diff --git a/kernels/portable/cpu/op_maximum.cpp b/kernels/portable/cpu/op_maximum.cpp
index 3e34035d5f6..4091f2cf8ca 100644
--- a/kernels/portable/cpu/op_maximum.cpp
+++ b/kernels/portable/cpu/op_maximum.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,50 @@ const T& max(const T& a, const T& b) {
   return (b > a) ? b : a;
 }
 
+template <
+    bool can_cast,
+    typename CTYPE_A,
+    typename CTYPE_B,
+    typename CTYPE_IN,
+    typename CTYPE_OUT>
+struct MaximumInner;
+
+template <
+    typename CTYPE_A,
+    typename CTYPE_B,
+    typename CTYPE_IN,
+    typename CTYPE_OUT>
+struct MaximumInner<true, CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, CTYPE_IN, CTYPE_OUT> {
+  static void run(const Tensor& a, const Tensor& b, Tensor& out) {
+    apply_binary_elementwise_fn<CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, CTYPE_OUT>(
+        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(facebook-hte-ConstantArgumentPassByValue)
+        [](const CTYPE_A val_a, const CTYPE_B val_b) {
+          CTYPE_IN a_casted = static_cast<CTYPE_IN>(val_a);
+          CTYPE_IN b_casted = static_cast<CTYPE_IN>(val_b);
+          CTYPE_IN value = max(a_casted, b_casted);
+
+          return static_cast<CTYPE_OUT>(value);
+        },
+        a,
+        b,
+        out);
+  }
+};
+
+struct ReportCanCastBug {
+  static void run(const Tensor&, const Tensor&, Tensor&) {
+    ET_DCHECK_MSG(false, "BUG: canCast should have been checked above");
+  }
+};
+
+template <
+    typename CTYPE_A,
+    typename CTYPE_B,
+    typename CTYPE_IN,
+    typename CTYPE_OUT>
+struct MaximumInner<false, CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, CTYPE_IN, CTYPE_OUT>
+    : public ReportCanCastBug {};
+
 } // namespace
 
 Tensor& maximum_out(
@@ -44,20 +88,16 @@ Tensor& maximum_out(
 
   ET_SWITCH_REALHB_TYPES(a_type, ctx, "maximum.out", CTYPE_A, [&]() {
     ET_SWITCH_REALHB_TYPES(b_type, ctx, "maximum.out", CTYPE_B, [&]() {
-      ET_SWITCH_REALB_TYPES(common_type, ctx, "maximum.out", CTYPE_IN, [&]() {
-        ET_SWITCH_REALHB_TYPES(out_type, ctx, "maximum.out", CTYPE_OUT, [&]() {
-          apply_binary_elementwise_fn<CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, CTYPE_OUT>(
-              [](const CTYPE_A val_a, const CTYPE_B val_b) {
-                CTYPE_IN a_casted = static_cast<CTYPE_IN>(val_a);
-                CTYPE_IN b_casted = static_cast<CTYPE_IN>(val_b);
-                CTYPE_IN value = max(a_casted, b_casted);
-
-                return static_cast<CTYPE_OUT>(value);
-              },
-              a,
-              b,
-              out);
-        });
+      using CTYPE_IN = typename torch::executor::
+          promote_types<CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, /*half_to_float*/ true>::type;
+      ET_DCHECK(CppTypeToScalarType<CTYPE_IN>::value == common_type);
+      ET_SWITCH_REALHB_TYPES(out_type, ctx, "maximum.out", CTYPE_OUT, [&]() {
+        MaximumInner<
+            can_cast<CTYPE_IN, CTYPE_OUT>::value,
+            CTYPE_A,
+            CTYPE_B,
+            CTYPE_IN,
+            CTYPE_OUT>::run(a, b, out);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/kernels/portable/cpu/op_minimum.cpp b/kernels/portable/cpu/op_minimum.cpp
index 767a2c4ca59..7c106a63c4f 100644
--- a/kernels/portable/cpu/op_minimum.cpp
+++ b/kernels/portable/cpu/op_minimum.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,50 @@ const T& min(const T& a, const T& b) {
   return (b < a) ? b : a;
 }
 
+template <
+    bool can_cast,
+    typename CTYPE_A,
+    typename CTYPE_B,
+    typename CTYPE_IN,
+    typename CTYPE_OUT>
+struct MinimumInner;
+
+template <
+    typename CTYPE_A,
+    typename CTYPE_B,
+    typename CTYPE_IN,
+    typename CTYPE_OUT>
+struct MinimumInner<true, CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, CTYPE_IN, CTYPE_OUT> {
+  static void run(const Tensor& a, const Tensor& b, Tensor& out) {
+    apply_binary_elementwise_fn<CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, CTYPE_OUT>(
+        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(facebook-hte-ConstantArgumentPassByValue)
+        [](const CTYPE_A val_a, const CTYPE_B val_b) {
+          CTYPE_IN a_casted = static_cast<CTYPE_IN>(val_a);
+          CTYPE_IN b_casted = static_cast<CTYPE_IN>(val_b);
+          CTYPE_IN value = min(a_casted, b_casted);
+
+          return static_cast<CTYPE_OUT>(value);
+        },
+        a,
+        b,
+        out);
+  }
+};
+
+struct ReportCanCastBug {
+  static void run(const Tensor&, const Tensor&, Tensor&) {
+    ET_DCHECK_MSG(false, "BUG: canCast should have been checked above");
+  }
+};
+
+template <
+    typename CTYPE_A,
+    typename CTYPE_B,
+    typename CTYPE_IN,
+    typename CTYPE_OUT>
+struct MinimumInner<false, CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, CTYPE_IN, CTYPE_OUT>
+    : public ReportCanCastBug {};
+
 } // namespace
 
 Tensor& minimum_out(
@@ -44,22 +88,17 @@ Tensor& minimum_out(
 
   ET_SWITCH_REAL_TYPES_AND(Bool, a_type, ctx, "minimum.out", CTYPE_A, [&]() {
     ET_SWITCH_REAL_TYPES_AND(Bool, b_type, ctx, "minimum.out", CTYPE_B, [&]() {
+      using CTYPE_IN =
+          typename torch::executor::promote_types<CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B>::type;
+      ET_DCHECK(CppTypeToScalarType<CTYPE_IN>::value == common_type);
       ET_SWITCH_REAL_TYPES_AND(
-          Bool, common_type, ctx, "minimum.out", CTYPE_IN, [&]() {
-            ET_SWITCH_REAL_TYPES_AND(
-                Bool, out_type, ctx, "minimum.out", CTYPE_OUT, [&]() {
-                  apply_binary_elementwise_fn<CTYPE_A, CTYPE_B, CTYPE_OUT>(
-                      [](const CTYPE_A val_a, const CTYPE_B val_b) {
-                        CTYPE_IN a_casted = static_cast<CTYPE_IN>(val_a);
-                        CTYPE_IN b_casted = static_cast<CTYPE_IN>(val_b);
-                        CTYPE_IN value = min(a_casted, b_casted);
-
-                        return static_cast<CTYPE_OUT>(value);
-                      },
-                      a,
-                      b,
-                      out);
-                });
+          Bool, out_type, ctx, "minimum.out", CTYPE_OUT, [&]() {
+            MinimumInner<
+                can_cast<CTYPE_IN, CTYPE_OUT>::value,
+                CTYPE_A,
+                CTYPE_B,
+                CTYPE_IN,
+                CTYPE_OUT>::run(a, b, out);
           });
     });
   });