diff --git a/src/hip_hcc.cpp b/src/hip_hcc.cpp
index 8a291f3ea4..2955db5e37 100644
--- a/src/hip_hcc.cpp
+++ b/src/hip_hcc.cpp
@@ -2117,8 +2117,9 @@ void ihipStream_t::locked_copySync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t sizeBytes,
     }
 }
 
-void ihipStream_t::locked_copy2DSync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, size_t height, size_t srcPitch, size_t dstPitch, unsigned kind,
+bool ihipStream_t::locked_copy2DSync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, size_t height, size_t srcPitch, size_t dstPitch, unsigned kind,
                                    bool resolveOn) {
+    bool retStatus = true;
     ihipCtx_t* ctx = this->getCtx();
     const ihipDevice_t* device = ctx->getDevice();
 
@@ -2163,11 +2164,20 @@ void ihipStream_t::locked_copy2DSync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, s
                 sizeBytes, hcMemcpyStr(hcCopyDir), forceUnpinnedCopy);
         printPointerInfo(DB_COPY, "  dst", dst, dstPtrInfo);
         printPointerInfo(DB_COPY, "  src", src, srcPtrInfo);
-
+#if (__hcc_workweek__ >= 19101)
+        if(!crit->_av.copy2d_ext(src, dst, width, height, srcPitch, dstPitch, hcCopyDir, srcPtrInfo, dstPtrInfo,
+                           copyDevice ? &copyDevice->getDevice()->_acc : nullptr,
+                           forceUnpinnedCopy)) {
+            tprintf(DB_COPY,"locked_copy2DSync failed to use SDMA\n");
+            retStatus = false;
+        }
+#else
         crit->_av.copy2d_ext(src, dst, width, height, srcPitch, dstPitch, hcCopyDir, srcPtrInfo, dstPtrInfo,
                            copyDevice ? &copyDevice->getDevice()->_acc : nullptr,
                            forceUnpinnedCopy);
+#endif
     }
+    return retStatus;
 }
 
 void ihipStream_t::addSymbolPtrToTracker(hc::accelerator& acc, void* ptr, size_t sizeBytes) {
@@ -2340,8 +2350,9 @@ void ihipStream_t::locked_copyAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t sizeBytes
     }
 }
 
-void ihipStream_t::locked_copy2DAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, size_t height, size_t srcPitch, size_t dstPitch, unsigned kind)
+bool ihipStream_t::locked_copy2DAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, size_t height, size_t srcPitch, size_t dstPitch, unsigned kind)
 {
+    bool retStatus = true;
     const ihipCtx_t* ctx = this->getCtx();
 
     if ((ctx == nullptr) || (ctx->getDevice() == nullptr)) {
@@ -2376,13 +2387,26 @@ void ihipStream_t::locked_copy2DAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width,
 
         try {
              if (HIP_FORCE_SYNC_COPY) {
+#if (__hcc_workweek__ >= 19101)
+                 if(!crit->_av.copy2d_ext(src, dst, width, height, srcPitch, dstPitch, hcCopyDir, srcPtrInfo, dstPtrInfo,
+                           &copyDevice->getDevice()->_acc,
+                           forceUnpinnedCopy)){
+                     tprintf(DB_COPY,"locked_copy2DASync with HIP_FORCE_SYNC_COPY failed to use SDMA\n");
+                     retStatus = false;
+                 }
+#else
                  crit->_av.copy2d_ext(src, dst, width, height, srcPitch, dstPitch, hcCopyDir, srcPtrInfo, dstPtrInfo,
                            &copyDevice->getDevice()->_acc,
                            forceUnpinnedCopy);
+#endif
 
