diff --git a/ucx-conduit/Makefile.am b/ucx-conduit/Makefile.am
index 19e9fcc7a..4c5ece2dc 100644
--- a/ucx-conduit/Makefile.am
+++ b/ucx-conduit/Makefile.am
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ CONDUIT_FILELIST =           \
       gasnet_ucx_req.h       \
       gasnet_extended.c      \
       gasnet_extended_fwd.h  \
+      gasnet_kinds.c         \
       gasnet_ratomic.c       \
       gasnet_ratomic_fwd.h
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ CONDUIT_SOURCELIST =          \
       $(srcdir)/gasnet_core.c \
       $(srcdir)/gasnet_core_sndrcv.c \
       $(srcdir)/gasnet_extended.c \
+      $(srcdir)/gasnet_kinds.c \
       $(srcdir)/gasnet_ratomic.c \
       $(ssh_sources) $(pmi_sources)
 
diff --git a/ucx-conduit/gasnet_core_fwd.h b/ucx-conduit/gasnet_core_fwd.h
index c3cdf2853..2c49738f5 100644
--- a/ucx-conduit/gasnet_core_fwd.h
+++ b/ucx-conduit/gasnet_core_fwd.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
   // Uncomment the following defines if conduit provides the corresponding hook.
   // See other/kinds/gasnet_kinds_internal.h for prototypes and brief descriptions.
-//#define GASNETC_MK_CREATE_HOOK 1
+#define GASNETC_MK_CREATE_HOOK 1
 //#define GASNETC_MK_DESTROY_HOOK 1
 
 // If conduit supports GASNET_MAXEPS!=1, set default and (optional) max values here.
diff --git a/ucx-conduit/gasnet_kinds.c b/ucx-conduit/gasnet_kinds.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2c83acd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ucx-conduit/gasnet_kinds.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*   $Source: bitbucket.org:berkeleylab/gasnet.git/ucx-conduit/gasnet_kinds.c $
+ * Description: GASNet Memory Kinds implementation
+ * Copyright 2022, The Regents of the University of California
+ * Terms of use are as specified in license.txt
+ */
+
+#define GASNETI_NEED_GASNET_MK_H 1
+#include <gasnet_internal.h>
+#include <gasnet_kinds_internal.h>
+
+#include <uct/api/uct.h>
+
+// 1 if found
+// 0 if not found
+// -1 if error prevented search
+static
+int check_transport(const char *tr) {
+  int found = 0;
+  ucs_status_t st;
+
+#if UCT_API < UCT_VERSION(1,7)
+  uct_md_resource_desc_t *mds = NULL;
+  unsigned int num_md;
+  st = uct_query_md_resources(&mds, &num_md);
+  if (st) return -1;
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; (i < num_md) && !found; ++i) {
+    found = !strcmp(tr, mds[i].md_name);
+  }
+  uct_release_md_resource_list(mds);
+#else
+  uct_component_h *comps;
+  unsigned int num_comp;
+  st = uct_query_components(&comps, &num_comp);
+  if (st) return -1;
+  for (unsigned int i = 0; (i < num_comp) && !found; ++i) {
+    uct_component_attr_t attr;
+    attr.field_mask = UCT_COMPONENT_ATTR_FIELD_NAME |
+                      UCT_COMPONENT_ATTR_FIELD_MD_RESOURCE_COUNT;
+    st = uct_component_query(comps[i], &attr);
+    if (st) { found = -1; break; }
+    found = !strcmp(tr, attr.name) && attr.md_resource_count;
+  }
+  uct_release_component_list(comps);
+#endif
+
+  return found;
+}
+
+int gasnetc_mk_create_hook(
+                    gasneti_MK_t                     kind,
+                    gasneti_Client_t                 client,
+                    const gex_MK_Create_args_t       *args,
+                    gex_Flags_t                      flags)
+{
+  // Verify that the UCX library has support for the requested device
+  //
+  // We probe "[foo]_ipc" because these names have remained stable across
+  // versions, while both "cuda_copy" and "cuda_cpy" have been used at times.
+  // However, "[foo]_copy" and "[foo]_ipc" are inseparable in the UCX build.
+
+  int found = 0;
+  switch (args->gex_class) {
+  #if GASNETI_MK_CLASS_CUDA_UVA_ENABLED
+    case GEX_MK_CLASS_CUDA_UVA:
+      found = check_transport("cuda_ipc");
+      break;
+  #endif
+
+  #if GASNETI_MK_CLASS_HIP_ENABLED
+    case GEX_MK_CLASS_HIP:
+    #if GASNETI_HIP_PLATFORM_AMD
+      found = check_transport("rocm_ipc");
+    #elif GASNETI_HIP_PLATFORM_NVIDIA
+      found = check_transport("cuda_ipc");
+    #else
+      #error Unknown HIP platform
+    #endif
+      break;
+  #endif
+
+  #if GASNETI_MK_CLASS_ZE_ENABLED
+    case GEX_MK_CLASS_ZE:
+      found = check_transport("ze_ipc");
+      break;
+  #endif
+
+    default:
+      gasneti_unreachable_error(("Unknown memory kind '%s'", kind->_mk_impl->mk_name));
+      break;
+  }
+
+  if (found != 1) {
+    GASNETI_RETURN_ERRR(BAD_ARG,"Requested device memory type is not supported in the UCX library");
+  }
+
+  return GASNET_OK;
+}