diff --git a/ggml-opencl.cpp b/ggml-opencl.cpp
index c7d9150fec2f0..7e4069d76b259 100644
--- a/ggml-opencl.cpp
+++ b/ggml-opencl.cpp
@@ -1476,10 +1476,15 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_f32(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor * sr
 
     const int64_t ne10 = src1->ne[0];
     const int64_t ne11 = src1->ne[1];
+    const int64_t ne12 = src1->ne[2];
+    const int64_t ne13 = src1->ne[3];
 
     const int nb2  = dst->nb[2];
     const int nb3  = dst->nb[3];
 
+    const int64_t r2 = ne12 / ne02;
+    const int64_t r3 = ne13 / ne03;
+
     const float alpha = 1.0f;
     const float beta = 0.0f;
     const int x_ne = ne01 * ne00;
@@ -1498,13 +1503,22 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_f32(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor * sr
     cl_mem d_Y = ggml_cl_pool_malloc(sizeof(float) * y_ne, &y_size);
     cl_mem d_D = ggml_cl_pool_malloc(sizeof(float) * d_ne, &d_size);
 
-    for (int64_t i03 = 0; i03 < ne03; i03++) {
-        for (int64_t i02 = 0; i02 < ne02; i02++) {
+    int64_t pi02 = -1;
+    int64_t pi03 = -1;
+
+    for (int64_t i13 = 0; i13 < ne13; i13++) {
+        int64_t i03 = i13 / r3;
+
+        for (int64_t i12 = 0; i12 < ne12; i12++) {
+            int64_t i02 = i12 / r2;
+
             // copy data to device
-            if (src0->backend != GGML_BACKEND_GPU) {
+            if (src0->backend != GGML_BACKEND_GPU && (i02 != pi02 || i03 != pi03)) {
                 CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_X, 0, src0, i03, i02, NULL));
+                pi02 = i02;
+                pi03 = i03;
             }
-            CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_Y, 0, src1, i03, i02, NULL));
+            CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_Y, 0, src1, i13, i12, NULL));
 
             CL_CHECK(clFinish(queue));
 
@@ -1525,7 +1539,7 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_f32(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor * sr
             }
 
             // copy dst to host
-            float * d = (float *) ((char *) dst->data + i02*nb2 + i03*nb3);
+            float * d = (float *) ((char *) dst->data + i12*nb2 + i13*nb3);
             CL_CHECK(clEnqueueReadBuffer(queue, d_D, true, 0, sizeof(float) * d_ne, d, 1, &ev_sgemm, NULL));
         }
     }
@@ -1547,6 +1561,8 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_f16(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor * sr
 
     const int64_t ne10 = src1->ne[0];
     const int64_t ne11 = src1->ne[1];
+    const int64_t ne12 = src1->ne[2];
+    const int64_t ne13 = src1->ne[3];
 
     const int nb10 = src1->nb[0];
     const int nb11 = src1->nb[1];
@@ -1556,6 +1572,9 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_f16(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor * sr
     const int nb2  = dst->nb[2];
     const int nb3  = dst->nb[3];
 
+    const int64_t r2 = ne12 / ne02;
+    const int64_t r3 = ne13 / ne03;
+
     const ggml_fp16_t alpha = ggml_fp32_to_fp16(1.0f);
     const ggml_fp16_t beta = ggml_fp32_to_fp16(0.0f);
     const int x_ne = ne01 * ne00;
@@ -1577,32 +1596,41 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_f16(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor * sr
     bool src1_cont_rows = nb10 == sizeof(float);
     bool src1_cont_cols = (size_t)nb11 == ne11*sizeof(float);
 
-    for (int64_t i03 = 0; i03 < ne03; i03++) {
-        for (int64_t i02 = 0; i02 < ne02; i02++) {
+    int64_t pi02 = -1;
+    int64_t pi03 = -1;
+
+    for (int64_t i13 = 0; i13 < ne13; i13++) {
+        int64_t i03 = i13 / r3;
+
+        for (int64_t i12 = 0; i12 < ne12; i12++) {
+            int64_t i02 = i12 / r2;
+
             // copy src0 to device
-            if (src0->backend != GGML_BACKEND_GPU) {
+            if (src0->backend != GGML_BACKEND_GPU && (i02 != pi02 || i03 != pi03)) {
                 CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_X, 0, src0, i03, i02, NULL));
+                pi02 = i02;
+                pi03 = i03;
             }
 
             // convert src1 to fp16
             // TODO: use multiple threads
-            ggml_fp16_t * const tmp = (ggml_fp16_t *) wdata + (ne11 * ne10) * (i03 * ne02 + i02);
-            char * src1i = (char *) src1->data + i03*nb13 + i02*nb12;
+            ggml_fp16_t * const tmp = (ggml_fp16_t *) wdata + (ne11 * ne10) * (i13 * ne12 + i12);
+            char * src1i = (char *) src1->data + i13*nb13 + i12*nb12;
             if (src1_cont_rows) {
                 if (src1_cont_cols) {
                     ggml_fp32_to_fp16_row((float *) src1i, tmp, ne10*ne11);
                 }
                 else {
-                    for (int64_t i01 = 0; i01 < ne11; i01++) {
-                        ggml_fp32_to_fp16_row((float *) (src1i + i01*nb11), tmp + i01*ne10, ne10);
+                    for (int64_t i11 = 0; i11 < ne11; i11++) {
+                        ggml_fp32_to_fp16_row((float *) (src1i + i11*nb11), tmp + i11*ne10, ne10);
                     }
                 }
             }
             else {
-                for (int64_t i01 = 0; i01 < ne11; i01++) {
-                    for (int64_t i00 = 0; i00 < ne10; i00++) {
+                for (int64_t i11 = 0; i11 < ne11; i11++) {
+                    for (int64_t i10 = 0; i10 < ne10; i10++) {
                         // very slow due to no inlining
-                        tmp[i01*ne10 + i00] = ggml_fp32_to_fp16(*(float *) (src1i + i01*nb11 + i00*nb10));
+                        tmp[i11*ne10 + i10] = ggml_fp32_to_fp16(*(float *) (src1i + i11*nb11 + i10*nb10));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1631,7 +1659,7 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_f16(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor * sr
             // copy dst to host, then convert to float
             CL_CHECK(clEnqueueReadBuffer(queue, d_D, true, 0, sizeof(ggml_fp16_t) * d_ne, tmp, 1, &ev_sgemm, NULL));
 
