diff --git a/src/core/CL/CLKernelLibrary.cpp b/src/core/CL/CLKernelLibrary.cpp
index 6efeebd..6ebdf29 100644
--- a/src/core/CL/CLKernelLibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/core/CL/CLKernelLibrary.cpp
@@ -271,9 +271,10 @@
     { "pixelwise_mul_int", "pixelwise_mul_int.cl" },
     { "pooling_layer_2", "pooling_layer.cl" },
     { "pooling_layer_3", "pooling_layer.cl" },
-    { "pooling_layer_3_optimized", "pooling_layer.cl" },
+    { "pooling_layer_optimized_3", "pooling_layer.cl" },
     { "pooling_layer_7", "pooling_layer.cl" },
     { "pooling_layer_N", "pooling_layer.cl" },
+    { "pooling_layer_N_quantized", "pooling_layer_quantized.cl" },
     { "quantization_layer", "quantization_layer.cl" },
     { "reduction_operation", "reduction_operation.cl" },
     { "remap_nearest_neighbour", "remap.cl" },
@@ -546,6 +547,10 @@
 #include "./cl_kernels/pooling_layer.clembed"
     },
     {
+        "pooling_layer_quantized.cl",
+#include "./cl_kernels/pooling_layer_quantized.clembed"
+    },
+    {
         "quantization_layer.cl",
 #include "./cl_kernels/quantization_layer.clembed"
     },
diff --git a/src/core/CL/cl_kernels/pooling_layer.cl b/src/core/CL/cl_kernels/pooling_layer.cl
index 635c44a..ee8ff27 100644
--- a/src/core/CL/cl_kernels/pooling_layer.cl
+++ b/src/core/CL/cl_kernels/pooling_layer.cl
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
  * @param[in]  output_step_z                        output_stride_z * number of elements along Z processed per workitem(in bytes)
  * @param[in]  output_offset_first_element_in_bytes The offset of the first element in the destination image
  */
-__kernel void pooling_layer_3_optimized(
+__kernel void pooling_layer_optimized_3(
     TENSOR3D_DECLARATION(input),
     TENSOR3D_DECLARATION(output))
 {
@@ -403,103 +403,6 @@
 }
 #endif // defined(POOLING3x3) && !defined(FIXED_POINT_POSITION)
 
