diff --git a/torchx/components/dist.py b/torchx/components/dist.py
index 495a61db3..15adb6415 100644
--- a/torchx/components/dist.py
+++ b/torchx/components/dist.py
@@ -308,6 +308,126 @@ def ddp(
     )
 
 
+def monarch(
+    *script_args: str,
+    script: Optional[str] = None,
+    m: Optional[str] = None,
+    image: str = "torchx:latest",
+    name: str = "/",
+    h: Optional[str] = None,
+    cpu: int = 2,
+    gpu: int = 0,
+    memMB: int = 1024,
+    j: str = "1x2",
+    env: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    max_retries: int = 0,
+    rdzv_port: int = 29500,
+    mounts: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    debug: bool = False,
+    tee: int = 3,
+) -> specs.AppDef:
+    """
+    Single-Program-Multiple-Data (SPMD) style application using Monarch actors.
+
+    Launches multiple copies of the same training script using Monarch's actor system
+    for process management instead of torch.distributed.run. Monarch actors handle
+    distributed environment setup (RANK, WORLD_SIZE, LOCAL_RANK, MASTER_ADDR, MASTER_PORT)
+    and execute the training script.
+
+    This component can be used for any distributed PyTorch training pattern including
+    DDP, FSDP, or RPC-based training.
+
+    Note: (cpu, gpu, memMB) parameters are mutually exclusive with ``h`` (named resource) where
+          ``h`` takes precedence if specified for setting resource requirements.
+
+    Args:
+        script_args: arguments to the main module
+        script: script or binary to run within the image
+        m: the python module path to run
+        image: image (e.g. docker)
+        name: job name override in the following format: ``{experimentname}/{runname}`` or ``{experimentname}/`` or ``/{runname}`` or ``{runname}``.
+            Uses the script or module name if ``{runname}`` not specified.
+        cpu: number of cpus per replica
+        gpu: number of gpus per replica
+        memMB: cpu memory in MB per replica
+        h: a registered named resource (if specified takes precedence over cpu, gpu, memMB)
+        j: [{min_nnodes}:]{nnodes}x{nproc_per_node}, for gpu hosts, nproc_per_node must not exceed num gpus
+        env: environment varibles to be passed to the run (e.g. ENV1=v1,ENV2=v2,ENV3=v3)
+        metadata: metadata to be passed to the scheduler (e.g. KEY1=v1,KEY2=v2,KEY3=v3)
+        max_retries: the number of scheduler retries allowed
+        rdzv_port: the port used for master_port in distributed setup (default 29500)
+        mounts: mounts to mount into the worker environment/container (ex. type=<bind/volume>,src=/host,dst=/job[,readonly]).
+                See scheduler documentation for more info.
+        debug: whether to run with preset debug flags enabled
+        tee: accepted for API compatibility with ddp(), but not used by monarch
+    """
+
+    if (script is None) == (m is None):
+        raise ValueError("exactly one of --script and -m must be specified")
+
+    min_nnodes, max_nnodes, nproc_per_node, nnodes_rep = parse_nnodes(j)
+
+    env = env or {}
+    metadata = metadata or {}
+
+    argname = StructuredNameArgument.parse_from(name=name, m=m, script=script)
+    env["TORCHX_TRACKING_EXPERIMENT_NAME"] = argname.experiment_name
+    env["TORCHX_TRACKING_RUN_NAME"] = argname.run_name
+    env.setdefault("LOGLEVEL", os.getenv("LOGLEVEL", "WARNING"))
+    if debug:
+        env.update(_TORCH_DEBUG_FLAGS)
+
+    # Determine master_addr based on single vs multi-node
+    if max_nnodes == 1:
+        master_addr = "localhost"
+    else:
+        master_addr = _noquote(f"$${{{macros.rank0_env}:=localhost}}")
+
+    cmd = [
+        "python",
+        "-m",
+        "monarch.actor.torchrun",
+        "--nproc_per_node",
+        str(nproc_per_node),
+        "--nnodes",
+        str(max_nnodes),
+        "--node_idx",
+        f"{macros.replica_id}",
+        "--master_addr",
+        master_addr,
+        "--master_port",
+        str(rdzv_port),
+    ]
+
+    if script is not None:
+        cmd += [script]
+    elif m is not None:
+        cmd += ["-m", m]
+
+    cmd += script_args
+
+    return specs.AppDef(
+        name=argname.run_name,
+        roles=[
+            specs.Role(
+                name=get_role_name(script, m),
+                image=image,
+                min_replicas=min_nnodes,
+                entrypoint="bash",
+                num_replicas=int(max_nnodes),
+                resource=specs.resource(cpu=cpu, gpu=gpu, memMB=memMB, h=h),
+                args=["-c", _args_join(cmd)],
+                env=env,
+                port_map={"c10d": rdzv_port},
+                max_retries=max_retries,
+                mounts=specs.parse_mounts(mounts) if mounts else [],
+            )
+        ],
+        metadata=metadata,
+    )
+
+
 def get_role_name(script: Optional[str], m: Optional[str]) -> str:
     if script:
         # script name/module no extension