diff --git a/src/intrinsics.jl b/src/intrinsics.jl
index 79efa4cbe..4bf7eb191 100644
--- a/src/intrinsics.jl
+++ b/src/intrinsics.jl
@@ -156,6 +156,100 @@ end
 function _print end
 
 
+# ── vload / vstore! helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Three dispatch paths (in priority order):
+#   Array{T}         → Ptr cast to Ptr{NTuple{N,VecElement{T}}} + unsafe_load
+#   GPU device array → @device_override per backend (see e.g. pocl/backend.jl)
+#   AbstractArray{T} → N scalar reads/writes (@generated, no closures)
+
+@inline _vptr(p::Ptr{T}, ::Val{N}) where {T, N} =
+    Ptr{NTuple{N, Core.VecElement{T}}}(p)
+
+@inline function _vload_ptr(::Val{N}, p::Ptr{T}) where {N, T}
+    raw = unsafe_load(_vptr(p, Val(N)))
+    ntuple(i -> raw[i].value, Val(N))
+end
+
+@inline function _vstore_ptr!(p::Ptr{T}, ::Val{N}, vals::NTuple{N, T}) where {N, T}
+    unsafe_store!(_vptr(p, Val(N)), ntuple(i -> Core.VecElement{T}(vals[i]), Val(N)))
+end
+
+
+@generated function _vload_arr(::Val{N}, arr::AbstractArray{T}, idx::Integer) where {N, T}
+    Expr(:tuple, [:(Base.@inbounds arr[idx + $(i - 1)]) for i in 1:N]...)
+end
+
+@generated function _vstore_arr!(arr::AbstractArray{T}, idx::Integer,
+                                 ::Val{N}, vals::NTuple{N, T}) where {N, T}
+    Expr(:block,
+        [:(Base.@inbounds arr[idx + $(i - 1)] = vals[$i]) for i in 1:N]...,
+        :nothing)
+end
+
+"""
+    vload(::Val{N}, arr::AbstractArray{T}, idx::Integer) → NTuple{N, T}
+
+Load `N` consecutive elements starting at 1-based index `idx`.
+
+Emits a single wide memory instruction for primitive `T` and `N > 1`: on CPU
+by casting the pointer to `Ptr{NTuple{N,VecElement{T}}}`, on GPU via a backend
+`@device_override` that reinterprets the `LLVMPtr` with `N*sizeof(T)` alignment
+(lowered to `ld.global.v4.f32` on NVPTX, `OpLoad <N x T>` on SPIR-V, etc.).
+Falls back to `N` scalar reads when no override is registered, `N == 1`, or `T`
+is not a primitive type.
+
+**Constraints:**
+- `N` must be a compile-time constant (`Val(4)`, not a variable).
+- `idx` must be `N*sizeof(T)`-aligned; `idx = 1 + k*N` for `k ≥ 0` satisfies
+  this for Julia-allocated arrays (≥ 64-byte base alignment).
+- Do not pass `@Const`-annotated arrays; the read-only-cache pointer type is
+  incompatible with wide loads.
+
+!!! note
+    GPU backends register the vectorized path as:
+    ```julia
+    @device_override @inline function KI.vload(::Val{N}, arr::MyDeviceArray{T}, idx::Integer) where {N, T}
+    ```
+"""
+@inline function vload(::Val{N}, arr::Array{T}, idx::Integer) where {N, T}
+    isprimitivetype(T) && N > 1 && return _vload_ptr(Val(N), pointer(arr, idx))
+    _vload_arr(Val(N), arr, idx)
+end
+
+@inline function vload(::Val{N}, arr::AbstractArray{T}, idx::Integer) where {N, T}
+    _vload_arr(Val(N), arr, idx)
+end
+
+"""
+    vstore!(arr::AbstractArray{T}, idx::Integer, vals::NTuple{N, T})
+
+Store `N` consecutive elements from `vals` into `arr` starting at 1-based
+index `idx`.
+
+Write counterpart of [`vload`](@ref); same dispatch logic and alignment
+constraints apply.
