diff --git a/1.2/ArmnnDriver.hpp b/1.2/ArmnnDriver.hpp
index 5227272..a350d3f 100644
--- a/1.2/ArmnnDriver.hpp
+++ b/1.2/ArmnnDriver.hpp
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
     Return<void> getType(getType_cb cb)
     {
         ALOGV("hal_1_2::ArmnnDriver::getType()");
-
-        cb(V1_0::ErrorStatus::NONE, V1_2::DeviceType::CPU);
+        const auto device_type = hal_1_2::HalPolicy::GetDeviceTypeFromOptions(this->m_Options);
+        cb(V1_0::ErrorStatus::NONE, device_type);
         return Void();
     }
 
diff --git a/1.2/HalPolicy.cpp b/1.2/HalPolicy.cpp
index fb6c31c..79d117a 100644
--- a/1.2/HalPolicy.cpp
+++ b/1.2/HalPolicy.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 //
 
 #include "HalPolicy.hpp"
+#include "DriverOptions.hpp"
+
 
 namespace armnn_driver
 {
@@ -17,6 +19,33 @@
 
 } // anonymous namespace
 
+HalPolicy::DeviceType HalPolicy::GetDeviceTypeFromOptions(const DriverOptions& options)
+{
+        // Query backends list from the options
+        auto backends = options.GetBackends();
+        // Return first backend
+        if(backends.size()>0)
+        {
+            const auto &first_backend = backends[0];
+            if(first_backend.IsCpuAcc()||first_backend.IsCpuRef())
+            {
+                return V1_2::DeviceType::CPU;
+            }
+            else if(first_backend.IsGpuAcc())
+            {
+                return V1_2::DeviceType::GPU;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return V1_2::DeviceType::ACCELERATOR;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return V1_2::DeviceType::CPU;
+        }
+}
+
 bool HalPolicy::ConvertOperation(const Operation& operation, const Model& model, ConversionData& data)
 {
     switch (operation.type)
diff --git a/1.2/HalPolicy.hpp b/1.2/HalPolicy.hpp
index a348abe..0662e1b 100644
--- a/1.2/HalPolicy.hpp
+++ b/1.2/HalPolicy.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace armnn_driver
 {
+class DriverOptions;
 namespace hal_1_2
 {
 
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@
     using ExecutionCallback         = V1_2::IExecutionCallback;
     using getSupportedOperations_cb = V1_2::IDevice::getSupportedOperations_1_2_cb;
     using ErrorStatus               = V1_0::ErrorStatus;
+    using DeviceType                = V1_2::DeviceType;
+
+    static DeviceType GetDeviceTypeFromOptions(const DriverOptions& options);
 
     static bool ConvertOperation(const Operation& operation, const Model& model, ConversionData& data);
 
diff --git a/1.3/ArmnnDriver.hpp b/1.3/ArmnnDriver.hpp
index 451b5ab..fd4aa74 100644
--- a/1.3/ArmnnDriver.hpp
+++ b/1.3/ArmnnDriver.hpp
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@
     Return<void> getType(getType_cb cb)
     {
         ALOGV("hal_1_3::ArmnnDriver::getType()");
-
-        cb(V1_0::ErrorStatus::NONE, V1_2::DeviceType::CPU);
+        const auto device_type = hal_1_2::HalPolicy::GetDeviceTypeFromOptions(this->m_Options);
+        cb(V1_0::ErrorStatus::NONE, device_type);
         return Void();
     }