diff --git a/mediapipe/util/tflite/BUILD b/mediapipe/util/tflite/BUILD
index b34d0e080f..a630f29743 100644
--- a/mediapipe/util/tflite/BUILD
+++ b/mediapipe/util/tflite/BUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-load("@org_tensorflow//tensorflow/lite/core/shims:cc_library_with_tflite.bzl", "cc_library_with_tflite")
+load(
+    "@org_tensorflow//tensorflow/lite/core/shims:cc_library_with_tflite.bzl",
+    "cc_library_with_tflite",
+    "cc_test_with_tflite",
+)
 
 licenses(["notice"])
 
@@ -141,3 +145,27 @@ cc_library_with_tflite(
         "//mediapipe/util:resource_util",
     ],
 )
+
+cc_test_with_tflite(
+    name = "tflite_model_loader_test",
+    srcs = ["tflite_model_loader_test.cc"],
+    data = [
+        ":testdata/test_model.tflite",
+    ],
+    tflite_deps = [
+        ":tflite_model_loader",
+        "@org_tensorflow//tensorflow/lite:test_util",
+    ],
+    deps = [
+        "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_cc_proto",
+        "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_context",
+        "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_framework",
+        "//mediapipe/framework:calculator_state",
+        "//mediapipe/framework:legacy_calculator_support",
+        "//mediapipe/framework/api2:packet",
+        "//mediapipe/framework/port:gtest_main",
+        "//mediapipe/framework/tool:tag_map_helper",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/flags:flag",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/mediapipe/util/tflite/testdata/test_model.tflite b/mediapipe/util/tflite/testdata/test_model.tflite
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4c02350c0
Binary files /dev/null and b/mediapipe/util/tflite/testdata/test_model.tflite differ
diff --git a/mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader.cc b/mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader.cc
index 766543f9cd..83b725c66d 100644
--- a/mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
 #include "mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader.h"
 
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
 #include "mediapipe/framework/port/ret_check.h"
 #include "mediapipe/util/resource_util.h"
 
@@ -26,11 +29,10 @@ absl::StatusOr<api2::Packet<TfLiteModelPtr>> TfLiteModelLoader::LoadFromPath(
   std::string model_path = path;
 
   std::string model_blob;
-  auto status_or_content =
-      mediapipe::GetResourceContents(model_path, &model_blob);
+  absl::Status status = mediapipe::GetResourceContents(model_path, &model_blob);
   // TODO: get rid of manual resolving with PathToResourceAsFile
   // as soon as it's incorporated into GetResourceContents.
-  if (!status_or_content.ok()) {
+  if (!status.ok()) {
     MP_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN(auto resolved_path,
                         mediapipe::PathToResourceAsFile(model_path));
     VLOG(2) << "Loading the model from " << resolved_path;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ absl::StatusOr<api2::Packet<TfLiteModelPtr>> TfLiteModelLoader::LoadFromPath(
 
   auto model = FlatBufferModel::VerifyAndBuildFromBuffer(model_blob.data(),
                                                          model_blob.size());
+
   RET_CHECK(model) << "Failed to load model from path " << model_path;
   return api2::MakePacket<TfLiteModelPtr>(
       model.release(),
diff --git a/mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader_test.cc b/mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81f411795b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include "mediapipe/util/tflite/tflite_model_loader.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "absl/flags/declare.h"
+#include "absl/flags/flag.h"
+#include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/api2/packet.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/calculator.pb.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/calculator_context.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/calculator_framework.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/calculator_state.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/legacy_calculator_support.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/port/gtest.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/port/status_matchers.h"
+#include "mediapipe/framework/tool/tag_map_helper.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/test_util.h"
+
+ABSL_DECLARE_FLAG(std::string, resource_root_dir);
+
+namespace mediapipe {
+namespace {
+
+constexpr char kModelDir[] = "mediapipe/util/tflite/testdata";
+constexpr char kModelFilename[] = "test_model.tflite";
+
+class TfLiteModelLoaderTest : public tflite::testing::Test {
+  void SetUp() override {
+    // Create a stub calculator state.
+    CalculatorGraphConfig::Node config;
+    calculator_state_ = std::make_unique<CalculatorState>(
+        "fake_node", 0, "fake_type", config, nullptr);
+
+    // Create a stub calculator context.
+    calculator_context_ = std::make_unique<CalculatorContext>(
+        calculator_state_.get(), tool::CreateTagMap({}).value(),
+        tool::CreateTagMap({}).value());
+  }
+
+ protected:
+  std::unique_ptr<CalculatorState> calculator_state_;
+  std::unique_ptr<CalculatorContext> calculator_context_;
+  std::string model_path_ = absl::StrCat(kModelDir, "/", kModelFilename);
+};
+
+TEST_F(TfLiteModelLoaderTest, LoadFromPath) {
+  // TODO: remove LegacyCalculatorSupport usage.
+  LegacyCalculatorSupport::Scoped<CalculatorContext> scope(
+      calculator_context_.get());
+  MP_ASSERT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(api2::Packet<TfLiteModelPtr> model,
+                          TfLiteModelLoader::LoadFromPath(model_path_));
+  EXPECT_NE(model.Get(), nullptr);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TfLiteModelLoaderTest, LoadFromPathRelativeToRootDir) {
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_resource_root_dir, kModelDir);
+
+  // TODO: remove LegacyCalculatorSupport usage.
+  LegacyCalculatorSupport::Scoped<CalculatorContext> scope(
+      calculator_context_.get());
+  MP_ASSERT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(api2::Packet<TfLiteModelPtr> model,
+                          TfLiteModelLoader::LoadFromPath(kModelFilename));
+  EXPECT_NE(model.Get(), nullptr);
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace mediapipe