diff --git a/include/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.h b/include/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.h
index bf1dd6e20ce64..f22a4980865d0 100644
--- a/include/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.h
+++ b/include/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.h
@@ -6008,6 +6008,18 @@ struct OrtApi {
    */
   ORT_API2_STATUS(Node_GetGraph, _In_ const OrtNode* node, _Outptr_result_maybenull_ const OrtGraph** graph);
 
+  /** \brief Returns the execution provider type (name) that this node is assigned to run on.
+   *         Returns NULL if the node has not been assigned to any execution provider yet.
+   *
+   * \param[in] node The OrtNode instance.
+   * \param[out] out Output execution provider type and can be NULL if node has not been assigned.
+   *
+   * \snippet{doc} snippets.dox OrtStatus Return Value
+   *
+   * \since Version 1.23.
+   */
+  ORT_API2_STATUS(Node_GetEpType, _In_ const OrtNode* node, _Outptr_result_maybenull_ const char** out);
+
   /// @}
 
   /// \name OrtRunOptions
diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/graph/ep_api_types.cc b/onnxruntime/core/graph/ep_api_types.cc
index 8583fac30cfbf..c6328618e1575 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/graph/ep_api_types.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/graph/ep_api_types.cc
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ const OrtOpAttr* EpNode::GetAttribute(const std::string& name) const {
   }
 }
 
+const std::string& EpNode::GetEpType() const {
+  return node_.GetExecutionProviderType();
+}
+
 //
 // EpValueInfo
 //
diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/graph/ep_api_types.h b/onnxruntime/core/graph/ep_api_types.h
index 12fa082d3f354..e60bbc6d4dcda 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/graph/ep_api_types.h
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/graph/ep_api_types.h
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ struct EpNode : public OrtNode {
   // Helper that gets the node's attributes by name.
   const OrtOpAttr* GetAttribute(const std::string& name) const;
 
+  // Helper that gets the execution provider that this node is assigned to run on.
+  const std::string& GetEpType() const;
+
  private:
   // Back pointer to containing graph. Useful when traversing through nested subgraphs.
   // Will be nullptr if the EpNode was created without an owning graph.
diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc b/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
index 18b545483b38b..38f3c1de636af 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/session/onnxruntime_c_api.cc
@@ -2967,6 +2967,23 @@ ORT_API_STATUS_IMPL(OrtApis::Node_GetGraph, _In_ const OrtNode* node,
   API_IMPL_END
 }
 
+ORT_API_STATUS_IMPL(OrtApis::Node_GetEpType, _In_ const OrtNode* node,
+                    _Outptr_result_maybenull_ const char** out) {
+  API_IMPL_BEGIN
+  if (out == nullptr) {
+    return OrtApis::CreateStatus(ORT_INVALID_ARGUMENT, "'out' argument is NULL");
+  }
+
+  const EpNode* ep_node = EpNode::ToInternal(node);
+  if (ep_node == nullptr) {
+    return OrtApis::CreateStatus(OrtErrorCode::ORT_INVALID_ARGUMENT, "node is a ModelEditorNode which doesn't support Node_GetEpType.");
+  }
+
+  *out = ep_node->GetEpType().c_str();
+  return nullptr;
+  API_IMPL_END
+}
+
 ORT_API(const OrtTrainingApi*, OrtApis::GetTrainingApi, uint32_t version) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_TRAINING_APIS
   if (version >= 13 && version <= ORT_API_VERSION)
@@ -3648,6 +3665,7 @@ static constexpr OrtApi ort_api_1_to_23 = {
     &OrtApis::Node_GetNumSubgraphs,
     &OrtApis::Node_GetSubgraphs,
     &OrtApis::Node_GetGraph,
+    &OrtApis::Node_GetEpType,
 
     &OrtApis::GetRunConfigEntry,
 
diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/session/ort_apis.h b/onnxruntime/core/session/ort_apis.h
index 75db44cb9e9ff..afc6b8d2b70a5 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/session/ort_apis.h
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/session/ort_apis.h
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ ORT_API_STATUS_IMPL(Node_GetSubgraphs, _In_ const OrtNode* node,
                     _Out_writes_(num_subgraphs) const OrtGraph** subgraphs, _In_ size_t num_subgraphs,
                     _Out_writes_opt_(num_subgraphs) const char** attribute_names);
 ORT_API_STATUS_IMPL(Node_GetGraph, _In_ const OrtNode* node, _Outptr_result_maybenull_ const OrtGraph** graph);
+ORT_API_STATUS_IMPL(Node_GetEpType, _In_ const OrtNode* node, _Outptr_result_maybenull_ const char** out);
 
 ORT_API_STATUS_IMPL(GetRunConfigEntry, _In_ const OrtRunOptions* options,
                     _In_z_ const char* config_key, _Outptr_result_maybenull_z_ const char** config_value);
diff --git a/onnxruntime/test/autoep/library/ep.cc b/onnxruntime/test/autoep/library/ep.cc
index b498c40079f48..a5b46c74ecc21 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/test/autoep/library/ep.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/test/autoep/library/ep.cc
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ OrtStatus* ORT_API_CALL ExampleEp::CompileImpl(_In_ OrtEp* this_ptr, _In_ const
   RETURN_IF_ERROR(ort_api.GetValueInfoName(node_inputs[0], &node_input_names[0]));
   RETURN_IF_ERROR(ort_api.GetValueInfoName(node_inputs[1], &node_input_names[1]));
 
+  const char* ep_type = nullptr;
+  RETURN_IF_ERROR(ort_api.Node_GetEpType(fused_nodes[0], &ep_type));
+  if (std::strncmp(ep_type, "example_ep", 11) != 0) {
+    return ort_api.CreateStatus(ORT_EP_FAIL, "The fused node is expected to assigned to this EP to run on");
+  }
+
   // Associate the name of the fused node with our MulKernel.
   const char* fused_node_name = nullptr;
   RETURN_IF_ERROR(ort_api.Node_GetName(fused_nodes[0], &fused_node_name));