diff --git a/xmrstak/backend/amd/amd_gpu/gpu.cpp b/xmrstak/backend/amd/amd_gpu/gpu.cpp
index 95d30f72922718d9db71639b9dce630c94077db3..79afa00285ab569514439b12b4a0b9d53768b6cc 100644
--- a/xmrstak/backend/amd/amd_gpu/gpu.cpp
+++ b/xmrstak/backend/amd/amd_gpu/gpu.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "xmrstak/backend/cryptonight.hpp"
 #include "xmrstak/jconf.hpp"
+#include "xmrstak/picosha2/picosha2.hpp"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -25,8 +26,41 @@
 #include <regex>
 #include <cassert>
 
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#if defined _MSC_VER
+#include <direct.h>
+#elif defined __GNUC__
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif
+
+
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <Shlobj.h>
+
+static inline void create_directory(std::string dirname)
+{
+    _mkdir(dirname.data());
+}
+
+static inline std::string get_home()
+{
+	char path[MAX_PATH + 1];
+	// get folder "appdata\local"
+	if (SHGetSpecialFolderPathA(HWND_DESKTOP, path, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, FALSE))
+	{
+		return path;
+	}
+	else
+		return ".";
+}
 
 static inline void port_sleep(size_t sec)
 {
@@ -34,6 +68,22 @@ static inline void port_sleep(size_t sec)
 }
 #else
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+
+static inline void create_directory(std::string dirname)
+{
+	mkdir(dirname.data(), 0744);
+}
+
+static inline std::string get_home()
+{
+	const char *home = ".";
+
+	if ((home = getenv("HOME")) == nullptr)
+		home = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_dir;
+
+	return home;
+}
 
 static inline void port_sleep(size_t sec)
 {
@@ -327,57 +377,157 @@ size_t InitOpenCLGpu(cl_context opencl_ctx, GpuContext* ctx, const char* source_
 		return ERR_OCL_API;
 	}
 
-	ctx->Program = clCreateProgramWithSource(opencl_ctx, 1, (const char**)&source_code, NULL, &ret);
-	if(ret != CL_SUCCESS)
+	std::vector<char> devNameVec(1024);
+	if((ret = clGetDeviceInfo(ctx->DeviceID, CL_DEVICE_NAME, devNameVec.size(), devNameVec.data(), NULL)) != CL_SUCCESS)
 	{
-		printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clCreateProgramWithSource on the contents of cryptonight.cl", err_to_str(ret));
+		printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"WARNING: %s when calling clGetDeviceInfo to get CL_DEVICE_NAME for device %u.", err_to_str(ret),ctx->deviceIdx );
 		return ERR_OCL_API;
 	}
 
 	char options[256];
-	snprintf(options, sizeof(options), 
+	snprintf(options, sizeof(options),
 		"-DITERATIONS=%d -DMASK=%d -DWORKSIZE=%llu -DSTRIDED_INDEX=%d -DMEM_CHUNK_EXPONENT=%d  -DCOMP_MODE=%d",
 		hasIterations, threadMemMask, int_port(ctx->workSize), ctx->stridedIndex, int(1u<<ctx->memChunk), ctx->compMode ? 1 : 0);
-	ret = clBuildProgram(ctx->Program, 1, &ctx->DeviceID, options, NULL, NULL);
-	if(ret != CL_SUCCESS)
-	{
-		size_t len;
-		printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clBuildProgram.", err_to_str(ret));
 
-		if((ret = clGetProgramBuildInfo(ctx->Program, ctx->DeviceID, CL_PROGRAM_BUILD_LOG, 0, NULL, &len)) != CL_SUCCESS)
+	/* create a hash for the compile time cache
+	 * used data:
+	 *   - source code
+	 *   - device name
+	 *   - compile paramater
+	 */
+	std::string src_str(source_code);
+	src_str += options;
+	src_str += devNameVec.data();
+	std::string hash_hex_str;
+	picosha2::hash256_hex_string(src_str, hash_hex_str);
+
+	std::string cache_file = get_home() + "/.openclcache/" + hash_hex_str + ".openclbin";
+	std::ifstream clBinFile(cache_file, std::ofstream::in | std::ofstream::binary);
+	if(!clBinFile.good())
+	{
+		printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"WARNING: OpenCL device %u - OpenCL binary %s not found.",ctx->deviceIdx, cache_file.c_str());
+		ctx->Program = clCreateProgramWithSource(opencl_ctx, 1, (const char**)&source_code, NULL, &ret);
+		if(ret != CL_SUCCESS)
 		{
-			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clGetProgramBuildInfo for length of build log output.", err_to_str(ret));
+			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clCreateProgramWithSource on the OpenCL miner code", err_to_str(ret));
 			return ERR_OCL_API;
 		}
 
