diff --git a/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/CMakeLists.txt b/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/CMakeLists.txt
index c9b122cd..43f42ede 100644
--- a/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ mlir_tablegen(XTenNNBase.h.inc -gen-dialect-decls)
 mlir_tablegen(XTenNNBase.cpp.inc -gen-dialect-defs)
 mlir_tablegen(XTenNNOps.h.inc -gen-op-decls)
 mlir_tablegen(XTenNNOps.cpp.inc -gen-op-defs)
+mlir_tablegen(XTenNNEnums.h.inc -gen-enum-decls)
+mlir_tablegen(XTenNNEnums.cpp.inc -gen-enum-defs)
 
 add_public_tablegen_target(XTenNNDialectIncGen)
 add_dependencies(XTenNNIncGen XTenNNDialectIncGen)
diff --git a/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.h b/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.h
index ad8e4ecb..8d44cebc 100644
--- a/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.h
+++ b/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #include "mlir/Interfaces/SideEffectInterfaces.h"
 #include "xten/Dialect/XTenNN/Interfaces/EnclaveOpInterfaces.h"
 
+// Include enums
+#include "xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNEnums.h.inc"
+
 namespace mlir::OpTrait {
 template <typename ConcreteType>
 class TosaExtension : public TraitBase<ConcreteType, TosaExtension> {};
diff --git a/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.td b/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.td
index 00106456..93d01b5c 100644
--- a/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.td
+++ b/include/xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.td
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 include "xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNBase.td"
 include "xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNTypes.td"
 
+include "mlir/IR/EnumAttr.td"
 include "mlir/Interfaces/FunctionInterfaces.td"
 include "mlir/IR/OpAsmInterface.td"
 include "mlir/IR/RegionKindInterface.td"
@@ -35,6 +36,29 @@ class XTenNN_Op<string mnemonic, list<Trait> traits = []>
 // SubgraphOp
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
+def MicroKernel: I32EnumAttrCase<"MicroKernel", 0>;
+def TemplatedGraph: I32EnumAttrCase<"TemplatedGraph", 1>;
+def InCoreChain: I32EnumAttrCase<"InCoreChain", 2>;
+def MllibKernel: I32EnumAttrCase<"MllibKernel", 3>;
+def PseudoOp: I32EnumAttrCase<"PseudoOp", 4>;
+def MemTileChain: I32EnumAttrCase<"MemTileChain", 5>;
+def Interface: I32EnumAttrCase<"Interface", 6>;
+def CpuBecause: I32EnumAttrCase<"CpuBecause", 7>;
+
+def ReasonEnum : I32EnumAttr<"ReasonEnum", "List of possible reasons for a subgraph to exist",
+                           [MicroKernel,
+                            TemplatedGraph,
+                            InCoreChain,
+                            MllibKernel,
+                            PseudoOp,
+                            MemTileChain,
+                            Interface,
+                            CpuBecause]> {
+  let cppNamespace = "amd::xten_nn";
+  let stringToSymbolFnName = "reasonStrToEnum";
+  let symbolToStringFnName = "toString";
+}
+
 def XTenNN_SubgraphOp : XTenNN_Op<"subgraph", [
             DeclareOpInterfaceMethods<InferShapedTypeOpInterface,
                               ["inferReturnTypeComponents"]>,
@@ -71,7 +95,7 @@ def XTenNN_SubgraphOp : XTenNN_Op<"subgraph", [
         ```
     }];
 
-    let arguments = (ins Variadic<AnyType>:$captures);
+    let arguments = (ins Variadic<AnyType>:$captures, StrAttr:$Reason);
     let results = (outs Variadic<AnyType>:$results);
     let regions = (region MaxSizedRegion<1>:$content);
 
diff --git a/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/CMakeLists.txt
index 5b468f08..258647cb 100644
--- a/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 add_mlir_dialect_library(XTenNNDialect
   XTenNNBase.cpp
+  XTenNNEnums.cpp
   XTenNNOps.cpp
 
   DEPENDS
diff --git a/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNEnums.cpp b/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNEnums.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9067b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNEnums.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//===- XTenNNEnums.cpp ------------------------------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// This file is licensed 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
+//
+
+// (c) Copyright 2024 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All Rights reserved.
+
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "mlir/IR/BuiltinOps.h"
+
+#include "xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNEnums.h.inc"
+#include "xten/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNEnums.cpp.inc"
diff --git a/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.cpp b/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.cpp
index 83afc80a..1384bf69 100644
--- a/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.cpp
+++ b/lib/Dialect/XTenNN/IR/XTenNNOps.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,27 @@ LogicalResult SubgraphOp::verify() {
              << ") does not match argument type (" << argType << ")";
     }
   }
+
+  std::optional<ReasonEnum> reason = reasonStrToEnum(getReason());
+  if (!reason) {
+    SmallVector<llvm::StringRef> validReasons;
+    validReasons.reserve(getMaxEnumValForReasonEnum());
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i <= getMaxEnumValForReasonEnum(); i++) {
+      validReasons.push_back(toString(static_cast<ReasonEnum>(i)));
+    }
+
+    std::string commaSeparatedReasons;
+    {
+      llvm::raw_string_ostream rso(commaSeparatedReasons);
+      llvm::interleaveComma(validReasons, rso);
+    }
+
+    return emitOpError() << "invalid provided Reason '" << getReason()
+                         << "'. Valid Reasons are: [" << commaSeparatedReasons
+                         << "]";
+  }
+
   return success();
 }