+
+!!! note
+    GPU backends register the vectorized path as:
+    ```julia
+    @device_override @inline function KI.vstore!(arr::MyDeviceArray{T}, idx::Integer, vals::NTuple{N, T}) where {N, T}
+    ```
+"""
+@inline function vstore!(arr::Array{T}, idx::Integer, vals::NTuple{N, T}) where {N, T}
+    if isprimitivetype(T) && N > 1
+        _vstore_ptr!(pointer(arr, idx), Val(N), vals)
+        return nothing
+    end
+    _vstore_arr!(arr, idx, Val(N), vals)
+    return nothing
+end
+
+@inline function vstore!(arr::AbstractArray{T}, idx::Integer, vals::NTuple{N, T}) where {N, T}
+    _vstore_arr!(arr, idx, Val(N), vals)
+    return nothing
+end
+
+
 """
     Kernel{Backend, Kern}
 
diff --git a/src/pocl/backend.jl b/src/pocl/backend.jl
index f23e20b0f..bbf7ce735 100644
--- a/src/pocl/backend.jl
+++ b/src/pocl/backend.jl
@@ -241,4 +241,44 @@ end
 
 KA.argconvert(::KA.Kernel{POCLBackend}, arg) = clconvert(arg)
 
+
+## KI.vload / KI.vstore! — SPIR-V vector memory ops for CLDeviceArray
+# Reinterprets the LLVMPtr as LLVMPtr{NTuple{N,VecElement{T}},AS} with
+# N*sizeof(T) alignment to emit a single OpLoad/OpStore <N x T> instruction.
+
+@generated function _vload_lptr(::Val{N}, p::Core.LLVMPtr{T, A}) where {N, T, A}
+    VT = NTuple{N, Core.VecElement{T}}
+    quote
+        p_vec = reinterpret(Core.LLVMPtr{$VT, $A}, p)
+        raw   = unsafe_load(p_vec, 1, Val($(N * sizeof(T))))
+        $(Expr(:tuple, [:(raw[$i].value) for i in 1:N]...))
+    end
+end
+
+@generated function _vstore_lptr!(p::Core.LLVMPtr{T, A}, ::Val{N}, vals::NTuple{N}) where {N, T, A}
+    VT = NTuple{N, Core.VecElement{T}}
+    quote
+        p_vec    = reinterpret(Core.LLVMPtr{$VT, $A}, p)
+        vec_vals = $(Expr(:tuple, [:(Core.VecElement{$T}(vals[$i])) for i in 1:N]...))
+        unsafe_store!(p_vec, vec_vals, 1, Val($(N * sizeof(T))))
+        nothing
+    end
+end
+
+@device_override @inline function KI.vload(::Val{N}, arr::CLDeviceArray{T}, idx::Integer) where {N, T}
+    if isprimitivetype(T) && N > 1
+        return _vload_lptr(Val(N), pointer(arr, idx))
+    end
+    KI._vload_arr(Val(N), arr, idx)
+end
+
+@device_override @inline function KI.vstore!(arr::CLDeviceArray{T}, idx::Integer, vals::NTuple{N, T}) where {N, T}
+    if isprimitivetype(T) && N > 1
+        _vstore_lptr!(pointer(arr, idx), Val(N), vals)
+        return nothing
+    end
+    KI._vstore_arr!(arr, idx, Val(N), vals)
+    return nothing
+end
+
 end
diff --git a/test/intrinsics.jl b/test/intrinsics.jl
index 63216d32b..d8b130d84 100644
--- a/test/intrinsics.jl
+++ b/test/intrinsics.jl
@@ -24,6 +24,65 @@ function test_intrinsics_kernel(results)
     return
 end
 
+# ── vload / vstore! kernel helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function vload_copy_kernel(dst, src, ::Val{N}) where {N}
+    g   = KI.get_global_id().x
+    idx = (g - 1) * N + 1
+    KI.vstore!(dst, idx, KI.vload(Val(N), src, idx))
+    return
+end
+
+function vload_scale_kernel(dst, src, scale::T, ::Val{N}) where {T, N}
+    g   = KI.get_global_id().x
+    idx = (g - 1) * N + 1
+    vals = KI.vload(Val(N), src, idx)
+    KI.vstore!(dst, idx, ntuple(i -> vals[i] * scale, Val(N)))
+    return
+end
+
+function vload_reduce_kernel(dst, src, ::Val{N}) where {N}
+    g    = KI.get_global_id().x
+    idx  = (g - 1) * N + 1
+    vals = KI.vload(Val(N), src, idx)
+    s    = vals[1]
+    for i in 2:N
+        s += vals[i]
+    end
+    @inbounds dst[g] = s
+    return
+end
+
+function vload_tail_kernel(dst, src, n, ::Val{N}) where {N}
+    g   = KI.get_global_id().x
+    idx = (g - 1) * N + 1
+    if idx + N - 1 <= n
+        KI.vstore!(dst, idx, KI.vload(Val(N), src, idx))
+    else
+        while idx <= n
+            @inbounds dst[idx] = src[idx]
+            idx += 1
+        end
+    end
+    return
+end
+
+function vload_store_load_kernel(arr, v0::T, v1::T, v2::T, v3::T) where {T}
