diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/metal_backend.py b/backends/apple/metal/metal_backend.py
index fde0410cca3..36295c27786 100644
--- a/backends/apple/metal/metal_backend.py
+++ b/backends/apple/metal/metal_backend.py
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ def get_decomposition_table(cls) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
 
     @classmethod
     def get_custom_passes(cls, compile_specs: List[CompileSpec]) -> List[typing.Any]:
-        """Return Metal-specific passes (currently none)"""
-        return []
+        """Return Metal-specific passes"""
+        from executorch.backends.apple.metal.passes.decompose_linear_pass import (
+            DecomposeLinearPass,
+        )
+
+        return [DecomposeLinearPass()]
 
     @classmethod
     def get_aoti_compile_options(
diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/passes/__init__.py b/backends/apple/metal/passes/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a1209f1356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/apple/metal/passes/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from executorch.backends.apple.metal.passes.decompose_linear_pass import (  # noqa: F401
+    DecomposeLinearPass,
+)
+
+__all__ = ["DecomposeLinearPass"]
diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/passes/decompose_linear_pass.py b/backends/apple/metal/passes/decompose_linear_pass.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6b8578cc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backends/apple/metal/passes/decompose_linear_pass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import torch
+from executorch.exir.dialects._ops import ops as exir_ops
+from executorch.exir.pass_base import ExportPass, PassResult
+
+
+class DecomposeLinearPass(ExportPass):
+    """
+    Decompose aten.linear into matmul + add to avoid addmm.
+
+    For 2D inputs, we unsqueeze to 3D before decomposition to force the matmul
+    code path instead of addmm. The C++ implementation of aten.linear directly
+    calls addmm for 2D inputs with bias, which would require implementing
+    aoti_torch_mps_addmm_out. By unsqueezing to 3D, we force the matmul path,
+    then squeeze back to 2D.
+    """
+
+    def call(self, graph_module: torch.fx.GraphModule) -> PassResult:
+        modified = False
+        graph = graph_module.graph
+
+        for node in graph.nodes:
+            # Check if this is a linear operation
+            is_linear = False
+
+            if node.op == "call_function":
+                # Match both edge dialect and core aten linear operators
+                if node.target == exir_ops.edge.aten.linear.default:
+                    is_linear = True
+                elif node.target == torch.ops.aten.linear.default:
+                    is_linear = True
+
+            if is_linear:
+                # Get input, weight, and bias arguments
+                input_node = node.args[0]
+                weight_node = node.args[1]
+                bias_node = node.args[2] if len(node.args) > 2 else None
+
+                with graph.inserting_before(node):
+                    # Determine which ops to use based on the input operator
+                    target_str = str(node.target)
+
+                    if "executorch_exir_dialects_edge" in target_str:
+                        # Use edge dialect operators
+                        t_op = exir_ops.edge.aten.t.default
+                        matmul_op = exir_ops.edge.aten.matmul.default
+                        add_op = exir_ops.edge.aten.add.Tensor
+                        unsqueeze_op = exir_ops.edge.aten.unsqueeze.default
+                        squeeze_op = exir_ops.edge.aten.squeeze.dims
+                    else:
+                        # Use core aten operators
+                        t_op = torch.ops.aten.t.default
+                        matmul_op = torch.ops.aten.matmul.default
+                        add_op = torch.ops.aten.add.Tensor
+                        unsqueeze_op = torch.ops.aten.unsqueeze.default
+                        squeeze_op = torch.ops.aten.squeeze.dims
+
+                    # Check if input is 2D
+                    needs_unsqueeze = False
+                    if hasattr(input_node, "meta") and "val" in input_node.meta:
+                        if len(input_node.meta["val"].shape) == 2:
+                            needs_unsqueeze = True
+
+                    # Unsqueeze 2D input to 3D: (M, K) -> (1, M, K)
+                    current_input = input_node
+                    if needs_unsqueeze:
+                        current_input = graph.call_function(
+                            unsqueeze_op,
+                            args=(input_node, 0),
+                        )
+
+                    # Decompose linear: matmul(input, weight.T) + bias
+                    weight_t = graph.call_function(
+                        t_op,
+                        args=(weight_node,),
+                    )
+
+                    matmul_result = graph.call_function(
+                        matmul_op,
+                        args=(current_input, weight_t),
+                    )
+
+                    if bias_node is not None:
+                        result = graph.call_function(
+                            add_op,
+                            args=(matmul_result, bias_node),
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        result = matmul_result
+
+                    # Squeeze 3D output back to 2D: (1, M, N) -> (M, N)
+                    if needs_unsqueeze:
+                        result = graph.call_function(
+                            squeeze_op,
+                            args=(result, [0]),
+                        )
+
+                # Replace all uses of the linear node with the decomposed result
+                node.replace_all_uses_with(result)
+                graph.erase_node(node)
+                modified = True
+
+        if modified:
+            graph_module.recompile()
+
+        return PassResult(graph_module, modified)
diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/tests/test_modules.py b/backends/apple/metal/tests/test_modules.py
index 59904bb494d..f97561b2e7c 100644
--- a/backends/apple/metal/tests/test_modules.py
+++ b/backends/apple/metal/tests/test_modules.py
@@ -173,6 +173,23 @@ def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
 }
 
 
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class LinearWithBias(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.linear = nn.Linear(7, 101, bias=True)
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
+        return self.linear(x)
+
+
+MODULE_REGISTRY["linear_bias"] = {
+    "model_class": LinearWithBias,
+    "input_shapes": [(127, 7)],
+    "description": "Simple linear layer model bias",
+}
+
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Convolution Modules
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------