diff --git a/arm_compute/core/CPP/CPPTypes.h b/arm_compute/core/CPP/CPPTypes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e156ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arm_compute/core/CPP/CPPTypes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * 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_CPP_TYPES_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_CPP_TYPES_H__
+
+namespace arm_compute
+{
+/** Available CPU Targets */
+enum class CPUTarget
+{
+    ARCH_MASK  = 0x0F00,
+    CPU_MODEL  = 0x00FF,
+    INTRINSICS = 0x0100,
+    ARMV7      = 0x0200,
+    ARMV8      = 0x0300,
+    ARMV8_2    = 0x0400,
+    A7x        = 0x0070,
+    A5x        = 0x0050,
+    DOT        = 0x1000,
+
+    A53     = (ARMV8 | A7x | 0x3),
+    A55     = (ARMV8_2 | A5x | 0x5),
+    A55_DOT = (A55 | DOT),
+    A72     = (ARMV8 | A7x | 0x2),
+    A73     = (ARMV8 | A7x | 0x3),
+    A75     = (ARMV8_2 | A7x | 0x5),
+    A75_DOT = (A75 | DOT),
+};
+}
+#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_CPP_TYPES_H__ */
diff --git a/arm_compute/core/CPP/ICPPKernel.h b/arm_compute/core/CPP/ICPPKernel.h
index 99ae68f..9684408 100644
--- a/arm_compute/core/CPP/ICPPKernel.h
+++ b/arm_compute/core/CPP/ICPPKernel.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_ICPPKERNEL_H__
 #define __ARM_COMPUTE_ICPPKERNEL_H__
 
+#include "arm_compute/core/CPP/CPPTypes.h"
 #include "arm_compute/core/IKernel.h"
 
 namespace arm_compute
@@ -48,6 +49,18 @@
      * @param[in] window Region on which to execute the kernel. (Must be a region of the window returned by window())
      */
     virtual void run(const Window &window) = 0;
+
+    /** Sets the target CPU architecture.
+     *
+     * @param[in] target CPU target.
+     */
+    void set_target(CPUTarget target)
+    {
+        _target = target;
+    }
+
+protected:
+    CPUTarget _target{ CPUTarget::INTRINSICS };
 };
 }
 #endif /*__ARM_COMPUTE_ICPPKERNEL_H__ */