diff --git a/src/imagination/pco/pco_builder_ops.h.py b/src/imagination/pco/pco_builder_ops.h.py
index 2ceb7a21513..296c6f4013d 100644
--- a/src/imagination/pco/pco_builder_ops.h.py
+++ b/src/imagination/pco/pco_builder_ops.h.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ struct ${op.bname}_mods {
 static
 pco_instr *_${op.bname}(${op.builder_params[0]})
 {
-   pco_instr *instr = pco_instr_create(pco_cursor_func(b->cursor),
+   pco_instr *instr = pco_instr_create(${op.builder_params[4]},
                                        ${op.cname.upper()},
                                        ${op.num_dests},
                                        ${op.num_srcs});
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ pco_instr *_${op.bname}(${op.builder_params[0]})
       % endif
    % endfor
 
+   % if op.op_type != 'hw_direct':
    pco_builder_insert_instr(b, instr);
+   % endif
    return instr;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/imagination/pco/pco_info.c.py b/src/imagination/pco/pco_info.c.py
index 01662e3a7e1..f5bc62b1e08 100644
--- a/src/imagination/pco/pco_info.c.py
+++ b/src/imagination/pco/pco_info.c.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const struct pco_op_info pco_op_info[_PCO_OP_COUNT] = {
          [${index}] = ${csrc_mods},
 % endfor
       },
-      .is_pseudo = ${str(op.is_pseudo).lower()},
+      .type = PCO_OP_TYPE_${op.op_type.upper()},
       .has_target_cf_node = ${str(op.has_target_cf_node).lower()},
    },
 % endfor
diff --git a/src/imagination/pco/pco_internal.h b/src/imagination/pco/pco_internal.h
index 43ed1097d29..28fb8e42984 100644
--- a/src/imagination/pco/pco_internal.h
+++ b/src/imagination/pco/pco_internal.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ struct pco_op_info {
    uint8_t mod_map[_PCO_OP_MOD_COUNT]; /** Index into pco_instr::mod. */
    uint64_t dest_mods[_PCO_OP_MAX_DESTS]; /** Supported dest mods. */
    uint64_t src_mods[_PCO_OP_MAX_SRCS]; /** Supported source mods. */
-   bool is_pseudo; /** Set if op is a pseudo-instruction. */
+   enum pco_op_type type; /** Op type. */
    bool has_target_cf_node; /** Set if op has a cf-node as a target. */
 };
 extern const struct pco_op_info pco_op_info[_PCO_OP_COUNT];
diff --git a/src/imagination/pco/pco_ops.py b/src/imagination/pco/pco_ops.py
index 7b9609970bc..1e9509d31e0 100644
--- a/src/imagination/pco/pco_ops.py
+++ b/src/imagination/pco/pco_ops.py
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 
 from pco_pygen_common import *
 
+OP_TYPE = enum_type('op_type', [
+   'pseudo',
+   'hw',
+   'hw_direct',
+])
+
 MOD_TYPE = enum_type('mod_type', [
    'bool',
    'uint',
diff --git a/src/imagination/pco/pco_print.c b/src/imagination/pco/pco_print.c
index 8d653d45648..436728256a8 100644
--- a/src/imagination/pco/pco_print.c
+++ b/src/imagination/pco/pco_print.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static void pco_print_instr(pco_print_state *state, pco_instr *instr)
    /* Early mods. */
    pco_print_instr_mods(state, info, instr, true);
 
-   if (info->is_pseudo)
+   if (info->type == PCO_OP_TYPE_PSEUDO)
       RED(state);
    else
       GREEN(state);
diff --git a/src/imagination/pco/pco_pygen_common.py b/src/imagination/pco/pco_pygen_common.py
index 729bbde435e..0f809ff65ac 100644
--- a/src/imagination/pco/pco_pygen_common.py
+++ b/src/imagination/pco/pco_pygen_common.py
@@ -406,11 +406,11 @@ def bit_struct(name, bit_set, field_mappings, data=None):
 
