diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bdafbe5..22687d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ All tests support the same set of arguments :
   * `-z,--blocking <0/1>` Make NCCL collective blocking, i.e. have CPUs wait and sync after each collective. Default : 0.
   * `-G,--cudagraph <num graph launches>` Capture iterations as a CUDA graph and then replay specified number of times. Default : 0.
   * `-C,--report_cputime <0/1>]` Report CPU time instead of latency. Default : 0.
-  * `-R,--local_register <1/0>` enable local buffer registration on send/recv buffers. Default : 0.
+  * `-R,--local_register <0/1/2> enable local (1) or symmetric (2) buffer registration on send/recv buffers. Default : 0.
   * `-T,--timeout <time in seconds>` timeout each test after specified number of seconds. Default : disabled.
 
 ### Running multiple operations in parallel
diff --git a/src/common.cu b/src/common.cu
index f83cdf0..3987d89 100644
--- a/src/common.cu
+++ b/src/common.cu
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ static int report_cputime = 0;
 // Report average iteration time: (0=RANK0,1=AVG,2=MIN,3=MAX)
 static int average = 1;
 #if NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION(2,19,0)
+#define LOCAL_REGISTER 1
+#define SYMMETRIC_REGISTER 2
 static int local_register = 0;
 #endif
 static int minCudaArch = 1<<30;
@@ -660,8 +662,16 @@ testResult_t threadInit(struct threadArgs* args) {
   void **sendRegHandles = (local_register) ? (void **)malloc(sizeof(*sendRegHandles)*args->nGpus) : NULL;
   void **recvRegHandles = (local_register) ? (void **)malloc(sizeof(*recvRegHandles)*args->nGpus) : NULL;
   for (int i=0; i<args->nGpus; i++) {
-    if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommRegister(args->comms[i], args->sendbuffs[i], args->maxbytes, &sendRegHandles[i]));
-    if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommRegister(args->comms[i], args->recvbuffs[i], args->maxbytes, &recvRegHandles[i]));
+#if NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0)
+    if (test_ncclVersion >= NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0) && (local_register == SYMMETRIC_REGISTER)) {
+      NCCLCHECK(ncclCommWindowRegister(args->comms[i], args->sendbuffs[i], args->maxbytes, (ncclWindow_t*)&sendRegHandles[i], NCCL_WIN_COLL_SYMMETRIC));
+      NCCLCHECK(ncclCommWindowRegister(args->comms[i], args->recvbuffs[i], args->maxbytes, (ncclWindow_t*)&recvRegHandles[i], NCCL_WIN_COLL_SYMMETRIC));
+    } else
+#endif
+    {
+      if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommRegister(args->comms[i], args->sendbuffs[i], args->maxbytes, &sendRegHandles[i]));
+      if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommRegister(args->comms[i], args->recvbuffs[i], args->maxbytes, &recvRegHandles[i]));
+    }
   }
 #endif
 
@@ -669,8 +679,16 @@ testResult_t threadInit(struct threadArgs* args) {
 
   for (int i=0; i<args->nGpus; i++) {
 #if NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION(2,19,0)
-    if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDeregister(args->comms[i], sendRegHandles[i]));
-    if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDeregister(args->comms[i], recvRegHandles[i]));
+#if NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0)
+    if (test_ncclVersion >= NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0) && (local_register == SYMMETRIC_REGISTER)) {
+      NCCLCHECK(ncclCommWindowDeregister(args->comms[i], (ncclWindow_t)sendRegHandles[i]));
+      NCCLCHECK(ncclCommWindowDeregister(args->comms[i], (ncclWindow_t)recvRegHandles[i]));
+    } else
+#endif
+    {
+      if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDeregister(args->comms[i], sendRegHandles[i]));
+      if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDeregister(args->comms[i], recvRegHandles[i]));
+    }
 #endif
     NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDestroy(args->comms[i]));
   }
@@ -859,8 +877,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         break;
       case 'R':
 #if NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION(2,19,0)
-        if ((int)strtol(optarg, NULL, 0)) {
-          local_register = 1;
+        local_register = (int)strtol(optarg, NULL, 0);
+        if (local_register == SYMMETRIC_REGISTER && test_ncclVersion < NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0)) {
+          printf("Option -R 2 (symmetric) is not supported before NCCL 2.27. Defaulting to local registration\n");
+          local_register = LOCAL_REGISTER;
         }
 #else
         printf("Option -R (register) is not supported before NCCL 2.19. Ignoring\n");
@@ -897,7 +917,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             "[-G,--cudagraph <num graph launches>] \n\t"
             "[-C,--report_cputime <0/1>] \n\t"
             "[-a,--average <0/1/2/3> report average iteration time <0=RANK0/1=AVG/2=MIN/3=MAX>] \n\t"
-            "[-R,--local_register <1/0> enable local buffer registration on send/recv buffers (default: disable)] \n\t"
+            "[-R,--local_register <0/1/2> enable local (1) or symmetric (2) buffer registration on send/recv buffers (default: disable (0))] \n\t"
             "[-h,--help]\n",
           basename(argv[0]));
         return 0;
@@ -1107,8 +1127,16 @@ testResult_t run() {
      sendRegHandles = (local_register) ? (void **)malloc(sizeof(*sendRegHandles)*nThreads*nGpus) : NULL;
      recvRegHandles = (local_register) ? (void **)malloc(sizeof(*recvRegHandles)*nThreads*nGpus) : NULL;
      for (int i=0; i<nGpus*nThreads; i++) {
-       if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommRegister(comms[i], sendbuffs[i], maxBytes, &sendRegHandles[i]));
-       if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommRegister(comms[i], recvbuffs[i], maxBytes, &recvRegHandles[i]));
+#if NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0)
+       if (test_ncclVersion >= NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0) && (local_register == SYMMETRIC_REGISTER)) {
+         NCCLCHECK(ncclCommWindowRegister(comms[i], sendbuffs[i], maxBytes, (ncclWindow_t*)&sendRegHandles[i], NCCL_WIN_COLL_SYMMETRIC));
+         NCCLCHECK(ncclCommWindowRegister(comms[i], recvbuffs[i], maxBytes, (ncclWindow_t*)&recvRegHandles[i], NCCL_WIN_COLL_SYMMETRIC));
+       } else
+#endif
+       {
+         if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommRegister(comms[i], sendbuffs[i], maxBytes, &sendRegHandles[i]));
+         if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommRegister(comms[i], recvbuffs[i], maxBytes, &recvRegHandles[i]));
+       }
      }
 #endif
   }
@@ -1188,8 +1216,16 @@ testResult_t run() {
   if (!parallel_init) {
     for(int i=0; i<nGpus*nThreads; ++i) {
 #if NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION(2,19,0)
-      if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDeregister(comms[i], sendRegHandles[i]));
-      if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDeregister(comms[i], recvRegHandles[i]));
+#if NCCL_VERSION_CODE >= NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0)
+      if (test_ncclVersion >= NCCL_VERSION(2,27,0) && (local_register == SYMMETRIC_REGISTER)) {
+        NCCLCHECK(ncclCommWindowDeregister(comms[i], (ncclWindow_t)sendRegHandles[i]));
+        NCCLCHECK(ncclCommWindowDeregister(comms[i], (ncclWindow_t)recvRegHandles[i]));
+      } else
+#endif
+      {
+        if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDeregister(comms[i], sendRegHandles[i]));
+        if (local_register) NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDeregister(comms[i], recvRegHandles[i]));
+      }
 #endif
       NCCLCHECK(ncclCommDestroy(comms[i]));
     }