diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e67c389..903f06c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@
         src/armnn/test/ObservableTest.cpp
         src/armnn/test/OptimizerTests.cpp
         src/armnn/test/optimizations/AddBroadcastReshapeLayerTests.cpp
+        src/armnn/test/optimizations/ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayersTest.cpp
         src/armnn/test/optimizations/ConvertConstantsBFloatTests.cpp
         src/armnn/test/optimizations/ConvertConstantsFloatToHalfTests.cpp
         src/armnn/test/optimizations/ConvertConstantsHalfToFloatTests.cpp
diff --git a/src/armnn/Network.cpp b/src/armnn/Network.cpp
index 6a646d3..9da28ce 100644
--- a/src/armnn/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/armnn/Network.cpp
@@ -1739,6 +1739,7 @@
                                                 FuseBatchNormIntoConvolution2DFloat16(),
                                                 FuseBatchNormIntoDepthwiseConvolution2DFloat32(),
                                                 FuseBatchNormIntoDepthwiseConvolution2DFloat16(),
+                                                ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayers(),
                                                 RedirectMembersToConstantInputs()));
 
     // If Fp32 to Fp16 optimization is set convert Fp32 network to Fp16
diff --git a/src/armnn/optimizations/All.hpp b/src/armnn/optimizations/All.hpp
index 38c4ac9..e4a1f33 100644
--- a/src/armnn/optimizations/All.hpp
+++ b/src/armnn/optimizations/All.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "AddBroadcastReshapeLayer.hpp"
 #include "AddDebug.hpp"
 #include "ConvertConstants.hpp"
+#include "ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayers.hpp"
 #include "ConvertFp32NetworkToBf16.hpp"
 #include "ConvertFp32NetworkToFp16.hpp"
 #include "FoldPadIntoLayer2d.hpp"
diff --git a/src/armnn/optimizations/ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayers.hpp b/src/armnn/optimizations/ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayers.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16314dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/armnn/optimizations/ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayers.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+//
+// Copyright © 2022 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Optimization.hpp"
+#include "NetworkUtils.hpp"
+
+namespace armnn
+{
+namespace optimizations
+{
+
+class ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayersImpl
+{
+public:
+    void Run(Graph& graph, InputSlot& connection) const
+    {
+        Layer& base = connection.GetConnectedOutputSlot()->GetOwningLayer();
+        Layer& child = connection.GetOwningLayer();
+
+        ARMNN_ASSERT(base.GetType() == LayerType::Constant);
+        ARMNN_ASSERT(child.GetType() == LayerType::Dequantize);
+
+        ReplaceConstDequantisationLayer(graph,
+                                        PolymorphicDowncast<ConstantLayer*>(&base),
+                                        PolymorphicDowncast<DequantizeLayer*>(&child));
+
+    }
+protected:
+    ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayersImpl() = default;
+    ~ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayersImpl() = default;
+private:
+
+    static void ReplaceConstDequantisationLayer(Graph& graph,
+                                                ConstantLayer* constantLayer,
+                                                DequantizeLayer* dequantizeLayer)
+    {
+        IgnoreUnused(graph);
+        /**
+         * This optimisation is to find situations where a constant set of inputs is being provided to a Dequantization
+         * layer. In this case we don't want the overhead of Dequantizing the values on every inference, instead we
+         * want to Dequantize them once and store them in a Const layer to be used everytime as they will not change.
+         */
+        TensorInfo constantInfo = constantLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).GetTensorInfo();
+        TensorInfo inputDequantizeInfo = dequantizeLayer->GetInputSlot(0).GetConnectedOutputSlot()->GetTensorInfo();
+        TensorInfo outputDequantizeInfo = dequantizeLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).GetTensorInfo();
+
+        ARMNN_ASSERT(constantLayer->GetNumOutputSlots() == 1);
+        auto numConnections = constantLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).GetNumConnections();
+
+        std::vector<float> newValues(outputDequantizeInfo.GetNumElements());
+        if (constantInfo.GetDataType() == DataType::Float16 &&
+            inputDequantizeInfo.GetDataType() == DataType::Float16 &&