+    KI.vstore!(arr, 1, (v0, v1, v2, v3))
+    loaded = KI.vload(Val(4), arr, 1)
+    KI.vstore!(arr, 5, loaded)
+    return
+end
+
+function vload_mt_copy_kernel(dst, src, ::Val{N}) where {N}
+    local_id  = KI.get_local_id().x
+    group_id  = KI.get_group_id().x
+    groupsize = KI.get_local_size().x
+    idx = ((group_id - 1) * groupsize + (local_id - 1)) * N + 1
+    KI.vstore!(dst, idx, KI.vload(Val(N), src, idx))
+    return
+end
+
 function intrinsics_testsuite(backend, AT)
     @testset "KernelIntrinsics Tests" begin
         @testset "Launch parameters" begin
@@ -122,6 +181,153 @@ function intrinsics_testsuite(backend, AT)
                 @test k_data.local_id == expected_local
             end
         end
+
+        @testset "vload / vstore!" begin
+
+            fp64 = KernelAbstractions.supports_float64(backend())
+
+            # ── 1. Roundtrip for every supported (N, T) combination ─────────
+            vload_types = fp64 ? (Float32, Float64, Int32, Int64) : (Float32, Int32, Int64)
+            @testset "roundtrip N=$N T=$T" for N in (1, 2, 4, 8),
+                                               T in vload_types
+                n   = 64
+                src = AT(T.(1:n))
+                dst = AT(zeros(T, n))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ N workgroupsize = 1 vload_copy_kernel(dst, src, Val(N))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test Array(dst) == Array(src)
+            end
+
+            # ── 2. N=1 degenerate (scalar vload/vstore!) ────────────────────
+            @testset "N=1 scalar degenerate" begin
+                src = AT(Float32[42.0f0])
+                dst = AT(Float32[0.0f0])
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = 1 workgroupsize = 1 vload_copy_kernel(dst, src, Val(1))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test Array(dst) == Array(src)
+            end
+
+            # ── 3. Minimal array: size == N (one vload covers whole array) ──
+            @testset "minimal n=N=$N" for N in (1, 2, 4)
+                src = AT(Float32.(1:N))
+                dst = AT(zeros(Float32, N))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = 1 workgroupsize = 1 vload_copy_kernel(dst, src, Val(N))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test Array(dst) == Array(src)
+            end
+
+            # ── 4. Arithmetic on loaded values ──────────────────────────────
+            @testset "scale by 2 N=4 Float32" begin
+                n   = 64
+                src = AT(Float32.(1:n))
+                dst = AT(zeros(Float32, n))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ 4 workgroupsize = 1 vload_scale_kernel(dst, src, 2.0f0, Val(4))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test Array(dst) ≈ 2.0f0 .* Float32.(1:n)
+            end
+
+            if fp64
+                @testset "scale by 3 N=2 Float64" begin
+                    n   = 64
+                    src = AT(Float64.(1:n))
+                    dst = AT(zeros(Float64, n))
+                    KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ 2 workgroupsize = 1 vload_scale_kernel(dst, src, 3.0, Val(2))
+                    KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                    @test Array(dst) ≈ 3.0 .* Float64.(1:n)
+                end
+            end
+
+            # ── 5. Per-thread reduction: each thread sums its N elements ────
+            @testset "per-thread sum all-ones N=4" begin
+                n     = 64
+                src   = AT(ones(Float32, n))
+                result = AT(zeros(Float32, n ÷ 4))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ 4 workgroupsize = 1 vload_reduce_kernel(result, src, Val(4))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test all(Array(result) .== 4.0f0)
+            end
+
+            @testset "per-thread sum sequential N=4" begin
