diff --git a/projects/hip/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h b/projects/hip/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
index 379fc05f5b..07c7a0d4b3 100644
--- a/projects/hip/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
+++ b/projects/hip/include/hip/hcc_detail/hip_runtime.h
@@ -50,10 +50,16 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include <hip/hip_runtime_api.h>
 
 
+// define HIP_ENABLE_PRINTF to enable printf
+#ifdef HIP_ENABLE_PRINTF
+  #define HCC_ENABLE_ACCELERATOR_PRINTF 1
+#endif 
+
 //---
 // Remainder of this file only compiles with HCC
 #if defined __HCC__
 #include <grid_launch.h>
+#include "hc_printf.hpp"
 //TODO-HCC-GL - change this to typedef.
 //typedef grid_launch_parm hipLaunchParm ;
 
@@ -420,6 +426,20 @@ static inline __device__ void* memset(void* ptr, int val, size_t size)
 }
 
 
+#ifdef __HCC_ACCELERATOR__
+
+#ifdef HC_FEATURE_PRINTF
+template <typename... All>
+static inline __device__ void printf(const char* format, All... all) {
+  hc::printf(format, all...);
+}
+#else
+template <typename... All>
+static inline __device__ void printf(const char* format, All... all) { }
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
 
 #define __syncthreads() hc_barrier(CLK_LOCAL_MEM_FENCE)
 
diff --git a/projects/hip/src/hip_hcc.cpp b/projects/hip/src/hip_hcc.cpp
index 2d67c31fe7..ae53d7ae45 100644
--- a/projects/hip/src/hip_hcc.cpp
+++ b/projects/hip/src/hip_hcc.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ void ihipDevice_t::locked_reset()
 
     //FIXME - Calling am_memtracker_reset is really bad since it destroyed all buffers allocated by the HCC runtime as well
     //such as the printf buffer.  Re-initialze the printf buffer as a workaround for now.
-#if (__hcc_workweek__ >= 17423)
+#ifdef HC_FEATURE_PRINTF
     Kalmar::getContext()->initPrintfBuffer();
 #endif
 };
diff --git a/projects/hip/tests/src/kernel/hipPrintfKernel.cpp b/projects/hip/tests/src/kernel/hipPrintfKernel.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..482098fd54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/hip/tests/src/kernel/hipPrintfKernel.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2015-2017 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+/* HIT_START
+ * BUILD: %t %s ../test_common.cpp 
+ * RUN: %t
+ * HIT_END
+ */
+
+#define HIP_ENABLE_PRINTF
+
+#include"test_common.h"
+
+__global__ void run_printf(hipLaunchParm lp){
+  printf("Hello World\n");
+}
+
+int main(){
+hipLaunchKernel(HIP_KERNEL_NAME(run_printf), dim3(1), dim3(1), 0, 0);
+hipDeviceSynchronize();
+passed();
+}