diff --git a/runtime/core/exec_aten/exec_aten.h b/runtime/core/exec_aten/exec_aten.h
index 8c06045927e..f539414aec9 100644
--- a/runtime/core/exec_aten/exec_aten.h
+++ b/runtime/core/exec_aten/exec_aten.h
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <executorch/runtime/core/error.h> // @manual
+#include <executorch/runtime/core/result.h> // @manual
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/tensor_shape_dynamism.h> // @manual
+#include <executorch/runtime/platform/assert.h> // @manual
 #include <executorch/runtime/platform/compiler.h>
 #ifdef USE_ATEN_LIB
 #include <ATen/Tensor.h> // @manual
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <c10/util/quint2x4.h> // @manual
 #include <c10/util/quint4x2.h> // @manual
 #include <c10/util/quint8.h> // @manual
+#include <c10/util/safe_numerics.h> // @manual
 #include <c10/util/string_view.h> // @manual
 #include <torch/torch.h>
 #else // use executor
@@ -110,6 +114,32 @@ inline ssize_t compute_numel(const SizesType* sizes, ssize_t dim) {
       c10::multiply_integers(c10::ArrayRef<SizesType>(sizes, dim)));
 }
 
+inline ::executorch::runtime::Result<ssize_t> safe_numel(
+    const SizesType* sizes,
+    ssize_t dim) {
+  ET_CHECK_OR_RETURN_ERROR(
+      dim == 0 || sizes != nullptr,
+      InvalidArgument,
+      "Sizes must be provided for non-scalar tensors");
+  ssize_t numel = 1;
+  for (ssize_t i = 0; i < dim; i++) {
+    ET_CHECK_OR_RETURN_ERROR(
+        sizes[i] >= 0,
+        InvalidArgument,
+        "Size must be non-negative, got %zd at dimension %zd",
+        static_cast<ssize_t>(sizes[i]),
+        i);
+    ssize_t next_numel;
+    ET_CHECK_OR_RETURN_ERROR(
+        !c10::mul_overflows(numel, static_cast<ssize_t>(sizes[i]), &next_numel),
+        InvalidArgument,
+        "Overflow computing numel at dimension %zd",
+        i);
+    numel = next_numel;
+  }
+  return numel;
+}
+
 #undef ET_PRI_TENSOR_SIZE
 #define ET_PRI_TENSOR_SIZE PRId64
 
@@ -158,6 +188,7 @@ using OptionalArrayRef =
 using OptionalIntArrayRef = OptionalArrayRef<int64_t>;
 
 using torch::executor::compute_numel;
+using torch::executor::safe_numel;
 
 #endif // Use ExecuTorch types
 
diff --git a/runtime/core/exec_aten/targets.bzl b/runtime/core/exec_aten/targets.bzl
index df4a87ef033..7499d3b0bea 100644
--- a/runtime/core/exec_aten/targets.bzl
+++ b/runtime/core/exec_aten/targets.bzl
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ def define_common_targets():
             exported_headers = ["exec_aten.h"],
             exported_preprocessor_flags = ["-DUSE_ATEN_LIB"] if aten_mode else [],
             visibility = ["PUBLIC"],
-            exported_deps = ["//executorch/runtime/core:tensor_shape_dynamism"] + ([] if aten_mode else ["//executorch/runtime/core/portable_type:portable_type"]),
+            exported_deps = [
+                "//executorch/runtime/core:core",
+                "//executorch/runtime/core:tensor_shape_dynamism",
+            ] + ([] if aten_mode else ["//executorch/runtime/core/portable_type:portable_type"]),
             exported_external_deps = ["libtorch"] if aten_mode else [],
         )
diff --git a/runtime/core/portable_type/tensor_impl.cpp b/runtime/core/portable_type/tensor_impl.cpp
index 17243fca0fd..affc5821fed 100644
--- a/runtime/core/portable_type/tensor_impl.cpp
+++ b/runtime/core/portable_type/tensor_impl.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <cstdint>
 
 #include <c10/util/irange.h>
+#include <c10/util/safe_numerics.h>
 
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/exec_aten/util/dim_order_util.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/exec_aten/util/scalar_type_util.h>
@@ -43,6 +44,32 @@ ssize_t compute_numel(const TensorImpl::SizesType* sizes, ssize_t dim) {
   return numel;
 }
 
+::executorch::runtime::Result<ssize_t> safe_numel(
+    const TensorImpl::SizesType* sizes,
+    ssize_t dim) {
+  ET_CHECK_OR_RETURN_ERROR(
+      dim == 0 || sizes != nullptr,
+      InvalidArgument,
+      "Sizes must be provided for non-scalar tensors");
+  ssize_t numel = 1;
+  for (const auto i : c10::irange(dim)) {
+    ET_CHECK_OR_RETURN_ERROR(
+        sizes[i] >= 0,
+        InvalidArgument,
+        "Size must be non-negative, got %zd at dimension %zd",
+        static_cast<ssize_t>(sizes[i]),
+        i);
+    ssize_t next_numel;
+    ET_CHECK_OR_RETURN_ERROR(
+        !c10::mul_overflows(numel, static_cast<ssize_t>(sizes[i]), &next_numel),
+        InvalidArgument,
+        "Overflow computing numel at dimension %zd",
+        i);
+    numel = next_numel;
+  }
+  return numel;
+}
+
 TensorImpl::TensorImpl(
     ScalarType type,
     ssize_t dim,
diff --git a/runtime/core/portable_type/tensor_impl.h b/runtime/core/portable_type/tensor_impl.h
index ea2cde5aeb0..b01d8fa6c52 100644
--- a/runtime/core/portable_type/tensor_impl.h
+++ b/runtime/core/portable_type/tensor_impl.h
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/error.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/portable_type/device.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/portable_type/scalar_type.h>
+#include <executorch/runtime/core/result.h>
 #include <executorch/runtime/core/tensor_shape_dynamism.h>
+#include <executorch/runtime/platform/compiler.h>
 
 // Forward declaration of a helper that provides access to internal resizing
 // methods of TensorImpl. Real definition is in
@@ -293,6 +295,16 @@ ssize_t compute_numel(
     const ::executorch::runtime::etensor::TensorImpl::SizesType* sizes,
     ssize_t dim);
 
+/**
+ * Compute the number of elements based on the sizes of a tensor.
+ * Returns Error::InvalidArgument if any intermediate multiplication would
+ * overflow ssize_t, or if a size is negative. Prefer this over compute_numel()
+ * for paths that can propagate an Error upward.
+ */
+::executorch::runtime::Result<ssize_t> safe_numel(
+    const ::executorch::runtime::etensor::TensorImpl::SizesType* sizes,
+    ssize_t dim);
+
 /// Appropriate format specifier for the result of calling
 /// size(). Must be used instead of using zd directly to support ATen
 /// mode.
@@ -322,6 +334,7 @@ namespace executor {
 // TODO(T197294990): Remove these deprecated aliases once all users have moved
 // to the new `::executorch` namespaces.
 using ::executorch::runtime::etensor::compute_numel;
+using ::executorch::runtime::etensor::safe_numel;
 using ::executorch::runtime::etensor::TensorImpl;
 } // namespace executor
 } // namespace torch