diff --git a/tests/filecheck/interpreters/extra_file.mlir b/tests/filecheck/interpreters/extra_file.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5293ae8e68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/filecheck/interpreters/extra_file.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+pdl.pattern : benefit(1) {
+    %zero_attr = pdl.attribute = 0
+    %root = pdl.operation "test.op" {"attr" = %zero_attr}
+    pdl.rewrite %root {
+      %one_attr = pdl.attribute = 1
+      %new_op = pdl.operation "test.op" {"attr" = %one_attr}
+      pdl.replace %root with %new_op
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/filecheck/interpreters/test_pdl_interpreter_extra_file.mlir b/tests/filecheck/interpreters/test_pdl_interpreter_extra_file.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9ff3f6229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/filecheck/interpreters/test_pdl_interpreter_extra_file.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// RUN: xdsl-opt %s -p 'apply-pdl{pdl_file="%p/extra_file.mlir"}' | filecheck %s
+
+"test.op"() {attr = 0} : () -> ()
+
+//CHECK:         builtin.module {
+// CHECK-NEXT:      "test.op"() {"attr" = 1 : i64} : () -> ()
+// CHECK-NEXT:   }
diff --git a/tests/filecheck/interpreters/test_pdl_interpreter_simple.mlir b/tests/filecheck/interpreters/test_pdl_interpreter_simple.mlir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c88535b705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/filecheck/interpreters/test_pdl_interpreter_simple.mlir
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// RUN: xdsl-opt %s -p apply-pdl | filecheck %s
+
+"test.op"() {attr = 0} : () -> ()
+
+pdl.pattern : benefit(1) {
+    %zero_attr = pdl.attribute = 0
+    %root = pdl.operation "test.op" {"attr" = %zero_attr}
+    pdl.rewrite %root {
+      %one_attr = pdl.attribute = 1
+      %new_op = pdl.operation "test.op" {"attr" = %one_attr}
+      pdl.replace %root with %new_op
+    }
+}
+
+//CHECK:         builtin.module {
+// CHECK-NEXT:      "test.op"() {"attr" = 1 : i64} : () -> ()
+// CHECK-NEXT:      pdl.pattern : benefit(1) {
+// CHECK-NEXT:         %zero_attr = pdl.attribute = 0 : i64
+// CHECK-NEXT:         %root = pdl.operation "test.op" {"attr" = %zero_attr}
+// CHECK-NEXT:         pdl.rewrite %root {
+// CHECK-NEXT:            %one_attr = pdl.attribute = 1 : i64
+// CHECK-NEXT:            %new_op = pdl.operation "test.op" {"attr" = %one_attr}
+// CHECK-NEXT:            pdl.replace %root with %new_op
+// CHECK-NEXT:         }
+// CHECK-NEXT:      }
+// CHECK-NEXT:   }
diff --git a/xdsl/transforms/__init__.py b/xdsl/transforms/__init__.py
index c2456a4d03..0cbe05ac2a 100644
--- a/xdsl/transforms/__init__.py
+++ b/xdsl/transforms/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 def get_all_passes() -> dict[str, Callable[[], type[ModulePass]]]:
     """Return the list of all available passes."""
 
+    def get_apply_pdl():
+        from xdsl.transforms import apply_pdl
+
+        return apply_pdl.ApplyPDLPass
+
     def get_arith_add_fastmath():
         from xdsl.transforms import arith_add_fastmath
 
@@ -446,6 +451,7 @@ def get_varith_fuse_repeated_operands():
         return varith_transformations.VarithFuseRepeatedOperandsPass
 
     return {
+        "apply-pdl": get_apply_pdl,
         "arith-add-fastmath": get_arith_add_fastmath,
         "loop-hoist-memref": get_loop_hoist_memref,
         "canonicalize-dmp": get_canonicalize_dmp,
diff --git a/xdsl/transforms/apply_pdl.py b/xdsl/transforms/apply_pdl.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5193d94b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xdsl/transforms/apply_pdl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from xdsl.context import MLContext
+from xdsl.dialects import builtin, pdl
+from xdsl.interpreters.pdl import (
+    PDLRewritePattern,
+)
+from xdsl.parser import Parser
+from xdsl.passes import ModulePass
+from xdsl.pattern_rewriter import (
+    GreedyRewritePatternApplier,
+    PatternRewriteWalker,
+    RewritePattern,
+)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ApplyPDLPass(ModulePass):
+    name = "apply-pdl"
+
+    pdl_file: str | None = None
+
+    def apply(self, ctx: MLContext, op: builtin.ModuleOp) -> None:
+        payload_module = op
+        if self.pdl_file is not None:
+            assert os.path.exists(self.pdl_file)
+            with open(self.pdl_file) as f:
+                pdl_module_str = f.read()
+                parser = Parser(ctx, pdl_module_str)
+                pdl_module = parser.parse_module()
+        else:
+            pdl_module = payload_module
+        rewrite_patterns: list[RewritePattern] = [
+            PDLRewritePattern(op, ctx, None)
+            for op in pdl_module.walk()
+            if isinstance(op, pdl.RewriteOp)
+        ]
+        pattern_applier = GreedyRewritePatternApplier(rewrite_patterns)
+        PatternRewriteWalker(pattern_applier).rewrite_op(payload_module)