diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index fe69866..38b705d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def read(fname):
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9',
     ],
 
-    install_requires=['retrying', 'sagemaker-training>=4.2.0', 'six>=1.12.0'],
+    install_requires=['retrying', 'sagemaker-training>=4.3.0', 'six>=1.12.0'],
     extras_require={
         'test': test_dependencies
     },
diff --git a/src/sagemaker_pytorch_container/training.py b/src/sagemaker_pytorch_container/training.py
index 224506f..728c174 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker_pytorch_container/training.py
+++ b/src/sagemaker_pytorch_container/training.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 LAUNCH_MPI_ENV_NAME = 'sagemaker_mpi_enabled'
 LAUNCH_PYTORCH_DDP_ENV_NAME = "sagemaker_pytorch_ddp_enabled"
 LAUNCH_PYTORCH_XLA_ENV_NAME = "sagemaker_pytorch_xla_multi_worker_enabled"
+LAUNCH_TORCH_DISTRIBUTED_ENV_NAME = "sagemaker_torch_distributed_enabled"
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ def train(training_environment):
     pytorch_xla_enabled = training_environment.additional_framework_parameters.get(
         LAUNCH_PYTORCH_XLA_ENV_NAME, False
     )
+
+    torch_distributed_enabled = training_environment.additional_framework_parameters.get(
+        LAUNCH_TORCH_DISTRIBUTED_ENV_NAME, False
+    )
     # default scenario
     runner_type = runner.ProcessRunnerType
 
@@ -74,6 +79,9 @@ def train(training_environment):
         elif pytorch_ddp_enabled:
             runner_type = runner.SMDataParallelRunnerType
             logger.info('Invoking SMDataParallel for native PT DDP job')
+        elif torch_distributed_enabled:
+            runner_type = runner.TorchDistributedRunnerType
+            logger.info('Invoking TorchDistributed...')
         elif smdataparallel_enabled:
             runner_type = runner.SMDataParallelRunnerType
             logger.info('Invoking SMDataParallel')
diff --git a/test/unit/test_train.py b/test/unit/test_train.py
index ac720cf..63af5a2 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_train.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_train.py
@@ -120,6 +120,22 @@ def test_train_pytorch_ddp(run_module, training_env):
     )
 
 
+@patch("sagemaker_training.entry_point.run")
+@patch('socket.gethostbyname', MagicMock())
+def test_train_torch_distributed(run_module, training_env):
+    training_env.additional_framework_parameters["sagemaker_torch_distributed_enabled"] = True
+
+    train(training_env)
+    run_module.assert_called_with(
+        uri=training_env.module_dir,
+        user_entry_point=training_env.user_entry_point,
+        args=training_env.to_cmd_args(),
+        env_vars=training_env.to_env_vars(),
+        capture_error=True,
+        runner_type=runner.TorchDistributedRunnerType,
+    )
+
+
 @patch("sagemaker_training.entry_point.run")
 @patch('socket.gethostbyname', MagicMock())
 def test_train_pytorch_xla_distributed(run_module, training_env):