diff --git a/hdk/common/representation/intermediate.py b/hdk/common/representation/intermediate.py
index d5660a205..4b07e042d 100644
--- a/hdk/common/representation/intermediate.py
+++ b/hdk/common/representation/intermediate.py
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from copy import deepcopy
-from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Mapping, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Mapping, Optional, Tuple
 
 from ..data_types import BaseValue
+from ..data_types.base import BaseDataType
 from ..data_types.dtypes_helpers import mix_values_determine_holding_dtype
 from ..data_types.floats import Float
 from ..data_types.integers import Integer, get_bits_to_represent_int
 from ..data_types.scalars import Scalars
-from ..data_types.values import ClearValue
+from ..data_types.values import ClearValue, EncryptedValue
 
 
 class IntermediateNode(ABC):
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ class IntermediateNode(ABC):
 
     inputs: List[BaseValue]
     outputs: List[BaseValue]
-    op_args: Optional[Tuple[Any, ...]]
-    op_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]]
+    op_args: Tuple[Any, ...]
+    op_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ class IntermediateNode(ABC):
     ) -> None:
         self.inputs = list(inputs)
         assert all(isinstance(x, BaseValue) for x in self.inputs)
-        self.op_args = op_args
-        self.op_kwargs = op_kwargs
+        self.op_args = deepcopy(op_args) if op_args is not None else ()
+        self.op_kwargs = deepcopy(op_kwargs) if op_kwargs is not None else {}
 
     def _init_binary(
         self,
@@ -167,3 +168,33 @@ class ConstantInput(IntermediateNode):
 
     def evaluate(self, inputs: Mapping[int, Any]) -> Any:
         return self.constant_data
+
+
+class ArbitraryFunction(IntermediateNode):
+    """Node representing a univariate arbitrary function, e.g. sin(x)"""
+
+    # The arbitrary_func is not optional but mypy has a long standing bug and is not able to
+    # understand this properly. See https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/708#issuecomment-605636623
+    arbitrary_func: Optional[Callable]
+
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        input_base_value: BaseValue,
+        arbitrary_func: Callable,
+        output_dtype: BaseDataType,
+        op_args: Optional[Tuple[Any, ...]] = None,
+        op_kwargs: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__([input_base_value], op_args=op_args, op_kwargs=op_kwargs)
+        assert len(self.inputs) == 1
+        self.arbitrary_func = arbitrary_func
+        # TLU/PBS has an encrypted output
+        self.outputs = [EncryptedValue(output_dtype)]
+
+    # pylint: enable=too-many-arguments
+
+    def evaluate(self, inputs: Mapping[int, Any]) -> Any:
+        # This is the continuation of the mypy bug workaround
+        assert self.arbitrary_func is not None
+        return self.arbitrary_func(inputs[0], *self.op_args, **self.op_kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/common/representation/test_intermediate.py b/tests/common/representation/test_intermediate.py
index 2c4a665ec..530742be2 100644
--- a/tests/common/representation/test_intermediate.py
+++ b/tests/common/representation/test_intermediate.py
@@ -31,6 +31,47 @@ from hdk.common.representation import intermediate as ir
         pytest.param(ir.Input(ClearValue(Integer(32, True)), "in", 0), [42], 42, id="Input"),
         pytest.param(ir.ConstantInput(42), None, 42, id="ConstantInput"),
         pytest.param(ir.ConstantInput(-42), None, -42, id="ConstantInput"),
+        pytest.param(
+            ir.ArbitraryFunction(
+                EncryptedValue(Integer(7, False)), lambda x: x + 3, Integer(7, False)
+            ),
+            [10],
+            13,
+            id="ArbitraryFunction, x + 3",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            ir.ArbitraryFunction(
+                EncryptedValue(Integer(7, False)),
+                lambda x, y: x + y,
+                Integer(7, False),
+                op_kwargs={"y": 3},
+            ),
+            [10],
+            13,
+            id="ArbitraryFunction, (x, y) -> x + y, where y is constant == 3",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            ir.ArbitraryFunction(
+                EncryptedValue(Integer(7, False)),
+                lambda x, y: y[x],
+                Integer(7, False),
+                op_kwargs={"y": (1, 2, 3, 4)},
+            ),
+            [2],
+            3,
+            id="ArbitraryFunction, (x, y) -> y[x], where y is constant == (1, 2, 3, 4)",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            ir.ArbitraryFunction(
+                EncryptedValue(Integer(7, False)),
+                lambda x, y: y[3],
+                Integer(7, False),
+                op_kwargs={"y": (1, 2, 3, 4)},
+            ),
+            [2],
+            4,
+            id="ArbitraryFunction, x, y -> y[3], where y is constant == (1, 2, 3, 4)",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_evaluate(