diff --git a/help_function/help_function.xml b/help_function/help_function.xml
index c88c7789c..712899081 100644
--- a/help_function/help_function.xml
+++ b/help_function/help_function.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
    <!-- <test testName="onedpl_test_transform" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function_skip_cuda_backend.xml" /> -->
     <test testName="onedpl_test_transform_output_iterator" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function_skip_cuda_backend.xml" />
     <test testName="onedpl_test_group_sort" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function.xml" />
+    <test testName="onedpl_test_group_load" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function.xml" />
     <test testName="onedpl_test_transform_reduce" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function_skip_double.xml"  splitGroup="double" />
     <test testName="onedpl_test_translate_key" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function_skip_double.xml"  splitGroup="double" />
     <test testName="onedpl_test_uninitialized_fill" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function_skip_cuda_backend.xml" />
diff --git a/help_function/src/onedpl_test_group_load.cpp b/help_function/src/onedpl_test_group_load.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b68e60efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help_function/src/onedpl_test_group_load.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+// ====------ onedpl_test_group_load.cpp------------ *- 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
+//
+//
+// ===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+#include <dpct/dpct.hpp>
+#include <dpct/dpl_utils.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <oneapi/dpl/iterator>
+#include <sycl/sycl.hpp>
+
+template <dpct::group::load_algorithm T>
+bool helper_validation_function(const int *ptr, const char *func_name) {
+  if constexpr (T == dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_DIRECT) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 512; ++i) {
+      if (ptr[i] != i) {
+        std::cout << func_name << "_blocked"
+                  << " failed\n";
+        std::ostream_iterator<int> Iter(std::cout, ", ");
+        std::copy(ptr, ptr + 512, Iter);
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    std::cout << func_name << "_blocked"
+              << " pass\n";
+  } else {
+    int expected[512];
+    int num_threads = 128;
+    int items_per_thread = 4;
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+      for (int j = 0; j < items_per_thread; ++j) {
+        expected[i * items_per_thread + j] = j * num_threads + i;
+      }
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < 512; ++i) {
+      if (ptr[i] != expected[i]) {
+        std::cout << func_name << "_striped"
+                  << " failed\n";
+        std::ostream_iterator<int> Iter(std::cout, ", ");
+        std::copy(ptr, ptr + 512, Iter);
+        std::cout << std::endl;
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    std::cout << func_name << "_striped"
+              << " pass\n";
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool subgroup_helper_validation_function(const int *ptr, const uint32_t *sg_sz,
+                                         const char *func_name) {
+  int expected[512];
+  int num_threads = 128;
+  int items_per_thread = 4;
+  uint32_t sg_sz_val = *sg_sz;
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+    for (int j = 0; j < items_per_thread; ++j) {
+      expected[items_per_thread * i + j] =
+          (i / sg_sz_val) * sg_sz_val * items_per_thread + sg_sz_val * j +
+          i % sg_sz_val;
+    }
+  }
+  for (int i = 0; i < 512; ++i) {
+    if (ptr[i] != expected[i]) {
+      std::cout << " failed\n";
+      std::ostream_iterator<int> Iter(std::cout, ", ");
+      std::copy(ptr, ptr + 512, Iter);
+      std::cout << std::endl;
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  std::cout << func_name << " pass\n";
+  return true;
+}
+
+template <dpct::group::load_algorithm T> bool test_group_load() {
+  // Tests dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_DIRECT &
+  // dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_STRIPED in its entirety as API
+  // functions
+  sycl::queue q(dpct::get_default_queue());
+  oneapi::dpl::counting_iterator<int> count_it(0);
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer(count_it, count_it + 512);
+  int data_out[512];
+  for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++)
+    data_out[i] = 0;
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer_out(data_out, 512);
+
+  q.submit([&](sycl::handler &h) {
+    using group_load =
+        dpct::group::workgroup_load<4, T, int, const int *, sycl::nd_item<3>>;
+    size_t temp_storage_size = group_load::get_local_memory_size(128);
+    sycl::local_accessor<uint8_t, 1> tacc(sycl::range<1>(temp_storage_size), h);
+    sycl::accessor data_accessor_read(buffer, h, sycl::read_only);
+    sycl::accessor data_accessor_write(buffer_out, h, sycl::write_only);
+    h.parallel_for(
+        sycl::nd_range<3>(sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128), sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128)),
+        [=](sycl::nd_item<3> item) {
+          int thread_data[4];
+          auto *d_r =
+              data_accessor_read.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>()
+                  .get();
+          auto *tmp = tacc.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          group_load(tmp).load(item, d_r, thread_data);
+          // Write thread_data of each work item at index to the global buffer
+          int global_index =
+              item.get_group(2) * item.get_local_range().get(2) +
