diff --git a/backends/mlx/ops.py b/backends/mlx/ops.py
index 3f7da88a793..27d214e0ae9 100644
--- a/backends/mlx/ops.py
+++ b/backends/mlx/ops.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     AsStridedNode,
     AsTypeNode,
     Atan2Node,
+    BitwiseInvertNode,
     BroadcastToNode,
     CeilNode,
     ClipNode,
@@ -3066,27 +3067,40 @@ def _where_handler(P: MLXProgramBuilder, n: Node) -> Slot:
 
 @REGISTRY.register(target=[torch.ops.aten.bitwise_not.default])
 def _bitwise_not_handler(P: MLXProgramBuilder, n: Node) -> Slot:
-    """Handle aten.bitwise_not - for boolean tensors, dispatch to logical_not."""
+    """Handle aten.bitwise_not - logical_not for bool, bitwise_invert for integers."""
     args = P.args(n)
     require_args(args, 1, 1, "aten.bitwise_not")
     require_kwargs(P.kwargs(n), set(), "aten.bitwise_not")
     x_meta = n.args[0].meta.get("val")
+    out = P.make_or_get_slot(n)
 
-    if x_meta is not None and x_meta.dtype == torch.bool:
-        # For boolean tensors, bitwise_not is equivalent to logical_not
-        out = P.make_or_get_slot(n)
+    if x_meta is None or not hasattr(x_meta, "dtype"):
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "aten.bitwise_not requires known input dtype metadata for MLX lowering"
+        )
+
+    if x_meta.dtype == torch.bool:
         P.emit(
             LogicalNotNode(
                 x=P.slot_to_tid(args[0]),
                 out=P.slot_to_tid(out),
             )
         )
-        return out
+    elif x_meta.dtype in {
+        torch.int32,
+        torch.int64,
+    }:
+        P.emit(
+            BitwiseInvertNode(
+                x=P.slot_to_tid(args[0]),
+                out=P.slot_to_tid(out),
+            )
+        )
     else:
         raise NotImplementedError(
-            f"aten.bitwise_not is only supported for boolean tensors. "
-            f"Got dtype={x_meta.dtype if x_meta else 'unknown'}"
+            f"aten.bitwise_not on dtype {x_meta.dtype} is not supported for MLX lowering"
         )
+    return out
 
 
 @REGISTRY.register(
diff --git a/backends/mlx/runtime/MLXInterpreter.h b/backends/mlx/runtime/MLXInterpreter.h
index 9fa08ab722d..304fdfe9805 100644
--- a/backends/mlx/runtime/MLXInterpreter.h
+++ b/backends/mlx/runtime/MLXInterpreter.h
@@ -1380,6 +1380,13 @@ inline void exec_logical_not(
   st.set_tensor(n.out, logical_not(st.const_tensor_ref(n.x), s));
 }
 
+inline void exec_bitwise_invert(
+    const BitwiseInvertNode& n,
+    ExecutionState& st,
+    StreamOrDevice s) {
+  st.set_tensor(n.out, bitwise_invert(st.const_tensor_ref(n.x), s));
+}
+
 inline void exec_logical_and(
     const LogicalAndNode& n,
     ExecutionState& st,
@@ -2028,6 +2035,10 @@ class Interpreter {
       case OpCode::LOGICAL_NOT:
         ops::exec_logical_not(std::get<LogicalNotNode>(instr.node), st, s);
         break;
+      case OpCode::BITWISE_INVERT:
+        ops::exec_bitwise_invert(
+            std::get<BitwiseInvertNode>(instr.node), st, s);
+        break;
       case OpCode::LOGICAL_AND:
         ops::exec_logical_and(std::get<LogicalAndNode>(instr.node), st, s);
         break;
diff --git a/backends/mlx/serialization/schema.fbs b/backends/mlx/serialization/schema.fbs
index 6e8d6f47db8..67b4636f0be 100644
--- a/backends/mlx/serialization/schema.fbs
+++ b/backends/mlx/serialization/schema.fbs
@@ -562,6 +562,11 @@ table LogicalNotNode {
     out: Tid (required);
 }
 
+table BitwiseInvertNode {
+    x: Tid (required);
+    out: Tid (required);
+}
+
 table LogicalAndNode {
     a: Tid (required);
     b: Tid (required);
@@ -1113,7 +1118,8 @@ union OpNode {
     GatherMmNode,
     GatherQmmNode,
     ScanNode,
-    MetalKernelNode
+    MetalKernelNode,
+    BitwiseInvertNode
     // BC: Add new op nodes here (append only)
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/mlx/test/test_ops.py b/backends/mlx/test/test_ops.py
index 7ba3902e436..459d5aa1e73 100644
--- a/backends/mlx/test/test_ops.py
+++ b/backends/mlx/test/test_ops.py
@@ -4111,6 +4111,7 @@ def create_model(self) -> nn.Module:
     {"op_name": "abs",        "op_fn": torch.abs},
     {"op_name": "neg",        "op_fn": torch.neg},
     {"op_name": "logical_not","op_fn": torch.logical_not, "shapes": [(2, 3, 4), (10,), (4, 8)], "dtypes": [torch.bool], "input_fn": _bool_input_fn()},
+    {"op_name": "bitwise_not_int", "op_fn": torch.bitwise_not, "shapes": _SHAPES_3, "dtypes": [torch.int32, torch.int64], "input_fn": _int_input_fn()},
     {"op_name": "isnan",      "op_fn": torch.isnan,      "shapes": _SHAPES_3, "dtypes": [torch.float32, torch.float16, torch.bfloat16], "input_fn": _nan_input_fn()},
     # activations
     {"op_name": "relu",    "op_fn": torch.relu,    "shapes": [(2, 3, 4), (10,), (4, 8), (2, 8, 16), (1, 128, 64)], "dtypes": [torch.float32], "input_fn": _input_fn(scale=2, offset=-1)},