diff --git a/runtime/apps/apis/dma/src/lib.rs b/runtime/apps/apis/dma/src/lib.rs
index edab413..6c447c8 100644
--- a/runtime/apps/apis/dma/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/apps/apis/dma/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,24 +5,33 @@
 //! This library provides an abstraction for performing asynchronous Direct Memory Access (DMA)
 //! transfers between AXI source and AXI destination addresses.
 
-use libtock_platform::{ErrorCode, Syscalls};
+use libtock_platform::allow_ro::AllowRo;
+use libtock_platform::{share, DefaultConfig, ErrorCode, Syscalls};
 use libtockasync::TockSubscribe;
-
 /// DMA interface.
 pub struct AsyncDMA<S: Syscalls>(S);
 
 const DMA_DRIVER_NUM: u32 = 0x8000_0008;
 /// Configuration parameters for a DMA transfer.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct DMATransaction {
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct DMATransaction<'a> {
     /// Number of bytes to transfer.
     pub byte_count: usize,
-    /// Source address for the transfer.
-    pub src_addr: u64,
+    /// Source for the transfer.
+    pub source: DMASource<'a>,
     /// Destination address for the transfer.
     pub dest_addr: u64,
 }
 
+/// Represents the source of data for a DMA transfer.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum DMASource<'a> {
+    /// A memory address as the source.
+    Address(u64),
+    /// A local buffer as the source.
+    Buffer(&'a [u8]),
+}
+
 impl<S: Syscalls> AsyncDMA<S> {
     /// Do a DMA transfer.
     ///
@@ -34,15 +43,45 @@ impl<S: Syscalls> AsyncDMA<S> {
     /// # Returns
     /// * `Ok(())` if the transfer starts successfully.
     /// * `Err(ErrorCode)` if the transfer fails.
-    pub async fn xfer(transaction: DMATransaction) -> Result<(), ErrorCode> {
+    pub async fn xfer<'a>(transaction: &DMATransaction<'a>) -> Result<(), ErrorCode> {
         Self::setup(transaction).await?;
 
+        match transaction.source {
+            DMASource::Buffer(buffer) => Self::xfer_src_buffer(buffer).await.map(|_| ()),
+            DMASource::Address(_) => Self::xfer_src_address().await.map(|_| ()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn xfer_src_address() -> Result<(), ErrorCode> {
         let async_start = TockSubscribe::subscribe::<S>(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_subscribe::XFER_DONE);
-        S::command(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_cmd::START, 0, 0).to_result::<(), ErrorCode>()?;
+        S::command(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_cmd::XFER_AXI_TO_AXI, 0, 0).to_result::<(), ErrorCode>()?;
         async_start.await.map(|_| ())
     }
 
-    async fn setup(config: DMATransaction) -> Result<(), ErrorCode> {
+    async fn xfer_src_buffer(buffer: &[u8]) -> Result<(), ErrorCode> {
+        // Use `share::scope` to safely share the buffer with the kernel
+        share::scope::<(AllowRo<_, DMA_DRIVER_NUM, { dma_buffer::LOCAL_SOURCE }>,), _, _>(
+            |handle| {
+                let allow_ro = handle.split().0;
+
+                // Share the local buffer as the source
+                S::allow_ro::<DefaultConfig, DMA_DRIVER_NUM, { dma_buffer::LOCAL_SOURCE }>(
+                    allow_ro, buffer,
+                )?;
+
+                // Start the DMA transfer
+                let async_start =
+                    TockSubscribe::subscribe::<S>(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_subscribe::XFER_DONE);
+                S::command(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_cmd::XFER_LOCAL_TO_AXI, 0, 0)
+                    .to_result::<(), ErrorCode>()?;
+                Ok(async_start)
+            },
+        )?
+        .await
+        .map(|_| ())
+    }
+
+    async fn setup<'a>(config: &DMATransaction<'a>) -> Result<(), ErrorCode> {
         let async_configure =
             TockSubscribe::subscribe::<S>(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_subscribe::SET_BYTE_XFER_COUNT_DONE);
         S::command(
@@ -54,15 +93,18 @@ impl<S: Syscalls> AsyncDMA<S> {
         .to_result::<(), ErrorCode>()?;
         async_configure.await.map(|_| ())?;
 
-        let async_src = TockSubscribe::subscribe::<S>(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_subscribe::SET_SRC_DONE);
-        S::command(
-            DMA_DRIVER_NUM,
-            dma_cmd::SET_SRC_ADDR,
-            (config.src_addr & 0xFFFF_FFFF) as u32,
-            (config.src_addr >> 32) as u32,
-        )
-        .to_result::<(), ErrorCode>()?;
-        async_src.await.map(|_| ())?;
+        if let DMASource::Address(src_addr) = config.source {
+            let async_src =
+                TockSubscribe::subscribe::<S>(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_subscribe::SET_SRC_DONE);
+            S::command(
+                DMA_DRIVER_NUM,
+                dma_cmd::SET_SRC_ADDR,
+                (src_addr & 0xFFFF_FFFF) as u32,
+                (src_addr >> 32) as u32,
+            )
+            .to_result::<(), ErrorCode>()?;
+            async_src.await.map(|_| ())?;
+        }
 
         let async_dest =
             TockSubscribe::subscribe::<S>(DMA_DRIVER_NUM, dma_subscribe::SET_DEST_DONE);
@@ -88,7 +130,14 @@ mod dma_cmd {
     pub const SET_BYTE_XFER_COUNT: u32 = 0;
     pub const SET_SRC_ADDR: u32 = 1;
     pub const SET_DEST_ADDR: u32 = 2;
-    pub const START: u32 = 3;
+    pub const XFER_AXI_TO_AXI: u32 = 3;
+    pub const XFER_LOCAL_TO_AXI: u32 = 4;
+}
+
+/// Buffer IDs for DMA
+mod dma_buffer {
+    /// Buffer ID for local buffers (read-only)
+    pub const LOCAL_SOURCE: u32 = 0;
 }
 
 /// Subscription IDs for asynchronous notifications.