diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 451fd5b64..5603ed4ba 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 #include "generators.h"
+#include "runtime_settings.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -640,7 +641,7 @@ struct RootObject_Element : JSON::Element {
   JSON::Element& t_;
 };
 
-void ParseConfig(const fs::path& filename, Config& config) {
+void ParseConfig(const fs::path& filename, std::string_view json_overlay, Config& config) {
   std::ifstream file = filename.open(std::ios::binary | std::ios::ate);
   if (!file.is_open()) {
     throw std::runtime_error("Error opening " + filename.string());
@@ -662,10 +663,20 @@ void ParseConfig(const fs::path& filename, Config& config) {
     oss << "Error encountered while parsing '" << filename.string() << "' " << message.what();
     throw std::runtime_error(oss.str());
   }
+
+  if (!json_overlay.empty()) {
+    try {
+      JSON::Parse(root_object, json_overlay);
+    } catch (const std::exception& message) {
+      std::ostringstream oss;
+      oss << "Error encountered while parsing config overlay: " << message.what();
+      throw std::runtime_error(oss.str());
+    }
+  }
 }
 
-Config::Config(const fs::path& path) : config_path{path} {
-  ParseConfig(path / "genai_config.json", *this);
+Config::Config(const fs::path& path, std::string_view json_overlay) : config_path{path} {
+  ParseConfig(path / "genai_config.json", json_overlay, *this);
 
   if (model.context_length == 0)
     throw std::runtime_error("model context_length is 0 or was not set. It must be greater than 0");
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 4a14cdd6e..37e1837a2 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 namespace Generators {
 
+struct RuntimeSettings;
+
 struct Config {
   Config() = default;
-  Config(const fs::path& path);
+  Config(const fs::path& path, std::string_view json_overlay);
 
   struct Defaults {
     static constexpr std::string_view InputIdsName = "input_ids";
diff --git a/src/generators.h b/src/generators.h
index 4350d5f2d..c36ed6b33 100644
--- a/src/generators.h
+++ b/src/generators.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ using cudaStream_t = void*;
 #include "models/debugging.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "logging.h"
+#include "runtime_settings.h"
 #include "tensor.h"
 
 namespace Generators {
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<OrtGlobals>& GetOrtGlobals();
 void Shutdown();  // Do this once at exit, Ort code will fail after this call
 OrtEnv& GetOrtEnv();
 
-std::shared_ptr<Model> CreateModel(OrtEnv& ort_env, const char* config_path);
+std::shared_ptr<Model> CreateModel(OrtEnv& ort_env, const char* config_path, const RuntimeSettings* settings = nullptr);
 std::shared_ptr<GeneratorParams> CreateGeneratorParams(const Model& model);
 std::shared_ptr<GeneratorParams> CreateGeneratorParams(const Config& config);  // For benchmarking purposes only
 std::unique_ptr<Generator> CreateGenerator(const Model& model, const GeneratorParams& params);
diff --git a/src/models/model.cpp b/src/models/model.cpp
index 93338b7fa..a5f549fb1 100644
--- a/src/models/model.cpp
+++ b/src/models/model.cpp
@@ -471,9 +471,12 @@ void Model::CreateSessionOptionsFromConfig(const Config::SessionOptions& config_
         opts.emplace(option.first, option.second);
       }
       session_options.AppendExecutionProvider("QNN", opts);
-    } else if (provider_options.name == "web") {
+    } else if (provider_options.name == "webgpu") {
       device_type_ = DeviceType::WEBGPU;
       std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> opts;
+      for (auto& option : provider_options.options) {
+        opts.emplace(option.first, option.second);
+      }
       session_options.AppendExecutionProvider("WebGPU", opts);
     } else
       throw std::runtime_error("Unknown provider type: " + provider_options.name);
@@ -510,8 +513,12 @@ std::shared_ptr<MultiModalProcessor> Model::CreateMultiModalProcessor() const {
   return std::make_shared<MultiModalProcessor>(*config_, *session_info_);
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<Model> CreateModel(OrtEnv& ort_env, const char* config_path) {
-  auto config = std::make_unique<Config>(fs::path(config_path));
+std::shared_ptr<Model> CreateModel(OrtEnv& ort_env, const char* config_path, const RuntimeSettings* settings /*= nullptr*/) {
+  std::string config_overlay;
+  if (settings) {
+    config_overlay = settings->GenerateConfigOverlay();
+  }
+  auto config = std::make_unique<Config>(fs::path(config_path), config_overlay);
 
   if (config->model.type == "gpt2")
     return std::make_shared<Gpt_Model>(std::move(config), ort_env);
diff --git a/src/ort_genai.h b/src/ort_genai.h
index beffd0730..424e7aad7 100644
--- a/src/ort_genai.h
+++ b/src/ort_genai.h
@@ -59,12 +59,34 @@ inline void OgaCheckResult(OgaResult* result) {
   }
 }
 
