diff --git a/src/cuda/backend.f90 b/src/cuda/backend.f90
index 9c59ddd2..2cd042d7 100644
--- a/src/cuda/backend.f90
+++ b/src/cuda/backend.f90
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module m_cuda_backend
    use m_cuda_kernels_dist, only: transeq_3fused_dist, transeq_3fused_subs
    use m_cuda_kernels_reorder, only: &
        reorder_x2y, reorder_x2z, reorder_y2x, reorder_y2z, reorder_z2y, &
-       sum_yintox, sum_zintox
+       sum_yintox, sum_zintox, axpby
 
    implicit none
 
@@ -495,6 +495,18 @@ subroutine vecadd_cuda(self, a, x, b, y)
       real(dp), intent(in) :: b
       class(field_t), intent(inout) :: y
 
+      real(dp), device, pointer, dimension(:, :, :) :: x_d, y_d
+      type(dim3) :: blocks, threads
+      integer :: nx
+
+      select type(x); type is (cuda_field_t); x_d => x%data_d; end select
+      select type(y); type is (cuda_field_t); y_d => y%data_d; end select
+
+      nx = size(x_d, dim = 2)
+      blocks = dim3(size(x_d, dim = 3), 1, 1)
+      threads = dim3(SZ, 1, 1)
+      call axpby<<<blocks, threads>>>(nx, a, x_d, b, y_d)
+
    end subroutine vecadd_cuda
 
    subroutine copy_into_buffers(u_send_s_dev, u_send_e_dev, u_dev, n)