("add"), a_shape, b_shape);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE(bit_cast_typesize_mismatch)
+{
+    migraphx::shape a_shape{migraphx::shape::int8_type, {1, 4, 4}};
+    throws_shape(migraphx::make_op("bit_cast", {{"target_type", migraphx::shape::int32_type}}),
+                 a_shape);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE(bit_cast_dyn)
+{
+    migraphx::shape a_shape{migraphx::shape::int8_type, {{1, 1}, {4, 8}, {4, 8}}};
+    expect_shape(migraphx::shape{migraphx::shape::uint8_type, {{1, 1}, {4, 8}, {4, 8}}},
+                 migraphx::make_op("bit_cast", {{"target_type", migraphx::shape::uint8_type}}),
+                 a_shape);
+}
+
 TEST_CASE(bitwise_and_not_integral_error)
 {
     migraphx::shape a_shape{migraphx::shape::float_type, {1, 4, 4}};
diff --git a/test/ref/bit_cast.cpp b/test/ref/bit_cast.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f9438ef4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ref/bit_cast.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include <migraphx/instruction.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/literal.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/make_op.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/program.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/register_target.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/verify.hpp>
+
+#include <test.hpp>
+
+TEST_CASE(bit_cast_fp8)
+{
+    using migraphx::fp8::fp8e4m3fn;
+    using migraphx::fp8::fp8e4m3fnuz;
+    migraphx::program p;
+    auto* mm = p.get_main_module();
+    migraphx::shape s{migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fn_type, {2, 2}};
+    std::vector<fp8e4m3fn> data;
+    data.push_back(fp8e4m3fn{26.0f});
+    data.push_back(fp8e4m3fn{3.0f});
+    data.push_back(fp8e4m3fn{96.0f});
+    data.push_back(fp8e4m3fn{-1.25f});
+    auto lit = mm->add_literal(migraphx::literal{s, data});
+    mm->add_instruction(
+        migraphx::make_op("bit_cast", {{"target_type", migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fnuz_type}}), lit);
+    p.compile(migraphx::make_target("ref"));
+    auto result = p.eval({}).back();
+    std::vector<fp8e4m3fnuz> results_vector(4);
+    result.visit([&](auto output) { results_vector.assign(output.begin(), output.end()); });
+    std::vector<fp8e4m3fnuz> gold;
+    gold.push_back(fp8e4m3fnuz{13.0f});
+    gold.push_back(fp8e4m3fnuz{1.5f});
+    gold.push_back(fp8e4m3fnuz{48.0f});
+    gold.push_back(fp8e4m3fnuz{-0.625f});
+    EXPECT(results_vector == gold);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE(bit_cast_uint8)
+{
+    migraphx::program p;
+    auto* mm = p.get_main_module();
+    migraphx::shape s{migraphx::shape::int8_type, {2, 2}};
+    std::vector<int8_t> data = {23, -3, 0, -1};
+    auto lit                 = mm->add_literal(migraphx::literal{s, data});
+    mm->add_instruction(
+        migraphx::make_op("bit_cast", {{"target_type", migraphx::shape::uint8_type}}), lit);
+    p.compile(migraphx::make_target("ref"));
+    auto result = p.eval({}).back();
+    std::vector<uint8_t> results_vector(4);
+    result.visit([&](auto output) { results_vector.assign(output.begin(), output.end()); });
+    std::vector<uint8_t> gold = {23, 253, 0, 255};
+    EXPECT(results_vector == gold);
+}
diff --git a/test/verify/main.cpp b/test/verify/main.cpp
index 5daa8a858d6..876db639644 100644
--- a/test/verify/main.cpp
+++ b/test/verify/main.cpp
@@ -129,14 +129,18 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[])
          "test_block_reduce_small<67, migraphx::shape::int8_type>",
          "test_block_reduce_small<128, migraphx::shape::int8_type>",
          "test_block_reduce_small<129, migraphx::shape::int8_type>",
+
          // disabled because CPU does eliminate_data_type to float for everything
          "test_bitwise_and<migraphx::shape::int32_type>",
          "test_bitwise_and<migraphx::shape::uint8_type>",
-
          "test_unpack_int4<migraphx::shape::uint8_type>",
          "test_unpack_int4<migraphx::shape::int8_type>",
          "test_unpack_int4<migraphx::shape::uint8_type, 0>",
-         "test_unpack_int4<migraphx::shape::int8_type, 0>"});
+         "test_unpack_int4<migraphx::shape::int8_type, 0>",
+         "test_bit_cast<migraphx::shape::uint8_type, migraphx::shape::int8_type>",
+         "test_bit_cast<migraphx::shape::int8_type, migraphx::shape::uint8_type>",
+         "test_bit_cast<migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fn_type, migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fnuz_type>",
+         "test_bit_cast<migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fnuz_type, migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fn_type>"});
     rv.disable_test_for("gpu",
                         {
                             // These passes on MI300 but fails on others, same issue as CPU.
diff --git a/test/verify/test_bit_cast.cpp b/test/verify/test_bit_cast.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24f9a7fc745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/verify/test_bit_cast.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "verify_program.hpp"
+#include <migraphx/program.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/generate.hpp>
+#include <migraphx/serialize.hpp>
+
+#include <migraphx/make_op.hpp>
+
+template <migraphx::shape::type_t From, migraphx::shape::type_t To>
+struct test_bit_cast : verify_program<test_bit_cast<From, To>>
+{
+    migraphx::program create_program() const
+    {
+        migraphx::program p;
+        auto* mm = p.get_main_module();
+        migraphx::shape s{From, {8}};
+        auto pa = mm->add_parameter("a", s);
+        auto pb = mm->add_parameter("b", s);
+        auto ia = mm->add_instruction(
+            migraphx::make_op("bit_cast", {{"target_type", migraphx::to_value(To)}}), pa);
+        auto ib = mm->add_instruction(
+            migraphx::make_op("bit_cast", {{"target_type", migraphx::to_value(To)}}), pb);
+        auto ret = mm->add_instruction(migraphx::make_op("add"), ia, ib);
+        mm->add_return({ret});
+        return p;
+    };
+};
+
+template struct test_bit_cast<migraphx::shape::uint8_type, migraphx::shape::int8_type>;
+template struct test_bit_cast<migraphx::shape::int8_type, migraphx::shape::uint8_type>;
+template struct test_bit_cast<migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fn_type, migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fnuz_type>;
+template struct test_bit_cast<migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fnuz_type, migraphx::shape::fp8e4m3fn_type>;