diff --git a/src/trans/gpu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/trans/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
index a9b16ba8..3fcdfb9c 100644
--- a/src/trans/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/trans/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if( HAVE_HIP )
     algor/hicblas_gemm.hip.cpp
     algor/hicfft.hip.cpp
   )
+  ecbuild_info("warn: IN_PLACE_FFT not defined for hipFFT")
 elseif( HAVE_CUDA )
   set( GPU_RUNTIME "CUDA" )
   set( ECTRANS_GPU_HIP_LIBRARIES CUDA::cufft CUDA::cublas nvhpcwrapnvtx CUDA::cudart )
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ elseif( HAVE_CUDA )
     algor/hicblas_gemm.cuda.cu
     algor/hicfft.cuda.cu
   )
+  ecbuild_info("warn: IN_PLACE_FFT defined for cuFFT")
 else()
   ecbuild_info("warn: HIP and CUDA not found")
 endif()
@@ -166,6 +168,11 @@ foreach( prec dp sp )
           target_compile_definitions( ectrans_gpu_${prec} PRIVATE TRANS_SINGLE PARKINDTRANS_SINGLE )
         endif()
 
+        # cuFFT can do in-place FFT, hipFFT cannot
+        if( HAVE_CUDA )
+          target_compile_definitions( ectrans_gpu_${prec} PRIVATE IN_PLACE_FFT )
+        endif()
+
         if( HAVE_OMP AND CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID MATCHES Cray )
           # Propagate flags as link options for downstream targets. Only required for Cray
           target_link_options( ectrans_gpu_${prec} INTERFACE
diff --git a/src/trans/gpu/internal/dir_trans_ctl_mod.F90 b/src/trans/gpu/internal/dir_trans_ctl_mod.F90
index af873d76..95425107 100755
--- a/src/trans/gpu/internal/dir_trans_ctl_mod.F90
+++ b/src/trans/gpu/internal/dir_trans_ctl_mod.F90
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ SUBROUTINE DIR_TRANS_CTL(KF_UV_G,KF_SCALARS_G,KF_GP,KF_FS,KF_UV,KF_SCALARS,&
     ALLOCATOR = MAKE_BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR()
     HTRGTOL = PREPARE_TRGTOL(ALLOCATOR,KF_GP,KF_FS)
     IF (KF_FS > 0) THEN
-      HFTDIR = PREPARE_FTDIR()
+      HFTDIR = PREPARE_FTDIR(ALLOCATOR,KF_FS)
       HTRLTOM_PACK = PREPARE_TRLTOM_PACK(ALLOCATOR, KF_FS)
       HTRLTOM = PREPARE_TRLTOM(ALLOCATOR, KF_FS)
       HTRLTOM_UNPACK = PREPARE_TRLTOM_UNPACK(ALLOCATOR, KF_FS)
diff --git a/src/trans/gpu/internal/ftdir_mod.F90 b/src/trans/gpu/internal/ftdir_mod.F90
index 65e50138..e8801ac9 100755
--- a/src/trans/gpu/internal/ftdir_mod.F90
+++ b/src/trans/gpu/internal/ftdir_mod.F90
@@ -10,19 +10,35 @@
 !
 
 MODULE FTDIR_MOD
+  USE BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR_MOD ,ONLY : ALLOCATION_RESERVATION_HANDLE
   IMPLICIT NONE
 
   PRIVATE
   PUBLIC :: FTDIR, FTDIR_HANDLE, PREPARE_FTDIR
 
   TYPE FTDIR_HANDLE
+    TYPE(ALLOCATION_RESERVATION_HANDLE) :: HREEL_COMPLEX
   END TYPE
 CONTAINS
 
-  FUNCTION PREPARE_FTDIR() RESULT(HFTDIR)
+  FUNCTION PREPARE_FTDIR(ALLOCATOR,KF_FS) RESULT(HFTDIR)
+    USE PARKIND_ECTRANS,        ONLY: JPIM, JPRBT
+    USE TPM_DISTR,              ONLY: D
+    USE BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR_MOD, ONLY: BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR, RESERVE
+    USE ISO_C_BINDING,          ONLY: C_SIZE_T
+
     IMPLICIT NONE
+
+    TYPE(BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR), INTENT(INOUT) :: ALLOCATOR
+    INTEGER(KIND=JPIM), INTENT(IN) :: KF_FS
     TYPE(FTDIR_HANDLE) :: HFTDIR
-  END FUNCTION
+
+    REAL(KIND=JPRBT) :: DUMMY
+
+#ifndef IN_PLACE_FFT
+    HFTDIR%HREEL_COMPLEX = RESERVE(ALLOCATOR, INT(KF_FS*D%NLENGTF*SIZEOF(DUMMY), KIND=C_SIZE_T))
+#endif
+  END FUNCTION PREPARE_FTDIR
 
