diff --git a/docs/tensor/creation.md b/docs/tensor/creation.md
index 4ab4d0cf..2be2204e 100644
--- a/docs/tensor/creation.md
+++ b/docs/tensor/creation.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ::: tinygrad.Tensor.full_like
 ::: tinygrad.Tensor.zeros_like
 ::: tinygrad.Tensor.ones_like
+::: tinygrad.Tensor.from_blob
 
 ## Creation (random)
 
diff --git a/extra/qcom_gpu_driver/qcom_opencl_interop.py b/extra/qcom_gpu_driver/qcom_opencl_interop.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d595ba34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/qcom_gpu_driver/qcom_opencl_interop.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import ctypes, array
+from hexdump import hexdump
+from tinygrad.runtime.ops_gpu import GPUDevice
+from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, to_mv, mv_address
+from tinygrad.dtype import dtypes
+from tinygrad import Tensor, TinyJit
+from tinygrad.runtime.autogen import opencl as cl
+if getenv("IOCTL"): import extra.qcom_gpu_driver.opencl_ioctl  # noqa: F401  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+
+# create raw opencl buffer.
+gdev = GPUDevice()
+cl_buf = cl.clCreateBuffer(gdev.context, cl.CL_MEM_READ_WRITE, 0x100, None, status := ctypes.c_int32())
+assert status.value == 0
+
+# fill it with something for fun
+data = memoryview(array.array('I', [i for i in range(64)]))
+cl.clEnqueueWriteBuffer(gdev.queue, cl_buf, False, 0, 0x100, mv_address(data), 0, None, None)
+cl.clFinish(gdev.queue) # wait writes to complete
+
+# get raw gpu pointer from opencl buffer.
+
+## get buf desc
+hexdump(to_mv(ctypes.addressof(cl_buf), 0x40))
+cl_buf_desc_ptr = to_mv(ctypes.addressof(cl_buf), 8).cast('Q')[0]
+
+## get buf device ptr
+hexdump(to_mv(cl_buf_desc_ptr, 0x100))
+rawbuf_ptr = to_mv(cl_buf_desc_ptr, 0x100).cast('Q')[20] # offset 0xA0 is a raw gpu pointer.
+
+# create QCOM tensor with the externally managed buffer
+x = Tensor.from_blob(rawbuf_ptr, (8, 8), dtype=dtypes.int, device='QCOM')
+y = (x + 1).numpy()
+print(y)
+
+# all calculations are done, save to free the object
+cl.clReleaseMemObject(cl_buf)
+
+# all together with jit
+@TinyJit
+def calc(x): return x + 2
+
+for i in range(4):
+  cl_buf = cl.clCreateBuffer(gdev.context, cl.CL_MEM_READ_WRITE, 2*2*4, None, status := ctypes.c_int32())
+  assert status.value == 0
+  data = memoryview(array.array('I', [x+i for x in range(2*2)]))
+  cl.clEnqueueWriteBuffer(gdev.queue, cl_buf, False, 0, 2*2*4, mv_address(data), 0, None, None)
+  cl.clFinish(gdev.queue) # wait writes to complete
+
+  cl_buf_desc_ptr = to_mv(ctypes.addressof(cl_buf), 8).cast('Q')[0]
+  rawbuf_ptr = to_mv(cl_buf_desc_ptr, 0x100).cast('Q')[20]
+
+  y = calc(x = Tensor.from_blob(rawbuf_ptr, (2, 2), dtype=dtypes.int, device='QCOM')).numpy()
+  print(f'jit {i}\n', y)
+
+  # all calculations are done, save to free the object
+  cl.clReleaseMemObject(cl_buf)
+
+# now images!
+
+h, w = 128, 128
+cl_img = cl.clCreateImage2D(gdev.context, cl.CL_MEM_READ_WRITE, cl.cl_image_format(cl.CL_RGBA, cl.CL_FLOAT), w, h, 0, None, status := ctypes.c_int32())
+assert status.value == 0
+
+# fill it with something for fun
+data = memoryview(array.array('f', [i for i in range(h*w*4)]))
+cl.clEnqueueWriteImage(gdev.queue, cl_img, False, (ctypes.c_size_t * 3)(0,0,0), (ctypes.c_size_t * 3)(w,h,1), 0, 0, mv_address(data), 0, None, None)
+cl.clFinish(gdev.queue) # wait writes to complete
+
+# get raw gpu pointer from opencl buffer.
+
+## get buf desc
+hexdump(to_mv(ctypes.addressof(cl_img), 0x40))
+cl_buf_desc_ptr = to_mv(ctypes.addressof(cl_img), 8).cast('Q')[0]
+
+## get buf device ptr
+hexdump(to_mv(cl_buf_desc_ptr, 0x100))
+rawbuf_ptr = to_mv(cl_buf_desc_ptr, 0x100).cast('Q')[20] # offset 0xA0 is a raw gpu pointer.
+
+# create QCOM tensor with the externally managed buffer
+# dtypes.imageh = cl.cl_image_format(cl.CL_RGBA, cl.CL_HALF_FLOAT)
+# dtypes.imagef = cl.cl_image_format(cl.CL_RGBA, cl.CL_FLOAT)
+x = Tensor.from_blob(rawbuf_ptr, (h*w*4,), dtype=dtypes.imagef((h,w)), device='QCOM')
+y = (x + 1).numpy()
+print(y)
+
+# all calculations are done, save to free the object
+cl.clReleaseMemObject(cl_img)
diff --git a/test/test_tensor.py b/test/test_tensor.py
index 1af4dad2..1f831e91 100644
--- a/test/test_tensor.py
+++ b/test/test_tensor.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import subprocess
 import numpy as np
 import torch
-import unittest, copy, mmap, random, math
+import unittest, copy, mmap, random, math, array
 from tinygrad import Tensor, Device, dtypes
 from tinygrad.engine.schedule import create_schedule
-from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, temp, CI, _METADATA
+from tinygrad.helpers import getenv, temp, CI, _METADATA, mv_address
 from extra.gradcheck import numerical_jacobian, jacobian, gradcheck
 from hypothesis import given, settings, strategies as strat
 from test.helpers import is_dtype_supported
@@ -330,6 +330,17 @@ class TestTinygrad(unittest.TestCase):
     assert Tensor(arr, dtype=dtypes.float32).dtype == dtypes.float32 # check if ndarray correctly casts to Tensor dtype
     assert Tensor(arr, dtype=dtypes.float64).dtype == dtypes.float64 # check that it works for something else
 
+  def test_tensor_from_blob(self):
+    x = memoryview(bytearray(16)).cast('I')
+
+    t = Tensor.from_blob(mv_address(x), (4,), dtype=dtypes.int, device="CLANG")
+    z = (t+1)
+    np.testing.assert_equal(z.numpy(), [1, 1, 1, 1])
+
+    x[:] = array.array('I', [0, 1, 2, 3])
+    z = (t+1)
+    np.testing.assert_equal(z.numpy(), [1, 2, 3, 4])
+
   def test_tensor_list_dtype(self):
     for arr in ([1], [[[1]]], [[1,1],[1,1]], [[[1,1],[1,1]],[[1,1],[1,1]]]):
       assert Tensor(arr).dtype == dtypes.default_int
diff --git a/tinygrad/device.py b/tinygrad/device.py
index 4de4d555..52e31015 100644
--- a/tinygrad/device.py
+++ b/tinygrad/device.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import multiprocessing, decimal, statistics, random
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, replace
 from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Tuple, Any, cast, Protocol, Type
 import importlib, inspect, functools, pathlib, os, ctypes, atexit, time, contextlib, array
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class BufferOptions:
   cpu_access: bool = False
   host: bool = False
   nolru: bool = False
+  external_ptr: Optional[int] = None
 