-/** Performs a pooling function of pool size equal to 7.
- *
- * @note Datatype must be passed using -DDATA_TYPE e.g. -DDATA_TYPE=float. Supported data types are QS8/QS16/F16/F32;
- * @note In case of average pooling the following information must be passed at compile time:
- *       -DPOOL_AVG or -DPOOL_L2 must be provided otherwise max pooling will be performed.
- *       -DMAX_WIDTH and -DMAX_HEIGHT which are the maximum accessible indeces in x and y dimensions (width + pad)
- *       -DSTRIDE_X and -DSTRIDE_Y which are the steps of the window along the x and y directions
- *       -DPAD_X and -DPAD_Y which are the pooling paddings in x and y dimension
- *
- * @param[in]  input_ptr                            Pointer to the source image. Supported data types: QS8/QS16/F16/F32
- * @param[in]  input_stride_x                       Stride of the source image in X dimension (in bytes)
- * @param[in]  input_step_x                         input_stride_x * number of elements along X processed per workitem(in bytes)
- * @param[in]  input_stride_y                       Stride of the source image in Y dimension (in bytes)
- * @param[in]  input_step_y                         input_stride_y * number of elements along Y processed per workitem(in bytes)
- * @param[in]  input_stride_z                       Stride of the source tensor in Z dimension (in bytes)
- * @param[in]  input_step_z                         input_stride_z * number of elements along Z processed per workitem(in bytes)
- * @param[in]  input_offset_first_element_in_bytes  The offset of the first element in the source image
- * @param[out] output_ptr                           Pointer to the destination image. Supported data types: same as @p input_ptr
- * @param[in]  output_stride_x                      Stride of the destination image in X dimension (in bytes)
- * @param[in]  output_step_x                        output_stride_x * number of elements along X processed per workitem(in bytes)
- * @param[in]  output_stride_y                      Stride of the destination image in Y dimension (in bytes)
- * @param[in]  output_step_y                        output_stride_y * number of elements along Y processed per workitem(in bytes)
- * @param[in]  output_stride_z                      Stride of the source tensor in Z dimension (in bytes)
- * @param[in]  output_step_z                        output_stride_z * number of elements along Z processed per workitem(in bytes)
- * @param[in]  output_offset_first_element_in_bytes The offset of the first element in the destination image
- */
-__kernel void pooling_layer_7(
-    TENSOR3D_DECLARATION(input),
-    TENSOR3D_DECLARATION(output))
-{
-    // Get pixels pointer
-    Tensor3D input  = CONVERT_TO_TENSOR3D_STRUCT(input);
-    Tensor3D output = CONVERT_TO_TENSOR3D_STRUCT(output);
-
-    // Load data
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 8)
-    data0 = vload8(0, (__global DATA_TYPE *)tensor3D_offset(&input, 0, 0, 0));
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 8)
-    data1 = vload8(0, (__global DATA_TYPE *)tensor3D_offset(&input, 0, 1, 0));
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 8)
-    data2 = vload8(0, (__global DATA_TYPE *)tensor3D_offset(&input, 0, 2, 0));
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 8)
-    data3 = vload8(0, (__global DATA_TYPE *)tensor3D_offset(&input, 0, 3, 0));
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 8)
-    data4 = vload8(0, (__global DATA_TYPE *)tensor3D_offset(&input, 0, 4, 0));
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 8)
-    data5 = vload8(0, (__global DATA_TYPE *)tensor3D_offset(&input, 0, 5, 0));
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 8)
-    data6 = vload8(0, (__global DATA_TYPE *)tensor3D_offset(&input, 0, 6, 0));
-
-#if defined(POOL_L2)
-    // Raise to power of 2 for L2 Pooling
-    data0 = POW2_OP(data0, 8);
-    data1 = POW2_OP(data1, 8);
-    data2 = POW2_OP(data2, 8);
-    data3 = POW2_OP(data3, 8);
-    data4 = POW2_OP(data4, 8);
-    data5 = POW2_OP(data5, 8);
-    data6 = POW2_OP(data6, 8);
-#endif /* defined(POOL_L2) */
-
-    // Pool operation of all rows
-    data0 = POOL_OP(data0, data1);
-    data2 = POOL_OP(data2, data3);
-    data4 = POOL_OP(data4, data5);
-    data0 = POOL_OP(data0, data2);
-    data4 = POOL_OP(data4, data6);
-    data0 = POOL_OP(data0, data4);
-
-    // Set last element
-#if defined(POOL_AVG) || defined(POOL_L2)
-    data0.s7 = 0;
-#else  /* defined(POOL_AVG) || defined(POOL_L2) */
-    data0.s7 = data0.s6;
-#endif /* defined(POOL_AVG) || defined(POOL_L2) */
-
-    // Reduce result
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 4)
-    reduce4 = POOL_OP(data0.s0123, data0.s4567);
-    VEC_DATA_TYPE(DATA_TYPE, 2)
-    reduce2       = POOL_OP(reduce4.s01, reduce4.s23);
-    DATA_TYPE res = POOL_OP(reduce2.s0, reduce2.s1);
-
-#if defined(POOL_AVG) || defined(POOL_L2)
-    // Divide by pool region in case of average pooling
-    res = DIV_OP(res, calculate_avg_scale(7, MAX_WIDTH, MAX_HEIGHT, PAD_X, PAD_Y, STRIDE_X, STRIDE_Y));
-#endif /* defined(POOL_AVG) || defined(POOL_L2) */
-
-#if defined(POOL_L2)
-    // Take square root of the result in L2 pooling
-    res = SQRT_OP(res);
-#endif /* defined(POOL_L2) */
-
-    // Store result
-    *(__global DATA_TYPE *)output.ptr = res;
-}
-
 #if defined(POOL_SIZE)
 
