diff --git a/intermediate_source/torch_compile_tutorial.py b/intermediate_source/torch_compile_tutorial.py
index 75fab8c3f3..7fc27cf96c 100644
--- a/intermediate_source/torch_compile_tutorial.py
+++ b/intermediate_source/torch_compile_tutorial.py
@@ -397,6 +397,99 @@ def false_branch(y):
 # Check out our `section on graph breaks in the torch.compile programming model <https://docs.pytorch.org/docs/stable/user_guide/torch_compiler/compile/programming_model.graph_breaks_index.html>`__
 # for tips on how to work around graph breaks.
 
+######################################################################
+# Escape Hatches
+# ---------------
+#
+# When ``torch.compile`` cannot trace through a piece of code, you have
+# several escape hatches depending on your needs:
+#
+# .. code-block:: text
+#
+#    Applying torch.compile
+#      │
+#      ├─ Don't want to spend time fixing graph breaks?
+#      │  └─ fullgraph=False (default)
+#      │
+#      ├─ No need to preserve side effects?
+#      │  └─ nonstrict_trace
+#      │
+#      ├─ Don't need control over backward / don't need a custom op?
+#      │  └─ leaf_function
+#      │
+#      └─ Otherwise
+#         └─ custom ops (torch.library.custom_op)
+#
+# **fullgraph=False** (default): ``torch.compile`` inserts graph breaks
+# around untraceable code and continues compiling the rest. This is the
+# simplest option — you don't change your code at all — but each graph
+# break is a lost optimization opportunity.
+#
+# **nonstrict_trace**: Dynamo does not trace into the decorated function,
+# but AOT Autograd *does*. This means the function's operations are still
+# compiled and optimized. Use this when the function body is valid
+# PyTorch but triggers graph breaks due to unsupported Python constructs.
+# The tradeoff: side effects (mutations to globals, printing) may not be
+# preserved.
+
+torch._dynamo.reset()
+
+
+@torch._dynamo.nonstrict_trace
+def my_complex_fn(x):
+    torch._dynamo.graph_break()
+    return torch.sin(x) + 1
+
+
+@torch.compile(fullgraph=True)
+def use_nonstrict(x):
+    return my_complex_fn(x)
+
+
+print(use_nonstrict(torch.randn(3, 3)))
+
+######################################################################
+# **leaf_function**: Neither Dynamo nor AOT Autograd trace into it.
+# The original Python code runs eagerly at runtime. Use this for code
+# with side effects (logging, external library calls) or code that is
+# fundamentally untraceable. You must provide a ``register_fake``
+# implementation for shape inference.
+
+from torch._dynamo.decorators import leaf_function
+
+torch._dynamo.reset()
+
+
+@leaf_function
+def log_and_compute(x):
+    stats = x.mean(dim=1)
+    print(f"Per-sample means: {stats}")
+    return (stats,)
+
+
+@log_and_compute.register_fake
+def log_and_compute_fake(x):
+    return (x.new_empty(x.shape[0]),)
+
+
+@torch.compile(backend="aot_eager", fullgraph=True)
+def use_leaf(x):
+    return log_and_compute(x)
+
+
+print(use_leaf(torch.randn(3, 4)))
+
+
+######################################################################
+# **torch.library.custom_op**: The most heavyweight escape hatch.
+# Custom ops give you full control over forward *and* backward behavior,
+# work with ``torch.export``, and are visible as first-class ops in the
+# graph. Use this when you need a custom autograd formula, need to wrap
+# a non-PyTorch kernel (e.g. CUDA/Triton), or need export compatibility.
+#
+# See the `custom ops tutorial <https://docs.pytorch.org/tutorials/advanced/python_custom_ops.html>`__
+# for details.
+
 ######################################################################
 # Troubleshooting
 # ---------------
@@ -413,7 +506,8 @@ def false_branch(y):
 #
 # In this tutorial, we introduced ``torch.compile`` by covering
 # basic usage, demonstrating speedups over eager mode, comparing to TorchScript,
-# and briefly describing graph breaks.
+# graph breaks, and escape hatches (``nonstrict_trace``, ``leaf_function``,
+# and custom ops) for code that cannot be traced.
 #
 # For an end-to-end example on a real model, check out our `end-to-end torch.compile tutorial <https://pytorch.org/tutorials/intermediate/torch_compile_full_example.html>`__.
 #