diff --git a/python/ray/tests/test_actor.py b/python/ray/tests/test_actor.py
index 6c02bd069..9fc77d72a 100644
--- a/python/ray/tests/test_actor.py
+++ b/python/ray/tests/test_actor.py
@@ -836,5 +836,26 @@ def test_actor_creation_latency(ray_start_regular):
         actor_create_time - start, end - start))
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "ray_start_regular", [{
+        "local_mode": True
+    }], indirect=True)
+def test_detached_actor_local_mode(ray_start_regular):
+    RETURN_VALUE = 3
+
+    @ray.remote
+    class Y:
+        def f(self):
+            return RETURN_VALUE
+
+    Y.options(name="test").remote()
+    y = ray.get_actor("test")
+    assert ray.get(y.f.remote()) == RETURN_VALUE
+
+    ray.kill(y)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        ray.get_actor("test")
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(pytest.main(["-v", __file__]))
diff --git a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
index 57a53bf1b..f6479bea7 100644
--- a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
+++ b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.cc
@@ -1266,6 +1266,11 @@ Status CoreWorker::CreateActor(const RayFunction &function,
   TaskSpecification task_spec = builder.Build();
   Status status;
   if (options_.is_local_mode) {
+    if (task_spec.IsDetachedActor()) {
+      // Since local mode doesn't pass GCS actor management code path,
+      // it just register actor names in memory.
+      local_mode_named_actor_registry_.emplace(actor_creation_options.name, actor_id);
+    }
     ExecuteTaskLocalMode(task_spec);
   } else {
     int max_retries;
@@ -1359,6 +1364,10 @@ Status CoreWorker::CancelTask(const ObjectID &object_id, bool force_kill) {
 }
 
 Status CoreWorker::KillActor(const ActorID &actor_id, bool force_kill, bool no_restart) {
+  if (options_.is_local_mode) {
+    return KillActorLocalMode(actor_id);
+  }
+
   if (!actor_manager_->CheckActorHandleExists(actor_id)) {
     std::stringstream stream;
     stream << "Failed to find a corresponding actor handle for " << actor_id;
@@ -1368,6 +1377,20 @@ Status CoreWorker::KillActor(const ActorID &actor_id, bool force_kill, bool no_r
   return Status::OK();
 }
 
+// SANG-TODO
+Status CoreWorker::KillActorLocalMode(const ActorID &actor_id) {
+  // KillActor doesn't do anything in local mode. We only remove named actor entry if
+  // exists.
+  for (auto it = local_mode_named_actor_registry_.begin();
+       it != local_mode_named_actor_registry_.end();) {
+    auto current = it++;
+    if (current->second == actor_id) {
+      local_mode_named_actor_registry_.erase(current);
+    }
+  }
+  return Status::OK();
+}
+
 void CoreWorker::RemoveActorHandleReference(const ActorID &actor_id) {
   ObjectID actor_handle_id = ObjectID::ForActorHandle(actor_id);
   reference_counter_->RemoveLocalReference(actor_handle_id, nullptr);
@@ -1398,6 +1421,9 @@ std::pair<const ActorHandle *, Status> CoreWorker::GetNamedActorHandle(
     const std::string &name) {
   RAY_CHECK(RayConfig::instance().gcs_actor_service_enabled());
   RAY_CHECK(!name.empty());
+  if (options_.is_local_mode) {
+    return GetNamedActorHandleLocalMode(name);
+  }
 
   // This call needs to be blocking because we can't return until the actor
   // handle is created, which requires the response from the RPC. This is
@@ -1444,6 +1470,18 @@ std::pair<const ActorHandle *, Status> CoreWorker::GetNamedActorHandle(
   return std::make_pair(GetActorHandle(actor_id), Status::OK());
 }
 
+std::pair<const ActorHandle *, Status> CoreWorker::GetNamedActorHandleLocalMode(
+    const std::string &name) {
+  auto it = local_mode_named_actor_registry_.find(name);
+  if (it == local_mode_named_actor_registry_.end()) {
+    std::ostringstream stream;
+    stream << "Failed to look up actor with name '" << name;
+    return std::make_pair(nullptr, Status::NotFound(stream.str()));
+  }
+
+  return std::make_pair(GetActorHandle(it->second), Status::OK());
+}
+
 const ResourceMappingType CoreWorker::GetResourceIDs() const {
   absl::MutexLock lock(&mutex_);
   return *resource_ids_;
diff --git a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.h b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.h
index b4b7151cf..929064e70 100644
--- a/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.h
+++ b/src/ray/core_worker/core_worker.h
@@ -885,6 +885,13 @@ class CoreWorker : public rpc::CoreWorkerServiceHandler {
   void ExecuteTaskLocalMode(const TaskSpecification &task_spec,
                             const ActorID &actor_id = ActorID::Nil());
 
+  /// KillActor API for a local mode.
+  Status KillActorLocalMode(const ActorID &actor_id);
+
+  /// Get a handle to a named actor for local mode.
+  std::pair<const ActorHandle *, Status> GetNamedActorHandleLocalMode(
+      const std::string &name);
+
   /// Get the values of the task arguments for the executor. Values are
   /// retrieved from the local plasma store or, if the value is inlined, from
   /// the task spec.
@@ -1101,6 +1108,10 @@ class CoreWorker : public rpc::CoreWorkerServiceHandler {
   // Queue of tasks to resubmit when the specified time passes.
   std::deque<std::pair<int64_t, TaskSpecification>> to_resubmit_ GUARDED_BY(mutex_);
 
+  /// Map of named actor registry. It doesn't need to hold a lock because
+  /// local mode is single-threaded.
+  absl::flat_hash_map<std::string, ActorID> local_mode_named_actor_registry_;
+
   // Guard for `async_plasma_callbacks_` map.
   mutable absl::Mutex plasma_mutex_;