+            outputDequantizeInfo.GetDataType() == DataType::Float32)
+        {
+            armnnUtils::FloatingPointConverter::ConvertFloat16To32(constantLayer->m_LayerOutput->Map(true),
+                                                                   outputDequantizeInfo.GetNumElements(),
+                                                                   newValues.data());
+        }
+        else if (constantInfo.GetDataType() == DataType::QAsymmS8 &&
+                inputDequantizeInfo.GetDataType() == DataType::QAsymmS8 &&
+                outputDequantizeInfo.GetDataType() == DataType::Float32)
+        {
+            ConvertInt8To32(constantLayer->m_LayerOutput->Map(true),
+                            outputDequantizeInfo.GetNumElements(),
+                            newValues.data());
+        }
+
+        TensorInfo newInfo = outputDequantizeInfo;
+        newInfo.SetConstant(true);
+        ConstTensor newInput(newInfo, newValues);
+        constantLayer->m_LayerOutput.reset(new ScopedTensorHandle(newInput));
+
+        // Moves connections in dequantize output to the constant layer.
+        // Dequantize layer will be removed if left unconnected.
+        dequantizeLayer->GetOutputSlot().MoveAllConnections(constantLayer->GetOutputSlot());
+
+        // Updating the output tensor
+        constantLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).SetTensorInfo(newInfo);
+        ARMNN_ASSERT(constantLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).GetTensorInfo().IsConstant() == true);
+
+        // Set isConstant to true in all input tensor infos where constantLayer is now connected to
+        for (unsigned int i = numConnections; i < constantLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).GetNumConnections(); ++i)
+        {
+            auto info = constantLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).GetConnection(i)->GetOwningLayer().GetInputSlot(0)
+                    .GetConnectedOutputSlot()->GetTensorInfo();
+            info.SetConstant();
+            constantLayer->GetOutputSlot(0).GetConnection(i)->GetOwningLayer().GetInputSlot(0)
+                    .GetConnectedOutputSlot()->SetTensorInfo(info);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+static void ConvertInt8To32(const void* srcInt8Buffer,
+                            size_t numElements,
+                            float* dstFloat32Buffer)
+{
+    ARMNN_ASSERT(srcInt8Buffer != nullptr);
+    ARMNN_ASSERT(dstFloat32Buffer != nullptr);
+
+    const auto* pInt8 = static_cast<const int8_t*>(srcInt8Buffer);
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < numElements; ++i)
+    {
+        dstFloat32Buffer[i] = pInt8[i];
+    }
+}
+
+};
+
+using ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayers
+    = OptimizeForConnection<ConstantLayer,
+                            DequantizeLayer,
+                            ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayersImpl>;
+
+} // namespace optimizations
+} // namespace armnn
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/armnn/test/optimizations/ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayersTest.cpp b/src/armnn/test/optimizations/ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayersTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..926ac2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/armnn/test/optimizations/ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayersTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+//
+// Copyright © 2022 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+
+#include "LayersFwd.hpp"
+#include <Network.hpp>
+#include <TestUtils.hpp>
+#include <doctest/doctest.h>
+#include <armnn/backends/TensorHandle.hpp>
+#include <Optimizer.hpp>
+
+TEST_SUITE("Optimizer")
+{
+using namespace armnn;
+using namespace armnn::optimizations;
+
+TEST_CASE("ConvertConstFloat16DequantizeToConstFloat32")
+{
+    Graph graph;
+    const unsigned int shape[] = {1, 2, 2, 3};
+
+    const TensorInfo constTensorInfo(4, shape, DataType::Float16, 1.0, 0, true);
+    const TensorInfo outputDequantizeInfo(4, shape, DataType::Float32, 1.0, 0, true);
+
+    ConstantLayer *constantLayer = graph.AddLayer<ConstantLayer>("constant");
+    std::vector<float> constantValues(constTensorInfo.GetNumElements(), 4.5f);
+    ConstTensor constTensor(constTensorInfo, constantValues.data());
+    constantLayer->m_LayerOutput = std::make_shared<ScopedTensorHandle>(constTensor);
+    constantLayer->GetOutputSlot().SetTensorInfo(constTensorInfo);
+
+    DequantizeLayer *dequantizeLayer = graph.AddLayer<DequantizeLayer>("dequantize");
