1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/backends/reference/RefBackend.hpp b/src/backends/reference/RefBackend.hpp
index 3143173061..441f4ebdf4 100644
--- a/src/backends/reference/RefBackend.hpp
+++ b/src/backends/reference/RefBackend.hpp
@@ -8,11 +8,18 @@
 
 namespace armnn
 {
-
-const std::set<armnn::BackendCapability> cpuRefCapabilities {
-    armnn::BackendCapability::NonConstWeights,
+// add new capabilities here..
+const BackendCapabilities cpuRefCapabilities("CpuRef",
+                                             {
+                                                    {"NonConstWeights", true},
+                                                    {"AsyncExecution", true}
+                                             });
+
+const std::set<armnn::BackendCapability> oldCpuRefCapabilities {
+        armnn::BackendCapability::NonConstWeights,
 };
 
+
 class RefBackend : public IBackendInternal
 {
 public:
@@ -44,6 +51,11 @@ public:
 
     void RegisterTensorHandleFactories(class TensorHandleFactoryRegistry& registry) override;
 
+    BackendCapabilities GetCapabilities() const override
+    {
+        return cpuRefCapabilities;
+    };
+
     bool HasCapability(BackendCapability capabilityClass) const override;
 };