   SUBROUTINE FTDIR(ALLOCATOR,HFTDIR,PREEL_REAL,PREEL_COMPLEX,KFIELD)
     !**** *FTDIR - Direct Fourier transform
@@ -60,12 +76,13 @@ SUBROUTINE FTDIR(ALLOCATOR,HFTDIR,PREEL_REAL,PREEL_COMPLEX,KFIELD)
     USE TPM_GEN,                ONLY: LSYNC_TRANS
     USE PARKIND_ECTRANS,        ONLY: JPIM, JPRBT
     USE TPM_DISTR,              ONLY: MYSETW, MYPROC, NPROC, D_NSTAGT0B, D_NSTAGTF,D_NPTRLS, &
-      &                               D_NPNTGTB0, D_NPROCM, D_NDGL_FS
+      &                               D_NPNTGTB0, D_NPROCM, D_NDGL_FS, D
     USE TPM_GEOMETRY,           ONLY: G_NMEN, G_NLOEN
-    USE BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR_MOD, ONLY: BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR
+    USE BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR_MOD, ONLY: BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR, ASSIGN_PTR, GET_ALLOCATION
     USE TPM_HICFFT,             ONLY: EXECUTE_DIR_FFT
     USE MPL_MODULE,             ONLY: MPL_BARRIER,MPL_ALL_MS_COMM
     USE TPM_STATS,              ONLY: GSTATS => GSTATS_NVTX
+    USE ISO_C_BINDING,          ONLY: C_SIZE_T
 
     IMPLICIT NONE
 
@@ -77,7 +94,12 @@ SUBROUTINE FTDIR(ALLOCATOR,HFTDIR,PREEL_REAL,PREEL_COMPLEX,KFIELD)
 
     INTEGER(KIND=JPIM) :: KGL
 
+#ifdef IN_PLACE_FFT
     PREEL_COMPLEX => PREEL_REAL
+#else
+    CALL ASSIGN_PTR(PREEL_COMPLEX, GET_ALLOCATION(ALLOCATOR, HFTDIR%HREEL_COMPLEX),&
+      & 1_C_SIZE_T, int(KFIELD*D%NLENGTF*SIZEOF(PREEL_COMPLEX(1)),kind=c_size_t))
+#endif
 
 #ifdef ACCGPU
     !$ACC DATA PRESENT(PREEL_REAL, PREEL_COMPLEX, &
diff --git a/src/trans/gpu/internal/ftinv_mod.F90 b/src/trans/gpu/internal/ftinv_mod.F90
index e939f42f..bf59b384 100755
--- a/src/trans/gpu/internal/ftinv_mod.F90
+++ b/src/trans/gpu/internal/ftinv_mod.F90
@@ -10,20 +10,33 @@
 !
 
 MODULE FTINV_MOD
-  USE BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR_MOD ,ONLY : BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR
+  USE BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR_MOD ,ONLY : BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR, ALLOCATION_RESERVATION_HANDLE
   IMPLICIT NONE
 
   PRIVATE
   PUBLIC :: FTINV, FTINV_HANDLE, PREPARE_FTINV
 
   TYPE FTINV_HANDLE
+    TYPE(ALLOCATION_RESERVATION_HANDLE) :: HREEL_REAL
   END TYPE
 CONTAINS
-  FUNCTION PREPARE_FTINV(ALLOCATOR) RESULT(HFTINV)
+  FUNCTION PREPARE_FTINV(ALLOCATOR,KF_FS) RESULT(HFTINV)
+    USE PARKIND_ECTRANS,        ONLY: JPIM, JPRBT
+    USE TPM_DISTR, ONLY: D
+    USE BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR_MOD, ONLY: BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR, RESERVE
+    USE ISO_C_BINDING,          ONLY: C_SIZE_T
+
     IMPLICIT NONE
 