              } else {
-                 crit->_av.copy2d_async_ext(src, dst, width, height, srcPitch, dstPitch, hcCopyDir, srcPtrInfo, dstPtrInfo,
+                 const auto& future = crit->_av.copy2d_async_ext(src, dst, width, height, srcPitch, dstPitch, hcCopyDir, srcPtrInfo, dstPtrInfo,
                                           &copyDevice->getDevice()->_acc);
+                 if(!future.valid()) {
+                     tprintf(DB_COPY, "locked_copy2DAsync failed to use SDMA\n");
+                     retStatus = false;
+                 }
              }
          } catch (Kalmar::runtime_exception) {
                 throw ihipException(hipErrorRuntimeOther);
@@ -2397,10 +2421,20 @@ void ihipStream_t::locked_copy2DAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width,
     } else {
          //Do sync 2D copy
          LockedAccessor_StreamCrit_t crit(_criticalData);
+#if (__hcc_workweek__ >= 19101)
+         if(!crit->_av.copy2d_ext(src, dst, width, height, srcPitch, dstPitch, hcCopyDir, srcPtrInfo, dstPtrInfo,
+                           copyDevice ? &copyDevice->getDevice()->_acc : nullptr,
+                           forceUnpinnedCopy)){
+             tprintf(DB_COPY, "locked_copy2DAsync Sync copy failed to use SDMA\n");
+             retStatus = false;
+         }
+#else
          crit->_av.copy2d_ext(src, dst, width, height, srcPitch, dstPitch, hcCopyDir, srcPtrInfo, dstPtrInfo,
                            copyDevice ? &copyDevice->getDevice()->_acc : nullptr,
                            forceUnpinnedCopy);
+#endif
     }
+    return retStatus;
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/hip_hcc_internal.h b/src/hip_hcc_internal.h
index 95a65b55c9..fb1588cc54 100644
--- a/src/hip_hcc_internal.h
+++ b/src/hip_hcc_internal.h
@@ -529,12 +529,12 @@ class ihipStream_t {
     void locked_copySync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t sizeBytes, unsigned kind,
                          bool resolveOn = true);
 
-    void locked_copy2DSync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, size_t height, size_t srcPitch, size_t dstPitch, unsigned kind,
+    bool locked_copy2DSync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, size_t height, size_t srcPitch, size_t dstPitch, unsigned kind,
                          bool resolveOn = true);
 
     void locked_copyAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t sizeBytes, unsigned kind);
 
-    void locked_copy2DAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, size_t height, size_t srcPitch, size_t dstPitch, unsigned kind);
+    bool locked_copy2DAsync(void* dst, const void* src, size_t width, size_t height, size_t srcPitch, size_t dstPitch, unsigned kind);
 
     void lockedSymbolCopySync(hc::accelerator& acc, void* dst, void* src, size_t sizeBytes,
                               size_t offset, unsigned kind);
diff --git a/src/hip_memory.cpp b/src/hip_memory.cpp
index 9eebcfb28c..cdd56ae2f8 100644
--- a/src/hip_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/hip_memory.cpp
@@ -1573,7 +1573,10 @@ hipError_t ihipMemcpy2D(void* dst, size_t dpitch, const void* src, size_t spitch
                     stream->locked_copySync((unsigned char*)dst + i * dpitch,
                                     (unsigned char*)src + i * spitch, width, kind);
             } else {
-                stream->locked_copy2DSync(dst, src, width, height, spitch, dpitch, kind);
+                if(!stream->locked_copy2DSync(dst, src, width, height, spitch, dpitch, kind)){
+                    ihipMemcpy2dKernel<uint8_t> (stream, static_cast<uint8_t*> (dst), static_cast<const uint8_t*> (src), width, height, dpitch, spitch);
+                    stream->locked_wait();
+                }
             }
         } catch (ihipException& ex) {
             e = ex._code;
@@ -1621,7 +1624,9 @@ hipError_t hipMemcpy2DAsync(void* dst, size_t dpitch, const void* src, size_t sp
                     e = hip_internal::memcpyAsync((unsigned char*)dst + i * dpitch,
                                           (unsigned char*)src + i * spitch, width, kind, stream);
             } else{
-                stream->locked_copy2DAsync(dst, src, width, height, spitch, dpitch, kind);
+                if(!stream->locked_copy2DAsync(dst, src, width, height, spitch, dpitch, kind)){
+                    ihipMemcpy2dKernel<uint8_t> (stream, static_cast<uint8_t*> (dst), static_cast<const uint8_t*> (src), width, height, dpitch, spitch);
+                }
             }
         } catch (ihipException& ex) {
             e = ex._code;