 // Set the initial value for the pooling operation accordingly with the data type
@@ -608,4 +511,4 @@
     // Store result
     *(__global DATA_TYPE *)output.ptr = res;
 }
-#endif // defined(POOL_SIZE)
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // defined(POOL_SIZE)
diff --git a/src/core/CL/cl_kernels/pooling_layer_quantized.cl b/src/core/CL/cl_kernels/pooling_layer_quantized.cl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17448d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/CL/cl_kernels/pooling_layer_quantized.cl
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#include "helpers.h"
+
+#if defined(POOL_AVG)
+#define POOL_OP(x, y) ((x) + (y))
+#else /* defined(POOL_AVG) */
+#define POOL_OP(x, y) (max((x), (y)))
+#endif /* defined(POOL_AVG) */
+
+#define DIV_OP(x, y) (x * (1.f / y))
+
+#if defined(POOL_L2)
+#error "L2 pooling is not supported"
+#endif /* defined(POOL_L2) */
+
+int calculate_avg_scale(const int pool_size, const int upper_bound_w, const int upper_bound_h,
+                        const int pad_x, const int pad_y, const int stride_x, const int stride_y)
+{
+    int       start_x = get_global_id(0) * stride_x - pad_x;
+    int       start_y = get_global_id(1) * stride_y - pad_y;
+    const int end_x   = min(start_x + pool_size, upper_bound_w);
+    const int end_y   = min(start_y + pool_size, upper_bound_h);
+#if defined(EXCLUDE_PADDING)
+    start_x = max(0, start_x);
+    start_y = max(0, start_y);
+#endif /* defined(EXCLUDE_PADDING) */
+    return ((end_y - start_y) * (end_x - start_x));
+}
+
+/** Performs a pooling function of pool size equal to N
+ *
+ * @note Pool size must be passed using -DPOOL_SIZE e.g. -DPOOL_SIZE=13;
+ * @note In case of average pooling the following information must be passed at compile time:
+ *       -DPOOL_AVG must be provided otherwise max pooling will be performed.
+ *       -DMAX_WIDTH and -DMAX_HEIGHT which are the maximum accessible indeces in x and y dimensions (width + pad)
+ *       -DSTRIDE_X and -DSTRIDE_Y which are the steps of the window along the x and y directions
+ *       -DPAD_X and -DPAD_Y which are the pooling paddings in x and y dimension
+ *
+ * @param[in]  input_ptr                            Pointer to the source image. Supported data types: QASYMM8
+ * @param[in]  input_stride_x                       Stride of the source image in X dimension (in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  input_step_x                         input_stride_x * number of elements along X processed per workitem(in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  input_stride_y                       Stride of the source image in Y dimension (in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  input_step_y                         input_stride_y * number of elements along Y processed per workitem(in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  input_stride_z                       Stride of the source tensor in Z dimension (in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  input_step_z                         input_stride_z * number of elements along Z processed per workitem(in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  input_offset_first_element_in_bytes  The offset of the first element in the source image
+ * @param[out] output_ptr                           Pointer to the destination image. Supported data types: same as @p input_ptr
+ * @param[in]  output_stride_x                      Stride of the destination image in X dimension (in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  output_step_x                        output_stride_x * number of elements along X processed per workitem(in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  output_stride_y                      Stride of the destination image in Y dimension (in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  output_step_y                        output_stride_y * number of elements along Y processed per workitem(in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  output_stride_z                      Stride of the source tensor in Z dimension (in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  output_step_z                        output_stride_z * number of elements along Z processed per workitem(in bytes)
+ * @param[in]  output_offset_first_element_in_bytes The offset of the first element in the destination image
+ */
+__kernel void pooling_layer_N_quantized(
+    TENSOR3D_DECLARATION(input),
+    TENSOR3D_DECLARATION(output))
+{
+    // Get pixels pointer
+    Tensor3D input  = CONVERT_TO_TENSOR3D_STRUCT(input);
+    Tensor3D output = CONVERT_TO_TENSOR3D_STRUCT(output);
+
+    int8 vdata = 0;
+    int  sdata = 0;
+
+    // Load data
+    for(int y = 0; y < POOL_SIZE; y++)
+    {
+        int x = 0;
+        for(; x <= ((int)POOL_SIZE - 8); x += 8)
+        {
+            uchar8 data = vload8(0, (__global uchar *)tensor3D_offset(&input, x, y, 0));
+            int8 data0  = convert_int8(data);
+            vdata       = POOL_OP(vdata, data0);
+        }
+
+        // Leftover
+        for(; x < (int)POOL_SIZE; ++x)
+        {
+            uchar data = *((__global uchar *)tensor3D_offset(&input, x, y, 0));
+            int data0  = convert_int(data);
+            sdata      = POOL_OP(sdata, data0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Reduce result
+    int4 reduce4 = POOL_OP(vdata.s0123, vdata.s4567);
+    int2 reduce2 = POOL_OP(reduce4.s01, reduce4.s23);
+    int  res     = POOL_OP(reduce2.s0, reduce2.s1);
+    res          = POOL_OP(res, sdata);
+
+#if defined(POOL_AVG)
+    res = DIV_OP(res, calculate_avg_scale(POOL_SIZE, MAX_WIDTH, MAX_HEIGHT, PAD_X, PAD_Y, STRIDE_X, STRIDE_Y));
+#endif /* defined(POOL_AVG) */
+
+    // Store result
+    *(__global uchar *)output.ptr = convert_uchar(res);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/CL/kernels/CLActivationLayerKernel.cpp b/src/core/CL/kernels/CLActivationLayerKernel.cpp
index 5bfc832..adedebb 100644
--- a/src/core/CL/kernels/CLActivationLayerKernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/CL/kernels/CLActivationLayerKernel.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         build_opts.emplace(("-DB_VAL=" + support::cpp11::to_string(b_const_int)));
 