+    dequantizeLayer->GetOutputSlot().SetTensorInfo(outputDequantizeInfo);
+
+    OutputLayer *output = graph.AddLayer<OutputLayer>(0, "output");
+
+    // Connect up constant -> dequantize -> output
+    constantLayer->GetOutputSlot().Connect(dequantizeLayer->GetInputSlot(0));
+    dequantizeLayer->GetOutputSlot().Connect(output->GetInputSlot(0));
+
+    auto checkConstantFloat16 = [](const armnn::Layer *const layer) -> bool {
+        return IsLayerOfType<ConstantLayer>(layer) &&
+               (layer->GetDataType() == DataType::Float16);
+    };
+    auto checkConstantFloat32 = [](const armnn::Layer *const layer) -> bool {
+        return IsLayerOfType<ConstantLayer>(layer) &&
+               (layer->GetDataType() == DataType::Float32);
+    };
+
+    CHECK(CheckSequence(graph.cbegin(), graph.cend(),
+                        checkConstantFloat16,
+                        &IsLayerOfType<DequantizeLayer>,
+                        &IsLayerOfType<OutputLayer>));
+
+    armnn::Optimizer::Pass(graph, MakeOptimizations(ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayers()));
+
+    CHECK(CheckSequence(graph.cbegin(), graph.cend(),
+                        checkConstantFloat32,
+                        &IsLayerOfType<OutputLayer>));
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("ConvertConstInt8DequantizeToConstFloat32")
+{
+    Graph graph;
+    const unsigned int shape[] = {1, 2, 2, 3};
+
+    const TensorInfo constTensorInfo(4, shape, DataType::QAsymmS8, 1.0, 0, true);
+    const TensorInfo outputDequantizeInfo(4, shape, DataType::Float32, 1.0, 0, true);
+
+    ConstantLayer *constantLayer = graph.AddLayer<ConstantLayer>("constant");
+    std::vector<int8_t> constantValues(constTensorInfo.GetNumElements(), 5);
+    ConstTensor constTensor(constTensorInfo, constantValues.data());
+    constantLayer->m_LayerOutput = std::make_shared<ScopedTensorHandle>(constTensor);
+    constantLayer->GetOutputSlot().SetTensorInfo(constTensorInfo);
+
+    DequantizeLayer *dequantizeLayer = graph.AddLayer<DequantizeLayer>("dequantize");
+    dequantizeLayer->GetOutputSlot().SetTensorInfo(outputDequantizeInfo);
+
+    OutputLayer *output = graph.AddLayer<OutputLayer>(0, "output");
+
+    // Connect up constant -> dequantize -> output
+    constantLayer->GetOutputSlot().Connect(dequantizeLayer->GetInputSlot(0));
+    dequantizeLayer->GetOutputSlot().Connect(output->GetInputSlot(0));
+
+    auto checkConstantQAsymmS8 = [](const armnn::Layer *const layer) -> bool {
+        return IsLayerOfType<ConstantLayer>(layer) &&
+               (layer->GetDataType() == DataType::QAsymmS8);
+    };
+    auto checkConstantFloat32 = [](const armnn::Layer *const layer) -> bool {
+        return IsLayerOfType<ConstantLayer>(layer) &&
+               (layer->GetDataType() == DataType::Float32);
+    };
+
+    CHECK(CheckSequence(graph.cbegin(), graph.cend(),
+                        checkConstantQAsymmS8,
+                        &IsLayerOfType<DequantizeLayer>,
+                        &IsLayerOfType<OutputLayer>));
+
+    armnn::Optimizer::Pass(graph, MakeOptimizations(ConvertConstDequantisationLayersToConstLayers()));
+
+    CHECK(CheckSequence(graph.cbegin(), graph.cend(),
+                        checkConstantFloat32,
+                        &IsLayerOfType<OutputLayer>));
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/backends/backendsCommon/WorkloadData.cpp b/src/backends/backendsCommon/WorkloadData.cpp
index 2194b48..606821b 100644
--- a/src/backends/backendsCommon/WorkloadData.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/backendsCommon/WorkloadData.cpp
@@ -2903,19 +2903,24 @@
     const TensorInfo& inputTensorInfo  = workloadInfo.m_InputTensorInfos[0];
     const TensorInfo& outputTensorInfo = workloadInfo.m_OutputTensorInfos[0];
 
-    if (!IsQuantizedType(inputTensorInfo.GetDataType()))
+    std::vector<DataType> inputSupportedTypes =
     {
-        throw InvalidArgumentException(descriptorName + ": Input to dequantize layer must be quantized type.");
-    }
+            DataType::QAsymmS8,
+            DataType::QAsymmU8,
+            DataType::QSymmS8,
+            DataType::QSymmS16,
+            DataType::Float16
+    };
+    ValidateDataTypes(inputTensorInfo, inputSupportedTypes, descriptorName);
 
-    std::vector<DataType> supportedTypes =
+    std::vector<DataType> outputSupportedTypes =
     {
         DataType::BFloat16,
         DataType::Float32,
         DataType::Float16
     };
 
-    ValidateDataTypes(outputTensorInfo, supportedTypes, descriptorName);
+    ValidateDataTypes(outputTensorInfo, outputSupportedTypes, descriptorName);
 }
 
 void MergeQueueDescriptor::Validate(const WorkloadInfo& workloadInfo) const