diff --git a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
index c91e9316..3442142a 100644
--- a/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ set   (GGML_SYCL_TARGET "INTEL" CACHE STRING
 set   (GGML_SYCL_DEVICE_ARCH "" CACHE STRING
                                             "ggml: sycl device architecture")
 
+option(GGML_OPENCL                          "ggml: use OpenCL"                                OFF)
+option(GGML_OPENCL_PROFILING                "ggml: use OpenCL profiling (increases overhead)" OFF)
+option(GGML_OPENCL_EMBED_KERNELS            "ggml: embed kernels"                             ON)
+option(GGML_OPENCL_USE_ADRENO_KERNELS       "ggml: use optimized kernels for Adreno"          ON)
+
 # extra artifacts
 option(GGML_BUILD_TESTS    "ggml: build tests"    ${GGML_STANDALONE})
 option(GGML_BUILD_EXAMPLES "ggml: build examples" ${GGML_STANDALONE})
diff --git a/ggml/include/ggml-opencl.h b/ggml/include/ggml-opencl.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b617713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ggml/include/ggml-opencl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef GGML_OPENCL_H
+#define GGML_OPENCL_H
+
+#include "ggml.h"
+#include "ggml-backend.h"
+
+#ifdef  __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+//
+// backend API
+//
+GGML_BACKEND_API ggml_backend_t ggml_backend_opencl_init(void);
+GGML_BACKEND_API bool ggml_backend_is_opencl(ggml_backend_t backend);
+
+GGML_BACKEND_API ggml_backend_buffer_type_t ggml_backend_opencl_buffer_type(void);
+GGML_BACKEND_API ggml_backend_buffer_type_t ggml_backend_opencl_host_buffer_type(void);
+
+GGML_BACKEND_API ggml_backend_reg_t ggml_backend_opencl_reg(void);
+
+#ifdef  __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif // GGML_OPENCL_H
diff --git a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 349f4c57..bf5ee5fc 100644
--- a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ ggml_add_backend(MUSA)
 ggml_add_backend(RPC)
 ggml_add_backend(SYCL)
 ggml_add_backend(Vulkan)
+ggml_add_backend(OpenCL)
 
 foreach (target ggml-base ggml)
     target_include_directories(${target} PUBLIC    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../include> $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>)
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-backend-reg.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-backend-reg.cpp
index b2eded90..66927148 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-backend-reg.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-backend-reg.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 #include "ggml-vulkan.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef GGML_USE_OPENCL
+#include "ggml-opencl.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef GGML_USE_BLAS
 #include "ggml-blas.h"
 #endif
@@ -146,6 +150,9 @@ struct ggml_backend_registry {
 #ifdef GGML_USE_VULKAN
         register_backend(ggml_backend_vk_reg());
 #endif
+#ifdef GGML_USE_OPENCL
+        register_backend(ggml_backend_opencl_reg());
+#endif
 #ifdef GGML_USE_CANN
         register_backend(ggml_backend_cann_reg());
 #endif
@@ -539,6 +546,7 @@ void ggml_backend_load_all_from_path(const char * dir_path) {
     ggml_backend_load_best("rpc", silent, dir_path);
     ggml_backend_load_best("sycl", silent, dir_path);
     ggml_backend_load_best("vulkan", silent, dir_path);
+    ggml_backend_load_best("opencl", silent, dir_path);
     ggml_backend_load_best("musa", silent, dir_path);
     ggml_backend_load_best("cpu", silent, dir_path);
 }