diff --git a/vllm/attention/backends/pallas.py b/vllm/attention/backends/pallas.py
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+++ b/vllm/attention/backends/pallas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+"""Attention layer with Pallas FlashAttention and PagedAttention."""
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Type
+
+import torch
+
+from vllm.attention.backends.abstract import (AttentionBackend, AttentionImpl,
+                                              AttentionMetadata)
+from torch_xla.experimental.custom_kernel import flash_attention
+
+
+class PallasAttentionBackend(AttentionBackend):
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_impl_cls() -> Type["PallasAttentionImpl"]:
+        return PallasAttentionImpl
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def make_metadata(*args, **kwargs) -> "PallasAttentionMetadata":
+        return PallasAttentionMetadata(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_kv_cache_shape(
+        num_blocks: int,
+        block_size: int,
+        num_kv_heads: int,
+        head_size: int,
+    ) -> Tuple[int, ...]:
+        return (2, num_kv_heads, num_blocks, block_size, head_size)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def swap_blocks(
+        src_kv_cache: torch.Tensor,
+        dst_kv_cache: torch.Tensor,
+        src_to_dst: Dict[int, int],
+    ) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "Swapping blocks is not supported on TPU backend.")
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def copy_blocks(
+        kv_caches: List[torch.Tensor],
+        src_to_dists: Dict[int, List[int]],
+    ) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "Copying blocks is not supported on TPU backend.")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class PallasAttentionMetadata(AttentionMetadata):
+    """Metadata for PallasAttentionBackend."""
+    # Currently, input sequences can only contain all prompts
+    # or all decoding. True if all sequences are prompts.
+    is_prompt: bool
+
+
+
+
+class PallasAttentionImpl(AttentionImpl):
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        num_heads: int,
+        head_size: int,
+        scale: float,
+        num_kv_heads: Optional[int] = None,
+        alibi_slopes: Optional[List[float]] = None,
+        sliding_window: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.num_heads = num_heads
+        self.head_size = head_size
+        self.scale = float(scale)
+        self.num_kv_heads = num_heads if num_kv_heads is None else num_kv_heads
+
+        if sliding_window is not None:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "Sliding window is not supported on TPU backend."
+            )
+        if alibi_slopes is not None:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "Alibi slopes are not supported on TPU backend."
+            )
+
+        assert self.num_heads % self.num_kv_heads == 0
+        self.num_queries_per_kv = self.num_heads // self.num_kv_heads
+        # TODO(woosuk): Check supported head sizes.
+
+    def forward(
+        self,
+        query: torch.Tensor,
+        key: torch.Tensor,
+        value: torch.Tensor,
+        kv_cache: torch.Tensor,
+        attn_metadata: PallasAttentionMetadata,
+    ) -> torch.Tensor:
+        """Forward pass with FlashAttention and PagedAttention.
+
+        Args:
+            query: shape = [batch_size, seq_len, num_heads * head_size]
+            key: shape = [batch_size, seq_len, num_kv_heads * head_size]
+            value: shape = [batch_size, seq_len, num_kv_heads * head_size]
+            kv_cache = [2, num_kv_heads, num_blocks, block_size, head_size]
+            attn_metadata: Metadata for attention.
+        Returns:
+            shape = [batch_size, seq_len, num_heads * head_size]
+        """
+        batch_size, seq_len, hidden_size = query.shape
+        # Reshape the query, key, and value tensors.
+        query = query.view(batch_size, seq_len, self.num_heads, self.head_size)
+        key = key.view(batch_size, seq_len, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
+        value = value.view(batch_size, seq_len, self.num_kv_heads, self.head_size)
+
+        if kv_cache is not None:
+            key_cache, value_cache = kv_cache[0], kv_cache[1]
+
+            # Reshape the input keys and values and store them in the cache.
+            # If kv_cache is not provided, the new key and value tensors are
+            # not cached. This happens during the initial memory profiling run.
+            key_cache.index_copy_(dim=2, index=attn_metadata.slot_mapping, source=key)
+            value_cache.index_copy_(dim=2, index=attn_metadata.slot_mapping, source=value)
+
+        if True:  # FIXME
+            # Prompt run.
+            if kv_cache is None or attn_metadata.block_tables.numel() == 0:
+                # normal attention
+                output = flash_attention(
+                    query.permute(0, 2, 1, 3),
+                    key.permute(0, 2, 1, 3),
+                    value.permute(0, 2, 1, 3),
+                    causal=True,
+                )
+                output = output.permute(0, 2, 1, 3)
+            else:
+                # prefix-enabled attention
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "Prefix-enabled attention is not supported on TPU backend."
+                )
+        else:
+            # Decoding run.
+            pass
+
+        # Reshape the output tensor.
+        return output.view(batch_size, seq_len, hidden_size)
diff --git a/vllm/attention/selector.py b/vllm/attention/selector.py
index c2ec4376c9f3c..1fd2d482e729c 100644
--- a/vllm/attention/selector.py
+++ b/vllm/attention/selector.py
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ logger = init_logger(__name__)
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=None)
 def get_attn_backend(dtype: torch.dtype) -> Type[AttentionBackend]:
-    if _can_use_flash_attn(dtype):
+    if True:
+        logger.info("Using PallasAttention backend.")
+        from vllm.attention.backends.pallas import (  # noqa: F401
+            PallasAttentionBackend)
+        return PallasAttentionBackend
+    elif _can_use_flash_attn(dtype):
         logger.info("Using FlashAttention backend.")
         from vllm.attention.backends.flash_attn import (  # noqa: F401
             FlashAttentionBackend)