diff --git a/internal/modifier/cdi.go b/internal/modifier/cdi.go
index 855277c7..4a1079ac 100644
--- a/internal/modifier/cdi.go
+++ b/internal/modifier/cdi.go
@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@ package modifier
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	nvdevice "github.com/NVIDIA/go-nvlib/pkg/nvlib/device"
-	"github.com/NVIDIA/go-nvlib/pkg/nvml"
 	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/pkg/parser"
-	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go"
 
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/config"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/config/image"
@@ -193,56 +189,15 @@ func generateAutomaticCDISpec(logger logger.Interface, cfg *config.Config, devic
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to construct CDI library: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	names := []string{}
+	identifiers := []string{}
 	for _, device := range devices {
-		_, _, name := parser.ParseDevice(device)
-		if name == "all" {
-			return cdilib.GetSpec()
-		}
-		names = append(names, name)
+		_, _, id := parser.ParseDevice(device)
+		identifiers = append(identifiers, id)
 	}
 
-	// Note: The below code currently only supports generating CDI spec modifications
-	// for full-GPUs, specified either by index or UUID. MIG devices are not
-	// supported.
-	nvmlLib := nvml.New()
-	ret := nvmlLib.Init()
-	if ret != nvml.SUCCESS {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialized NVML: %w", ret)
-	}
-	nvdevice := nvdevice.New(nvdevice.WithNvml(nvmlLib))
-
-	deviceSpecs := []specs.Device{}
-	for _, name := range names {
-		logger.Debugf("Getting CDI spec edits for device %q", name)
-		// Get a device handle by either index or UUID
-		var nvmlDevice nvml.Device
-		if idx, err := strconv.Atoi(name); err == nil {
-			nvmlDevice, err = nvmlLib.DeviceGetHandleByIndex(idx)
-			if err != nvml.SUCCESS {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get device handle for index '%v': %w", idx, err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			nvmlDevice, err = nvmlLib.DeviceGetHandleByUUID(name)
-			if err != nvml.SUCCESS {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get device handle for UUID '%v': %w", name, err)
-			}
-		}
-
-		nvlibDevice, err := nvdevice.NewDevice(nvmlDevice)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to construct device: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		gpuEdits, err := cdilib.GetGPUDeviceEdits(nvlibDevice)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get CDI spec edits for GPU %q: %w", name, err)
-		}
-		gpuDevice := specs.Device{
-			Name:           name,
-			ContainerEdits: *gpuEdits.ContainerEdits,
-		}
-		deviceSpecs = append(deviceSpecs, gpuDevice)
+	deviceSpecs, err := cdilib.GetDeviceSpecsByID(identifiers...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get CDI device specs: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	commonEdits, err := cdilib.GetCommonEdits()
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/api.go b/pkg/nvcdi/api.go
index 43aad634..27c264de 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/api.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/api.go
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ type Interface interface {
 	GetGPUDeviceSpecs(int, device.Device) (*specs.Device, error)
 	GetMIGDeviceEdits(device.Device, device.MigDevice) (*cdi.ContainerEdits, error)
 	GetMIGDeviceSpecs(int, device.Device, int, device.MigDevice) (*specs.Device, error)
+	GetDeviceSpecsByID(...string) ([]specs.Device, error)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/gds.go b/pkg/nvcdi/gds.go
index cb1bf760..74a186c1 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/gds.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/gds.go
@@ -81,3 +81,10 @@ func (l *gdslib) GetMIGDeviceEdits(device.Device, device.MigDevice) (*cdi.Contai
 func (l *gdslib) GetMIGDeviceSpecs(int, device.Device, int, device.MigDevice) (*specs.Device, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetMIGDeviceSpecs is not supported")
 }
+
+// GetDeviceSpecsByID returns the CDI device specs for the GPU(s) represented by
+// the provided identifiers, where an identifier is an index or UUID of a valid
+// GPU device.
+func (l *gdslib) GetDeviceSpecsByID(...string) ([]specs.Device, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetDeviceSpecsByID is not supported")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/lib-csv.go b/pkg/nvcdi/lib-csv.go
index 86d86f93..31604345 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/lib-csv.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/lib-csv.go
@@ -94,3 +94,10 @@ func (l *csvlib) GetMIGDeviceEdits(device.Device, device.MigDevice) (*cdi.Contai
 func (l *csvlib) GetMIGDeviceSpecs(int, device.Device, int, device.MigDevice) (*specs.Device, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetMIGDeviceSpecs is not supported for CSV files")
 }
+
+// GetDeviceSpecsByID returns the CDI device specs for the GPU(s) represented by
+// the provided identifiers, where an identifier is an index or UUID of a valid
+// GPU device.
+func (l *csvlib) GetDeviceSpecsByID(...string) ([]specs.Device, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetDeviceSpecsByID is not supported for CSV files")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/lib-nvml.go b/pkg/nvcdi/lib-nvml.go
index 3ce68ec9..41ae23ac 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/lib-nvml.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/lib-nvml.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package nvcdi
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/go-nvlib/pkg/nvlib/device"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/go-nvlib/pkg/nvml"
@@ -75,6 +76,72 @@ func (l *nvmllib) GetCommonEdits() (*cdi.ContainerEdits, error) {
 	return edits.FromDiscoverer(common)
 }
 