-		char* BuildLog = (char*)malloc(len + 1);
-		BuildLog[0] = '\0';
-
-		if((ret = clGetProgramBuildInfo(ctx->Program, ctx->DeviceID, CL_PROGRAM_BUILD_LOG, len, BuildLog, NULL)) != CL_SUCCESS)
+		ret = clBuildProgram(ctx->Program, 1, &ctx->DeviceID, options, NULL, NULL);
+		if(ret != CL_SUCCESS)
 		{
+			size_t len;
+			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clBuildProgram.", err_to_str(ret));
+
+			if((ret = clGetProgramBuildInfo(ctx->Program, ctx->DeviceID, CL_PROGRAM_BUILD_LOG, 0, NULL, &len)) != CL_SUCCESS)
+			{
+				printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clGetProgramBuildInfo for length of build log output.", err_to_str(ret));
+				return ERR_OCL_API;
+			}
+
+			char* BuildLog = (char*)malloc(len + 1);
+			BuildLog[0] = '\0';
+
+			if((ret = clGetProgramBuildInfo(ctx->Program, ctx->DeviceID, CL_PROGRAM_BUILD_LOG, len, BuildLog, NULL)) != CL_SUCCESS)
+			{
+				free(BuildLog);
+				printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clGetProgramBuildInfo for build log.", err_to_str(ret));
+				return ERR_OCL_API;
+			}
+
+			printer::inst()->print_str("Build log:\n");
+			std::cerr<<BuildLog<<std::endl;
+
 			free(BuildLog);
-			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clGetProgramBuildInfo for build log.", err_to_str(ret));
 			return ERR_OCL_API;
 		}
-		
-		printer::inst()->print_str("Build log:\n");
-		std::cerr<<BuildLog<<std::endl;
 
-		free(BuildLog);
-		return ERR_OCL_API;
-	}
+		cl_uint num_devices;
+		clGetProgramInfo(ctx->Program, CL_PROGRAM_NUM_DEVICES, sizeof(cl_uint), &num_devices,NULL);
+
+
+		std::vector<cl_device_id> devices_ids(num_devices);
+		clGetProgramInfo(ctx->Program, CL_PROGRAM_DEVICES, sizeof(cl_device_id)* devices_ids.size(), devices_ids.data(),NULL);
+		int dev_id = 0;
+		/* Search for the gpu within the program context.
+		 * The id can be different to  ctx->DeviceID.
+		 */
+		for(auto & ocl_device : devices_ids)
+		{
+			if(ocl_device == ctx->DeviceID)
+				break;
+			dev_id++;
+		}
+
+		cl_build_status status;
+		do
+		{
+			if((ret = clGetProgramBuildInfo(ctx->Program, ctx->DeviceID, CL_PROGRAM_BUILD_STATUS, sizeof(cl_build_status), &status, NULL)) != CL_SUCCESS)
+			{
+				printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clGetProgramBuildInfo for status of build.", err_to_str(ret));
+				return ERR_OCL_API;
+			}
+			port_sleep(1);
+		}
+		while(status == CL_BUILD_IN_PROGRESS);
+
+		std::vector<size_t> binary_sizes(num_devices);
+		clGetProgramInfo (ctx->Program, CL_PROGRAM_BINARY_SIZES, sizeof(size_t) * binary_sizes.size(), binary_sizes.data(), NULL);
+
+		std::vector<char*> all_programs(num_devices);
+		std::vector<std::vector<char>> program_storage;
 
