diff --git a/src/dft/backends/cufft/commit.cpp b/src/dft/backends/cufft/commit.cpp
index 19507d722..135587e32 100644
--- a/src/dft/backends/cufft/commit.cpp
+++ b/src/dft/backends/cufft/commit.cpp
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class cufft_commit final : public dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom> {
 
     std::int64_t get_plan_workspace_size_bytes(cufftHandle handle) {
         std::size_t size = 0;
-        cufftGetSize(*plans[0], &size);
+        cufftGetSize(handle, &size);
         std::int64_t padded_size = static_cast<int64_t>(size);
         return padded_size;
     }
diff --git a/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/backward.cpp b/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/backward.cpp
index 0be8e701a..6c4896c66 100644
--- a/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/backward.cpp
+++ b/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/backward.cpp
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@ namespace detail {
 template <dft::detail::precision prec, dft::detail::domain dom, typename... ArgTs>
 inline auto compute_backward(dft::detail::descriptor<prec, dom> &desc, ArgTs &&... args) {
     using mklgpu_desc_t = dft::descriptor<to_mklgpu(prec), to_mklgpu(dom)>;
+    using desc_shptr_t = std::shared_ptr<mklgpu_desc_t>;
+    using handle_t = std::pair<desc_shptr_t, desc_shptr_t>;
     auto commit_handle = dft::detail::get_commit(desc);
     if (commit_handle == nullptr || commit_handle->get_backend() != backend::mklgpu) {
         throw mkl::invalid_argument("DFT", "compute_backward",
                                     "DFT descriptor has not been commited for MKLGPU");
     }
-    auto mklgpu_desc = reinterpret_cast<mklgpu_desc_t *>(commit_handle->get_handle());
+    auto handle = reinterpret_cast<handle_t *>(commit_handle->get_handle());
+    auto mklgpu_desc = handle->second; // Second because backward DFT.
     int commit_status{ DFTI_UNCOMMITTED };
     mklgpu_desc->get_value(dft::config_param::COMMIT_STATUS, &commit_status);
     if (commit_status != DFTI_COMMITTED) {
diff --git a/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/commit.cpp b/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/commit.cpp
index 73d017d86..10379a98a 100644
--- a/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/commit.cpp
+++ b/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/commit.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
 // MKLGPU header
 #include "oneapi/mkl/dfti.hpp"
 
+// MKL 2024.1 deprecates input/output strides.
+#include "mkl_version.h"
+#if INTEL_MKL_VERSION < 20240001
+#error MKLGPU requires oneMKL 2024.1 or later
+#endif
+
 /**
 Note that in this file, the Intel oneMKL closed-source library's interface mirrors the interface
 of this OneMKL open-source library. Consequently, the types under dft::TYPE are closed-source oneMKL types,
@@ -53,14 +59,22 @@ class mklgpu_commit final : public dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom> {
     // Equivalent MKLGPU precision and domain from OneMKL's precision / domain.
     static constexpr dft::precision mklgpu_prec = to_mklgpu(prec);
     static constexpr dft::domain mklgpu_dom = to_mklgpu(dom);
+
+    // A pair of descriptors are needed because of the [[deprecated]]IN/OUTPUT_STRIDES vs F/BWD_STRIDES API.
+    // Of the pair [0] is fwd DFT, [1] is backward DFT. If possible, the pointers refer to the same desciptor.
+    // Both pointers must be valid.
     using mklgpu_descriptor_t = dft::descriptor<mklgpu_prec, mklgpu_dom>;
+    using descriptor_shptr_t = std::shared_ptr<mklgpu_descriptor_t>;
+    using handle_t = std::pair<descriptor_shptr_t, descriptor_shptr_t>;
+
     using scalar_type = typename dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom>::scalar_type;
 
 public:
     mklgpu_commit(sycl::queue queue, const dft::detail::dft_values<prec, dom>& config_values)
             : oneapi::mkl::dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom>(queue, backend::mklgpu,
                                                                config_values),
-              handle(config_values.dimensions) {
+              handle(std::make_shared<mklgpu_descriptor_t>(config_values.dimensions), nullptr) {
+        handle.second = handle.first; // Make sure the bwd pointer is valid.
         // MKLGPU does not throw an informative exception for the following:
         if constexpr (prec == dft::detail::precision::DOUBLE) {
             if (!queue.get_device().has(sycl::aspect::fp64)) {
@@ -75,13 +89,43 @@ class mklgpu_commit final : public dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom> {
             oneapi::mkl::dft::detail::external_workspace_helper<prec, dom>(
                 config_values.workspace_placement ==
                 oneapi::mkl::dft::detail::config_value::WORKSPACE_EXTERNAL);
-        set_value(handle, config_values);
+
+        // A separate descriptor for each direction may not be required.
+        bool one_descriptor = config_values.input_strides == config_values.output_strides;
+        bool forward_good = true;
+	// Make sure that second is always pointing to something new if this is a recommit.
+        handle.second = handle.first;
+
+        // Generate forward DFT descriptor.
+        set_value(*handle.first, config_values, true);
         try {
-            handle.commit(this->get_queue());
+            handle.first->commit(this->get_queue());
         }
         catch (const std::exception& mkl_exception) {
-            // Catching the real Intel oneMKL exception causes headaches with naming.
-            throw mkl::exception("dft/backends/mklgpu", "commit", mkl_exception.what());
+            // Catching the real Intel oneMKL exception causes headaches with naming
+            forward_good = false;
+            if (one_descriptor) {
+                throw mkl::exception("dft/backends/mklgpu"
+                                     "commit",
+                                     mkl_exception.what());
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Generate backward DFT descriptor only if required.
+        if (!one_descriptor) {
+            handle.second = std::make_shared<mklgpu_descriptor_t>(config_values.dimensions);
+            set_value(*handle.second, config_values, false);
+            try {
+                handle.second->commit(this->get_queue());
+            }
+            catch (const std::exception& mkl_exception) {
+                // Catching the real Intel oneMKL exception causes headaches with naming.
+                if (!forward_good) {
+                    throw mkl::exception("dft/backends/mklgpu"
+                                         "commit",
+                                         mkl_exception.what());
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -93,12 +137,18 @@ class mklgpu_commit final : public dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom> {
 
