diff --git a/comfy/model_management.py b/comfy/model_management.py
index 0ae010ac6..a9118361e 100644
--- a/comfy/model_management.py
+++ b/comfy/model_management.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from threading import RLock
 import torch
 import sys
 
+from .model_management_types import ModelManageable
+
 model_management_lock = RLock()
 
 class VRAMState(Enum):
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ def module_size(module):
     return module_mem
 
 class LoadedModel:
-    def __init__(self, model):
+    def __init__(self, model: ModelManageable):
         self.model = model
         self.device = model.load_device
         self.weights_loaded = False
diff --git a/comfy/model_management_types.py b/comfy/model_management_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8c096095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comfy/model_management_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Protocol, Optional
+
+import torch
+
+
+class ModelManageable(Protocol):
+    """
+    Objects which implement this protocol can be managed by
+
+    >>> import comfy.model_management
+    >>> class SomeObj("ModelManageable"):
+    >>>     ...
+    >>>
+    >>> comfy.model_management.load_model_gpu(SomeObj())
+    """
+    load_device: torch.device
+    offload_device: torch.device
+    model: torch.nn.Module
+    current_device: torch.device
+
+    @property
+    def dtype(self) -> torch.dtype:
+        ...
+
+    def is_clone(self, other: torch.nn.Module) -> bool:
+        pass
+
+    def clone_has_same_weights(self, clone: torch.nn.Module) -> bool:
+        pass
+
+    def model_size(self) -> int:
+        pass
+
+    def model_patches_to(self, arg: torch.device | torch.dtype):
+        pass
+
+    def model_dtype(self) -> torch.dtype:
+        pass
+
+    def patch_model_lowvram(self, device_to: torch.device, lowvram_model_memory: int) -> torch.nn.Module:
+        pass
+
+    def patch_model(self, device_to: torch.device, patch_weights: bool) -> torch.nn.Module:
+        pass
+
+    def unpatch_model(self, offload_device: torch.device, unpatch_weights: Optional[bool] = False) -> torch.nn.Module:
+        pass
diff --git a/comfy/model_patcher.py b/comfy/model_patcher.py
index 7ab71ef5f..c8eba6b73 100644
--- a/comfy/model_patcher.py
+++ b/comfy/model_patcher.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import uuid
 
 from . import utils
 from . import model_management
+from .model_management_types import ModelManageable
+
 
 def apply_weight_decompose(dora_scale, weight):
     weight_norm = (
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ def set_model_options_patch_replace(model_options, patch, name, block_name, numb
     model_options["transformer_options"] = to
     return model_options
 
-class ModelPatcher:
+class ModelPatcher(ModelManageable):
     def __init__(self, model, load_device, offload_device, size=0, current_device=None, weight_inplace_update=False):
         self.size = size
         self.model = model