         // Set scale and offset of the input and output
-        if(is_data_type_quantized_assymetric(dt))
+        if(is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(dt))
         {
             float s1 = input->info()->quantization_info().scale;
             int   o1 = input->info()->quantization_info().offset;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     }
 
     // Create kernel
-    std::string kernel_name = is_data_type_quantized_assymetric(dt) ? std::string("activation_layer_qa8") : std::string("activation_layer");
+    std::string kernel_name = is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(dt) ? std::string("activation_layer_qa8") : std::string("activation_layer");
     _kernel                 = static_cast<cl::Kernel>(CLKernelLibrary::get().create_kernel(kernel_name, build_opts));
 
     // Make sure _kernel is initialized before calling the parent's configure
diff --git a/src/core/CL/kernels/CLDirectConvolutionLayerKernel.cpp b/src/core/CL/kernels/CLDirectConvolutionLayerKernel.cpp
index 53e4639..5f109f7 100644
--- a/src/core/CL/kernels/CLDirectConvolutionLayerKernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/CL/kernels/CLDirectConvolutionLayerKernel.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@
     output_shape.set(2, weights->info()->dimension(3));
 
     // Output auto inizialitation if not yet initialized
-    auto_init_if_empty(*output->info(), output_shape, 1, input->info()->data_type(), input->info()->fixed_point_position());
+    auto_init_if_empty(*output->info(),
+                       output_shape,
+                       1,
+                       input->info()->data_type(),
+                       input->info()->fixed_point_position(),
+                       input->info()->quantization_info());
 
     ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DIMENSIONS(output->info()->tensor_shape(), output_shape);
     ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON_MISMATCHING_DATA_TYPES(input, output);
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@
     else
     {
         bool     is_quantized_fixed_point = is_data_type_fixed_point(data_type);
-        bool     is_quantized_asymm       = is_data_type_quantized_assymetric(data_type);
+        bool     is_quantized_asymm       = is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(data_type);
         DataType promoted_type            = (is_quantized_fixed_point) ? get_promoted_data_type(data_type) : data_type;
 
         build_options.add_option_if(is_quantized_asymm, std::string("-DKERNEL_SIZE=" + support::cpp11::to_string(kernel_size)));
@@ -220,7 +225,7 @@
     }
 
     // Set static kernel arguments
-    if(is_data_type_quantized_assymetric(data_type))
+    if(is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(data_type))
     {
         int output_multiplier = 0;
         int output_shift      = 0;
diff --git a/src/core/CL/kernels/CLPoolingLayerKernel.cpp b/src/core/CL/kernels/CLPoolingLayerKernel.cpp
index 2854cd8..1317278 100644
--- a/src/core/CL/kernels/CLPoolingLayerKernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/CL/kernels/CLPoolingLayerKernel.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "arm_compute/core/AccessWindowStatic.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/CL/CLHelpers.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/CL/CLKernelLibrary.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/CL/ICLKernel.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/CL/ICLTensor.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/CL/OpenCL.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/Helpers.h"
@@ -80,7 +81,12 @@
         output_shape.set(0, pooled_w);
         output_shape.set(1, pooled_h);
 
-        auto_init_if_empty(*output->info(), output_shape, 1, input->info()->data_type(), input->info()->fixed_point_position());
+        auto_init_if_empty(*output->info(),
+                           output_shape,
+                           1,
+                           input->info()->data_type(),
+                           input->info()->fixed_point_position(),
+                           input->info()->quantization_info());
     }
 
     ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_THROW_ON(CLPoolingLayerKernel::validate(input->info(), output->info(), pool_info));
@@ -94,80 +100,80 @@
     _pool_info   = pool_info;
     _border_size = BorderSize(pool_pad_y, pool_pad_x);
 