     virtual void set_workspace(scalar_type* usm_workspace) override {
         this->external_workspace_helper_.set_workspace_throw(*this, usm_workspace);
-        handle.set_workspace(usm_workspace);
+        handle.first->set_workspace(usm_workspace);
+        if (handle.first != handle.second) {
+            handle.second->set_workspace(usm_workspace);
+        }
     }
 
     virtual void set_workspace(sycl::buffer<scalar_type>& buffer_workspace) override {
         this->external_workspace_helper_.set_workspace_throw(*this, buffer_workspace);
-        handle.set_workspace(buffer_workspace);
+        handle.first->set_workspace(buffer_workspace);
+        if (handle.first != handle.second) {
+            handle.second->set_workspace(buffer_workspace);
+        }
     }
 
 #define BACKEND mklgpu
@@ -107,9 +157,10 @@ class mklgpu_commit final : public dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom> {
 
 private:
     // The native MKLGPU class.
-    mklgpu_descriptor_t handle;
+    handle_t handle;
 
-    void set_value(mklgpu_descriptor_t& desc, const dft::detail::dft_values<prec, dom>& config) {
+    void set_value(mklgpu_descriptor_t& desc, const dft::detail::dft_values<prec, dom>& config,
+                   bool assume_fwd_dft) {
         using onemkl_param = dft::detail::config_param;
         using backend_param = dft::config_param;
 
@@ -134,8 +185,14 @@ class mklgpu_commit final : public dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom> {
             throw mkl::unimplemented("dft/backends/mklgpu", "commit",
                                      "MKLGPU does not support nonzero offsets.");
         }
-        desc.set_value(backend_param::INPUT_STRIDES, config.input_strides.data());
-        desc.set_value(backend_param::OUTPUT_STRIDES, config.output_strides.data());
+        if (assume_fwd_dft) {
+            desc.set_value(backend_param::FWD_STRIDES, config.input_strides.data());
+            desc.set_value(backend_param::BWD_STRIDES, config.output_strides.data());
+        }
+        else {
+            desc.set_value(backend_param::FWD_STRIDES, config.output_strides.data());
+            desc.set_value(backend_param::BWD_STRIDES, config.input_strides.data());
+        }
         desc.set_value(backend_param::FWD_DISTANCE, config.fwd_dist);
         desc.set_value(backend_param::BWD_DISTANCE, config.bwd_dist);
         if (config.workspace_placement == dft::detail::config_value::WORKSPACE_EXTERNAL) {
@@ -158,9 +215,10 @@ class mklgpu_commit final : public dft::detail::commit_impl<prec, dom> {
 
     // This is called by the workspace_helper, and is not part of the user API.
     virtual std::int64_t get_workspace_external_bytes_impl() override {
-        std::size_t workspaceSize = 0;
-        handle.get_value(dft::config_param::WORKSPACE_BYTES, &workspaceSize);
-        return static_cast<std::int64_t>(workspaceSize);
+        std::size_t workspaceSizeFwd = 0, workspaceSizeBwd = 0;
+        handle.first->get_value(dft::config_param::WORKSPACE_BYTES, &workspaceSizeFwd);
+        handle.second->get_value(dft::config_param::WORKSPACE_BYTES, &workspaceSizeBwd);
+        return static_cast<std::int64_t>(std::max(workspaceSizeFwd, workspaceSizeFwd));
     }
 };
 } // namespace detail
diff --git a/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/forward.cpp b/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/forward.cpp
index 2e3456848..39da42e45 100644
--- a/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/forward.cpp
+++ b/src/dft/backends/mklgpu/forward.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,15 @@ namespace detail {
 template <dft::detail::precision prec, dft::detail::domain dom, typename... ArgTs>
 inline auto compute_forward(dft::detail::descriptor<prec, dom> &desc, ArgTs &&... args) {
     using mklgpu_desc_t = dft::descriptor<to_mklgpu(prec), to_mklgpu(dom)>;
+    using desc_shptr_t = std::shared_ptr<mklgpu_desc_t>;
+    using handle_t = std::pair<desc_shptr_t, desc_shptr_t>;
     auto commit_handle = dft::detail::get_commit(desc);
     if (commit_handle == nullptr || commit_handle->get_backend() != backend::mklgpu) {
         throw mkl::invalid_argument("DFT", "compute_forward",
                                     "DFT descriptor has not been commited for MKLGPU");
     }
-    auto mklgpu_desc = reinterpret_cast<mklgpu_desc_t *>(commit_handle->get_handle());
+    auto handle = reinterpret_cast<handle_t *>(commit_handle->get_handle());
+    auto mklgpu_desc = handle->first; // First because forward DFT.
     int commit_status{ DFTI_UNCOMMITTED };
     mklgpu_desc->get_value(dft::config_param::COMMIT_STATUS, &commit_status);
     if (commit_status != DFTI_COMMITTED) {