diff --git a/lightning_transformers/core/config.py b/lightning_transformers/core/config.py
index b47a5573..3438d6be 100644
--- a/lightning_transformers/core/config.py
+++ b/lightning_transformers/core/config.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class TransformerDataConfig:
     train_val_split: Optional[int] = None
     train_file: Optional[str] = None
     test_file: Optional[str] = None
+    predict_file: Optional[str] = None
     validation_file: Optional[str] = None
     padding: Union[str, bool] = "max_length"
     truncation: str = "only_first"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class TransformerDataConfig:
     train_subset_name: Optional[str] = None
     validation_subset_name: Optional[str] = None
     test_subset_name: Optional[str] = None
+    predict_subset_name: Optional[str] = None
     streaming: bool = False
 
 
diff --git a/lightning_transformers/core/data.py b/lightning_transformers/core/data.py
index 1c489d39..0766538f 100644
--- a/lightning_transformers/core/data.py
+++ b/lightning_transformers/core/data.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def load_dataset(self) -> Dataset:
             )
 
         # Use special subset names if provided, and rename them back to standard ones
-        for subset in ("train", "validation", "test"):
+        for subset in ("train", "validation", "test", "predict"):
             config_attr = f"{subset}_subset_name"
             if getattr(self.cfg, config_attr) is not None:
                 special_subset_name = getattr(self.cfg, config_attr)
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@ def test_dataloader(self) -> Optional[DataLoader]:
                 collate_fn=self.collate_fn,
             )
 
+    def predict_dataloader(self) -> Optional[DataLoader]:
+        if "predict" in self.ds:
+            cls = DataLoader if not self.cfg.streaming else IterableDataLoader
+            return cls(
+                self.ds["predict"],
+                batch_size=self.batch_size,
+                num_workers=self.cfg.num_workers,
+                collate_fn=self.collate_fn,
+            )
+
     @property
     def batch_size(self) -> int:
         return self.cfg.batch_size
diff --git a/lightning_transformers/task/nlp/text_classification/model.py b/lightning_transformers/task/nlp/text_classification/model.py
index 0cca066d..e563b01c 100644
--- a/lightning_transformers/task/nlp/text_classification/model.py
+++ b/lightning_transformers/task/nlp/text_classification/model.py
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ def test_step(self, batch: Any, batch_idx: int, dataloader_idx: int = 0) -> torc
             batch["labels"] = None
         return self.common_step("test", batch)
 
+    def predict_step(self, batch: Any, batch_idx: int, dataloader_idx: int = 0) -> torch.Tensor:
+        batch["labels"] = None
+        outputs = self.model(**batch)
+        logits = outputs.logits
+        preds = torch.argmax(logits, dim=1)
+        return preds
+
     def configure_metrics(self, _) -> None:
         self.prec = Precision(num_classes=self.num_classes, average="macro")
         self.recall = Recall(num_classes=self.num_classes, average="macro")
diff --git a/tests/task/nlp/test_text_classification.py b/tests/task/nlp/test_text_classification.py
index a0e64d0e..c5690b2a 100644
--- a/tests/task/nlp/test_text_classification.py
+++ b/tests/task/nlp/test_text_classification.py
@@ -33,6 +33,29 @@ def test_smoke_train(hf_cache_path):
     trainer.fit(model, dm)
 
 
+def test_smoke_predict_with_trainer(hf_cache_path):
+    tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(pretrained_model_name_or_path="prajjwal1/bert-tiny")
+    dm = TextClassificationDataModule(
+        cfg=TextClassificationDataConfig(
+            batch_size=1,
+            dataset_name="glue",
+            dataset_config_name="sst2",
+            max_length=512,
+            limit_test_samples=64,
+            limit_val_samples=64,
+            limit_train_samples=64,
+            cache_dir=hf_cache_path,
+            predict_subset_name="test",  # Use the "test" split of the dataset as our prediction subset
+        ),
+        tokenizer=tokenizer,
+    )
+    model = TextClassificationTransformer(pretrained_model_name_or_path="prajjwal1/bert-tiny")
+    trainer = pl.Trainer(fast_dev_run=True)
+    y = trainer.predict(model, dm)
+    assert len(y) == 1
+    assert int(y[0]) in (0, 1)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32", reason="Currently Windows is not supported")
 def test_smoke_predict():
     model = TextClassificationTransformer(