diff --git a/kauldron/data/kmix/loaders/with_shuffle_buffer.py b/kauldron/data/kmix/loaders/with_shuffle_buffer.py
index 43425219..5d55fa92 100644
--- a/kauldron/data/kmix/loaders/with_shuffle_buffer.py
+++ b/kauldron/data/kmix/loaders/with_shuffle_buffer.py
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@
 """TFDS dataset loader."""
 
 import dataclasses
-from typing import ClassVar, Optional
+from typing import ClassVar, Optional, Sequence
 
+from grain._src.tensorflow import transforms as grain_transforms
+import grain.tensorflow as grain
 import jax
 from kauldron import kd
+from kauldron import random
+from kauldron.data import grain_utils
 from kauldron.data.kmix import base
 import tensorflow as tf
 
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ class WithShuffleBuffer(base.TFDataPipeline):
   object to fully reset the iterator.
 
   Attributes:
+    transforms_before_cache: Data transforms to apply before caching.
     cache: Whether to cache the dataset.
     shuffle: Whether to shuffle the dataset.
     shuffle_buffer_size: Size of the shuffle buffer.
@@ -39,8 +44,10 @@ class WithShuffleBuffer(base.TFDataPipeline):
       iteration).
   """
 
-  # TODO(epot): Could also add a `transform_before_cache` to allow
-  # filter/resizing
+  transforms_before_cache: (
+      Sequence[grain.Transformation] | dict[str, grain.Transformation]
+  ) = dataclasses.field(default_factory=tuple)
+
   cache: bool = False
   shuffle: bool = True
   shuffle_buffer_size: Optional[int] = None
@@ -48,7 +55,28 @@ class WithShuffleBuffer(base.TFDataPipeline):
 
   _supports_symbolic_checkpoint: ClassVar[bool] = False
 
+  def _maybe_apply_pre_cache_transforms(
+      self, ds: tf.data.Dataset, *, rng: random.PRNGKey
+  ) -> tf.data.Dataset:
+    """Applies transforms specified for application before caching."""
+    if self.transforms_before_cache:
+      ds = grain_utils.maybe_add_grain_meta_features(
+          ds,
+          rng=rng,
+      )
+      transforms = []
+      if isinstance(self.transforms_before_cache, dict):
+        transforms.extend(self.transforms_before_cache.values())
+      else:
+        transforms.extend(self.transforms_before_cache)
+      ds = grain_transforms.apply_transformations(
+          ds, self.transforms_before_cache, strict=True
+      )
+    return ds
+
   def transform_ds(self, ds, *, rng: kd.random.PRNGKey) -> tf.data.Dataset:
+    self._maybe_apply_pre_cache_transforms(ds, rng=rng)
+
     if self.cache:
       ds = ds.cache()