diff --git a/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLDilate.h b/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLDilate.h
index 8534139..e4173ac 100644
--- a/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLDilate.h
+++ b/arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLDilate.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
      * @param[in]     border_mode           Border mode to use for the convolution.
      * @param[in]     constant_border_value (Optional) Constant value to use for borders if border_mode is set to CONSTANT.
      */
-    void configure(ICLTensor *input, ICLTensor *output, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value);
+    void configure(ICLTensor *input, ICLTensor *output, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value = 0);
 };
 }
 #endif /*__ARM_COMPUTE_CLDILATE_H__ */
diff --git a/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEDilate.h b/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEDilate.h
index 17bdb33..3b795f5 100644
--- a/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEDilate.h
+++ b/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEDilate.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
      * @param[in]      border_mode           Border mode to use for the convolution.
      * @param[in]      constant_border_value (Optional) Constant value to use for borders if border_mode is set to CONSTANT.
      */
-    void configure(ITensor *input, ITensor *output, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value);
+    void configure(ITensor *input, ITensor *output, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value = 0);
 };
 }
 #endif /*__ARM_COMPUTE_NEDILATE_H__ */
diff --git a/tests/validation/CL/Dilate.cpp b/tests/validation/CL/Dilate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..185150b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/CL/Dilate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/CL/functions/CLDilate.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/Tensor.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/TensorAllocator.h"
+#include "tests/CL/CLAccessor.h"
+#include "tests/PaddingCalculator.h"
+#include "tests/datasets/BorderModeDataset.h"
+#include "tests/datasets/ShapeDatasets.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Asserts.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Macros.h"
+#include "tests/framework/datasets/Datasets.h"
+#include "tests/validation/Validation.h"
+#include "tests/validation/fixtures/DilateFixture.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace
+{
+constexpr unsigned int filter_size = 3;              /* Size of the kernel/filter in number of elements. */
+constexpr BorderSize   border_size(filter_size / 2); /* Border size of the kernel/filter around its central element. */
+} // namespace
+
+TEST_SUITE(CL)
+TEST_SUITE(Dilate)
+
+DATA_TEST_CASE(Configuration, framework::DatasetMode::ALL, combine(combine(concat(datasets::SmallShapes(), datasets::LargeShapes()), framework::dataset::make("DataType", DataType::U8)),
+                                                                   datasets::BorderModes()),
+               shape, data_type, border_mode)
+{
+    // Create tensors
+    CLTensor src = create_tensor<CLTensor>(shape, data_type);
+    CLTensor dst = create_tensor<CLTensor>(shape, data_type);
+
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(src.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(dst.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+
+    // Create and configure function
+    CLDilate dilate;
+    dilate.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode);
+
+    // Validate valid region
+    const ValidRegion dst_valid_region = shape_to_valid_region(shape, (border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size);
+    validate(dst.info()->valid_region(), dst_valid_region);
+
+    // Validate padding
+    PaddingCalculator calculator(shape.x(), 8);
+    calculator.set_border_size(1);
+    calculator.set_border_mode(border_mode);
+
+    const PaddingSize dst_padding = calculator.required_padding();
+
+    calculator.set_accessed_elements(16);
+    calculator.set_access_offset(-1);
+
+    const PaddingSize src_padding = calculator.required_padding();
+
+    validate(src.info()->padding(), src_padding);
+    validate(dst.info()->padding(), dst_padding);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+using CLDilateFixture = DilateValidationFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLDilate, T>;
+
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, CLDilateFixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(datasets::SmallShapes(), framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                              DataType::U8)),
+                                                                                                      datasets::BorderModes()))
+{
+    // Validate output
+    validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, shape_to_valid_region(_reference.shape(), (_border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size));
+}
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, CLDilateFixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(datasets::LargeShapes(), framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                            DataType::U8)),
