diff --git a/dpctl-capi/include/dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.h b/dpctl-capi/include/dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.h
index 9d428d7cfe..0e63679849 100644
--- a/dpctl-capi/include/dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.h
+++ b/dpctl-capi/include/dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.h
@@ -30,9 +30,18 @@
 #include "Support/MemOwnershipAttrs.h"
 #include "dpctl_data_types.h"
 #include "dpctl_sycl_enum_types.h"
+#include "dpctl_sycl_types.h"
 
 DPCTL_C_EXTERN_C_BEGIN
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Deletes the DPCTLSyclProgramRef pointer.
+ *
+ * @param    PRef           An opaque pointer to a sycl::platform.
+ */
+DPCTL_API
+void DPCTLPlatform_Delete(__dpctl_take DPCTLSyclPlatformRef PRef);
+
 /*!
  * @brief Returns the number of non-host type sycl::platform available on the
  * system.
diff --git a/dpctl-capi/source/dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.cpp b/dpctl-capi/source/dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.cpp
index 8ab5e66b5e..c062949ade 100644
--- a/dpctl-capi/source/dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.cpp
+++ b/dpctl-capi/source/dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.h"
 #include "../helper/include/dpctl_utils_helper.h"
+#include "Support/CBindingWrapping.h"
 #include <CL/sycl.hpp>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ using namespace cl::sycl;
 
 namespace
 {
+
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_CONVERSION_FUNCTIONS(platform, DPCTLSyclPlatformRef);
+
 std::set<DPCTLSyclBackendType> get_set_of_non_hostbackends()
 {
     std::set<DPCTLSyclBackendType> be_set;
@@ -64,6 +68,12 @@ std::set<DPCTLSyclBackendType> get_set_of_non_hostbackends()
 
 } // namespace
 
+void DPCTLPlatform_Delete(__dpctl_take DPCTLSyclPlatformRef PRef)
+{
+    auto P = unwrap(PRef);
+    delete P;
+}
+
 /*!
  * Prints out the following sycl::info::platform attributes for each platform
  * found on the system:
diff --git a/dpctl/_backend.pxd b/dpctl/_backend.pxd
index 23836cb545..a9c95dec53 100644
--- a/dpctl/_backend.pxd
+++ b/dpctl/_backend.pxd
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ cdef extern from "dpctl_sycl_types.h":
     cdef struct DPCTLOpaqueSyclDeviceSelector
     cdef struct DPCTLOpaqueSyclEvent
     cdef struct DPCTLOpaqueSyclKernel
+    cdef struct DPCTLOpaqueSyclPlatform
     cdef struct DPCTLOpaqueSyclProgram
     cdef struct DPCTLOpaqueSyclQueue
     cdef struct DPCTLOpaqueSyclUSM
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ cdef extern from "dpctl_sycl_types.h":
     ctypedef DPCTLOpaqueSyclDeviceSelector *DPCTLSyclDeviceSelectorRef
     ctypedef DPCTLOpaqueSyclEvent          *DPCTLSyclEventRef
     ctypedef DPCTLOpaqueSyclKernel         *DPCTLSyclKernelRef
+    ctypedef DPCTLOpaqueSyclPlatform       *DPCTLSyclPlatformRef
     ctypedef DPCTLOpaqueSyclProgram        *DPCTLSyclProgramRef
     ctypedef DPCTLOpaqueSyclQueue          *DPCTLSyclQueueRef
     ctypedef DPCTLOpaqueSyclUSM            *DPCTLSyclUSMRef
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ cdef extern from "dpctl_sycl_kernel_interface.h":
 
 
 cdef extern from "dpctl_sycl_platform_interface.h":
+    cdef void DPCTLPlatform_Delete()
     cdef size_t DPCTLPlatform_GetNumNonHostPlatforms()
     cdef void DPCTLPlatform_DumpInfo()
     cdef size_t DPCTLPlatform_GetNumNonHostBackends()