+                n      = 64
+                src    = AT(Float32.(1:n))
+                result = AT(zeros(Float32, n ÷ 4))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ 4 workgroupsize = 1 vload_reduce_kernel(result, src, Val(4))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                expected = [Float32(sum(4k+1:4k+4)) for k in 0:n÷4-1]
+                @test Array(result) == expected
+            end
+
+            # ── 6. Scalar tail: n not divisible by N ────────────────────────
+            @testset "scalar tail n=$n" for n in (65, 66, 67)
+                src = AT(Float32.(1:n))
+                dst = AT(zeros(Float32, n))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = cld(n, 4) workgroupsize = 1 vload_tail_kernel(dst, src, n, Val(4))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test Array(dst) == Array(src)
+            end
+
+            # ── 7. vstore! → vload identity (store then read back) ──────────
+            @testset "vstore then vload identity" begin
+                arr = AT(zeros(Float32, 8))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = 1 workgroupsize = 1 vload_store_load_kernel(arr, 10.0f0, 20.0f0, 30.0f0, 40.0f0)
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                h = Array(arr)
+                @test h[1:4] == [10.0f0, 20.0f0, 30.0f0, 40.0f0]
+                @test h[5:8] == h[1:4]
+            end
+
+            # ── 8. All-zeros and all-ones arrays ────────────────────────────
+            @testset "all-zeros roundtrip N=4" begin
+                n   = 64
+                src = AT(zeros(Float32, n))
+                dst = AT(ones(Float32, n))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ 4 workgroupsize = 1 vload_copy_kernel(dst, src, Val(4))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test all(Array(dst) .== 0.0f0)
+            end
+
+            # ── 9. Large array ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+            @testset "large array n=1024 N=4" begin
+                n   = 1024
+                src = AT(Float32.(1:n))
+                dst = AT(zeros(Float32, n))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ 4 workgroupsize = 1 vload_copy_kernel(dst, src, Val(4))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test Array(dst) == Array(src)
+            end
+
+            # ── 10. Multi-thread (workgroupsize > 1) ─────────────────────────
+            @testset "multi-thread workgroupsize=4 N=4" begin
+                wgs = 4
+                n   = 128
+                src = AT(Float32.(1:n))
+                dst = AT(zeros(Float32, n))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ (wgs * 4) workgroupsize = wgs vload_mt_copy_kernel(dst, src, Val(4))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test Array(dst) == Array(src)
+            end
+
+            # ── 11. Integer types ────────────────────────────────────────────
+            @testset "Int32 N=4 arithmetic" begin
+                n   = 64
+                src = AT(Int32.(1:n))
+                dst = AT(zeros(Int32, n))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = n ÷ 4 workgroupsize = 1 vload_scale_kernel(dst, src, Int32(3), Val(4))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test Array(dst) == 3 .* Int32.(1:n)
+            end
+
+            # ── 12. Type stability ───────────────────────────────────────────
+            @testset "type stability T=$T N=$N" for T in vload_types, N in (1, 4)
+                n   = N
+                src = AT(T.(1:n))
+                dst = AT(zeros(T, n))
+                KI.@kernel backend() numworkgroups = 1 workgroupsize = 1 vload_copy_kernel(dst, src, Val(N))
+                KernelAbstractions.synchronize(backend())
+                @test eltype(Array(dst)) === T
+            end
+
+        end
     end
     return nothing
 end