diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6086cd04..e75f3c7b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ option(MDSPAN_ENABLE_EXAMPLES "Build examples." Off)
 option(MDSPAN_ENABLE_BENCHMARKS "Enable benchmarks." Off)
 option(MDSPAN_ENABLE_COMP_BENCH "Enable compilation benchmarks." Off)
 option(MDSPAN_ENABLE_CUDA "Enable Cuda tests/benchmarks/examples if tests/benchmarks/examples are enabled." Off)
+option(MDSPAN_ENABLE_SYCL "Enable SYCL tests/benchmarks/examples if tests/benchmarks/examples are enabled." Off)
 option(MDSPAN_ENABLE_HIP "Enable HIP tests/benchmarks/examples if tests/benchmarks/examples are enabled." Off)
 option(MDSPAN_ENABLE_OPENMP "Enable OpenMP benchmarks if benchmarks are enabled." On)
 option(MDSPAN_USE_SYSTEM_GTEST "Use system-installed GoogleTest library for tests." Off)
@@ -137,6 +138,11 @@ endif()
 add_library(mdspan INTERFACE)
 add_library(std::mdspan ALIAS mdspan)
 
+if(MDSPAN_ENABLE_SYCL)
+  target_compile_options(mdspan INTERFACE "-fsycl")
+  target_link_options(mdspan INTERFACE "-fsycl")
+endif()
+
 target_include_directories(mdspan INTERFACE
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
   $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
diff --git a/include/experimental/__p0009_bits/config.hpp b/include/experimental/__p0009_bits/config.hpp
index 8a47b3c2..1b17a72a 100644
--- a/include/experimental/__p0009_bits/config.hpp
+++ b/include/experimental/__p0009_bits/config.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ static_assert(_MDSPAN_CPLUSPLUS >= MDSPAN_CXX_STD_14, "mdspan requires C++14 or
 #  endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef _MDSPAN_HAS_SYCL
+#  if defined(SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION)
+#    define _MDSPAN_HAS_SYCL SYCL_LANGUAGE_VERSION
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef __has_cpp_attribute
 #  define __has_cpp_attribute(x) 0
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/offload_utils.hpp b/tests/offload_utils.hpp
index 971c0039..a71ae060 100644
--- a/tests/offload_utils.hpp
+++ b/tests/offload_utils.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 //
 //@HEADER
 
+#ifdef _MDSPAN_HAS_SYCL
+#include <sycl/sycl.hpp>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _MDSPAN_HAS_HIP
 #include <hip/hip_runtime.h>
 #include <hip/hip_runtime_api.h>
@@ -24,11 +28,19 @@
 namespace {
 bool dispatch_host = true;
 
+#ifdef _MDSPAN_HAS_SYCL
 #define __MDSPAN_DEVICE_ASSERT_EQ(LHS, RHS) \
 if (!(LHS == RHS)) { \
+  sycl::ext::oneapi::experimental::printf("expected equality of %s and %s\n", #LHS, #RHS); \
+  errors[0]++; \
+}
+#else
+ #define __MDSPAN_DEVICE_ASSERT_EQ(LHS, RHS) \
+ if (!(LHS == RHS)) { \
   printf("expected equality of %s and %s\n", #LHS, #RHS); \
   errors[0]++; \
 }
+#endif
 
 #if defined(_MDSPAN_HAS_CUDA) || defined(_MDSPAN_HAS_HIP)
 
@@ -90,6 +102,60 @@ void free_array(T* ptr) {
 #define __MDSPAN_TESTS_DISPATCH_DEFINED
 #endif // _MDSPAN_HAS_CUDA
 
+#ifdef _MDSPAN_HAS_SYCL
+
+sycl::queue get_test_queue()
+{
+  static sycl::queue q;
+  return q;
+}
+
+template<class LAMBDA>
+void dispatch(LAMBDA&& f) {
+  if(dispatch_host) {
+    static_cast<LAMBDA&&>(f)();
+  } else {
+    sycl::queue q = get_test_queue();
+    q.submit([&](sycl::handler &cgh) {
+      cgh.single_task([=]() {
+        f();
+      });
+    });
+    q.wait_and_throw();
+  }
+}
+
+template<class T>
+T* allocate_array(size_t size) {
+  if(dispatch_host == true)
+    return new T[size];
+  else
+  {
+    sycl::queue q = get_test_queue();
+    return sycl::malloc_shared<T>(size, q);
+  }
+}
+
+template<class T>
+void free_array(T* ptr) {
+  if(dispatch_host == true)
+    delete [] ptr;
+  else
+  {
+    sycl::queue q = get_test_queue();
+    sycl::free(ptr, q);
+  }
+}
+
+#define __MDSPAN_TESTS_RUN_TEST(A) \
+ dispatch_host = true; \
+ A; \
+ dispatch_host = false; \
+ A;
+
+#define __MDSPAN_TESTS_DISPATCH_DEFINED
+#endif // _MDSPAN_HAS_SYCL
+
 #ifndef __MDSPAN_TESTS_DISPATCH_DEFINED
 template<class LAMBDA>
 void dispatch(LAMBDA&& f) {
diff --git a/tests/test_mdarray_ctors.cpp b/tests/test_mdarray_ctors.cpp
index 669baf58..94245c24 100644
--- a/tests/test_mdarray_ctors.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_mdarray_ctors.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void test_mdarray_ctor_data_carray() {
   errors[0] = 0;
 
   dispatch([=] _MDSPAN_HOST_DEVICE () {
-    stdex::mdarray<int, stdex::extents<size_t,1>> m(stdex::extents<int,1>{});
+    stdex::mdarray<int, stdex::extents<size_t,1>, stdex::layout_right, std::array<int, 1>> m(stdex::extents<int,1>{});
     __MDSPAN_DEVICE_ASSERT_EQ(m.rank(), 1);
     __MDSPAN_DEVICE_ASSERT_EQ(m.rank_dynamic(), 0);
     __MDSPAN_DEVICE_ASSERT_EQ(m.extent(0), 1);