diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index b1b8a9bc3068..adeaaa75e429 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ tools/arcilator @fabianschuiki @maerhart
 **/Conversion/CalyxToFSM @mortbopet
 **/Conversion/CalyxToHW @mortbopet @mikeurbach
 **/Conversion/SCFToCalyx @mikeurbach @mortbopet
+**/Conversion/CalyxNative @rachitnigam
 **/Conversion/LoopScheduleToCalyx @andrewb1999 @mikeurbach
 
 # DC
diff --git a/include/circt/Conversion/CalyxNative.h b/include/circt/Conversion/CalyxNative.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d46e2d314e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/circt/Conversion/CalyxNative.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//===- CalyxNative.h - Calyx Native pass ------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This file declares passes which together will lower the Calyx dialect to the
+// HW dialect.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef CIRCT_CONVERSION_CALYXNATIVE_H
+#define CIRCT_CONVERSION_CALYXNATIVE_H
+
+#include "circt/Dialect/Calyx/CalyxOps.h"
+#include "circt/Support/LLVM.h"
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace mlir {
+class Pass;
+} // namespace mlir
+
+namespace circt {
+
+std::unique_ptr<mlir::Pass> createCalyxNativePass();
+
+} // namespace circt
+
+#endif // CIRCT_CONVERSION_CALYXNATIVE_H
diff --git a/include/circt/Conversion/Passes.h b/include/circt/Conversion/Passes.h
index 0becdf493198..23dada21d8ad 100644
--- a/include/circt/Conversion/Passes.h
+++ b/include/circt/Conversion/Passes.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "circt/Conversion/AffineToLoopSchedule.h"
 #include "circt/Conversion/ArcToLLVM.h"
+#include "circt/Conversion/CalyxNative.h"
 #include "circt/Conversion/CalyxToFSM.h"
 #include "circt/Conversion/CalyxToHW.h"
 #include "circt/Conversion/CombToArith.h"
diff --git a/include/circt/Conversion/Passes.td b/include/circt/Conversion/Passes.td
index aa7fcecef997..b94a443614ee 100644
--- a/include/circt/Conversion/Passes.td
+++ b/include/circt/Conversion/Passes.td
@@ -238,6 +238,25 @@ def CalyxToHW : Pass<"lower-calyx-to-hw", "mlir::ModuleOp"> {
                            "seq::SeqDialect", "sv::SVDialect"];
 }
 
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// CalyxNative
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+def CalyxNative : Pass<"calyx-native", "mlir::ModuleOp"> {
+  let summary = "Callout to the Calyx native compiler and run a pass pipeline";
+  let description = [{
+    This pass calls out to the native, Rust-based Calyx compiler to run passes
+    with it and generate a new, valid, calyx dialect program.
+  }];
+  let constructor = "circt::createCalyxNativePass()";
+  let dependentDialects = ["calyx::CalyxDialect"];
+  let options = [
+    Option<"passPipeline", "pass-pipeline", "std::string",
+            "", "Passes to run with the native compiler">,
+  ];
+}
+
+
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // CalyxToFSM
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
diff --git a/lib/CAPI/Conversion/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CAPI/Conversion/CMakeLists.txt
index 9671335974f1..f2735caa5bb2 100644
--- a/lib/CAPI/Conversion/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CAPI/Conversion/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ add_mlir_public_c_api_library(CIRCTCAPIConversion
   CIRCTArcToLLVM
   CIRCTCalyxToFSM
   CIRCTCalyxToHW
+  CIRCTCalyxNative
   CIRCTCombToArith
   CIRCTCombToLLVM
   CIRCTConvertToArcs
diff --git a/lib/Conversion/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Conversion/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d65e7c4776f..c98cf18c3086 100644
--- a/lib/Conversion/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Conversion/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ add_subdirectory(SCFToCalyx)
 add_subdirectory(SeqToSV)
 add_subdirectory(StandardToHandshake)
 add_subdirectory(VerifToSV)
+add_subdirectory(CalyxNative)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Conversion/CalyxNative/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Conversion/CalyxNative/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..488022b984c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Conversion/CalyxNative/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+add_circt_library(CIRCTCalyxNative
+  CalyxNative.cpp
+
+  ADDITIONAL_HEADER_DIRS
+  ${MLIR_MAIN_INCLUDE_DIR}/mlir/Conversion/CalyxNative
+
+  DEPENDS
+  CIRCTConversionPassIncGen
+
+  LINK_COMPONENTS
+  Core
+
+  LINK_LIBS PUBLIC
+  CIRCTCalyx
+  CIRCTExportCalyx
+  MLIRIR
+  MLIRPass
+  MLIRSupport
+  )
diff --git a/lib/Conversion/CalyxNative/CalyxNative.cpp b/lib/Conversion/CalyxNative/CalyxNative.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88a8ea4afb3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Conversion/CalyxNative/CalyxNative.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+//===- CalyxNative.cpp - Invoke the native Calyx compiler
+//----------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Calls out to the native, Rust-based Calyx compiler using the `calyx` binary
+// to run passes.
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "../PassDetail.h"
+
+#include "circt/Conversion/CalyxNative.h"
+#include "circt/Dialect/Calyx/CalyxEmitter.h"
+#include "mlir/Parser/Parser.h"
+#include "mlir/Support/FileUtilities.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/MemoryBuffer.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/Path.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/Process.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/ToolOutputFile.h"
+
+using namespace mlir;
+using namespace circt;
+
+/// ConversionPatterns.
+
+/// Pass entrypoint.
