diff --git a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_ep.c b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_ep.c
index 981f6e258fc..e753578fc60 100644
--- a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_ep.c
+++ b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_ep.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "gdr_copy_ep.h"
+#include "gdr_copy_md.h"
 #include "gdr_copy_iface.h"
 
 #include <uct/base/uct_log.h>
@@ -31,17 +32,25 @@ UCS_CLASS_DEFINE_NEW_FUNC(uct_gdr_copy_ep_t, uct_ep_t, uct_iface_t*,
 UCS_CLASS_DEFINE_DELETE_FUNC(uct_gdr_copy_ep_t, uct_ep_t);
 
 
-ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_ep_put_short(uct_ep_h tl_ep, const void *buffer,
-                                   unsigned length, uint64_t remote_addr,
-                                   uct_rkey_t rkey)
+ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_ep_put_zcopy(uct_ep_h tl_ep, const uct_iov_t *iov, size_t iovcnt,
+                                       uint64_t remote_addr, uct_rkey_t rkey,
+                                       uct_completion_t *comp)
 {
-    /* Code for PUT here */
-    return UCS_ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
-}
+    uct_gdr_copy_iface_t *iface   = ucs_derived_of(tl_ep->iface, uct_gdr_copy_iface_t);
+    uct_gdr_copy_md_t *md = (uct_gdr_copy_md_t *)iface->super.md;
+    uct_gdr_copy_mem_h *mem_hndl = (uct_gdr_copy_mem_h *) rkey;
+    gdr_info_t gdr_info;
+    size_t bar_off;
 
-ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_ep_am_short(uct_ep_h ep, uint8_t id, uint64_t header,
-                                  const void *payload, unsigned length)
-{
-    return UCS_ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
-}
+    assert(iovcnt == 1);
+
+    if (gdr_get_info(md->gdrcpy_ctx, mem_hndl->mh, &gdr_info) != 0) {
+        ucs_error("gdr_get_info failed. ");
+        return UCS_ERR_IO_ERROR;
+    }
+    bar_off = remote_addr - gdr_info.va;
 
+    gdr_copy_to_bar ((mem_hndl->bar_ptr + bar_off), iov[0].buffer, iov[0].length);
+
+    return UCS_OK;
+}
diff --git a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_ep.h b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_ep.h
index 3d1dd52cf66..3ffedf8ea94 100644
--- a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_ep.h
+++ b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_ep.h
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ UCS_CLASS_DECLARE_NEW_FUNC(uct_gdr_copy_ep_t, uct_ep_t, uct_iface_t*,
                            const uct_device_addr_t *, const uct_iface_addr_t *);
 UCS_CLASS_DECLARE_DELETE_FUNC(uct_gdr_copy_ep_t, uct_ep_t);
 
-ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_ep_put_short(uct_ep_h tl_ep, const void *buffer, unsigned length, 
-                                   uint64_t remote_addr, uct_rkey_t rkey);
-ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_ep_am_short(uct_ep_h ep, uint8_t id, uint64_t header,
-                                  const void *payload, unsigned length);
+ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_ep_put_zcopy(uct_ep_h tl_ep,
+                                       const uct_iov_t *iov, size_t iovcnt,
+                                       uint64_t remote_addr, uct_rkey_t rkey,
+                                       uct_completion_t *comp);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_iface.c b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_iface.c
index ee4266915d2..d9d37294389 100644
--- a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_iface.c
+++ b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_iface.c
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_iface_query(uct_iface_h iface,
 }
 
 static uct_iface_ops_t uct_gdr_copy_iface_ops = {
-    .ep_put_short             = uct_gdr_copy_ep_put_short,
-    .ep_am_short              = uct_gdr_copy_ep_am_short,
+    .ep_put_zcopy             = uct_gdr_copy_ep_put_zcopy,
     .ep_flush                 = uct_base_ep_flush,
     .ep_fence                 = uct_base_ep_fence,
     .ep_create_connected      = UCS_CLASS_NEW_FUNC_NAME(uct_gdr_copy_ep_t),
@@ -160,4 +159,4 @@ UCT_TL_COMPONENT_DEFINE(uct_gdr_copy_tl,
                         "CUDA_",
                         uct_gdr_copy_iface_config_table,
                         uct_gdr_copy_iface_config_t);
-UCT_MD_REGISTER_TL(&uct_gdr_copy_md, &uct_gdr_copy_tl);
+UCT_MD_REGISTER_TL(&uct_gdr_copy_md_component, &uct_gdr_copy_tl);
diff --git a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_iface.h b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_iface.h
index 3de8bc8cf76..575133228eb 100644
--- a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_iface.h
+++ b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_iface.h
@@ -23,5 +23,4 @@ typedef struct uct_gdr_copy_iface_config {
     uct_iface_config_t      super;
 } uct_gdr_copy_iface_config_t;
 