 # Op definitions.
 class Op(object):
-   def __init__(self, name, cname, bname, is_pseudo, op_mods, cop_mods, op_mod_map, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, cdest_mods, src_mods, csrc_mods, has_target_cf_node, builder_params):
+   def __init__(self, name, cname, bname, op_type, op_mods, cop_mods, op_mod_map, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, cdest_mods, src_mods, csrc_mods, has_target_cf_node, builder_params):
       self.name = name
       self.cname = cname
       self.bname = bname
-      self.is_pseudo = is_pseudo
+      self.op_type = op_type
       self.op_mods = op_mods
       self.cop_mods = cop_mods
       self.op_mod_map = op_mod_map
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class Op(object):
 
 ops = {}
 
-def op(name, is_pseudo, op_mods, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, src_mods, has_target_cf_node):
+def op(name, op_type, op_mods, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, src_mods, has_target_cf_node):
    assert name not in ops.keys(), f'Duplicate op "{name}".'
 
    _name = name.replace('.', '_')
@@ -436,10 +436,17 @@ def op(name, is_pseudo, op_mods, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, src_mods, has_t
    cdest_mods = {i: 0 if not dest_mods else ' | '.join([f'(1 << {ref_mod.cname})' for ref_mod in destn_mods]) for i, destn_mods in enumerate(dest_mods)}
    csrc_mods = {i: 0 if not src_mods else ' | '.join([f'(1 << {ref_mod.cname})' for ref_mod in srcn_mods]) for i, srcn_mods in enumerate(src_mods)}
 
-   # Typed and untyped params for builder.
-   builder_params = ['', '', '', '']
-   builder_params[0] += 'pco_builder *b'
-   builder_params[1] += 'b'
+   builder_params = ['', '', '', '', '']
+
+   if op_type != 'hw_direct':
+      builder_params[0] = 'pco_builder *b'
+      builder_params[1] = 'b'
+      builder_params[4] = 'pco_cursor_func(b->cursor)'
+   else:
+      builder_params[0] = 'pco_func *func'
+      builder_params[1] = 'func'
+      builder_params[4] = 'func'
+
    if has_target_cf_node:
       builder_params[0] += ', pco_cf_node *target_cf_node'
       builder_params[1] += ', target_cf_node'
@@ -457,12 +464,15 @@ def op(name, is_pseudo, op_mods, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, src_mods, has_t
       builder_params[2] = ', ...'
       builder_params[3] = f', (struct {bname}_mods){{0, ##__VA_ARGS__}}'
 
-   op = Op(name, cname, bname, is_pseudo, op_mods, cop_mods, op_mod_map, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, cdest_mods, src_mods, csrc_mods, has_target_cf_node, builder_params)
+   op = Op(name, cname, bname, op_type, op_mods, cop_mods, op_mod_map, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, cdest_mods, src_mods, csrc_mods, has_target_cf_node, builder_params)
    ops[name] = op
    return op
 
 def pseudo_op(name, op_mods=[], num_dests=0, num_srcs=0, dest_mods=[], src_mods=[], has_target_cf_node=False):
-   return op(name, True, op_mods, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, src_mods, has_target_cf_node)
+   return op(name, 'pseudo', op_mods, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, src_mods, has_target_cf_node)
 
 def hw_op(name, op_mods=[], num_dests=0, num_srcs=0, dest_mods=[], src_mods=[], has_target_cf_node=False):
-   return op(name, False, op_mods, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, src_mods, has_target_cf_node)
+   return op(name, 'hw', op_mods, num_dests, num_srcs, dest_mods, src_mods, has_target_cf_node)
+
+def hw_direct_op(name, num_dests=0, num_srcs=0, has_target_cf_node=False):
+   return op(name, 'hw_direct', [], num_dests, num_srcs, [], [], has_target_cf_node)