diff --git a/src/atlas/parallel/acc/acc.cc b/src/atlas/parallel/acc/acc.cc
index c73bdea2c..c1446f7a0 100644
--- a/src/atlas/parallel/acc/acc.cc
+++ b/src/atlas/parallel/acc/acc.cc
@@ -77,5 +77,21 @@ void* deviceptr(void* host_data) {
 #endif
 }
 
+CompilerId compiler_id() {
+#if ATLAS_HAVE_ACC
+    static CompilerId id = []() {
+        switch (atlas_acc_compiler_id()) {
+            case atlas_acc_compiler_id_cray:   return CompilerId::cray;
+            case atlas_acc_compiler_id_nvidia: return CompilerId::nvidia;
+            default: return CompilerId::unknown;
+        }
+    }();
+    return id;
+#else
+    return CompilerId::unknown;
+#endif
+}
+
+
 }
 
diff --git a/src/atlas/parallel/acc/acc.h b/src/atlas/parallel/acc/acc.h
index 3a10f1e25..7d7760855 100644
--- a/src/atlas/parallel/acc/acc.h
+++ b/src/atlas/parallel/acc/acc.h
@@ -13,11 +13,18 @@
 
 namespace atlas::acc {
 
+enum class CompilerId {
+    unknown,
+    nvidia,
+    cray,
+};
+
 int devices();
 void map(void* host_data, void* device_data, std::size_t bytes);
 void unmap(void* host_data);
 bool is_present(void* host_data, std::size_t bytes);
 void* deviceptr(void* host_data);
+CompilerId compiler_id();
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.F90 b/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.F90
index bb73b5237..bdc1f378c 100644
--- a/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.F90
+++ b/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.F90
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ module atlas_acc
 
 contains
 
+function atlas_acc_compiler_id() bind(C,name="atlas_acc_compiler_id") result(compiler_id)
+  use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding, only : c_int
+  integer(c_int) :: compiler_id
+  ! compiler_id must match number in atlas_acc.h enum type
+#ifdef _CRAYFTN
+  compiler_id = 2 ! cray
+#else
+  compiler_id = 0 ! unknown
+#endif
+end function
+
 function atlas_acc_get_num_devices() bind(C,name="atlas_acc_get_num_devices") result(num_devices)
   use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding, only : c_int
   integer(c_int) :: num_devices
diff --git a/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.cc b/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.cc
index 8cc58981a..0a7cbd575 100644
--- a/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.cc
+++ b/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.cc
@@ -127,4 +127,13 @@ const char* atlas_acc_info_str() {
 int atlas_acc_get_num_devices() {
   return acc_get_num_devices(acc_get_device_type());
 }
+
+atlas_acc_compiler_id_t atlas_acc_compiler_id() {
+#if defined(__NVCOMPILER)
+  return atlas_acc_compiler_id_nvidia;
+#else
+  return atlas_acc_compiler_id_unknown;
+#endif
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.h b/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.h
index 37c928b95..2652e4ae9 100644
--- a/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.h
+++ b/src/atlas_acc_support/atlas_acc.h
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ void* atlas_acc_deviceptr(void* cpu_ptr);
 atlas_acc_device_t atlas_acc_get_device_type();
 int atlas_acc_get_num_devices();
 
+typedef enum {
+    atlas_acc_compiler_id_unknown = 0,
+    atlas_acc_compiler_id_nvidia  = 1,
+    atlas_acc_compiler_id_cray    = 2
+} atlas_acc_compiler_id_t;
+
+atlas_acc_compiler_id_t atlas_acc_compiler_id();
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif