diff --git a/litert/cc/litert_tensor_buffer.cc b/litert/cc/litert_tensor_buffer.cc
index 3f1fa19be..e7400221f 100644
--- a/litert/cc/litert_tensor_buffer.cc
+++ b/litert/cc/litert_tensor_buffer.cc
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ Expected<TensorBuffer> TensorBuffer::CreateManaged(
   return TensorBuffer(tensor_buffer, OwnHandle::kYes);
 }
 
+Expected<TensorBuffer> TensorBuffer::CreateManaged(
+    TensorBufferType buffer_type, const RankedTensorType& tensor_type,
+    size_t buffer_size) {
+  return CreateManaged(static_cast<LiteRtTensorBufferType>(buffer_type),
+                       tensor_type, buffer_size);
+}
+
 Expected<TensorBuffer> TensorBuffer::CreateFromHostMemory(
     const Environment&, const RankedTensorType& tensor_type,
     void* host_mem_addr, size_t buffer_size) {
diff --git a/litert/cc/litert_tensor_buffer.h b/litert/cc/litert_tensor_buffer.h
index 1d56c0d54..6b4f3e64b 100644
--- a/litert/cc/litert_tensor_buffer.h
+++ b/litert/cc/litert_tensor_buffer.h
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ class TensorBuffer
       const Environment& env, TensorBufferType buffer_type,
       const RankedTensorType& tensor_type, size_t buffer_size);
 
+  // Creates a managed TensorBuffer object in the given buffer type using the
+  // default environment (if applicable). The returned object is owned by the
+  // caller.
+  static Expected<TensorBuffer> CreateManaged(
+      TensorBufferType buffer_type, const RankedTensorType& tensor_type,
+      size_t buffer_size);
+
   [[deprecated(
       "Use the overload that takes litert::TensorBufferType instead.")]]
   static Expected<TensorBuffer> CreateManaged(