diff --git a/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLHelpers.cpp b/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLHelpers.cpp
index d940a5a..5a3d0fa 100644
--- a/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLHelpers.cpp
+++ b/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLHelpers.cpp
@@ -88,4 +88,36 @@
 
     return res;
 }
-} // namespace ckw
\ No newline at end of file
+
+int32_t width_to_cl_vector_size(int32_t width)
+{
+    switch(width)
+    {
+        case 1:
+            return 1;
+        case 2:
+            return 2;
+        case 3:
+            return 3;
+        case 4:
+            return 4;
+        case 5:
+        case 6:
+        case 7:
+        case 8:
+            return 8;
+        case 9:
+        case 10:
+        case 11:
+        case 12:
+        case 13:
+        case 14:
+        case 15:
+        case 16:
+            return 16;
+        default:
+            CKW_THROW_MSG("Unsupported width to convert to OpenCL vector");
+            return 0;
+    }
+}
+} // namespace ckw
diff --git a/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLHelpers.h b/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLHelpers.h
index 915d59f..a9a84e2 100644
--- a/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLHelpers.h
+++ b/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLHelpers.h
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-#ifndef COMPUTE_KERNEL_WRITER_SRC_CL_CLHELPERS_H
-#define COMPUTE_KERNEL_WRITER_SRC_CL_CLHELPERS_H
+#ifndef CKW_SRC_CL_CLHELPERS_H
+#define CKW_SRC_CL_CLHELPERS_H
 
 #include <string>
+#include <cstdint>
 
 /** OpenCL specific helper functions */
 namespace ckw
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@
  * @return the OpenCL datatype as a string
  */
 std::string cl_get_variable_datatype_as_string(DataType dt, int32_t len);
+
+/** Helper function to return the OpenCL vector size that accommodate the the desired width
+ *
+ * @param[in] width The desired width
+ *
+ * @return the OpenCL vector size
+*/
+int32_t width_to_cl_vector_size(int32_t width);
+
 } // namespace ckw
 
 #endif /* COMPUTE_KERNEL_WRITER_SRC_CL_CLHELPERS_H */
diff --git a/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLKernelWriter.cpp b/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLKernelWriter.cpp
index 231d321..7faf2e6 100644
--- a/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLKernelWriter.cpp
+++ b/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLKernelWriter.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
 
 #include "src/cl/CLKernelWriter.h"
 #include "ckw/Error.h"
+#include "src/cl/CLTile.h"
+#include "src/cl/CLHelpers.h"
+#include <cstdint>
 
 namespace ckw
 {
 
-CLKernelWriter::CLKernelWriter()
-{
-}
-
+CLKernelWriter::CLKernelWriter() = default;
 CLKernelWriter::~CLKernelWriter() = default;
 
 std::unique_ptr<Kernel> CLKernelWriter::emit_kernel(const std::string &name)
@@ -61,4 +61,27 @@
     return _body_source_code;
 }
 
+ITileOperand &CLKernelWriter::declare_tile(const std::string &name, const TileInfo &tile_info)
+{
+    const std::string fullname = generate_full_name(name);
+
+    const int32_t height = tile_info.height();
+    const int32_t width = tile_info.width();
+    const DataType data_type = tile_info.data_type();
+
+    for(int32_t row = 0; row < height; ++row)
+    {
+        const std::string cl_type = cl_get_variable_datatype_as_string(data_type, width);
+        append_code(cl_type, " ", fullname, std::to_string(row), ";\n");
+    }
+
+    return add_operand(fullname, tile_info);
+}
+
+ITileOperand &CLKernelWriter::add_operand(const std::string &name, const TileInfo &tile_info)
+{
+    std::unique_ptr<ITileOperand> operand = std::make_unique<CLTile>(name, tile_info);
+    return KernelWriter::add_operand(operand);
+}
+
 } // namespace ckw
diff --git a/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLKernelWriter.h b/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLKernelWriter.h
index e6f0641..d0c4b7c 100644
--- a/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLKernelWriter.h
+++ b/compute_kernel_writer/src/cl/CLKernelWriter.h
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
 
     std::unique_ptr<Kernel> emit_kernel(const std::string &name) override;
 
+    /** Declare a tile given name and tile information
+     *
+     * Similar to @ref KernelWriter::declare_tile()
+    */
+    ITileOperand &declare_tile(const ::std::string &name, const TileInfo &tile_info) override;
+
+
 protected:
     /** Append the specified code to the kernel body source code. */
     template <typename T, typename... TArgs>
@@ -76,6 +83,9 @@
     /** Get the current kernel body source code. */
     const std::string &body_source_code() const;
 
+    /** Add a tile operand to the kernel and return it */
+    ITileOperand &add_operand(const std::string &code, const TileInfo &tile_info) override;
+
 private:
     /** This string contains the kernel body source code, not the full CL source code.
      * The full source code will only be generated when the user calls @ref KernelWriter::emit_kernel.