-    // Set build options
-    std::set<std::string> build_opts;
-    build_opts.emplace(("-DDATA_TYPE=" + get_cl_type_from_data_type(input->info()->data_type())));
-    build_opts.emplace(("-DPOOL_" + string_from_pooling_type(pool_type)));
-    if(is_data_type_fixed_point(input->info()->data_type()))
-    {
-        build_opts.emplace("-DFIXED_POINT_POSITION=" + support::cpp11::to_string(input->info()->fixed_point_position()));
-    }
+    const GPUTarget gpu_target = get_arch_from_target(get_target());
+    const DataType  data_type  = input->info()->data_type();
 
-    build_opts.emplace(("-DSTRIDE_X=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_stride_x)));
+    // Set build options
+    CLBuildOptions build_opts;
+    build_opts.add_option("-DDATA_TYPE=" + get_cl_type_from_data_type(data_type));
+    build_opts.add_option("-DPOOL_" + string_from_pooling_type(pool_type));
+    build_opts.add_option_if(is_data_type_fixed_point(data_type),
+                             "-DFIXED_POINT_POSITION=" + support::cpp11::to_string(input->info()->fixed_point_position()));
+    build_opts.add_option("-DSTRIDE_X=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_stride_x));
     if(pool_type != PoolingType::MAX)
     {
-        if(exclude_padding)
-        {
-            build_opts.emplace("-DEXCLUDE_PADDING");
-        }
-        build_opts.emplace(("-DMAX_WIDTH=" + support::cpp11::to_string(input->info()->dimension(0) + (exclude_padding ? 0 : pool_pad_x))));
-        build_opts.emplace(("-DMAX_HEIGHT=" + support::cpp11::to_string(input->info()->dimension(1) + (exclude_padding ? 0 : pool_pad_y))));
-        build_opts.emplace(("-DSTRIDE_Y=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_stride_y)));
-        build_opts.emplace(("-DPAD_X=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_pad_x)));
-        build_opts.emplace(("-DPAD_Y=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_pad_y)));
+        build_opts.add_option_if(exclude_padding, "-DEXCLUDE_PADDING");
+        build_opts.add_option("-DMAX_WIDTH=" + support::cpp11::to_string(input->info()->dimension(0) + (exclude_padding ? 0 : pool_pad_x)));
+        build_opts.add_option("-DMAX_HEIGHT=" + support::cpp11::to_string(input->info()->dimension(1) + (exclude_padding ? 0 : pool_pad_y)));
+        build_opts.add_option("-DSTRIDE_Y=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_stride_y));
+        build_opts.add_option("-DPAD_X=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_pad_x));
+        build_opts.add_option("-DPAD_Y=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_pad_y));
     }
 
     // Create kernel
-    if((pool_size == 2) || (pool_size == 3) || (pool_size == 7))
+    if((pool_size == 3) && !is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(data_type))
     {
         // Check if we have pool3x3 with stride_x less equal than 3. In these cases, run an optimized OpenCL kernel where
         // each thread computes 4 output elements
-        const bool is_pool3x3_stride_le3 = (pool_size == 3) && (pool_stride_x <= 3) && !is_data_type_fixed_point(input->info()->data_type());
+        const bool is_pool3x3_stride_le3 = (pool_size == 3) && (pool_stride_x <= 3) && !is_data_type_fixed_point(data_type);
 
-        int num_elements_read_per_iteration = (pool_size == 7) ? 8 : pool_size;
+        int num_elems_read_per_iteration = pool_size;
         if(is_pool3x3_stride_le3)
         {
-            // Change the number of elements processed and number of elements read per iteration for pooling 3x3 with stride less equal than 3
+            // Change the number of elements processed and the number of elements read per iteration
+            // for pooling 3x3 with stride less equal than 3
             _num_elems_processed_per_iteration = 4;
-            num_elements_read_per_iteration    = pool_size * (pool_stride_x + 1);
+            num_elems_read_per_iteration       = pool_size * (pool_stride_x + 1);
         }
 
-        const int upper_bound_w = ((pooled_w - 1) * pool_stride_x - pool_pad_x + num_elements_read_per_iteration) - input_width;
+        const int upper_bound_w = ((pooled_w - 1) * pool_stride_x - pool_pad_x + num_elems_read_per_iteration) - input_width;
         const int upper_bound_h = ((pooled_h - 1) * pool_stride_y - pool_pad_y + pool_size) - input_height;
 
         _border_size.right  = std::max(upper_bound_w, pool_pad_x);
         _border_size.bottom = std::max(upper_bound_h, pool_pad_y);
 
-        std::string kernel_name = "pooling_layer_" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_size);
-        if(is_pool3x3_stride_le3)
-        {
-            _kernel = static_cast<cl::Kernel>(CLKernelLibrary::get().create_kernel(kernel_name + "_optimized", build_opts));
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            _kernel = static_cast<cl::Kernel>(CLKernelLibrary::get().create_kernel(kernel_name, build_opts));
-        }
+        std::string kernel_name = ((is_pool3x3_stride_le3) ? "pooling_layer_optimized_" : "pooling_layer_")
+                                  + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_size);
+        _kernel = static_cast<cl::Kernel>(CLKernelLibrary::get().create_kernel(kernel_name, build_opts.options()));
     }
     else // Run general case
     {
-        _num_elems_processed_per_iteration = 1;
-
         const int upper_bound_w = ((pooled_w - 1) * pool_stride_x - pool_pad_x + pool_size) - input_width;
         const int upper_bound_h = ((pooled_h - 1) * pool_stride_y - pool_pad_y + pool_size) - input_height;
 
         _border_size.right  = std::max(upper_bound_w, pool_pad_x);
         _border_size.bottom = std::max(upper_bound_h, pool_pad_y);
 
-        build_opts.emplace(("-DPOOL_SIZE=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_size)));
-        if(input->info()->data_type() == DataType::F16)
-        {
-            build_opts.emplace("-DFP16");
-        }
-        _kernel = static_cast<cl::Kernel>(CLKernelLibrary::get().create_kernel("pooling_layer_N", build_opts));
+        build_opts.add_option("-DPOOL_SIZE=" + support::cpp11::to_string(pool_size));
+        build_opts.add_option_if(data_type == DataType::F16, "-DFP16");
+
+        std::string kernel_name = is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(data_type) ? "pooling_layer_N_quantized" : "pooling_layer_N";
+        _kernel                 = static_cast<cl::Kernel>(CLKernelLibrary::get().create_kernel(kernel_name, build_opts.options()));
     }
 
     // Configure kernel window
-    Window                 win = calculate_max_window(*output->info(), Steps(_num_elems_processed_per_iteration));
+    Window win = calculate_max_window(*output->info(), Steps(_num_elems_processed_per_iteration));
+
+    // Configure the local work size (hint) from the first two dimensions of the global work size.
+    // On Bifrost, this works for up to 35x35xC filters, for which the pooling_layer_3_optimized
+    // kernel is launched with gws=(9, 33, C). In any case, the hint will be ignored if it is
+    // invalid (e.g. exceeds the maximum workgroup size that the kernel can be launched with).
+    if(gpu_target == GPUTarget::BIFROST)
+    {
+        cl::NDRange gws = ICLKernel::gws_from_window(win);
+        _lws_hint       = cl::NDRange(gws[0], gws[1], 1);
+    }
+
     AccessWindowStatic     input_access(input->info(), -pool_pad_x, -pool_pad_y, input_width + _border_size.right, input_height + _border_size.bottom);
     AccessWindowHorizontal output_access(output->info(), 0, _num_elems_processed_per_iteration);
     update_window_and_padding(win, input_access, output_access);
@@ -178,14 +184,16 @@
 Error CLPoolingLayerKernel::validate(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *output, const PoolingLayerInfo &pool_info)
 {
     ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_NULLPTR(input, output);
-    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(input, 1, DataType::QS8, DataType::QS16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_DATA_TYPE_CHANNEL_NOT_IN(input, 1, DataType::QASYMM8, DataType::QS8, DataType::QS16, DataType::F16, DataType::F32);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MSG((is_data_type_quantized_asymmetric(input->data_type()) && pool_info.pool_type() == PoolingType::L2),
+                                    "Unsupported combination of parameters!");
 
     int pool_pad_x = 0;
     int pool_pad_y = 0;
     int pool_size  = pool_info.pool_size();
     std::tie(pool_pad_x, pool_pad_y) = pool_info.pad_stride_info().pad();
     ARM_COMPUTE_RETURN_ERROR_ON_MSG(((pool_pad_x >= pool_size) || (pool_pad_y >= pool_size)),
-                                    "Invalid pool size and pool pad combination");
+                                    "Invalid pool size and pool pad combination!");
 
     // Checks performed when output is configured
     if(output->total_size() != 0)
@@ -230,7 +238,7 @@
         unsigned int idx = 0;
         add_3D_tensor_argument(idx, _input, in_slice);
         add_3D_tensor_argument(idx, _output, slice);
-        enqueue(queue, *this, slice);
+        enqueue(queue, *this, slice, _lws_hint);
     }
     while(window_collapsed.slide_window_slice_3D(slice));
 }