diff --git a/neureka/hal/neureka_task.c b/neureka/hal/neureka_task.c
index 501b2b9..16f54f8 100644
--- a/neureka/hal/neureka_task.c
+++ b/neureka/hal/neureka_task.c
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ void neureka_task_set_weight_source(neureka_task_t *task,
   task->data.cfg.conf0 |= weight_source;
 }
 
+void neureka_task_set_activation_prefetch(neureka_task_t *task,
+                                    neureka_activation_prefetch_e activation_prefetch) {
+  task->data.cfg.conf0 &= ~NEUREKA_MASK_FLAG_ACTIVATION_PREFETCH;
+  task->data.cfg.conf0 |= activation_prefetch;
+}
+
 /** neureka_pad_ptr
  *
  * Calculate the pointer to the start of the ptr as if
diff --git a/neureka/hal/neureka_task.h b/neureka/hal/neureka_task.h
index 2d06468..5217a71 100644
--- a/neureka/hal/neureka_task.h
+++ b/neureka/hal/neureka_task.h
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ typedef enum neureka_weight_offset_mode_e {
   weightOffsetModeLayerWise = NEUREKA_FLAG_WEIGHT_OFFSET_LAYER_WISE
 } neureka_weight_offset_mode_e;
 
+typedef enum neureka_activation_prefetch_e {
+  activationPrefetchOn  = NEUREKA_FLAG_ACTIVATION_PREFETCH_ON,
+  activationPrefetchOff = NEUREKA_FLAG_ACTIVATION_PREFETCH_OFF
+} neureka_activation_prefetch_e;
+
 typedef enum {
   normMode8Bit = NEUREKA_NORM_MODE_8BIT,
   normMode32Bit = NEUREKA_NORM_MODE_32BIT
diff --git a/neureka/hal/neureka_task_defs.h b/neureka/hal/neureka_task_defs.h
index dfd74d4..7a4ca3e 100644
--- a/neureka/hal/neureka_task_defs.h
+++ b/neureka/hal/neureka_task_defs.h
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@
 #define NEUREKA_FLAG_STREAMIN (1 << 14)
 #define NEUREKA_NORM_MODE_8BIT (0 << 12)
 #define NEUREKA_NORM_MODE_32BIT (2 << 12)
-#define NEUREKA_FLAG_ACTIVATION_PREFETCH (1 << 10)
+#define NEUREKA_FLAG_ACTIVATION_PREFETCH_ON (1 << 10)
+#define NEUREKA_FLAG_ACTIVATION_PREFETCH_OFF (0 << 10)
 #define NEUREKA_FLAG_WEIGHT_SOURCE_WMEM (1 << 9)
 #define NEUREKA_FLAG_WEIGHT_SOURCE_TCDM (0 << 9)
 #define NEUREKA_FLAG_LINEAR_MODE (1 << 7) // not tested