diff --git a/src/backends/backendsCommon/IBackendInternal.cpp b/src/backends/backendsCommon/IBackendInternal.cpp
index a9d5a54..1cca61e 100644
--- a/src/backends/backendsCommon/IBackendInternal.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/backendsCommon/IBackendInternal.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
     return IBackendContextPtr{};
 }
 
+IBackendInternal::IBackendSpecificModelContextPtr IBackendInternal::CreateBackendSpecificModelContext(
+    const ModelOptions&) const
+{
+    return IBackendSpecificModelContextPtr{};
+}
+
 IBackendInternal::IBackendProfilingContextPtr IBackendInternal::CreateBackendProfilingContext(
     const IRuntime::CreationOptions&, IBackendProfilingPtr&)
 {