+struct OgaRuntimeSettings : OgaAbstract {
+  static std::unique_ptr<OgaRuntimeSettings> Create() {
+    OgaRuntimeSettings* p;
+    OgaCheckResult(OgaCreateRuntimeSettings(&p));
+    return std::unique_ptr<OgaRuntimeSettings>(p);
+  }
+
+  void SetHandle(const char* name, void* handle) {
+    OgaCheckResult(OgaRuntimeSettingsSetHandle(this, name, handle));
+  }
+  void SetHandle(const std::string& name, void* handle) {
+    SetHandle(name.c_str(), handle);
+  }
+
+  static void operator delete(void* p) { OgaDestroyRuntimeSettings(reinterpret_cast<OgaRuntimeSettings*>(p)); }
+};
+
 struct OgaModel : OgaAbstract {
   static std::unique_ptr<OgaModel> Create(const char* config_path) {
     OgaModel* p;
     OgaCheckResult(OgaCreateModel(config_path, &p));
     return std::unique_ptr<OgaModel>(p);
   }
+  static std::unique_ptr<OgaModel> Create(const char* config_path, const OgaRuntimeSettings& settings) {
+    OgaModel* p;
+    OgaCheckResult(OgaCreateModelWithRuntimeSettings(config_path, &settings, &p));
+    return std::unique_ptr<OgaModel>(p);
+  }
 
   std::unique_ptr<OgaSequences> Generate(const OgaGeneratorParams& params) const {
     OgaSequences* p;
diff --git a/src/ort_genai_c.cpp b/src/ort_genai_c.cpp
index 629d6e962..9483fc23b 100644
--- a/src/ort_genai_c.cpp
+++ b/src/ort_genai_c.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "ort_genai_c.h"
 #include "generators.h"
 #include "models/model.h"
+#include "runtime_settings.h"
 #include "search.h"
 
 namespace Generators {
@@ -134,15 +135,26 @@ OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaLoadAudios(const OgaStringArray* audio_paths, OgaAudi
   OGA_CATCH
 }
 
-OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateModel(const char* config_path, OgaModel** out) {
+OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateRuntimeSettings(OgaRuntimeSettings** out) {
+  OGA_TRY
+  *out = reinterpret_cast<OgaRuntimeSettings*>(Generators::CreateRuntimeSettings().release());
+  return nullptr;
+  OGA_CATCH
+}
+
+OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateModelWithRuntimeSettings(const char* config_path, const OgaRuntimeSettings* settings, OgaModel** out) {
   OGA_TRY
-  auto model = Generators::CreateModel(Generators::GetOrtEnv(), config_path);
+  auto model = Generators::CreateModel(Generators::GetOrtEnv(), config_path, reinterpret_cast<const Generators::RuntimeSettings*>(settings));
   model->external_owner_ = model;
   *out = reinterpret_cast<OgaModel*>(model.get());
   return nullptr;
   OGA_CATCH
 }
 
+OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateModel(const char* config_path, OgaModel** out) {
+  return OgaCreateModelWithRuntimeSettings(config_path, nullptr, out);
+}
+
 OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateGeneratorParams(const OgaModel* model, OgaGeneratorParams** out) {
   OGA_TRY
   auto params = std::make_shared<Generators::GeneratorParams>(*reinterpret_cast<const Generators::Model*>(model));
@@ -152,6 +164,14 @@ OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateGeneratorParams(const OgaModel* model, OgaGener
   OGA_CATCH
 }
 
+OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaRuntimeSettingsSetHandle(OgaRuntimeSettings* settings, const char* handle_name, void* handle) {
+  OGA_TRY
+  Generators::RuntimeSettings* settings_ = reinterpret_cast<Generators::RuntimeSettings*>(settings);
+  settings_->handles_[handle_name] = handle;
+  return nullptr;
+  OGA_CATCH
+}
+
 OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaGeneratorParamsSetSearchNumber(OgaGeneratorParams* generator_params, const char* name, double value) {
   OGA_TRY
   Generators::SetSearchNumber(reinterpret_cast<Generators::GeneratorParams*>(generator_params)->search, name, value);
@@ -623,4 +643,8 @@ void OGA_API_CALL OgaDestroyNamedTensors(OgaNamedTensors* p) {
 void OGA_API_CALL OgaDestroyAdapters(OgaAdapters* p) {
   reinterpret_cast<Generators::Adapters*>(p)->external_owner_ = nullptr;
 }
+
+void OGA_API_CALL OgaDestroyRuntimeSettings(OgaRuntimeSettings* p) {
+  delete reinterpret_cast<Generators::RuntimeSettings*>(p);
+}
 }
diff --git a/src/ort_genai_c.h b/src/ort_genai_c.h
index e4e72fe6f..b00494d7d 100644
--- a/src/ort_genai_c.h
+++ b/src/ort_genai_c.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ typedef enum OgaElementType {
 typedef struct OgaResult OgaResult;
 typedef struct OgaGeneratorParams OgaGeneratorParams;
 typedef struct OgaGenerator OgaGenerator;
+typedef struct OgaRuntimeSettings OgaRuntimeSettings;
 typedef struct OgaModel OgaModel;
 // OgaSequences is an array of token arrays where the number of token arrays can be obtained using
 // OgaSequencesCount and the number of tokens in each token array can be obtained using OgaSequencesGetSequenceCount.
@@ -149,6 +150,27 @@ OGA_EXPORT OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaLoadAudios(const OgaStringArray* audio_pat
 
