diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be937400..cee15318 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,6 +101,42 @@ with torch.inference_mode(), torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
 
 Please refer to the examples in [video_predictor_example.ipynb](./notebooks/video_predictor_example.ipynb) for details on how to add prompts, make refinements, and track multiple objects in videos.
 
+## Load from 🤗 Hugging Face
+
+Alternatively, models can also be loaded from [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/models?search=facebook/sam2) (requires `pip install huggingface_hub`).
+
+For image prediction:
+
+```python
+import torch
+from sam2.sam2_image_predictor import SAM2ImagePredictor
+
+predictor = SAM2ImagePredictor.from_pretrained("facebook/sam2-hiera-large")
+
+with torch.inference_mode(), torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
+    predictor.set_image(<your_image>)
+    masks, _, _ = predictor.predict(<input_prompts>)
+```
+
+For video prediction:
+
+```python
+import torch
+from sam2.sam2_video_predictor import SAM2VideoPredictor
+
+predictor = SAM2VideoPredictor.from_pretrained("facebook/sam2-hiera-large")
+
+with torch.inference_mode(), torch.autocast("cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
+    state = predictor.init_state(<your_video>)
+
+    # add new prompts and instantly get the output on the same frame
+    frame_idx, object_ids, masks = predictor.add_new_points(state, <your_prompts>):
+
+    # propagate the prompts to get masklets throughout the video
+    for frame_idx, object_ids, masks in predictor.propagate_in_video(state):
+        ...
+```
+
 ## Model Description
 
 |      **Model**       | **Size (M)** |    **Speed (FPS)**     | **SA-V test (J&F)** | **MOSE val (J&F)** | **LVOS v2 (J&F)** |
diff --git a/sam2/build_sam.py b/sam2/build_sam.py
index 39defc46..e5911d49 100644
--- a/sam2/build_sam.py
+++ b/sam2/build_sam.py
@@ -76,6 +76,44 @@ def build_sam2_video_predictor(
     return model
 
 
+def build_sam2_hf(model_id, **kwargs):
+
+    from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
+
+    model_id_to_filenames = {
+        "facebook/sam2-hiera-tiny": ("sam2_hiera_t.yaml", "sam2_hiera_tiny.pt"),
+        "facebook/sam2-hiera-small": ("sam2_hiera_s.yaml", "sam2_hiera_small.pt"),
+        "facebook/sam2-hiera-base-plus": (
+            "sam2_hiera_b+.yaml",
+            "sam2_hiera_base_plus.pt",
+        ),
+        "facebook/sam2-hiera-large": ("sam2_hiera_l.yaml", "sam2_hiera_large.pt"),
+    }
+    config_name, checkpoint_name = model_id_to_filenames[model_id]
+    ckpt_path = hf_hub_download(repo_id=model_id, filename=checkpoint_name)
+    return build_sam2(config_file=config_name, ckpt_path=ckpt_path, **kwargs)
+
+
+def build_sam2_video_predictor_hf(model_id, **kwargs):
+
+    from huggingface_hub import hf_hub_download
+
+    model_id_to_filenames = {
+        "facebook/sam2-hiera-tiny": ("sam2_hiera_t.yaml", "sam2_hiera_tiny.pt"),
+        "facebook/sam2-hiera-small": ("sam2_hiera_s.yaml", "sam2_hiera_small.pt"),
+        "facebook/sam2-hiera-base-plus": (
+            "sam2_hiera_b+.yaml",
+            "sam2_hiera_base_plus.pt",
+        ),
+        "facebook/sam2-hiera-large": ("sam2_hiera_l.yaml", "sam2_hiera_large.pt"),
+    }
+    config_name, checkpoint_name = model_id_to_filenames[model_id]
+    ckpt_path = hf_hub_download(repo_id=model_id, filename=checkpoint_name)
+    return build_sam2_video_predictor(
+        config_file=config_name, ckpt_path=ckpt_path, **kwargs
+    )
+
+
 def _load_checkpoint(model, ckpt_path):
     if ckpt_path is not None:
         sd = torch.load(ckpt_path, map_location="cpu")["model"]
diff --git a/sam2/sam2_image_predictor.py b/sam2/sam2_image_predictor.py
index 94111316..f6f9a5a1 100644
--- a/sam2/sam2_image_predictor.py
+++ b/sam2/sam2_image_predictor.py
@@ -62,6 +62,23 @@ def __init__(
             (64, 64),
         ]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_pretrained(cls, model_id: str, **kwargs) -> "SAM2ImagePredictor":
+        """
+        Load a pretrained model from the Hugging Face hub.
+
+        Arguments:
+          model_id (str): The Hugging Face repository ID.
+          **kwargs: Additional arguments to pass to the model constructor.
+
+        Returns:
+          (SAM2ImagePredictor): The loaded model.
+        """
+        from sam2.build_sam import build_sam2_hf
+
+        sam_model = build_sam2_hf(model_id, **kwargs)
+        return cls(sam_model)
+
     @torch.no_grad()
     def set_image(
         self,
diff --git a/sam2/sam2_video_predictor.py b/sam2/sam2_video_predictor.py
index 0defcecb..fe8702b6 100644
--- a/sam2/sam2_video_predictor.py
+++ b/sam2/sam2_video_predictor.py
@@ -103,6 +103,23 @@ def init_state(
         self._get_image_feature(inference_state, frame_idx=0, batch_size=1)
         return inference_state
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_pretrained(cls, model_id: str, **kwargs) -> "SAM2VideoPredictor":
+        """
+        Load a pretrained model from the Hugging Face hub.
+
+        Arguments:
+          model_id (str): The Hugging Face repository ID.
+          **kwargs: Additional arguments to pass to the model constructor.
+
+        Returns:
+          (SAM2VideoPredictor): The loaded model.
+        """
+        from sam2.build_sam import build_sam2_video_predictor_hf
+
+        sam_model = build_sam2_video_predictor_hf(model_id, **kwargs)
+        return cls(sam_model)
+
     def _obj_id_to_idx(self, inference_state, obj_id):
         """Map client-side object id to model-side object index."""
         obj_idx = inference_state["obj_id_to_idx"].get(obj_id, None)