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_md.c b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_md.c
index 736676cd5e8..c35ad06d2a8 100644
--- a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_md.c
+++ b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_md.c
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 #include <cuda_runtime.h>
 #include <cuda.h>
 
+static ucs_config_field_t uct_gdr_copy_md_config_table[] = {
+    {"", "", NULL,
+    ucs_offsetof(uct_gdr_copy_md_config_t, super), UCS_CONFIG_TYPE_TABLE(uct_md_config_table)},
+
+    {NULL}
+};
 
 static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_md_query(uct_md_h md, uct_md_attr_t *md_attr)
 {
@@ -50,32 +56,69 @@ static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_rkey_release(uct_md_component_t *mdc, uct_rkey_
     return UCS_OK;
 }
 
-static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_mem_reg(uct_md_h md, void *address, size_t length,
+
+static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_mem_reg(uct_md_h uct_md, void *address, size_t length,
                                      unsigned flags, uct_mem_h *memh_p)
 {
-    ucs_status_t rc;
-    uct_mem_h * mem_hndl = NULL;
-    mem_hndl = ucs_malloc(sizeof(void *), "gdr_copy handle for test passing");
+    uct_gdr_copy_mem_h * mem_hndl = NULL;
+    uct_gdr_copy_md_t *md = ucs_derived_of(uct_md, uct_gdr_copy_md_t);
+    gdr_mh_t mh;
+    size_t reg_size;
+    void *bar_ptr;
+    
+    CUdeviceptr d_ptr = ((CUdeviceptr )(char *) address);
+
+    mem_hndl = ucs_malloc(sizeof(uct_gdr_copy_mem_h), "gdr_copy handle");
     if (NULL == mem_hndl) {
-      ucs_error("Failed to allocate memory for gni_mem_handle_t");
-      rc = UCS_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
-      goto mem_err;
+      ucs_error("Failed to allocate memory for uct_gdr_copy_mem_h");
+      return UCS_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
+    }
+
+    reg_size = (length + GPU_PAGE_SIZE - 1) & GPU_PAGE_MASK;
+
+    if (gdr_pin_buffer(md->gdrcpy_ctx, (d_ptr & GPU_PAGE_MASK), reg_size, 0, 0, &mh) != 0) {
+        ucs_error("gdr_pin_buffer Failed. length :%lu pin_size:%lu ", length, reg_size);
+        return UCS_ERR_IO_ERROR;
+        
+    }
+    if (mh == 0) {
+        ucs_error("gdr_pin_buffer Failed. length :%lu pin_size:%lu ", length, reg_size);
+        return UCS_ERR_IO_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (gdr_map(md->gdrcpy_ctx, mh, &bar_ptr, reg_size) !=0) {
+        ucs_error("gdr_map failed. length :%lu pin_size:%lu ", length, reg_size);
+        return UCS_ERR_IO_ERROR;
     }
+
+    mem_hndl->mh = mh;
+    mem_hndl->bar_ptr = bar_ptr;
+    mem_hndl->reg_size = reg_size;
+
     *memh_p = mem_hndl;
     return UCS_OK;
- mem_err:
-    return rc;
 }
 
-static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_mem_dereg(uct_md_h md, uct_mem_h memh)
+static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_mem_dereg(uct_md_h uct_md, uct_mem_h memh)
 {
-    ucs_free(memh);
+    uct_gdr_copy_md_t *md = ucs_derived_of(uct_md, uct_gdr_copy_md_t);
+    uct_gdr_copy_mem_h *mem_hndl = memh;
+
+    if (gdr_unmap(md->gdrcpy_ctx, mem_hndl->mh, mem_hndl->bar_ptr, mem_hndl->reg_size) !=0) {
+        ucs_error("gdr_unmap Failed. unpin_size:%lu ", mem_hndl->reg_size);
+        return UCS_ERR_IO_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (gdr_unpin_buffer(md->gdrcpy_ctx, mem_hndl->mh) !=0) {
+        ucs_error("gdr_unpin_buffer failed ");
+        return UCS_ERR_IO_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    free(mem_hndl);
     return UCS_OK;
 }
 
 static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_mem_detect(uct_md_h md, void *addr, uint64_t *dn_mask)
 {
-#if HAVE_CUDA
     int memory_type;
     cudaError_t cuda_err = cudaSuccess;
     struct cudaPointerAttributes attributes;
@@ -100,40 +143,63 @@ static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_mem_detect(uct_md_h md, void *addr, uint64_t *d
     } else if (memory_type == CU_MEMORYTYPE_DEVICE) {
         (*dn_mask) = UCT_MD_ADDR_DOMAIN_CUDA;
     }
-#else
-    (*dn_mask) = 0;
-#endif
+
     return UCS_OK;
 }
 
