diff --git a/mlir/python/mlir/dialects/_transform_ops_ext.py b/mlir/python/mlir/dialects/_transform_ops_ext.py
--- a/mlir/python/mlir/dialects/_transform_ops_ext.py
+++ b/mlir/python/mlir/dialects/_transform_ops_ext.py
@@ -29,6 +29,32 @@
     )
 
 
+class ApplyPatternsOp:
+
+  def __init__(
+      self,
+      target: Union[Operation, Value, OpView],
+      *,
+      loc=None,
+      ip=None,
+  ):
+    operands = []
+    operands.append(_get_op_result_or_value(target))
+    super().__init__(
+        self.build_generic(attributes={},
+                           results=[],
+                           operands=operands,
+                           successors=None,
+                           regions=None,
+                           loc=loc,
+                           ip=ip))
+    self.regions[0].blocks.append()
+
+  @property
+  def patterns(self) -> Block:
+    return self.regions[0].blocks[0]
+
+
 class testGetParentOp:
 
   def __init__(
diff --git a/mlir/test/python/dialects/transform.py b/mlir/test/python/dialects/transform.py
--- a/mlir/test/python/dialects/transform.py
+++ b/mlir/test/python/dialects/transform.py
@@ -171,6 +171,37 @@
     # CHECK:   = merge_handles %[[ARG1]]
 
 
+@run
+def testApplyPatternsOpCompact():
+  sequence = transform.SequenceOp(
+      transform.FailurePropagationMode.PROPAGATE, [], transform.AnyOpType.get()
+  )
+  with InsertionPoint(sequence.body):
+    with InsertionPoint(transform.ApplyPatternsOp(sequence.bodyTarget).patterns):
+      transform.ApplyCanonicalizationPatternsOp()
+    transform.YieldOp()
+    # CHECK-LABEL: TEST: testApplyPatternsOpCompact
+    # CHECK: apply_patterns to
+    # CHECK: transform.apply_patterns.canonicalization
+    # CHECK: !transform.any_op
+
+
+@run
+def testApplyPatternsOpWithType():
+  sequence = transform.SequenceOp(
+      transform.FailurePropagationMode.PROPAGATE, [],
+      transform.OperationType.get('test.dummy')
+  )
+  with InsertionPoint(sequence.body):
+    with InsertionPoint(transform.ApplyPatternsOp(sequence.bodyTarget).patterns):
+      transform.ApplyCanonicalizationPatternsOp()
+    transform.YieldOp()
+    # CHECK-LABEL: TEST: testApplyPatternsOp
+    # CHECK: apply_patterns to
+    # CHECK: transform.apply_patterns.canonicalization
+    # CHECK: !transform.op<"test.dummy">
+
+
 @run
 def testReplicateOp():
     with_pdl = transform_pdl.WithPDLPatternsOp(transform.AnyOpType.get())