+              item.get_local_id(2); // Each thread_data has 4 elements
+#pragma unroll
+          for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            data_accessor_write[global_index * 4 + i] = thread_data[i];
+          }
+        });
+  });
+  q.wait_and_throw();
+
+  sycl::host_accessor data_accessor(buffer_out, sycl::read_only);
+  const int *ptr = data_accessor.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>();
+  return helper_validation_function<T>(ptr, "test_group_load");
+}
+
+bool test_load_subgroup_striped_standalone() {
+  // Tests dpct::group::load_subgroup_striped as standalone method
+  sycl::queue q(dpct::get_default_queue());
+  int data[512];
+  for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++)
+    data[i] = i;
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer(data, 512);
+  sycl::buffer<uint32_t, 1> sg_sz_buf{sycl::range<1>(1)};
+  int data_out[512];
+  for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++)
+    data_out[i] = 0;
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer_out(data_out, 512);
+
+  q.submit([&](sycl::handler &h) {
+    sycl::accessor dacc_read(buffer, h, sycl::read_only);
+    sycl::accessor dacc_write(buffer_out, h, sycl::write_only);
+    sycl::accessor sg_sz_dacc(sg_sz_buf, h, sycl::read_write);
+    h.parallel_for(
+        sycl::nd_range<3>(sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128), sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128)),
+        [=](sycl::nd_item<3> item) {
+          int thread_data[4];
+          auto *d_r =
+              dacc_read.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          auto *sg_sz_acc =
+              sg_sz_dacc.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          size_t gid = item.get_global_linear_id();
+          if (gid == 0) {
+            sg_sz_acc[0] = item.get_sub_group().get_local_linear_range();
+          }
+          dpct::group::uninitialized_load_subgroup_striped<4, int>(item, d_r,
+                                                                   thread_data);
+          // Write thread_data of each work item at index to the global buffer
+          int global_index =
+              (item.get_group(2) * item.get_local_range().get(2)) +
+              item.get_local_id(2); // Each thread_data has 4 elements
+#pragma unroll
+          for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            dacc_write[global_index * 4 + i] = thread_data[i];
+          }
+        });
+  });
+  q.wait_and_throw();
+
+  sycl::host_accessor data_accessor(buffer_out, sycl::read_only);
+  const int *ptr = data_accessor.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>();
+  sycl::host_accessor data_accessor_sg(sg_sz_buf, sycl::read_only);
+  const uint32_t *ptr_sg =
+      data_accessor_sg.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>();
+  return subgroup_helper_validation_function(
+      ptr, ptr_sg, "test_subgroup_striped_standalone");
+}
+
+template <dpct::group::load_algorithm T> bool test_group_load_standalone() {
+  // Tests dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_DIRECT &
+  // dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_STRIPED as standalone methods
+  sycl::queue q(dpct::get_default_queue());
+  int data[512];
+  for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++)
+    data[i] = i;
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer(data, 512);
+  int data_out[512];
+  for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++)
+    data_out[i] = 0;
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer_out(data_out, 512);
+
+  q.submit([&](sycl::handler &h) {
+    sycl::accessor dacc_read(buffer, h, sycl::read_only);
+    sycl::accessor dacc_write(buffer_out, h, sycl::write_only);
+    h.parallel_for(
+        sycl::nd_range<3>(sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128), sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128)),
+        [=](sycl::nd_item<3> item) {
+          int thread_data[4];
+          auto *d_r =
+              dacc_read.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          if (T == dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_DIRECT) {
+            dpct::group::load_blocked<4, int>(item, d_r, thread_data);
+          } else {
+            dpct::group::load_striped<4, int>(item, d_r, thread_data);
+          }
+          // Write thread_data of each work item at index to the global buffer
+          int global_index =
+              item.get_group(2) * item.get_local_range().get(2) +
+              item.get_local_id(2); // Each thread_data has 4 elements
+#pragma unroll
+          for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            dacc_write[global_index * 4 + i] = thread_data[i];
+          }
+        });
+  });
+  q.wait_and_throw();
+
+  sycl::host_accessor data_accessor(buffer_out, sycl::read_only);
+  const int *ptr = data_accessor.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>();
+  return helper_validation_function<T>(ptr, "test_group_load");
+}
+
+int main() {
+
+  return !(
+      // Calls test_group_load with blocked and striped strategies , should pass
+      // both results.
+      test_group_load<dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_DIRECT>() &&
+      test_group_load<dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_STRIPED>() &&
+      // Calls test_load_subgroup_striped_standalone and should pass
+      test_load_subgroup_striped_standalone() &&
+      // Calls test_group_load_standalone with blocked and striped strategies as
+      // free functions, should pass both results.
+      test_group_load_standalone<
+          dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_STRIPED>() &&
+      test_group_load_standalone<
+          dpct::group::load_algorithm::BLOCK_LOAD_DIRECT>());
+}