diff --git a/test/inductor/test_custom_lowering.py b/test/inductor/test_custom_lowering.py
index 4786a97429eb..1a91cc50e4ee 100644
--- a/test/inductor/test_custom_lowering.py
+++ b/test/inductor/test_custom_lowering.py
@@ -140,6 +140,24 @@ class TestCustomLowering(InductorTestCase):
             torch.ops.test_inductor_ops.add_custom, type_promotion_kind=None
         )(add_custom_lowering)
 
+    def test_register_lowering_custom_dict(self):
+        custom_lowering_dict = {}
+
+        from torch._inductor.lowering import register_lowering
+
+        @torch.library.custom_op("helion_test::foo", mutates_args={})
+        def foo(x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+            return x
+
+        @register_lowering(
+            torch.ops.helion_test.foo, lowering_dict=custom_lowering_dict
+        )
+        def foo_lowering(x):
+            return x
+
+        assert torch.ops.helion_test.foo in custom_lowering_dict
+        assert torch.ops.helion_test.foo not in torch._inductor.lowering.lowerings
+
     @requires_gpu()
     @skipIf(GPU_TYPE == "mps", "Not applicable to MPS")
     def test_jagged_to_padded_dense_sanity_cuda(self):
diff --git a/torch/_inductor/lowering.py b/torch/_inductor/lowering.py
index 4648bfe96fc5..87b50c6bd0f2 100644
--- a/torch/_inductor/lowering.py
+++ b/torch/_inductor/lowering.py
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ def _register_lowering(
     broadcast,
     type_promotion_kind: Optional[ELEMENTWISE_TYPE_PROMOTION_KIND],
     convert_input_to_bool,
+    lowering_dict,
 ):
     """
     Add a lowering to lowerings dict
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ def _register_lowering(
 
     aten_fn = get_overloads(aten_fn)
 
-    lowerings.update(dict.fromkeys(aten_fn, wrapped))
+    lowering_dict.update(dict.fromkeys(aten_fn, wrapped))
     return wrapped
 
 
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ def register_lowering(
         ELEMENTWISE_TYPE_PROMOTION_KIND
     ] = ELEMENTWISE_TYPE_PROMOTION_KIND.DEFAULT,
     convert_input_to_bool=False,
+    lowering_dict=lowerings,
 ) -> Callable[[Callable[_P, _T]], Callable[_P, _T]]:
     """
     Shim to support decorator syntax.
@@ -470,6 +472,7 @@ def register_lowering(
         broadcast=broadcast,
         type_promotion_kind=type_promotion_kind,
         convert_input_to_bool=convert_input_to_bool,
+        lowering_dict=lowering_dict,
     )