+
+namespace {
+class CalyxNativePass : public CalyxNativeBase<CalyxNativePass> {
+public:
+  void runOnOperation() override;
+
+private:
+  LogicalResult runOnModule(ModuleOp root);
+};
+} // end anonymous namespace
+
+void CalyxNativePass::runOnOperation() {
+  ModuleOp mod = getOperation();
+  if (failed(runOnModule(mod)))
+    return signalPassFailure();
+}
+
+LogicalResult CalyxNativePass::runOnModule(ModuleOp root) {
+  SmallString<32> execName = llvm::sys::path::filename("calyx");
+  llvm::ErrorOr<std::string> exeMb = llvm::sys::findProgramByName(execName);
+
+  // If cannot find the executable, then nothing to do, return.
+  if (!exeMb) {
+    root.emitError() << "cannot find the `calyx` executable in PATH. "
+                     << "Consider installing `calyx` using `cargo install "
+                        "calyx` or reading the instructions here: "
+                        "https://docs.calyxir.org/#compiler-installation";
+    return failure();
+  }
+  StringRef calyxExe = exeMb.get();
+
+  std::string errMsg;
+  SmallString<32> nativeInputFileName;
+  std::error_code errCode = llvm::sys::fs::getPotentiallyUniqueTempFileName(
+      "calyxNativeTemp", /*suffix=*/"", nativeInputFileName);
+
+  if (std::error_code ok; errCode != ok) {
+    root.emitError(
+        "cannot generate a unique temporary file for input to Calyx compiler");
+    return failure();
+  }
+
+  // Emit the current program into a file so the native compiler can operate
+  // over it.
+  std::unique_ptr<llvm::ToolOutputFile> inputFile =
+      mlir::openOutputFile(nativeInputFileName, &errMsg);
+  if (inputFile == nullptr) {
+    root.emitError(errMsg);
+    return failure();
+  }
+
+  auto res = circt::calyx::exportCalyx(root, inputFile->os());
+  if (failed(res))
+    return failure();
+  inputFile->os().flush();
+
+  // Create a file for the native compiler to write the results into
+  SmallString<32> nativeOutputFileName;
+  errCode = llvm::sys::fs::getPotentiallyUniqueTempFileName(
+      "calyxNativeOutTemp", /*suffix=*/"", nativeOutputFileName);
+  if (std::error_code ok; errCode != ok) {
+    root.emitError(
+        "cannot generate a unique temporary file name to store output");
+    return failure();
+  }
+
+  llvm::SmallVector<StringRef> calyxArgs = {
+      calyxExe, nativeInputFileName, "-o", nativeOutputFileName, "-b", "mlir"};
+
+  // Configure the native pass pipeline. If passPipeline is provided, we expect
+  // it to be a comma separated list of passes to run.
+  if (!passPipeline.empty()) {
+    llvm::SmallVector<StringRef> passArgs;
+    llvm::StringRef ppRef = passPipeline;
+    ppRef.split(passArgs, ",");
+    for (auto pass : passArgs) {
+      if (pass.empty())
+        continue;
+      calyxArgs.push_back("-p");
+      calyxArgs.push_back(pass);
+    }
+  } else {
+    // If no arguments are specified, use the default pipeline.
+    calyxArgs.push_back("-p");
+    calyxArgs.push_back("all");
+  }
+
+  std::optional<StringRef> redirects[] = {/*stdin=*/std::nullopt,
+                                          /*stdout=*/nativeOutputFileName,
+                                          /*stderr=*/std::nullopt};
+
+  int result = llvm::sys::ExecuteAndWait(
+      calyxExe, calyxArgs, /*Env=*/std::nullopt,
+      /*Redirects=*/redirects,
+      /*SecondsToWait=*/0, /*MemoryLimit=*/0, &errMsg);
+
+  if (result != 0) {
+    root.emitError() << errMsg;
+    return failure();
+  }
+
+  // Parse the output buffer into a Calyx operation so that we can insert it
+  // back into the program.
+  auto bufferRead = llvm::MemoryBuffer::getFile(nativeInputFileName);
+  if (!bufferRead || !*bufferRead) {
+    root.emitError("execution of '" + calyxExe +
+                   "' did not produce any output file named '" +
+                   nativeInputFileName + "'");
+    return failure();
+  }
+
+  // Load the output from the native compiler as a ModuleOp
+  auto loadedMod =
+      parseSourceFile<ModuleOp>(nativeOutputFileName.str(), root.getContext());
+  auto *loadedBlock = loadedMod->getBody();
+
+  // XXX(rachitnigam): This is quite baroque. We insert the new block before the
+  // previous one and then remove the old block. A better thing to do would be
+  // to replace the moduleOp completely but I couldn't figure out how to do
+  // that.
+  auto *oldBlock = root.getBody();
+  loadedBlock->moveBefore(oldBlock);
+  oldBlock->erase();
+  return success();
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<mlir::Pass> circt::createCalyxNativePass() {
+  return std::make_unique<CalyxNativePass>();
+}
diff --git a/tools/circt-opt/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/circt-opt/CMakeLists.txt
index 19c36b601f52..4dbd6d680d68 100644
--- a/tools/circt-opt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/circt-opt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ target_link_libraries(circt-opt
   CIRCTArcTransforms
   CIRCTCalyx
   CIRCTCalyxToHW
+  CIRCTCalyxNative
   CIRCTCalyxToFSM
   CIRCTCalyxTransforms
   CIRCTComb
diff --git a/tools/hlstool/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/hlstool/CMakeLists.txt
index fd1622cb49da..3ad3f92c5f30 100644
--- a/tools/hlstool/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/hlstool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ target_link_libraries(hlstool
   CIRCTSVTransforms
   CIRCTSCFToCalyx
   CIRCTCalyx
+  CIRCTCalyxNative
   CIRCTCalyxTransforms
   CIRCTCalyxToHW
   CIRCTCalyxToFSM