diff --git a/src/qthread.c b/src/qthread.c
index fe02148df..a016bd1bb 100644
--- a/src/qthread.c
+++ b/src/qthread.c
@@ -1291,11 +1291,17 @@ API_FUNC void *qthread_bos(void) {
 }
 
 size_t API_FUNC qthread_stackleft(void) { /*{{{ */
+#if defined(__NVCOMPILER)
+  qthread_t const volatile *f = qthread_internal_self();
+#else
   qthread_t const *f = qthread_internal_self();
+#endif
 
   if ((f != NULL) && (f->rdata->stack != NULL)) {
-#ifdef __INTEL_COMPILER
+#if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
     size_t current = (size_t)&f;
+#elif defined(__NVCOMPILER)
+    volatile size_t current = (size_t)&f;
 #else
     size_t current = (size_t)__builtin_frame_address(0);
 #endif
diff --git a/test/basics/qthread_stackleft.c b/test/basics/qthread_stackleft.c
index 24b96b0cb..36f679a13 100644
--- a/test/basics/qthread_stackleft.c
+++ b/test/basics/qthread_stackleft.c
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ static aligned_t alldone;
 
 #ifdef __clang__
 #define STACKLEFT_NOINLINE __attribute__((optnone))
-#elif __GNUC__
+#elif defined(__NVCOMPILER)
+#define STACKLEFT_NOINLINE __attribute__((noinline))
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)
 #define STACKLEFT_NOINLINE __attribute__((optimize(0)))
 #else
 #define STACKLEFT_NOINLINE
@@ -35,6 +37,11 @@ static aligned_t alldone;
 #define QT_SKIP_THREAD_SANITIZER
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __NVCOMPILER
+#pragma GCC push_options
+#pragma GCC optimize("O0")
+#endif
+
 static STACKLEFT_NOINLINE size_t thread2(size_t left, size_t depth) {
   size_t foo = qthread_stackleft();
   iprintf("leveli%i: %zu bytes left\n", (int)depth, foo);
@@ -43,6 +50,10 @@ static STACKLEFT_NOINLINE size_t thread2(size_t left, size_t depth) {
   return 1;
 }
 
+#ifdef __NVCOMPILER
+#pragma GCC pop_options
+#endif
+
 static QT_SKIP_THREAD_SANITIZER aligned_t thread(void *arg) {
   int me = qthread_id();
   size_t foo = qthread_stackleft();