+                                                                                                    datasets::BorderModes()))
+{
+    // Validate output
+    validate(CLAccessor(_target), _reference, shape_to_valid_region(_reference.shape(), (_border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size));
+}
+
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/CPP/Dilate.cpp b/tests/validation/CPP/Dilate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0683a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/CPP/Dilate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "Dilate.h"
+
+#include "Utils.h"
+#include "tests/validation/Helpers.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace reference
+{
+template <typename T>
+SimpleTensor<T> dilate(const SimpleTensor<T> &src, BorderMode border_mode, T constant_border_value)
+{
+    /*
+             -1   x  +1
+         -1 [tl][tc][tr] -1
+          y [ml][xy][mr]  y
+         +1 [bl][bc][br] +1
+             -1   x  +1
+        dilate:
+        dst(x, y) = max[ src(x', y') for x-1<=x'<=x+1, y-1<=y'<=y+1 ] = max({tl, tc, tr, ml, xy, mr, bl, bc, br})
+    */
+    SimpleTensor<T> dst(src.shape(), src.data_type());
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < src.num_elements(); ++i)
+    {
+        Coordinates coord = index2coord(src.shape(), i);
+        const int   x     = coord.x();
+        const int   y     = coord.y();
+
+        std::array<T, 9> neighbours = { { 0 } };
+        for(int row = y - 1, j = 0; row <= y + 1; ++row)
+        {
+            for(int col = x - 1; col <= x + 1; ++col, ++j)
+            {
+                coord.set(0, col);
+                coord.set(1, row);
+                neighbours[j] = tensor_elem_at(src, coord, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        dst[i] = *std::max_element(neighbours.cbegin(), neighbours.cend());
+    }
+
+    return dst;
+}
+
+template SimpleTensor<uint8_t> dilate(const SimpleTensor<uint8_t> &src, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value);
+} // namespace reference
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/CPP/Dilate.h b/tests/validation/CPP/Dilate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6586cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/CPP/Dilate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_DILATE_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_DILATE_H__
+
+#include "tests/SimpleTensor.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace reference
+{
+template <typename T>
+SimpleTensor<T> dilate(const SimpleTensor<T> &src, BorderMode border_mode, T constant_border_value = 0);
+} // namespace reference
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
+#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_DILATE_H__ */
diff --git a/tests/validation/NEON/Dilate.cpp b/tests/validation/NEON/Dilate.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af1af8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/NEON/Dilate.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEDilate.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/Tensor.h"
+#include "arm_compute/runtime/TensorAllocator.h"
+#include "tests/NEON/Accessor.h"
+#include "tests/PaddingCalculator.h"
+#include "tests/datasets/BorderModeDataset.h"
+#include "tests/datasets/ShapeDatasets.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Asserts.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Macros.h"
+#include "tests/framework/datasets/Datasets.h"
+#include "tests/validation/Validation.h"
+#include "tests/validation/fixtures/DilateFixture.h"
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+namespace
+{
+constexpr unsigned int filter_size = 3;              /* Size of the kernel/filter in number of elements. */
+constexpr BorderSize   border_size(filter_size / 2); /* Border size of the kernel/filter around its central element. */
+} // namespace
+
+TEST_SUITE(NEON)
+TEST_SUITE(Dilate)
+
+DATA_TEST_CASE(Configuration, framework::DatasetMode::ALL, combine(combine(concat(datasets::SmallShapes(), datasets::LargeShapes()), framework::dataset::make("DataType", DataType::U8)),
+                                                                   datasets::BorderModes()),
+               shape, data_type, border_mode)
+{
+    // Create tensors
+    Tensor src = create_tensor<Tensor>(shape, data_type);
+    Tensor dst = create_tensor<Tensor>(shape, data_type);
+
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(src.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+    ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(dst.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+
+    // Create and configure function
+    NEDilate dilate;
+    dilate.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode);
+
+    // Validate valid region
+    const ValidRegion dst_valid_region = shape_to_valid_region(shape, (border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size);
+    validate(dst.info()->valid_region(), dst_valid_region);
+
+    // Validate padding
+    PaddingCalculator calculator(shape.x(), 8);
+    calculator.set_border_size(1);
+    calculator.set_border_mode(border_mode);
+
+    const PaddingSize dst_padding = calculator.required_padding();