-	cl_build_status status;
-	do
+		int p_id = 0;
+		size_t mem_size = 0;
+		// create memory  structure to query all OpenCL program binaries
+		for(auto & p : all_programs)
+		{
+			program_storage.emplace_back(std::vector<char>(binary_sizes[p_id]));
+			all_programs[p_id] = program_storage[p_id].data();
+			mem_size += binary_sizes[p_id];
+			p_id++;
+		}
+
+		if( ret = clGetProgramInfo(ctx->Program, CL_PROGRAM_BINARIES, num_devices * sizeof(char*), all_programs.data(),NULL) != CL_SUCCESS)
+		{
+			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clGetProgramInfo.", err_to_str(ret));
+			return ERR_OCL_API;
+		}
+
+		std::ofstream file_stream;
+		std::cout<<get_home() + "/.openclcache/" + hash_hex_str + ".openclbin"<<std::endl;
+		file_stream.open(cache_file, std::ofstream::out | std::ofstream::binary);
+		file_stream.write(all_programs[dev_id], binary_sizes[dev_id]);
+		file_stream.close();
+		printer::inst()->print_msg(L1, "OpenCL device %u - OpenCL binary file stored in file %s.",ctx->deviceIdx, cache_file.c_str());
+	}
+	else
 	{
-		if((ret = clGetProgramBuildInfo(ctx->Program, ctx->DeviceID, CL_PROGRAM_BUILD_STATUS, sizeof(cl_build_status), &status, NULL)) != CL_SUCCESS)
+		printer::inst()->print_msg(L1, "OpenCL device %u - Load OpenCL binary file %s",ctx->deviceIdx, cache_file.c_str());
+		std::ostringstream ss;
+		ss << clBinFile.rdbuf();
+		std::string s = ss.str();
+
+		size_t bin_size = s.size();
+		auto data_ptr = s.data();
+
+		cl_int clStatus;
+		ctx->Program = clCreateProgramWithBinary(
+			opencl_ctx, 1, &ctx->DeviceID, &bin_size,
+			(const unsigned char **)&data_ptr, &clStatus, &ret
+		);
+		if(ret != CL_SUCCESS)
 		{
-			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clGetProgramBuildInfo for status of build.", err_to_str(ret));
+			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clCreateProgramWithBinary. Try to delete file %s", err_to_str(ret), cache_file.c_str());
+			return ERR_OCL_API;
+		}
+		ret = clBuildProgram(ctx->Program, 1, &ctx->DeviceID, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		if(ret != CL_SUCCESS)
+		{
+			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"Error %s when calling clBuildProgram. Try to delete file %s", err_to_str(ret), cache_file.c_str());
 			return ERR_OCL_API;
 		}
-		port_sleep(1);
 	}
-	while(status == CL_BUILD_IN_PROGRESS);
 
 	const char *KernelNames[] = { "cn0", "cn1", "cn2", "Blake", "Groestl", "JH", "Skein" };
 	for(int i = 0; i < 7; ++i)
@@ -491,7 +641,7 @@ std::vector<GpuContext> getAMDDevices(int index)
 			printer::inst()->print_msg(L1,"WARNING: %s when calling clGetDeviceInfo to get the device vendor name for device %u.", err_to_str(clStatus), k);
 			continue;
 		}
-		
+
 		std::string devVendor(devVendorVec.data());
 		if( devVendor.find("Advanced Micro Devices") != std::string::npos || devVendor.find("AMD") != std::string::npos)
 		{
@@ -716,6 +866,9 @@ size_t InitOpenCL(GpuContext* ctx, size_t num_gpus, size_t platform_idx)
 	source_code = std::regex_replace(source_code, std::regex("XMRSTAK_INCLUDE_BLAKE256"), blake256CL);
 	source_code = std::regex_replace(source_code, std::regex("XMRSTAK_INCLUDE_GROESTL256"), groestl256CL);
 
+	// create a directory  for the OpenCL compile cache
+	create_directory(get_home() + "/.openclcache");
+
 	for(int i = 0; i < num_gpus; ++i)
 	{
 		if(ctx[i].stridedIndex == 2 && (ctx[i].rawIntensity % ctx[i].workSize) != 0)