+// GetDeviceSpecsByID returns the CDI device specs for the GPU(s) represented by
+// the provided identifiers, where an identifier is an index or UUID of a valid
+// GPU device.
+// TODO: support identifiers that correspond to MIG devices
+func (l *nvmllib) GetDeviceSpecsByID(identifiers ...string) ([]specs.Device, error) {
+	for _, id := range identifiers {
+		if id == "all" {
+			return l.GetAllDeviceSpecs()
+		}
+	}
+
+	var deviceSpecs []specs.Device
+
+	if r := l.nvmllib.Init(); r != nvml.SUCCESS {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize NVML: %w", r)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if r := l.nvmllib.Shutdown(); r != nvml.SUCCESS {
+			l.logger.Warningf("failed to shutdown NVML: %w", r)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	nvmlDevices, err := l.getNVMLDevicesByID(identifiers...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get NVML device handles: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for i, nvmlDevice := range nvmlDevices {
+		nvlibDevice, err := l.devicelib.NewDevice(nvmlDevice)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to construct device: %w", err)
+		}
+		deviceEdits, err := l.GetGPUDeviceEdits(nvlibDevice)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get CDI device edits for identifier %q: %w", identifiers[i], err)
+		}
+		deviceSpec := specs.Device{
+			Name:           identifiers[i],
+			ContainerEdits: *deviceEdits.ContainerEdits,
+		}
+		deviceSpecs = append(deviceSpecs, deviceSpec)
+	}
+
+	return deviceSpecs, nil
+}
+
+// TODO: move this to go-nvlib?
+func (l *nvmllib) getNVMLDevicesByID(identifiers ...string) ([]nvml.Device, error) {
+	devices := []nvml.Device{}
+	for _, id := range identifiers {
+		if dev, err := l.nvmllib.DeviceGetHandleByUUID(id); err == nvml.SUCCESS {
+			devices = append(devices, dev)
+			continue
+		}
+		// TODO: check for a MIG device index
+		if idx, err := strconv.Atoi(id); err == nil {
+			if dev, err := l.nvmllib.DeviceGetHandleByIndex(idx); err == nvml.SUCCESS {
+				devices = append(devices, dev)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get NVML device handle for identifier %q", id)
+	}
+	return devices, nil
+}
+
 func (l *nvmllib) getGPUDeviceSpecs() ([]specs.Device, error) {
 	var deviceSpecs []specs.Device
 	err := l.devicelib.VisitDevices(func(i int, d device.Device) error {
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/lib-wsl.go b/pkg/nvcdi/lib-wsl.go
index b01c8268..385007cf 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/lib-wsl.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/lib-wsl.go
@@ -81,3 +81,10 @@ func (l *wsllib) GetMIGDeviceEdits(device.Device, device.MigDevice) (*cdi.Contai
 func (l *wsllib) GetMIGDeviceSpecs(int, device.Device, int, device.MigDevice) (*specs.Device, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetMIGDeviceSpecs is not supported on WSL")
 }
+
+// GetDeviceSpecsByID returns the CDI device specs for the GPU(s) represented by
+// the provided identifiers, where an identifier is an index or UUID of a valid
+// GPU device.
+func (l *wsllib) GetDeviceSpecsByID(...string) ([]specs.Device, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetDeviceSpecsByID is not supported on WSL")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/management.go b/pkg/nvcdi/management.go
index 36b4b27b..8c3d4b32 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/management.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/management.go
@@ -188,3 +188,10 @@ func (m *managementlib) GetMIGDeviceEdits(device.Device, device.MigDevice) (*cdi
 func (m *managementlib) GetMIGDeviceSpecs(int, device.Device, int, device.MigDevice) (*specs.Device, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetMIGDeviceSpecs is not supported")
 }
+
+// GetDeviceSpecsByID returns the CDI device specs for the GPU(s) represented by
+// the provided identifiers, where an identifier is an index or UUID of a valid
+// GPU device.
+func (l *managementlib) GetDeviceSpecsByID(...string) ([]specs.Device, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetDeviceSpecsByID is not supported")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/nvcdi/mofed.go b/pkg/nvcdi/mofed.go
index 3f56b2d5..607b7baf 100644
--- a/pkg/nvcdi/mofed.go
+++ b/pkg/nvcdi/mofed.go
@@ -81,3 +81,10 @@ func (l *mofedlib) GetMIGDeviceEdits(device.Device, device.MigDevice) (*cdi.Cont
 func (l *mofedlib) GetMIGDeviceSpecs(int, device.Device, int, device.MigDevice) (*specs.Device, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetMIGDeviceSpecs is not supported")
 }
+
+// GetDeviceSpecsByID returns the CDI device specs for the GPU(s) represented by
+// the provided identifiers, where an identifier is an index or UUID of a valid
+// GPU device.
+func (l *mofedlib) GetDeviceSpecsByID(...string) ([]specs.Device, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetDeviceSpecsByID is not supported")
+}