+
+    calculator.set_accessed_elements(16);
+    calculator.set_access_offset(-1);
+
+    const PaddingSize src_padding = calculator.required_padding();
+
+    validate(src.info()->padding(), src_padding);
+    validate(dst.info()->padding(), dst_padding);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+using NEDilateFixture = DilateValidationFixture<Tensor, Accessor, NEDilate, T>;
+
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunSmall, NEDilateFixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::PRECOMMIT, combine(combine(datasets::SmallShapes(), framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                              DataType::U8)),
+                                                                                                      datasets::BorderModes()))
+{
+    // Validate output
+    validate(Accessor(_target), _reference, shape_to_valid_region(_reference.shape(), (_border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size));
+}
+FIXTURE_DATA_TEST_CASE(RunLarge, NEDilateFixture<uint8_t>, framework::DatasetMode::NIGHTLY, combine(combine(datasets::LargeShapes(), framework::dataset::make("DataType",
+                                                                                                            DataType::U8)),
+                                                                                                    datasets::BorderModes()))
+{
+    // Validate output
+    validate(Accessor(_target), _reference, shape_to_valid_region(_reference.shape(), (_border_mode == BorderMode::UNDEFINED), border_size));
+}
+
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+TEST_SUITE_END()
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
diff --git a/tests/validation/fixtures/DilateFixture.h b/tests/validation/fixtures/DilateFixture.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b6fe2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/validation/fixtures/DilateFixture.h
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+#ifndef ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_DILATE_FIXTURE
+#define ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_DILATE_FIXTURE
+
+#include "arm_compute/core/TensorShape.h"
+#include "arm_compute/core/Types.h"
+#include "tests/AssetsLibrary.h"
+#include "tests/Globals.h"
+#include "tests/IAccessor.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Asserts.h"
+#include "tests/framework/Fixture.h"
+#include "tests/validation/CPP/Dilate.h"
+
+#include <random>
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+namespace test
+{
+namespace validation
+{
+template <typename TensorType, typename AccessorType, typename FunctionType, typename T>
+class DilateValidationFixture : public framework::Fixture
+{
+public:
+    template <typename...>
+    void setup(TensorShape shape, DataType data_type, BorderMode border_mode)
+    {
+        std::mt19937                           gen(library->seed());
+        std::uniform_int_distribution<uint8_t> distribution(0, 255);
+        const uint8_t                          constant_border_value = distribution(gen);
+
+        _target    = compute_target(shape, data_type, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+        _reference = compute_reference(shape, data_type, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+    }
+
+protected:
+    template <typename U>
+    void fill(U &&tensor)
+    {
+        library->fill_tensor_uniform(tensor, 0);
+    }
+
+    TensorType compute_target(const TensorShape &shape, DataType data_type, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value)
+    {
+        // Create tensors
+        TensorType src = create_tensor<TensorType>(shape, data_type);
+        TensorType dst = create_tensor<TensorType>(shape, data_type);
+
+        // Create and configure function
+        FunctionType dilate;
+        dilate.configure(&src, &dst, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+
+        ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(src.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(dst.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+
+        // Allocate tensors
+        src.allocator()->allocate();
+        dst.allocator()->allocate();
+
+        ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(!src.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+        ARM_COMPUTE_EXPECT(!dst.info()->is_resizable(), framework::LogLevel::ERRORS);
+
+        // Fill tensors
+        fill(AccessorType(src));
+
+        // Compute function
+        dilate.run();
+
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    SimpleTensor<T> compute_reference(const TensorShape &shape, DataType data_type, BorderMode border_mode, uint8_t constant_border_value)
+    {
+        ARM_COMPUTE_ERROR_ON(data_type != DataType::U8);
+
+        // Create reference
+        SimpleTensor<T> src{ shape, data_type };
+
+        // Fill reference
+        fill(src);
+
+        // Compute reference
+        return reference::dilate<T>(src, border_mode, constant_border_value);
+    }
+
+    BorderMode      _border_mode{};
+    TensorType      _target{};
+    SimpleTensor<T> _reference{};
+};
+} // namespace validation
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace arm_compute
+#endif /* ARM_COMPUTE_TEST_DILATE_FIXTURE */