 class Buffer:
   def __init__(self, device:str, size:int, dtype:DType, opaque:Any=None, options:Optional[BufferOptions]=None,
@@ -75,9 +76,11 @@ class Buffer:
   def ref(self, cnt): self.base._lb_refcount += cnt
   def is_allocated(self) -> bool: return hasattr(self, '_buf')
   def ensure_allocated(self) -> Buffer: return self.allocate() if not hasattr(self, '_buf') else self
-  def allocate(self, opaque=None) -> Buffer:
+  def allocate(self, opaque=None, external_ptr=None) -> Buffer:
     assert not hasattr(self, '_buf'), "can't allocate already allocated buffer"
     self.allocator = Device[self.device].allocator
+    if external_ptr is not None:
+      self.options = replace(self.options, external_ptr=external_ptr) if self.options else BufferOptions(external_ptr=external_ptr)
     if self._base is not None:
       self._base.ensure_allocated()
       assert hasattr(self.allocator, "offset"), "offset function required for view"
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ class Buffer:
   def nbytes(self): return self.size*self.dtype.itemsize
   def __del__(self):
     if not hasattr(self, '_buf'): return
-    if self._base is None:
+    if self._base is None and (self.options is None or self.options.external_ptr is None):
       if not self.device.startswith("DISK"): GlobalCounters.mem_used -= self.nbytes
       self.allocator.free(self._buf, self.nbytes, self.options)
   def __repr__(self):
@@ -162,7 +165,8 @@ class LRUAllocator(Allocator):  # pylint: disable=abstract-method
     else: super().free(opaque, size, options)
 
 class _MallocAllocator(LRUAllocator):
-  def _alloc(self, size:int, options:BufferOptions): return (ctypes.c_uint8 * size)()
+  def _alloc(self, size:int, options:BufferOptions):
+    return (ctypes.c_uint8 * size).from_address(options.external_ptr) if options.external_ptr else (ctypes.c_uint8 * size)()
   def as_buffer(self, src) -> memoryview: return flat_mv(memoryview(src))
   def copyin(self, dest, src:memoryview): ctypes.memmove(dest, from_mv(src), len(src))
   def copyout(self, dest:memoryview, src): ctypes.memmove(from_mv(dest), src, len(dest))
diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/ops_qcom.py b/tinygrad/runtime/ops_qcom.py
index ed46da41..65b58684 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/ops_qcom.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/ops_qcom.py
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ class QCOMAllocator(HCQAllocator):
       pitch_add = (1 << pitchalign) if min(next_power2(imgw), round_up(imgw, granularity)) - align_up + 1 <= imgw and imgw > granularity//2 else 0
       pitch = round_up((real_stride:=imgw * 4 * options.image.itemsize), 1 << pitchalign) + pitch_add
 
-      texture = self.device._gpu_alloc(pitch * imgh, kgsl.KGSL_MEMTYPE_TEXTURE, map_to_cpu=True)
+      if options.external_ptr: texture = QCOMBuffer(options.external_ptr, size)
+      else: texture = self.device._gpu_alloc(pitch * imgh, kgsl.KGSL_MEMTYPE_TEXTURE, map_to_cpu=True)
 
       # Extend HCQBuffer with texture-related info.
       texture.pitch, texture.real_stride, texture.desc, texture.ibo = pitch, real_stride, [0] * 16, [0] * 16
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ class QCOMAllocator(HCQAllocator):
 
       return texture
 
-    return self.device._gpu_alloc(size, map_to_cpu=True)
+    return QCOMBuffer(options.external_ptr, size) if options.external_ptr else self.device._gpu_alloc(size, map_to_cpu=True)
 
   def _do_copy(self, src_addr, dest_addr, src_size, real_size, src_stride, dest_stride, dest_off=0, src_off=0):
     while src_off < src_size:
diff --git a/tinygrad/tensor.py b/tinygrad/tensor.py
index 603a8e35..c56bb5bd 100644
--- a/tinygrad/tensor.py
+++ b/tinygrad/tensor.py
@@ -398,6 +398,21 @@ class Tensor:
     """
     return Tensor._metaop(MetaOps.EMPTY, argfix(*shape), **kwargs)
 
+  @staticmethod
+  def from_blob(ptr:int, shape:Tuple[int, ...], **kwargs) -> Tensor:
+    """
+    Exposes the pointer as a Tensor without taking ownership of the original data.
+    The pointer must remain valid for the entire lifetime of the created Tensor.
+
+    You can pass in `dtype` and `device` keyword arguments to control the data type and device of the tensor.
+    Additionally, all other keyword arguments are passed to the constructor of the tensor.
+    """
+
+    r = Tensor._metaop(MetaOps.EMPTY, shape, **kwargs)
+    r.lazydata.buffer.allocate(external_ptr=ptr)
+    del r.lazydata.srcs # fake realize
+    return r
+
   _seed: int = int(time.time())
   _device_seeds: Dict[str, int] = {}
   _device_rng_counters: Dict[str, Tensor] = {}