diff --git a/pathwaysutils/__init__.py b/pathwaysutils/__init__.py
index 02cb847..73ca030 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/__init__.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 initialize: Callable[[], None] = _initialize.initialize
 is_pathways_backend_used: Callable[[], bool] = _initialize.is_pathways_backend_used
+wait_for_devices_ready = _initialize.wait_for_devices_ready
 
 del _initialize
 
diff --git a/pathwaysutils/_initialize.py b/pathwaysutils/_initialize.py
index 27476c9..bd22d06 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/_initialize.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/_initialize.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Initialization functions for Pathways-on-Cloud utilities."""
 
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+import concurrent.futures
 import datetime
 import logging
 import os
@@ -106,3 +108,48 @@ def initialize() -> None:
     _logger.debug(
         "Did not detect Pathways-on-Cloud backend. No changes applied."
     )
+
+
+def wait_for_devices_ready(
+    devices: Sequence[jax.Device] | None = None,
+    timeout: float | int | None = None,
+) -> None:
+  """Waits for the given devices to be ready and available for computation.
+
+  Args:
+    devices: The sequence of JAX devices to wait for. If None, defaults to all
+      available devices via `jax.devices()`.
+    timeout: The maximum number of seconds to wait. If None, there is no timeout
+      (waits indefinitely).
+
+  Raises:
+    TimeoutError: If the timeout is reached before the devices become ready.
+  """
+  if devices is None:
+    devices = jax.devices()
+
+  if not devices:
+    return
+
+  _logger.info(
+      "Waiting for %d devices to be ready (timeout=%s).", len(devices), timeout
+  )
+  fn = lambda x: x + 1
+  results = [jax.jit(fn, device=d)(0) for d in devices]
+  if timeout is None:
+    jax.block_until_ready(results)
+  else:
+    executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1)
+    future = executor.submit(jax.block_until_ready, results)
+    try:
+      future.result(timeout=timeout)
+    except concurrent.futures.TimeoutError as e:
+      executor.shutdown(wait=False, cancel_futures=True)
+      raise TimeoutError(
+          f"Timed out waiting for {len(devices)} devices to be ready after"
+          f" {timeout} seconds."
+      ) from e
+    else:
+      executor.shutdown(wait=True)
+
+  _logger.info("All %d devices are ready.", len(devices))
diff --git a/pathwaysutils/test/initialize_test.py b/pathwaysutils/test/initialize_test.py
index 31eaa0f..6431ca0 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/test/initialize_test.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/test/initialize_test.py
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import os
+import time
+from unittest import mock
 
 from absl.testing import absltest
 from absl.testing import parameterized
 import jax
+import pathwaysutils
 from pathwaysutils import _initialize
 
 
@@ -99,6 +102,63 @@ def test_persistence_enabled(self):
     del os.environ["ENABLE_PATHWAYS_PERSISTENCE"]
     self.assertFalse(_initialize._is_persistence_enabled())
 
+  def test_wait_for_devices_ready_default(self):
+    # Should execute without errors on default devices.
+    pathwaysutils.wait_for_devices_ready()
+
+  def test_wait_for_devices_ready_explicit_devices(self):
+    devices = jax.devices()[:1]
+    pathwaysutils.wait_for_devices_ready(devices)
+
+  def test_wait_for_devices_ready_empty(self):
+    pathwaysutils.wait_for_devices_ready([])
+
+  def test_wait_for_devices_ready_calls_jit_and_block_until_ready(self):
+    mock_dev1 = mock.create_autospec(jax.Device, instance=True)
+    mock_dev2 = mock.create_autospec(jax.Device, instance=True)
+    mock_devices = [mock_dev1, mock_dev2]
+
+    mock_jit_fn = mock.MagicMock(return_value="result")
+    mock_jit = self.enter_context(
+        mock.patch.object(jax, "jit", return_value=mock_jit_fn)
+    )
+    mock_block = self.enter_context(mock.patch.object(jax, "block_until_ready"))
+
+    pathwaysutils.wait_for_devices_ready(mock_devices)
+
+    self.assertEqual(mock_jit.call_count, 2)
+    mock_jit.assert_any_call(mock.ANY, device=mock_dev1)
+    mock_jit.assert_any_call(mock.ANY, device=mock_dev2)
+    self.assertIs(
+        mock_jit.call_args_list[0][0][0], mock_jit.call_args_list[1][0][0]
+    )
+    mock_block.assert_called_once_with(["result", "result"])
+
+  def test_wait_for_devices_ready_logs(self):
+    with self.assertLogs(_initialize._logger, level="INFO") as logs:
+      pathwaysutils.wait_for_devices_ready(jax.devices()[:1], timeout=10)
+    self.assertLen(logs.output, 2)
+    self.assertIn(
+        "Waiting for 1 devices to be ready (timeout=10).", logs.output[0]
+    )
+    self.assertIn("All 1 devices are ready.", logs.output[1])
+
+  def test_wait_for_devices_ready_with_timeout_success(self):
+    pathwaysutils.wait_for_devices_ready(timeout=60)
+
+  def test_wait_for_devices_ready_with_timeout_exceeded(self):
+    def slow_block_until_ready(results):
+      time.sleep(1)
+      return results
+
+    self.enter_context(
+        mock.patch.object(
+            jax, "block_until_ready", side_effect=slow_block_until_ready
+        )
+    )
+    with self.assertRaises(TimeoutError):
+      pathwaysutils.wait_for_devices_ready(timeout=0.01)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   absltest.main()