diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_cmd.c b/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_cmd.c
index 72b730cfd8f..3bea6740458 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_cmd.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_cmd.c
@@ -372,14 +372,16 @@ emit_ifm2(struct ethosu_subgraph *subgraph, struct ethosu_operation *operation,
       emit_addresses(subgraph, &operation->ifm2, NPU_SET_IFM2_BASE0, NPU_SET_IFM2_BASE1, NPU_SET_IFM2_BASE2, NPU_SET_IFM2_BASE3);
       emit_tiles(subgraph, &operation->ifm2, NPU_SET_IFM2_HEIGHT0_M1, NPU_SET_IFM2_HEIGHT1_M1, NPU_SET_IFM2_WIDTH0_M1);
       emit_strides(subgraph, &operation->ifm2, NPU_SET_IFM2_STRIDE_C, NPU_SET_IFM2_STRIDE_Y, NPU_SET_IFM2_STRIDE_X);
+   } else {
+      EMIT0(NPU_SET_IFM2_SCALAR, operation->ifm2.scalar);
    }
    EMIT0(NPU_SET_IFM2_ZERO_POINT, operation->ifm2.zero_point);
 }
 
 static void
-emit_ifm2_broadcast(struct ethosu_subgraph *subgraph, struct ethosu_operation *operation)
+emit_ifm2_broadcast(struct ethosu_subgraph *subgraph, struct ethosu_operation *operation, bool has_scalar)
 {
-   unsigned ifm2_broadcast = 0;
+   unsigned ifm2_broadcast = has_scalar ? NPU_SET_IFM2_BROADCAST_BROADCAST_SCALAR(1) : 0;
 
    EMIT0(NPU_SET_IFM2_BROADCAST, ifm2_broadcast);
 }
@@ -433,7 +435,7 @@ advanced_elementwise_add_sub_scale(
 static void
 emit_eltwise(struct ethosu_subgraph *subgraph, struct ethosu_operation *operation)
 {
-   bool has_scalar = false;
+   bool has_scalar = operation->ifm2.scalar != 0;
    enum ethosu_op_to_scale op_to_scale;
 
    op_to_scale = advanced_elementwise_add_sub_scale(
@@ -446,7 +448,7 @@ emit_eltwise(struct ethosu_subgraph *subgraph, struct ethosu_operation *operatio
 
    emit_ifm2(subgraph, operation, has_scalar);
    emit_ifm_precision(subgraph, &operation->ifm2, OP_NONE, NPU_SET_IFM2_PRECISION);
-   emit_ifm2_broadcast(subgraph, operation);
+   emit_ifm2_broadcast(subgraph, operation, has_scalar);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_lower.c b/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_lower.c
index 1b981013c29..1770b193287 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_lower.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_lower.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  */
 
+#include "util/u_inlines.h"
+
 #include "ethosu_device.h"
 #include "ethosu_lower.h"
 #include "ethosu_coefs.h"
@@ -337,6 +339,17 @@ ethosu_lower_add(struct ethosu_subgraph *subgraph,
    operation->ifm2.scale = poperation->input_tensors[1]->scale;
    operation->ifm2.is_signed = poperation->input_tensors[1]->is_signed;
    operation->ifm2.precision = log2(poperation->input_tensors[1]->type_size);
+   if (operation->ifm2.shape.width == 1 &&
+       operation->ifm2.shape.height == 1 &&
+       operation->ifm2.shape.depth == 1) {
+      struct pipe_transfer *transfer_in;
+      uint8_t *scalar = pipe_buffer_map(subgraph->base.context, poperation->input_tensors[1]->resource,
+                                        PIPE_MAP_READ, &transfer_in);
+
+      operation->ifm2.scalar = *scalar;
+
+      pipe_buffer_unmap(subgraph->base.context, transfer_in);
+   }
 
    operation->kernel.height = 1;
    operation->kernel.width = 1;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_ml.c b/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_ml.c
index aa8ceb25e8f..53bc9610c7f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_ml.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_ml.c
@@ -161,9 +161,6 @@ ethosu_ml_operation_supported(struct pipe_context *pcontext,
       break;
    }
    case PIPE_ML_OPERATION_TYPE_ADD:
-      supported = operation->input_tensors[0]->resource == NULL &&
-                  operation->input_tensors[1]->resource == NULL;
-      break;
    case PIPE_ML_OPERATION_TYPE_POOLING:
    case PIPE_ML_OPERATION_TYPE_STRIDED_SLICE:
    case PIPE_ML_OPERATION_TYPE_PAD:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_ml.h b/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_ml.h
index 00283847679..04a1e6c40ff 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_ml.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/ethosu/ethosu_ml.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct ethosu_feature_map {
    struct ethosu_tile_box tiles;
    unsigned zero_point;
    float scale;
+   uint16_t scalar;
 };
 
 struct ethosu_kernel {