 static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_query_md_resources(uct_md_resource_desc_t **resources_p,
                                                 unsigned *num_resources_p)
 {
-    return uct_single_md_resource(&uct_gdr_copy_md, resources_p, num_resources_p);
+
+    return uct_single_md_resource(&uct_gdr_copy_md_component, resources_p, num_resources_p);
+}
+
+static void uct_gdr_copy_md_close(uct_md_h uct_md)
+{
+    uct_gdr_copy_md_t *md = ucs_derived_of(uct_md, uct_gdr_copy_md_t);
+
+    if (gdr_close(md->gdrcpy_ctx) != 0) {
+        ucs_error("Failed to close gdrcopy");
+    }
+
+    ucs_free(md);
 }
 
 static ucs_status_t uct_gdr_copy_md_open(const char *md_name, const uct_md_config_t *md_config,
                                      uct_md_h *md_p)
 {
+    uct_gdr_copy_md_t *md;
+
     static uct_md_ops_t md_ops = {
-        .close        = (void*)ucs_empty_function,
+        .close        = uct_gdr_copy_md_close,
         .query        = uct_gdr_copy_md_query,
         .mkey_pack    = uct_gdr_copy_mkey_pack,
         .mem_reg      = uct_gdr_copy_mem_reg,
         .mem_dereg    = uct_gdr_copy_mem_dereg,
         .mem_detect   = uct_gdr_copy_mem_detect
     };
-    static uct_md_t md = {
-        .ops          = &md_ops,
-        .component    = &uct_gdr_copy_md
-    };
 
-    *md_p = &md;
+    md = ucs_malloc(sizeof(uct_gdr_copy_md_t), "uct_gdr_copy_md_t");
+    if (NULL == md) {
+        ucs_error("Failed to allocate memory for uct_gdr_copy_md_t");
+        return UCS_ERR_NO_MEMORY;
+    }
+
+    md->super.ops = &md_ops;
+    md->super.component = &uct_gdr_copy_md_component;
+
+    md->gdrcpy_ctx = gdr_open();
+    if (md->gdrcpy_ctx == (void *)0) {
+        ucs_error("Failed to open gdrcopy ");
+        return UCS_ERR_IO_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    *md_p = (uct_md_h) md;
     return UCS_OK;
 }
 
-UCT_MD_COMPONENT_DEFINE(uct_gdr_copy_md, UCT_CUDA_MD_NAME,
+UCT_MD_COMPONENT_DEFINE(uct_gdr_copy_md_component, UCT_GDR_COPY_MD_NAME,
                         uct_gdr_copy_query_md_resources, uct_gdr_copy_md_open, NULL,
-                        uct_gdr_copy_rkey_unpack, uct_gdr_copy_rkey_release, "CUDA_",
-                        uct_md_config_table, uct_md_config_t);
+                        uct_gdr_copy_rkey_unpack, uct_gdr_copy_rkey_release, "GDR_COPY_MD_",
+                        uct_gdr_copy_md_config_table, uct_gdr_copy_md_config_t);
 
diff --git a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_md.h b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_md.h
index 506c5bc0fb4..7447d92110d 100644
--- a/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_md.h
+++ b/src/uct/cuda/gdr_copy/gdr_copy_md.h
@@ -8,9 +8,37 @@
 #define UCT_CUDA_CONTEXT_H
 
 #include <uct/base/uct_md.h>
+#include "gdrapi.h"
+
+#define UCT_GDR_COPY_MD_NAME "gdr_copy"
+
+extern uct_md_component_t uct_gdr_copy_md_component;
+
+/**
+ * @brief gdr_copy MD descriptor
+ */
+typedef struct uct_gdr_copy_md {
+    struct uct_md super;   /**< Domain info */
+    gdr_t gdrcpy_ctx;  /**< gdr copy context */
+} uct_gdr_copy_md_t;
+
+/**
+ * gdr copy domain configuration.
+ */
+typedef struct uct_gdr_copy_md_config {
+    uct_md_config_t super;
+} uct_gdr_copy_md_config_t;
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief gdr copy mem handle
+ */
+typedef struct uct_gdr_copy_mem {
+    gdr_mh_t mh;
+    void *bar_ptr;
+    size_t reg_size;
+} uct_gdr_copy_mem_h;
 
-#define UCT_CUDA_MD_NAME           "gpu"
 
-extern uct_md_component_t uct_gdr_copy_md;
 
 #endif