     TYPE(BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR), INTENT(INOUT) :: ALLOCATOR
+    INTEGER(KIND=JPIM), INTENT(IN) :: KF_FS
     TYPE(FTINV_HANDLE) :: HFTINV
+
+    REAL(KIND=JPRBT) :: DUMMY
+
+#ifndef IN_PLACE_FFT
+    HFTINV%HREEL_REAL = RESERVE(ALLOCATOR, int(D%NLENGTF*KF_FS*SIZEOF(DUMMY),kind=c_size_t))
+#endif
   END FUNCTION
 
   SUBROUTINE FTINV(ALLOCATOR,HFTINV,PREEL_COMPLEX,PREEL_REAL,KFIELD)
@@ -59,13 +72,15 @@ SUBROUTINE FTINV(ALLOCATOR,HFTINV,PREEL_COMPLEX,PREEL_REAL,KFIELD)
     !        G. Mozdzynski (Jun 2015): Support alternative FFTs to FFTW
     !     ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    USE TPM_GEN,         ONLY: LSYNC_TRANS
-    USE PARKIND_ECTRANS, ONLY: JPIM, JPRBT
-    USE TPM_DISTR,       ONLY: MYSETW, D_NPTRLS, D_NDGL_FS, D_NSTAGTF
-    USE TPM_GEOMETRY,    ONLY: G_NLOEN
-    USE TPM_HICFFT,      ONLY: EXECUTE_INV_FFT
-    USE MPL_MODULE,      ONLY: MPL_BARRIER,MPL_ALL_MS_COMM
-    USE TPM_STATS,       ONLY: GSTATS => GSTATS_NVTX
+    USE TPM_GEN,                ONLY: LSYNC_TRANS
+    USE PARKIND_ECTRANS,        ONLY: JPIM, JPRBT
+    USE TPM_DISTR,              ONLY: MYSETW, D_NPTRLS, D_NDGL_FS, D_NSTAGTF, D
+    USE TPM_GEOMETRY,           ONLY: G_NLOEN
+    USE TPM_HICFFT,             ONLY: EXECUTE_INV_FFT
+    USE MPL_MODULE,             ONLY: MPL_BARRIER,MPL_ALL_MS_COMM
+    USE TPM_STATS,              ONLY: GSTATS => GSTATS_NVTX
+    USE BUFFERED_ALLOCATOR_MOD, ONLY: ASSIGN_PTR, GET_ALLOCATION
+    USE ISO_C_BINDING,          ONLY: C_SIZE_T
 
     IMPLICIT NONE
 
@@ -77,7 +92,12 @@ SUBROUTINE FTINV(ALLOCATOR,HFTINV,PREEL_COMPLEX,PREEL_REAL,KFIELD)
 
     INTEGER(KIND=JPIM) :: KGL
 
+#ifdef IN_PLACE_FFT
     PREEL_REAL => PREEL_COMPLEX
+#else
+    CALL ASSIGN_PTR(PREEL_REAL, GET_ALLOCATION(ALLOCATOR, HFTINV%HREEL_REAL),&
+      & 1_C_SIZE_T, int(KFIELD*D%NLENGTF*SIZEOF(PREEL_REAL(1)),kind=c_size_t))
+#endif
 
 #ifdef OMPGPU
 #endif
diff --git a/src/trans/gpu/internal/inv_trans_ctl_mod.F90 b/src/trans/gpu/internal/inv_trans_ctl_mod.F90
index c928feb7..804e4710 100644
--- a/src/trans/gpu/internal/inv_trans_ctl_mod.F90
+++ b/src/trans/gpu/internal/inv_trans_ctl_mod.F90
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ SUBROUTINE INV_TRANS_CTL(KF_UV_G,KF_SCALARS_G,KF_GP,KF_FS,KF_OUT_LT,&
       HTRMTOL = PREPARE_TRMTOL(ALLOCATOR,IF_LEG)
       HTRMTOL_UNPACK = PREPARE_TRMTOL_UNPACK(ALLOCATOR,IF_FOURIER)
       HFSC = PREPARE_FSC(ALLOCATOR)
-      HFTINV = PREPARE_FTINV(ALLOCATOR)
+      HFTINV = PREPARE_FTINV(ALLOCATOR,IF_FOURIER)
     ENDIF
     HTRLTOG = PREPARE_TRLTOG(ALLOCATOR,IF_FOURIER,KF_GP)