diff --git a/pytato/target/loopy/__init__.py b/pytato/target/loopy/__init__.py
index 9bacb912b..f544989d8 100644
--- a/pytato/target/loopy/__init__.py
+++ b/pytato/target/loopy/__init__.py
@@ -85,15 +85,25 @@ class LoopyPyOpenCLTarget(LoopyTarget):
 
         The :mod:`pyopencl` device used to construct the
         :class:`loopy.PyOpenCLTarget`, or *None*.
+
+    .. attribute:: loopy_target
+
+        An optional :class:`loopy.PyOpenCLTarget` that gets used as the
+        underlying code generation target.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, device: Optional["pyopencl.Device"] = None):
+    def __init__(self, device: Optional["pyopencl.Device"] = None,
+                 loopy_target: Optional[loopy.PyOpenCLTarget] = None) -> None:
         if device is not None:
             from warnings import warn
             warn("Passing 'device' is deprecated and will stop working in 2023.",
                     DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
+        self.loopy_target = loopy_target
 
     def get_loopy_target(self) -> "loopy.LoopyPyOpenCLTarget":
+        if self.loopy_target:
+            return self.loopy_target
+
         import loopy as lp
         return lp.PyOpenCLTarget()