diff --git a/sdk/python/kfp/compiler/_op_to_template.py b/sdk/python/kfp/compiler/_op_to_template.py
index ae7bf7a5c9e..ad72d690e11 100644
--- a/sdk/python/kfp/compiler/_op_to_template.py
+++ b/sdk/python/kfp/compiler/_op_to_template.py
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ def _op_to_template(op: BaseOp):
     if processed_op.tolerations:
         template['tolerations'] = processed_op.tolerations
 
+    # affinity
+    if processed_op.affinity:
+        template['affinity'] = K8sHelper.convert_k8s_obj_to_json(processed_op.affinity)
+
     # metadata
     if processed_op.pod_annotations or processed_op.pod_labels:
         template['metadata'] = {}
diff --git a/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_container_op.py b/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_container_op.py
index 09d9230f931..bc2f9ddbd6f 100644
--- a/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_container_op.py
+++ b/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_container_op.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, TypeVar, Union, Callable, Optional, Sequence
 
 from argo.models import V1alpha1ArtifactLocation
-from kubernetes.client import V1Toleration
+from kubernetes.client import V1Toleration, V1Affinity
 from kubernetes.client.models import (
     V1Container, V1EnvVar, V1EnvFromSource, V1SecurityContext, V1Probe,
     V1ResourceRequirements, V1VolumeDevice, V1VolumeMount, V1ContainerPort,
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.node_selector = {}
         self.volumes = []
         self.tolerations = []
+        self.affinity = {}
         self.pod_annotations = {}
         self.pod_labels = {}
         self.num_retries = 0
@@ -793,13 +794,29 @@ def add_toleration(self, tolerations: V1Toleration):
         """Add K8s tolerations
 
         Args:
-          volume: Kubernetes toleration
+          tolerations: Kubernetes toleration
           For detailed spec, check toleration definition
           https://github.com/kubernetes-client/python/blob/master/kubernetes/client/models/v1_toleration.py
         """
         self.tolerations.append(tolerations)
         return self
 
+    def add_affinity(self, affinity: V1Affinity):
+        """Add K8s Affinity
+        Args:
+          affinity: Kubernetes affinity
+          For detailed spec, check affinity definition
+          https://github.com/kubernetes-client/python/blob/master/kubernetes/client/models/v1_affinity.py
+          example: V1Affinity(
+                    node_affinity=V1NodeAffinity(
+                        required_during_scheduling_ignored_during_execution=V1NodeSelector(
+                            node_selector_terms=[V1NodeSelectorTerm(
+                                match_expressions=[V1NodeSelectorRequirement(
+                                    key='beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type', operator='In', values=['p2.xlarge'])])])))
+        """
+        self.affinity = affinity
+        return self
+
     def add_node_selector_constraint(self, label_name, value):
         """Add a constraint for nodeSelector. Each constraint is a key-value pair label. For the 
         container to be eligible to run on a node, the node must have each of the constraints appeared
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/compiler_tests.py b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/compiler_tests.py
index b1afb93e177..52677c93701 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/compiler_tests.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/compiler_tests.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 from kfp.dsl._component import component
 from kfp.dsl import ContainerOp, pipeline
 from kfp.dsl.types import Integer, InconsistentTypeException
-from kubernetes.client import V1Toleration
+from kubernetes.client import V1Toleration, V1Affinity, V1NodeSelector, V1NodeSelectorRequirement, V1NodeSelectorTerm, \
+  V1NodeAffinity
 
 
 def some_op():
@@ -356,6 +357,36 @@ def my_pipeline():
 
     self.assertEqual(template['retryStrategy']['limit'], number_of_retries)
 
+  def test_affinity(self):
+    """Test affinity functionality."""
+    exp_affinity = {
+      'affinity': {
+        'nodeAffinity': {
+          'requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution': {
+            'nodeSelectorTerms': [
+              {'matchExpressions': [
+                {
+                  'key': 'beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type',
+                  'operator': 'In',
+                  'values': ['p2.xlarge']}
+              ]
+              }]
+          }}
+      }
+    }
+    def my_pipeline():
+      affinity = V1Affinity(
+        node_affinity=V1NodeAffinity(
+          required_during_scheduling_ignored_during_execution=V1NodeSelector(
+            node_selector_terms=[V1NodeSelectorTerm(
+              match_expressions=[V1NodeSelectorRequirement(
+                key='beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type', operator='In', values=['p2.xlarge'])])])))
+      some_op().add_affinity(affinity)
+
+    workflow = kfp.compiler.Compiler()._compile(my_pipeline)
+
+    self.assertEqual(workflow['spec']['templates'][1]['affinity'], exp_affinity['affinity'])
+
   def test_py_image_pull_secrets(self):
     """Test pipeline imagepullsecret."""
     self._test_sample_py_compile_yaml('imagepullsecrets')