diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_program.py b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_program.py
index 0dac79eb..d947cfd2 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_program.py
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_program.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import weakref
 
 from cuda import nvrtc
+from cuda.core.experimental._linker import Linker, LinkerOptions
 from cuda.core.experimental._module import ObjectCode
 from cuda.core.experimental._utils import handle_return
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ class Program:
     """
 
     class _MembersNeededForFinalize:
-        __slots__ = ("handle",)
+        __slots__ = "handle"
 
         def __init__(self, program_obj, handle):
             self.handle = handle
@@ -38,26 +39,37 @@ def close(self):
                 handle_return(nvrtc.nvrtcDestroyProgram(self.handle))
                 self.handle = None
 
-    __slots__ = ("__weakref__", "_mnff", "_backend")
-    _supported_code_type = ("c++",)
+    __slots__ = ("__weakref__", "_mnff", "_backend", "_linker")
+    _supported_code_type = ("c++", "ptx")
     _supported_target_type = ("ptx", "cubin", "ltoir")
 
     def __init__(self, code, code_type):
         self._mnff = Program._MembersNeededForFinalize(self, None)
 
+        code_type = code_type.lower()
         if code_type not in self._supported_code_type:
             raise NotImplementedError
 
-        if code_type.lower() == "c++":
+        if code_type == "c++":
             if not isinstance(code, str):
                 raise TypeError
             # TODO: support pre-loaded headers & include names
             # TODO: allow tuples once NVIDIA/cuda-python#72 is resolved
             self._mnff.handle = handle_return(nvrtc.nvrtcCreateProgram(code.encode(), b"", 0, [], []))
             self._backend = "nvrtc"
+
+        elif code_type == "ptx":
+            if not isinstance(code, str):
+                raise TypeError
+            # TODO: support pre-loaded headers & include names
+            # TODO: allow tuples once NVIDIA/cuda-python#72 is resolved
+            self._linker = Linker(ObjectCode(code.encode(), code_type), options=LinkerOptions(arch="sm_89"))
+            self._backend = "linker"
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError
 
+        print(self._backend)
+
     def close(self):
         """Destroy this program."""
         self._mnff.close()
@@ -122,6 +134,9 @@ def compile(self, target_type, options=(), name_expressions=(), logs=None):
 
             return ObjectCode(data, target_type, symbol_mapping=symbol_mapping)
 
+        if self._backend == "linker":
+            return self._linker.link(target_type)
+
     @property
     def backend(self):
         """Return the backend type string associated with this program."""
diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/test_program.py b/cuda_core/tests/test_program.py
index cca01af5..01ab2724 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/test_program.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/test_program.py
@@ -38,11 +38,16 @@ def test_program_compile_valid_target_type():
     code = 'extern "C" __global__ void my_kernel() {}'
     program = Program(code, "c++")
     arch = "".join(str(i) for i in Device().compute_capability)
-    object_code = program.compile("ptx", options=(f"-arch=compute_{arch}",))
-    print(object_code._module.decode())
-    kernel = object_code.get_kernel("my_kernel")
-    assert isinstance(object_code, ObjectCode)
-    assert isinstance(kernel, Kernel)
+    ptx_object_code = program.compile("ptx", options=(f"-arch=compute_{arch}",))
+    print(ptx_object_code._module.decode())
+    program = Program(ptx_object_code._module.decode(), "ptx")
+    cubin_object_code = program.compile("cubin", options=(f"-arch=compute_{arch}",))
+    ptx_kernel = ptx_object_code.get_kernel("my_kernel")
+    cubin_kernel = cubin_object_code.get_kernel("my_kernel")
+    assert isinstance(ptx_object_code, ObjectCode)
+    assert isinstance(cubin_object_code, ObjectCode)
+    assert isinstance(ptx_kernel, Kernel)
+    assert isinstance(cubin_kernel, Kernel)
 
 
 def test_program_compile_invalid_target_type():