diff --git a/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/dace_opt.py b/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/dace_opt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df7eb01104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/dace_opt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# ICON4Py - ICON inspired code in Python and GT4Py
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022-2024, ETH Zurich and MeteoSwiss
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Please, refer to the LICENSE file in the root directory.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+import dace
+from dace.transformation import dataflow as dace_dataflow
+
+
+def graupel_run_top_level_dataflow_post(sdfg: dace.SDFG) -> None:
+    sdfg.apply_transformations_repeated(dace_dataflow.TaskletFusion, validate=False)
+    sdfg.save("graupel_run_top_level_dataflow_post.sdfg")
diff --git a/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/model_options.py b/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/model_options.py
index 95aebf8d8c..70a025c1f5 100644
--- a/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/model_options.py
+++ b/model/common/src/icon4py/model/common/model_options.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from gt4py.next import backend as gtx_backend
 from gt4py.next.program_processors.runners.dace import transformations as gtx_transformations
 
-from icon4py.model.common import model_backends
+from icon4py.model.common import dace_opt, model_backends
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ def get_dace_options(
         backend_descriptor["use_zero_origin"] = True
         optimization_args["gpu_memory_pool"] = False
         optimization_args["make_persistent"] = True
+        optimization_hooks[gtx_transformations.GT4PyAutoOptHook.TopLevelDataFlowPost] = (
+            dace_opt.graupel_run_top_level_dataflow_post
+        )
     if optimization_hooks:
         optimization_args["optimization_hooks"] = optimization_hooks
     if optimization_args: