diff --git a/help_function/help_function.xml b/help_function/help_function.xml
index 8ffb210a6..a1ed854c3 100644
--- a/help_function/help_function.xml
+++ b/help_function/help_function.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
     <test testName="util_vectorized_max_test" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function_skip_cuda_backend.xml" />
     <test testName="util_vectorized_min_test" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function_skip_cuda_backend.xml" />
     <test testName="util_DataType_test" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function_skip_cuda_backend.xml" />
+    <test testName="util_group_store_test" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function.xml" />
     <test testName="device_util" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function.xml" />
     <test testName="device_dev_mgr" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function.xml" />
     <test testName="device_device_ext" configFile="config/TEMPLATE_help_function.xml" />
diff --git a/help_function/src/util_group_store_test.cpp b/help_function/src/util_group_store_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a7feb2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help_function/src/util_group_store_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+// ====------ util_group_store_test.cpp------------ *- C++ -* ----===//
+
+
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//
+// ===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+#include <dpct/dpct.hpp>
+#include <dpct/dpl_utils.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <oneapi/dpl/iterator>
+#include <sycl/sycl.hpp>
+
+
+template <dpct::group::store_algorithm S>
+bool helper_validation_function(const int *ptr, const char *func_name) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < 512; ++i) {
+    if (ptr[i] != i) {
+      if constexpr (S == dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_DIRECT) {
+      std::cout << func_name << "_blocked"
+                << " failed\n";}
+      else{
+        std::cout << func_name << "_striped"
+                << " failed\n";
+      }
+      std::ostream_iterator<int> Iter(std::cout, ", ");
+      std::copy(ptr, ptr + 512, Iter);
+      std::cout << std::endl;
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+    if constexpr (S == dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_DIRECT) {
+      std::cout << func_name << "_blocked"
+                << " passed\n";}
+      else{
+        std::cout << func_name << "_striped"
+                << " passed\n";
+      } 
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool subgroup_helper_validation_function(const int *ptr, const uint32_t *sg_sz,
+                                         const char *func_name) {
+  
+  int expected[512];
+  int num_threads = 128;
+  int items_per_thread = 4;
+  uint32_t sg_sz_val = *sg_sz;
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+    for (int j = 0; j < items_per_thread; ++j) {
+      expected[items_per_thread * i + j] =
+          (i / sg_sz_val) * sg_sz_val * items_per_thread + sg_sz_val * j +
+          i % sg_sz_val;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  for (int i = 0; i < 512; ++i) {
+    if (ptr[i] != i) {
+      std::cout << " failed\n";
+      std::ostream_iterator<int> Iter(std::cout, ", ");
+      std::copy(ptr, ptr + 512, Iter);
+      std::cout << std::endl;
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  std::cout << func_name << " pass\n";
+  return true;
+}
+
+template < dpct::group::store_algorithm S> bool test_group_store() {
+  // Tests dpct::group::workgroup_store using the specified store algorithm
+  sycl::queue q(dpct::get_default_queue());
+  int data[512];
+  int num_threads = 128;
+  int items_per_thread = 4;
+  if constexpr(S == dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_DIRECT) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++) {data[i] = i;}
+  }
+  else{
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+      for (int j = 0; j < items_per_thread; ++j) {
+        data[i * items_per_thread + j] = j * num_threads + i;        
+      }
+      
+    }
+  }
+  
+  int data_out[512];
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer(data, 512);
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer_out(data_out, 512);
+  
+  q.submit([&](sycl::handler &h) {
+    using group_store =
+        dpct::group::workgroup_store<4, S, int, int *, sycl::nd_item<3>>;
+    size_t temp_storage_size = group_store::get_local_memory_size(128);
+    sycl::local_accessor<uint8_t, 1> tacc(sycl::range<1>(temp_storage_size), h);
+    sycl::accessor dacc_read(buffer, h, sycl::read_only);
+    sycl::accessor dacc_write(buffer_out, h, sycl::read_write);
+    
+    h.parallel_for(
+        sycl::nd_range<3>(sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128), sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128)),
+        [=](sycl::nd_item<3> item) {
+          int thread_data[4];
+          int global_index =
+              item.get_group(2) * item.get_local_range().get(2) +
+              item.get_local_id(2); 
+          #pragma unroll
+          for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            thread_data[i] = dacc_read[global_index * 4 + i];
+          }
+          
+          auto *d_w =
+              dacc_write.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          auto *tmp = tacc.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          
+          // Store thread_data of each work item from blocked arrangement
+          group_store(tmp).store(item, d_w, thread_data);
+          
+          });
+  });
+  q.wait_and_throw();
+
+  sycl::host_accessor data_accessor(buffer_out, sycl::read_write);
+  const int *ptr = data_accessor.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>();
+  return helper_validation_function<S>(ptr, "test_group_store");
+}
+
+
+bool test_store_subgroup_striped_standalone() {
+  // Tests dpct::group::store_subgroup_striped as standalone method
+
+  sycl::queue q(dpct::get_default_queue());
+  int data[512];
+  for(int i=0;i<512;i++){data[i]=i;}
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer(data, 512);
+  sycl::buffer<uint32_t, 1> sg_sz_buf{sycl::range<1>(1)};
+  int data_out[512];
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer_out(data_out, 512);
+
+  q.submit([&](sycl::handler &h) {
+    sycl::accessor dacc_read(buffer, h, sycl::read_only);
+    sycl::accessor dacc_write(buffer_out, h, sycl::read_write);
+    sycl::accessor sg_sz_dacc(sg_sz_buf, h, sycl::read_write);
+    
+    h.parallel_for(
+        sycl::nd_range<3>(sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128), sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128)),
+        [=](sycl::nd_item<3> item) {
+          int thread_data[4];
+          int global_index =
+              item.get_group(2) * item.get_local_range().get(2) +
+              item.get_local_id(2); 
+          #pragma unroll
+          for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            thread_data[i] = dacc_read[global_index * 4 + i];
+          }
+          auto *d_w =
+              dacc_write.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          auto *sg_sz_acc =
+              sg_sz_dacc.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          size_t gid = item.get_global_linear_id();
+          if (gid == 0) {
+            sg_sz_acc[0] = item.get_sub_group().get_local_linear_range();
+          }
+          dpct::group::store_subgroup_striped<4, int>(item, d_w, thread_data);
+          // reapply global mapping
+          global_index =
+              (item.get_group(2) * item.get_local_range().get(2)) +
+              item.get_local_id(2); // Each thread_data has 4 elements
+          #pragma unroll
+          for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            dacc_write[global_index * 4 + i] = thread_data[i];
+          }
+          
+        });
+  });
+  q.wait_and_throw();
+
+  sycl::host_accessor data_accessor(buffer_out, sycl::read_only);
+  const int *ptr = data_accessor.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>();
+  sycl::host_accessor data_accessor_sg(sg_sz_buf, sycl::read_only);
+  const uint32_t *ptr_sg =
+      data_accessor_sg.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>();
+  return subgroup_helper_validation_function(
+      ptr, ptr_sg, "test_subgroup_striped_standalone");
+}
+
+
+
+template <dpct::group::store_algorithm S> bool test_group_store_standalone() {
+  // Tests standalone methods for group store using the specified store algorithm
+  sycl::queue q(dpct::get_default_queue());
+  int data[512];
+  int num_threads = 128;
+  int items_per_thread = 4;
+  if constexpr(S == dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_DIRECT) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++) {data[i] = i;}
+  }
+  else{
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+      for (int j = 0; j < items_per_thread; ++j) {
+        data[i * items_per_thread + j] = j * num_threads + i;  
+      }
+      
+    }
+  }
+  
+  std::cout<<std::endl;
+  int data_out[512];
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer(data, 512);
+  sycl::buffer<int, 1> buffer_out(data_out, 512);
+  
+  
+  q.submit([&](sycl::handler &h) {
+    sycl::accessor dacc_read(buffer, h, sycl::read_only);
+    sycl::accessor dacc_write(buffer_out, h, sycl::read_write);
+    h.parallel_for(
+        sycl::nd_range<3>(sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128), sycl::range<3>(1, 1, 128)),
+        [=](sycl::nd_item<3> item) {
+          int thread_data[4];
+          int global_index =
+              item.get_group(2) * item.get_local_range().get(2) +
+              item.get_local_id(2); 
+          #pragma unroll
+          for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            thread_data[i] = dacc_read[global_index * 4 + i];
+          }
+        
+          auto *d_w =
+              dacc_write.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>().get();
+          // Store thread_data of each work item from blocked arrangement
+          if (S == dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_DIRECT) {
+            dpct::group::store_blocked<4, int>(item, d_w, thread_data);
+          } else {
+            dpct::group::store_striped<4, int>(item, d_w, thread_data);
+          }
+          
+        });
+  });
+  q.wait_and_throw();
+
+  sycl::host_accessor data_accessor(buffer_out, sycl::read_write);
+  const int *ptr = data_accessor.get_multi_ptr<sycl::access::decorated::yes>();
+  return helper_validation_function<S>(ptr, "test_group_load_store");
+}
+
+int main() {
+ 
+  return !(
+      // Calls test_group_load with blocked and striped strategies , should pass
+      // both results.
+      test_group_store<dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_DIRECT>() &&
+      test_group_store<dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_STRIPED>() &&
+      // Calls test_load_subgroup_striped_standalone and should pass
+      test_store_subgroup_striped_standalone() &&
+      // Calls test_group_load_standalone with blocked and striped strategies as
+      // free functions, should pass both results.
+      test_group_store_standalone<dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_DIRECT>() &&
+      test_group_store_standalone<dpct::group::store_algorithm::BLOCK_STORE_STRIPED>());
+}