-            float * d = (float *) ((char *) dst->data + i02*nb2 + i03*nb3);
+            float * d = (float *) ((char *) dst->data + i12*nb2 + i13*nb3);
 
             ggml_fp16_to_fp32_row(tmp, d, d_ne);
         }
@@ -1652,12 +1680,17 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_q_f32(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor *
 
     const int64_t ne10 = src1->ne[0];
     const int64_t ne11 = src1->ne[1];
+    const int64_t ne12 = src1->ne[2];
+    const int64_t ne13 = src1->ne[3];
 
     const int nb2  = dst->nb[2];
     const int nb3  = dst->nb[3];
     const ggml_type type = src0->type;
     const bool mul_mat_vec = ne11 == 1;
 
+    const int64_t r2 = ne12 / ne02;
+    const int64_t r3 = ne13 / ne03;
+
     const float alpha = 1.0f;
     const float beta = 0.0f;
     const int x_ne = ne01 * ne00;
@@ -1690,12 +1723,23 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_q_f32(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor *
     size_t ev_idx = 0;
     std::vector<cl_event> events;
 
-    for (int64_t i03 = 0; i03 < ne03; i03++) {
-        for (int64_t i02 = 0; i02 < ne02; i02++) {
+    int64_t pi02 = -1;
+    int64_t pi03 = -1;
+
+    for (int64_t i13 = 0; i13 < ne13; i13++) {
+        int64_t i03 = i13 / r3;
+
+        for (int64_t i12 = 0; i12 < ne12; i12++) {
+            int64_t i02 = i12 / r2;
+
             // copy src0 to device if necessary
             if (src0->backend == GGML_BACKEND_CPU) {
-                events.emplace_back();
-                CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_Q, 0, src0, i03, i02, events.data() + ev_idx++));
+                if (i02 != pi02 || i03 != pi03) {
+                    events.emplace_back();
+                    CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_Q, 0, src0, i03, i02, events.data() + ev_idx++));
+                    pi02 = i02;
+                    pi03 = i03;
+                }
             } else if (src0->backend == GGML_BACKEND_GPU) {
                 d_Q = (cl_mem) src0->extra;
             } else {
@@ -1704,7 +1748,7 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_q_f32(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor *
             if (mul_mat_vec) { // specialized dequantize_mul_mat_vec kernel
                 // copy src1 to device
                 events.emplace_back();
-                CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_Y, 0, src1, i03, i02, events.data() + ev_idx++));
+                CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_Y, 0, src1, i13, i12, events.data() + ev_idx++));
 
                 // compute
                 const size_t global = ne01 * CL_DMMV_BLOCK_SIZE;
@@ -1725,7 +1769,7 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_q_f32(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor *
                 CL_CHECK(clEnqueueNDRangeKernel(queue, *to_fp32_cl, 1, NULL, &global, local > 0 ? &local : NULL, events.size(), !events.empty() ? events.data() : NULL, NULL));
 
                 // copy src1 to device
-                CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_Y, 0, src1, i03, i02, NULL));
+                CL_CHECK(ggml_cl_h2d_tensor_2d(queue, d_Y, 0, src1, i13, i12, NULL));
 
                 events.emplace_back();
 
@@ -1749,7 +1793,7 @@ static void ggml_cl_mul_mat_q_f32(const ggml_tensor * src0, const ggml_tensor *
             }
 
             // copy dst to host
-            float * d = (float *) ((char *) dst->data + i02*nb2 + i03*nb3);
+            float * d = (float *) ((char *) dst->data + i12*nb2 + i13*nb3);
             CL_CHECK(clEnqueueReadBuffer(queue, d_D, true, 0, sizeof(float) * d_ne, d, 1, &events[events.size() - 1], NULL));
             for (auto *event : events) {
                 clReleaseEvent(event);
diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 820fe2e74b0ae..bf1426d2558ea 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -11621,11 +11621,6 @@ static void ggml_compute_forward_mul_mat(
 
 #if defined(GGML_USE_CLBLAST)
     if (ggml_cl_can_mul_mat(src0, src1, dst)) {
-        // TODO: handle case when src0 is broadcast-able into src1 across 2nd,3rd dimension
-        //       ref: https://github.com/ggerganov/ggml/pull/224
-        GGML_ASSERT(ne02 == ne12);
-        GGML_ASSERT(ne03 == ne13);
-
         if (params->ith == 0 && params->type == GGML_TASK_COMPUTE) {
             ggml_cl_mul_mat(src0, src1, dst, params->wdata, params->wsize);
         }