 OGA_EXPORT void OGA_API_CALL OgaDestroyAudios(OgaAudios* audios);
 
+/*
+ * \brief Creates a runtime settings instance to be used to create a model.
+ * \param[out] out The created runtime settings.
+ * \return OgaResult containing the error message if the creation of the runtime settings failed.
+ */
+OGA_EXPORT OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateRuntimeSettings(OgaRuntimeSettings** out);
+/*
+ * \brief Destroys the given runtime settings.
+ * \param[in] settings The runtime settings to be destroyed.
+ */
+OGA_EXPORT void OGA_API_CALL OgaDestroyRuntimeSettings(OgaRuntimeSettings* settings);
+
+/*
+ * \brief Sets a specific runtime handle for the runtime settings.
+ * \param[in] settings The runtime settings to set the device type.
+ * \param[in] handle_name The name of the handle to set for the runtime settings.
+ * \param[in] handle The value of handle to set for the runtime settings.
+ * \return OgaResult containing the error message if the setting of the device type failed.
+ */
+OGA_EXPORT OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaRuntimeSettingsSetHandle(OgaRuntimeSettings* settings, const char* handle_name, void* handle);
+
 /*
  * \brief Creates a model from the given configuration directory and device type.
  * \param[in] config_path The path to the model configuration directory. The path is expected to be encoded in UTF-8.
@@ -158,6 +180,16 @@ OGA_EXPORT void OGA_API_CALL OgaDestroyAudios(OgaAudios* audios);
  */
 OGA_EXPORT OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateModel(const char* config_path, OgaModel** out);
 
+/*
+ * \brief Creates a model from the given configuration directory, runtime settings and device type.
+ * \param[in] config_path The path to the model configuration directory. The path is expected to be encoded in UTF-8.
+ * \param[in] settings The runtime settings to use for the model.
+ * \param[in] device_type The device type to use for the model.
+ * \param[out] out The created model.
+ * \return OgaResult containing the error message if the model creation failed.
+ */
+OGA_EXPORT OgaResult* OGA_API_CALL OgaCreateModelWithRuntimeSettings(const char* config_path, const OgaRuntimeSettings* settings, OgaModel** out);
+
 /*
  * \brief Destroys the given model.
  * \param[in] model The model to be destroyed.
diff --git a/src/runtime_settings.cpp b/src/runtime_settings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6a64c854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime_settings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "runtime_settings.h"
+
+namespace Generators {
+
+std::unique_ptr<RuntimeSettings> CreateRuntimeSettings() {
+  return std::make_unique<RuntimeSettings>();
+}
+
+std::string RuntimeSettings::GenerateConfigOverlay() const {
+  // #if USE_WEBGPU
+  constexpr std::string_view webgpu_overlay_pre = R"({
+  "model": {
+    "decoder": {
+      "session_options": {
+        "provider_options": [
+          {
+            "webgpu": {
+              "dawnProcTable": ")";
+  constexpr std::string_view webgpu_overlay_post = R"("
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+)";
+
+  auto it = handles_.find("dawnProcTable");
+  if (it != handles_.end()) {
+    void* dawn_proc_table_handle = it->second;
+    std::string overlay;
+    overlay.reserve(webgpu_overlay_pre.size() + webgpu_overlay_post.size() + 20);  // Optional small optimization of buffer size
+    overlay += webgpu_overlay_pre;
+    overlay += std::to_string((size_t)(dawn_proc_table_handle));
+    overlay += webgpu_overlay_post;
+    return overlay;
+  }
+
+  return {};
+}
+
+}  // namespace Generators
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diff --git a/src/runtime_settings.h b/src/runtime_settings.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5d76d526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime_settings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+namespace Generators {
+
+// This struct should only be used for runtime settings that are not able to be put into config.
+struct RuntimeSettings {
+  RuntimeSettings() = default;
+
+  std::string GenerateConfigOverlay() const;
+
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, void*> handles_;
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<RuntimeSettings> CreateRuntimeSettings();
+
+}  // namespace Generators
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