diff --git a/CMakeExt/Cuda.cmake b/CMakeExt/Cuda.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1ffd5efe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeExt/Cuda.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+find_package(CUDA)
diff --git a/CMakeExt/GenerateDASHCXX.cmake b/CMakeExt/GenerateDASHCXX.cmake
index 2b99088db..1c9172256 100644
--- a/CMakeExt/GenerateDASHCXX.cmake
+++ b/CMakeExt/GenerateDASHCXX.cmake
@@ -94,3 +94,18 @@ if (";${DART_IMPLEMENTATIONS_LIST};" MATCHES ";shmem;")
     )"
   )
 endif()
+
+if (ENABLE_CUDA AND CUDA_FOUND)
+  set(CXXFLAGS_WRAP "-DDASH_USE_CUDA ${CXXFLAGS_WRAP}")
+  set(DASHCC "${CUDA_TOOLKIT_ROOT_DIR}/bin/nvcc -ccbin ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}")
+  configure_file(
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/dash/scripts/dashcc/dashcxx.in
+    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/dash-nvcc
+    @ONLY)
+  install(
+    FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/dash-nvcc
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin
+    PERMISSIONS OWNER_WRITE OWNER_READ GROUP_READ WORLD_READ
+                OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_EXECUTE)
+endif()
+
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a21f6debe..c5b28cb91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeExt/NUMA.cmake)
 include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeExt/IPM.cmake)
 include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeExt/PLASMA.cmake)
 include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeExt/HDF5.cmake)
+include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeExt/Cuda.cmake)
 
 if (ENABLE_MKL)
   include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeExt/MKL.cmake)
diff --git a/dash/CMakeLists.txt b/dash/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d0fe2719..08ad6cd7c 100644
--- a/dash/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dash/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ if (ENABLE_SCALAPACK)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+if (ENABLE_CUDA AND CUDA_FOUND)
+  set(ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES ${ADDITIONAL_INCLUDES}
+    ${CUDA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  set (ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES ${ADDITIONAL_LIBRARIES}
+    ${CUDA_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 if (HAVE_STD_TRIVIALLY_COPYABLE)
   set (ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_FLAGS
        ${ADDITIONAL_COMPILE_FLAGS} -DDASH_HAVE_STD_TRIVIALLY_COPYABLE)
diff --git a/dash/include/dash/algorithm/Sort.h b/dash/include/dash/algorithm/Sort.h
index c0d9f56cd..0b198ad53 100644
--- a/dash/include/dash/algorithm/Sort.h
+++ b/dash/include/dash/algorithm/Sort.h
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 #include <dash/internal/Logging.h>
 #include <dash/util/Trace.h>
 
+#ifdef DASH_USE_CUDA
+#include <thrust/copy.h>
+#include <thrust/device_vector.h>
+#include <thrust/host_vector.h>
+#include <thrust/sort.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace dash {
 
 #ifdef DOXYGEN
@@ -114,7 +121,15 @@ void sort(GlobRandomIt begin, GlobRandomIt end, SortableHash sortable_hash)
   if (pattern.team().size() == 1) {
     DASH_LOG_TRACE("dash::sort", "Sorting on a team with only 1 unit");
     trace.enter_state("final_local_sort");
+#ifdef DASH_USE_CUDA
+    thrust::device_vector<int> d_vec(std::distance(begin.local(), end.local()));
+    thrust::copy(begin.local(), end.local(), d_vec.begin());
+    thrust::sort(d_vec.begin(), d_vec.end());
+    thrust::copy(d_vec.begin(), d_vec.end(), begin.local());
+    assert(std::distance(begin.local(), end.local()) == std::distance(d_vec.begin(), d_vec.end()));
+#else
     std::sort(begin.local(), end.local(), sort_comp);
+#endif
     trace.exit_state("final_local_sort");
     return;
   }
@@ -145,7 +160,15 @@ void sort(GlobRandomIt begin, GlobRandomIt end, SortableHash sortable_hash)
 
   // initial local_sort
   trace.enter_state("1:initial_local_sort");
+#ifdef DASH_USE_CUDA
+  cudaSetDevice(dash::myid() % 2);
+  thrust::device_vector<int> d_vec(std::distance(lbegin, lend));
+  thrust::copy(lbegin, lend, d_vec.begin());
+  thrust::sort(d_vec.begin(), d_vec.end());
+  thrust::copy(d_vec.begin(), d_vec.end(), lbegin);
+#else
   std::sort(lbegin, lend, sort_comp);
+#endif
   trace.exit_state("1:initial_local_sort");
 
   trace.enter_state("2:init_temporary_global_data");
diff --git a/dash/scripts/dashcc/dashcxx.in b/dash/scripts/dashcc/dashcxx.in
index 83290a404..6232f3592 100644
--- a/dash/scripts/dashcc/dashcxx.in
+++ b/dash/scripts/dashcc/dashcxx.in
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ COMPILE_ONLY=false
 LINK_ONLY=true
 DASH_NOCPPFLAGS=false
 COMPILER_ARGS=""
+IS_CUDA=false
 
 function INVOKE_COMPILER()
 {
@@ -50,9 +51,13 @@ for arg in $@ ; do
     LINK_ONLY=false
   fi
   # check for source files
-  if [[ $arg == *\.cc || $arg == *\.cpp ]] ; then
+  if [[ $arg == *\.cc || $arg == *\.cpp || $arg == *\.cu ]] ; then
     LINK_ONLY=false
   fi
+  if [[ $arg == *\.cu ]] ; then
+    LINK_ONLY=false
+    IS_CUDA=true
+  fi
   if [ "$arg" == "--dash:verbose" -o "$arg" == "-dash:verbose" ] ; then
     DASH_VERBOSE=true
   elif [ "$arg" == "--dash:nocppflags" -o "$arg" == "-dash:nocppflags" ] ; then