diff --git a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/hetero/dpcpp/sycl_iterator.h b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/hetero/dpcpp/sycl_iterator.h
index 05047f61d77..27bfb0d4a88 100644
--- a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/hetero/dpcpp/sycl_iterator.h
+++ b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/hetero/dpcpp/sycl_iterator.h
@@ -149,6 +149,34 @@ struct _ModeConverter<access_mode::write>
     static constexpr access_mode __value = access_mode::discard_write;
 };
 
+template <typename Iter, typename ValueType = typename std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type>
+using __default_alloc_vec_iter = typename std::vector<ValueType>::iterator;
+
+template <typename Iter, typename ValueType = typename std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type>
+using __usm_shared_alloc_vec_iter =
+    typename std::vector<ValueType, typename sycl::usm_allocator<ValueType, sycl::usm::alloc::shared>>::iterator;
+
+template <typename Iter, typename ValueType = typename std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type>
+using __usm_host_alloc_vec_iter =
+    typename std::vector<ValueType, typename sycl::usm_allocator<ValueType, sycl::usm::alloc::host>>::iterator;
+
+// Evaluates to true if the provided type is an iterator with a value_type and if the implementation of a
+// std::vector<value_type, Alloc>::iterator can be distinguished between three different allocators, the
+// default, usm_shared, and usm_host. If all are distinct, it is very unlikely any non-usm based allocator
+// could be confused with a usm allocator.
+template <typename Iter, typename Void = void>
+struct __vector_iter_distinguishes_by_allocator : std::false_type
+{
+};
+template <typename Iter>
+struct __vector_iter_distinguishes_by_allocator<
+    Iter, std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same_v<__default_alloc_vec_iter<Iter>, __usm_shared_alloc_vec_iter<Iter>> &&
+                           !std::is_same_v<__default_alloc_vec_iter<Iter>, __usm_host_alloc_vec_iter<Iter>> &&
+                           !std::is_same_v<__usm_host_alloc_vec_iter<Iter>, __usm_shared_alloc_vec_iter<Iter>>>>
+    : std::true_type
+{
+};
+
 } // namespace __internal
 
 template <typename T, typename Allocator>
diff --git a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/hetero/dpcpp/utils_ranges_sycl.h b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/hetero/dpcpp/utils_ranges_sycl.h
index 1821301e911..9351b20dc88 100644
--- a/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/hetero/dpcpp/utils_ranges_sycl.h
+++ b/include/oneapi/dpl/pstl/hetero/dpcpp/utils_ranges_sycl.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "../../utils_ranges.h"
 #include "../../iterator_impl.h"
 #include "../../glue_numeric_defs.h"
+#include "sycl_iterator.h"
 #include "sycl_defs.h"
 
 namespace oneapi
@@ -206,6 +207,16 @@ struct is_passed_directly<Iter, ::std::enable_if_t<Iter::is_passed_directly::val
 {
 };
 
+//support std::vector::iterator with usm host / shared allocator as passed directly
+template <typename Iter>
+struct is_passed_directly<
+    Iter, std::enable_if_t<(std::is_same_v<Iter, oneapi::dpl::__internal::__usm_shared_alloc_vec_iter<Iter>> ||
+                            std::is_same_v<Iter, oneapi::dpl::__internal::__usm_host_alloc_vec_iter<Iter>>) &&
+                            oneapi::dpl::__internal::__vector_iter_distinguishes_by_allocator<Iter>::value>> :
+                                std::true_type
+{
+};
+
 template <typename Ip>
 struct is_passed_directly<oneapi::dpl::counting_iterator<Ip>> : ::std::true_type
 {