diff --git a/flang/include/flang/Runtime/CUDA/pointer.h b/flang/include/flang/Runtime/CUDA/pointer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..db5242696303f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/include/flang/Runtime/CUDA/pointer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//===-- include/flang/Runtime/CUDA/pointer.h --------------------*- C++ -*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef FORTRAN_RUNTIME_CUDA_POINTER_H_
+#define FORTRAN_RUNTIME_CUDA_POINTER_H_
+
+#include "flang/Runtime/descriptor-consts.h"
+#include "flang/Runtime/entry-names.h"
+
+namespace Fortran::runtime::cuda {
+
+extern "C" {
+
+/// Perform allocation of the descriptor.
+int RTDECL(CUFPointerAllocate)(Descriptor &, int64_t stream = -1,
+    bool hasStat = false, const Descriptor *errMsg = nullptr,
+    const char *sourceFile = nullptr, int sourceLine = 0);
+
+} // extern "C"
+
+} // namespace Fortran::runtime::cuda
+#endif // FORTRAN_RUNTIME_CUDA_POINTER_H_
diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Transforms/CUFOpConversion.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Transforms/CUFOpConversion.cpp
index 8b8c00fa7ecfc..23248f6d12622 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Transforms/CUFOpConversion.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Transforms/CUFOpConversion.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "flang/Runtime/CUDA/common.h"
 #include "flang/Runtime/CUDA/descriptor.h"
 #include "flang/Runtime/CUDA/memory.h"
+#include "flang/Runtime/CUDA/pointer.h"
 #include "flang/Runtime/allocatable.h"
 #include "mlir/Conversion/LLVMCommon/Pattern.h"
 #include "mlir/Dialect/GPU/IR/GPUDialect.h"
@@ -161,7 +162,18 @@ struct CUFAllocateOpConversion
     fir::FirOpBuilder builder(rewriter, mod);
     mlir::Location loc = op.getLoc();
 
+    bool isPointer = false;
+
+    if (auto declareOp =
+            mlir::dyn_cast_or_null<fir::DeclareOp>(op.getBox().getDefiningOp()))
+      if (declareOp.getFortranAttrs() &&
+          bitEnumContainsAny(*declareOp.getFortranAttrs(),
+                             fir::FortranVariableFlagsEnum::pointer))
+        isPointer = true;
+
     if (hasDoubleDescriptors(op)) {
+      if (isPointer)
+        TODO(loc, "pointer allocation with double descriptors");
       // Allocation for module variable are done with custom runtime entry point
       // so the descriptors can be synchronized.
       mlir::func::FuncOp func;
@@ -176,13 +188,20 @@ struct CUFAllocateOpConversion
     }
 
     mlir::func::FuncOp func;
-    if (op.getSource())
+    if (op.getSource()) {
+      if (isPointer)
+        TODO(loc, "pointer allocation with source");
       func =
           fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(CUFAllocatableAllocateSource)>(
               loc, builder);
-    else
-      func = fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(CUFAllocatableAllocate)>(
-          loc, builder);
+    } else {
+      func =
+          isPointer
+              ? fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(CUFPointerAllocate)>(
+                    loc, builder)
+              : fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(CUFAllocatableAllocate)>(
+                    loc, builder);
+    }
 
     return convertOpToCall<cuf::AllocateOp>(op, rewriter, func);
   }
diff --git a/flang/runtime/CUDA/CMakeLists.txt b/flang/runtime/CUDA/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a88824826de3..23e01da72eded 100644
--- a/flang/runtime/CUDA/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/flang/runtime/CUDA/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ add_flang_library(${CUFRT_LIBNAME}
   kernel.cpp
   memmove-function.cpp
   memory.cpp
+  pointer.cpp
   registration.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/flang/runtime/CUDA/pointer.cpp b/flang/runtime/CUDA/pointer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0c5d3a5a6297d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/runtime/CUDA/pointer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//===-- runtime/CUDA/pointer.cpp ------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "flang/Runtime/CUDA/pointer.h"
+#include "../stat.h"
+#include "../terminator.h"
+#include "flang/Runtime/pointer.h"
+
+#include "cuda_runtime.h"
+
+namespace Fortran::runtime::cuda {
+
+extern "C" {
+RT_EXT_API_GROUP_BEGIN
+
+int RTDEF(CUFPointerAllocate)(Descriptor &desc, int64_t stream, bool hasStat,
+    const Descriptor *errMsg, const char *sourceFile, int sourceLine) {
+  if (desc.HasAddendum()) {
+    Terminator terminator{sourceFile, sourceLine};
+    // TODO: This require a bit more work to set the correct type descriptor
+    // address
+    terminator.Crash(
+        "not yet implemented: CUDA descriptor allocation with addendum");
+  }
+  // Perform the standard allocation.
+  int stat{
+      RTNAME(PointerAllocate)(desc, hasStat, errMsg, sourceFile, sourceLine)};
+  return stat;
+}
+
+RT_EXT_API_GROUP_END
+
+} // extern "C"
+
+} // namespace Fortran::runtime::cuda
diff --git a/flang/test/Fir/CUDA/cuda-allocate.fir b/flang/test/Fir/CUDA/cuda-allocate.fir
index 35c6e2a77a697..2ac9498d35541 100644
--- a/flang/test/Fir/CUDA/cuda-allocate.fir
+++ b/flang/test/Fir/CUDA/cuda-allocate.fir
@@ -181,4 +181,15 @@ func.func @_QQallocate_stream() {
 // CHECK: %[[STREAM_LOAD:.*]] = fir.load %[[STREAM]] : !fir.ref<i64>
 // CHECK: fir.call @_FortranACUFAllocatableAllocate(%{{.*}}, %[[STREAM_LOAD]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, i64, i1, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<i8>, i32) -> i32
 
+
+func.func @_QPp_alloc() {
+  %0 = cuf.alloc !fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xcomplex<f32>>>> {bindc_name = "complex_array", data_attr = #cuf.cuda<device>, uniq_name = "_QFp_allocEcomplex_array"} -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xcomplex<f32>>>>>
+  %4 = fir.declare %0 {data_attr = #cuf.cuda<device>, fortran_attrs = #fir.var_attrs<pointer>, uniq_name = "_QFp_allocEcomplex_array"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xcomplex<f32>>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xcomplex<f32>>>>>
+  %9 = cuf.allocate %4 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?xcomplex<f32>>>>> {data_attr = #cuf.cuda<device>} -> i32
+  return
+}
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPp_alloc()
+// CHECK: fir.call @_FortranACUFPointerAllocate
+
 } // end of module