diff --git a/src/trace_link/trace_linker.py b/src/trace_link/trace_linker.py
index cf45799e..8f1fe894 100644
--- a/src/trace_link/trace_linker.py
+++ b/src/trace_link/trace_linker.py
@@ -881,17 +881,34 @@ def link_ops(
         inclusive_dur = kineto_op.inclusive_dur
         exclusive_dur = kineto_op.exclusive_dur
         timestamp = kineto_op.timestamp
-        inter_thread_dep = None
 
-        if kineto_op.inter_thread_dep:
-            inter_thread_dep_kineto_op = kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map[kineto_op.inter_thread_dep]
-            if inter_thread_dep_kineto_op.pytorch_op:
-                inter_thread_dep = inter_thread_dep_kineto_op.pytorch_op.id
+        inter_thread_dep = self.get_inter_thread_dep(kineto_op, kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map)
 
         self.link_gpu_ops(pytorch_op, linked_gpu_ops)
 
         return linked_gpu_ops, inclusive_dur, exclusive_dur, timestamp, inter_thread_dep
 
+    def get_inter_thread_dep(self, kineto_op, kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map):
+        """
+        Retrieve the inter-thread dependency ID for a given Kineto operator.
+
+        This method finds the corresponding PyTorch operator ID for the inter-thread dependency
+        if it exists.
+
+        Args:
+            kineto_op (KinetoOperator): The Kineto operator being processed.
+            kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map (Dict[int, KinetoOperator]): Mapping from rf_id to Kineto operators.
+
+        Returns:
+            Optional[int]: The PyTorch operator ID for the inter-thread dependency if it exists,
+                           otherwise None.
+        """
+        if kineto_op.inter_thread_dep:
+            inter_thread_dep_kineto_op = kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map[kineto_op.inter_thread_dep]
+            if inter_thread_dep_kineto_op.pytorch_op:
+                return inter_thread_dep_kineto_op.pytorch_op.id
+        return None
+
     def link_gpu_ops(self, pytorch_op: PyTorchOperator, kineto_gpu_ops: List[KinetoOperator]) -> None:
         """
         Link GPU operators to a PyTorch operator.
diff --git a/tests/trace_link/test_trace_linker.py b/tests/trace_link/test_trace_linker.py
index d1117a22..bf3e595a 100644
--- a/tests/trace_link/test_trace_linker.py
+++ b/tests/trace_link/test_trace_linker.py
@@ -142,6 +142,28 @@ def test_find_last_cpu_node_before_timestamp(ops_by_tid, exclude_tid, timestamp,
     assert result == expected_result
 
 
+def test_get_inter_thread_dep(trace_linker):
+    kineto_op = MagicMock(spec=KinetoOperator)
+    kineto_op.inter_thread_dep = 1
+    inter_thread_dep_kineto_op = MagicMock(spec=KinetoOperator)
+    inter_thread_dep_kineto_op.pytorch_op = MagicMock(id=42)
+
+    kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map = {1: inter_thread_dep_kineto_op}
+
+    result = trace_linker.get_inter_thread_dep(kineto_op, kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map)
+    assert result == 42
+
+
+def test_get_inter_thread_dep_none(trace_linker):
+    kineto_op = MagicMock(spec=KinetoOperator)
+    kineto_op.inter_thread_dep = None
+
+    kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map = {}
+
+    result = trace_linker.get_inter_thread_dep(kineto_op, kineto_rf_id_to_kineto_op_map)
+    assert result is None
+
+
 def test_link_gpu_ops(trace_linker):
     # Create a mock PyTorch operator
     pytorch_op = MagicMock(spec=PyTorchOperator)