diff --git a/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_array.py b/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_array.py
index 5433ca9..6614c6a 100644
--- a/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_array.py
+++ b/tessellate_ipu/lax/tile_lax_array.py
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2023 Graphcore Ltd. All rights reserved.
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 
+import jax.lax
+import numpy as np
 from jax.core import Primitive, ShapedArray
 from jax.lax import bitcast_convert_type_p, reshape_p
 
-from tessellate_ipu.core import IpuTileMapEquation, make_ipu_vertex_inout_info, register_ipu_tile_primitive
+from tessellate_ipu.core import (
+    IpuTileMapEquation,
+    make_ipu_vertex_attributes,
+    make_ipu_vertex_inout_info,
+    make_ipu_vertex_name_templated,
+    register_ipu_tile_primitive,
+)
+from tessellate_ipu.utils import DTypeLike
 
 
 def ipu_reshape_primitive_translation(
@@ -95,3 +104,69 @@ def ipu_bitcast_convert_type_primitive_translation(
 
 # Register JAX LAX bitcast_convert_type_p primitive.
 register_ipu_tile_primitive(bitcast_convert_type_p, ipu_bitcast_convert_type_primitive_translation)
+
+
+fill_p = Primitive("fill")
+"""Fill primitive: create an array, and fill it with a constant.
+Note: compared to `jax.lax.full`, it guarantees allocation of the full array instead of broadcasting.
+"""
+
+
+def fill(shape: Tuple[int, ...], fill_value: Any, dtype: DTypeLike):
+    return fill_p.bind(shape=shape, fill_value=fill_value, dtype=dtype)
+
+
+def fill_numpy_impl(shape: Tuple[int, ...], fill_value: Any, dtype: DTypeLike):
+    return np.full(shape, fill_value, dtype=dtype)
+
+
+def fill_abstract_eval(shape: Tuple[int, ...], fill_value: Any, dtype: DTypeLike):
+    aval = jax.lax.full(shape, fill_value=fill_value, dtype=dtype)
+    return ShapedArray(aval.shape, dtype=aval.dtype)
+
+
+def ipu_fill_primitive_translation_ipu(
+    p: Primitive,
+    tiles: Tuple[int, ...],
+    inavals: List[ShapedArray],
+    attributes: Dict[str, Any] = None,
+) -> IpuTileMapEquation:
+    """IPU tile translation for `fill`
+
+    Args:
+        p: JAX primitive.
+        tiles: Collection of tiles.
+        inavals: Input shaped arrays.
+        attributes: Op attributes.
+    Returns:
+        IPU tile map primitive structure.
+    """
+    assert len(inavals) == 0
+    assert attributes is not None
+    shape = attributes["shape"]
+    fill_value = attributes["fill_value"]
+    dtype = attributes["dtype"]
+
+    outaval = fill_abstract_eval(shape, fill_value, dtype)
+    # Translation rule to IPU vertex
+    vname = make_ipu_vertex_name_templated("popops::Fill", outaval.dtype)
+    attrs_i32, attrs_f32 = make_ipu_vertex_attributes(**{"in": fill_value})
+    ipu_prim_info = IpuTileMapEquation(
+        vname=vname,
+        pname=p.name,
+        tiles=tiles,
+        inputs_info=[],
+        outputs_info=[make_ipu_vertex_inout_info("out", outaval)],
+        attributes_i32=attrs_i32,
+        attributes_f32=attrs_f32,
+    )
+    return ipu_prim_info
+
+
+fill_p.map_primitive = False
+# Register the primal implementation with JAX
+fill_p.def_impl(fill_numpy_impl)
+# Register the abstract evaluation with JAX
+fill_p.def_abstract_eval(fill_abstract_eval)
+# Register tile IPU translation.
+register_ipu_tile_primitive(fill_p, ipu_fill_primitive_translation_ipu)