diff --git a/.ci/env/openrng.sh b/.ci/env/openrng.sh
index a4f4dfd2ed4..ac3800adbab 100755
--- a/.ci/env/openrng.sh
+++ b/.ci/env/openrng.sh
@@ -18,12 +18,18 @@ SCRIPT_PATH=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "${SCRIPT_PATH}")
 ONEDAL_DIR=$(readlink -f "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../..")
 OPENRNG_DEFAULT_SOURCE_DIR="${ONEDAL_DIR}/__work/openrng"
+OPENRNG_DEFAULT_VERSION="v24.04"
 
 show_help() {
   echo "Usage: $0 [--help]"
   column -t -s":" <<< '--help:Display this information
 --rng-src:The path to an existing OpenRNG source dircetory. The source is cloned if this parameter is omitted
 --prefix:The path where OpenRNG will be installed
+--CC <path>:Path to the C compiler executable to use
+--CXX <path>:Path to the CXX compiler executable to use
+--target-arch <name>:Target architecture name for cross-compilation. Use only with '--cross-compile'. Must be one of [x86_64, aarch64]
+--cross-compile:Indicates that we are doing cross compilation
+--version <version string>:The version of OpenRNG to fetch and build. Must be a valid git reference in the upstream OpenRNG repo
 '
 }
 
@@ -37,6 +43,24 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         --prefix)
         PREFIX="$2"
         shift;;
+        --CXX)
+        CXX="$2"
+        shift;;
+        --CC)
+        CC="$2"
+        shift;;
+        --LD)
+        LD="$2"
+        shift;;
+        --target-arch)
+        target="$2"
+        shift;;
+        --cross-compile)
+        cross_compile="yes"
+        ;;
+        --version)
+        OPENRNG_VERSION="$2"
+        shift;;
         --help)
         show_help
         exit 0
@@ -49,21 +73,41 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     shift
 done
 
-OPENRNG_DEFAULT_PREFIX="${ONEDAL_DIR}"/__deps/openrng
+CXX="${CXX:-g++}"
+CC="${CC:-gcc}"
+target="${target:-aarch64}"
+OPENRNG_VERSION="${OPENRNG_VERSION:-${OPENRNG_DEFAULT_VERSION}}"
+OPENRNG_DEFAULT_PREFIX="${ONEDAL_DIR}/__deps/openrng"
 rng_prefix="${PREFIX:-${OPENRNG_DEFAULT_PREFIX}}"
 
 rng_src_dir=${rng_src_dir:-$OPENRNG_DEFAULT_SOURCE_DIR}
 if [[ ! -d "${rng_src_dir}" ]] ; then
-    git clone https://git.gitlab.arm.com/libraries/openrng.git "${rng_src_dir}"
+    git clone --depth 1 --branch "${OPENRNG_VERSION}" https://git.gitlab.arm.com/libraries/openrng.git "${rng_src_dir}"
+fi
+
+if [ "${cross_compile}" == "yes" ]; then
+    cmake_options=(-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${rng_prefix}"
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${CXX}"
+        -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${CC}"
+        -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="${target}"
+        -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=linux
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+        -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
+    )
+else
+    cmake_options=(-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${rng_prefix}"
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${CXX}"
+        -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${CC}"
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    )
 fi
 
-echo $rng_src_dir
-echo $rng_prefix
 pushd "${rng_src_dir}"
     rm -rf build
     mkdir build
         pushd build
-            cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${rng_prefix}" ./../
+            echo "${cmake_options[@]}"
+            cmake "${cmake_options[@]}" ./../
             make install
         popd
 popd
diff --git a/.ci/pipeline/ci.yml b/.ci/pipeline/ci.yml
index b0d1433d9d5..8f823f74bc8 100755
--- a/.ci/pipeline/ci.yml
+++ b/.ci/pipeline/ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pr:
 
 variables:
   OPENBLAS_VERSION : 'v0.3.27'
+  OPENRNG_VERSION: 'v24.04'
   TBB_VERSION : 'v2021.10.0'
   VM_IMAGE : 'ubuntu-22.04'
   SYSROOT_OS: 'jammy'
@@ -180,6 +181,90 @@ jobs:
     condition: failed()
     continueOnError: true
 
+- job: 'LinuxMakeGNU_OpenBLAS_OpenRNG_ARM'
+  timeoutInMinutes: 0
+  variables:
+    release.dir: '__release_lnx_gnu'
+    platform.type : 'lnxarm'
+    OPENBLAS_CACHE_DIR: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/openblas-aarch64-gnu
+    OPENRNG_CACHE_DIR: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/openrng-aarch64-gnu
+    TBB_CACHE_DIR: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/tbb-aarch64-gnu
+  pool:
+    vmImage: '$(VM_IMAGE)'
+  steps:
+  - script: |
+      .ci/env/apt.sh dev-base
+    displayName: 'apt-get and conda install'
+  - script: |
+      .ci/env/apt.sh gnu-cross-compilers aarch64
+    displayName: 'arm-compiler installation'
+  - script: |
+      .ci/env/apt.sh qemu-apt
+    displayName: 'qemu-emulation installation'
+  - script: |
+      .ci/scripts/describe_system.sh
+    displayName: 'System info'
+  - task: Cache@2
+    inputs:
+      key: '"gcc" | "aarch64" | "openblas" | "$(OPENBLAS_VERSION)" | "$(VM_IMAGE)" | "ILP64"'
+      path: $(OPENBLAS_CACHE_DIR)
+      cacheHitVar: OPENBLAS_RESTORED
+  - script: |
+      .ci/env/openblas.sh --target ARMV8 --host-compiler gcc --compiler aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc --cflags -march=armv8-a+sve --cross-compile --target-arch aarch64 --prefix $(OPENBLAS_CACHE_DIR) --version $(OPENBLAS_VERSION)
+    displayName: 'Build OpenBLAS'
+    condition: ne(variables.OPENBLAS_RESTORED, 'true')
+  - task: Cache@2
+    inputs:
+      key: '"gcc" | "aarch64" | "openrng" | "$(OPENRNG_VERSION)" | "$(VM_IMAGE)"'
+      path: $(OPENRNG_CACHE_DIR)
+      cacheHitVar: OPENRNG_RESTORED
+  - script: |
+      .ci/env/openrng.sh --CC aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc --CXX aarch64-linux-gnu-g++ --cross-compile --target-arch aarch64 --version $(OPENRNG_VERSION) --prefix $(OPENRNG_CACHE_DIR)
+    displayName: 'Build OpenRNG'
+    condition: ne(variables.OPENRNG_RESTORED, 'true')
+  - task: Cache@2
+    inputs:
+      key: '"gcc" | "aarch64" | "tbb" | "$(TBB_VERSION)" | "$(VM_IMAGE)"'
+      path: $(TBB_CACHE_DIR)
+      cacheHitVar: TBB_RESTORED
+  - script: |
+      .ci/env/tbb.sh --cross-compile --toolchain-file $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/.ci/env/arm-gnu-crosscompile-toolchain.cmake --target-arch aarch64 --prefix $(TBB_CACHE_DIR) --version $(TBB_VERSION)
+    displayName: 'Build oneTBB'
+    condition: ne(variables.TBB_RESTORED, 'true')
+  - script: |
+      .ci/scripts/build.sh --compiler gnu --optimizations sve --target daal --backend-config ref --conda-env ci-env --cross-compile --use-openrng yes --plat lnxarm --blas-dir $(OPENBLAS_CACHE_DIR) --tbb-dir $(TBB_CACHE_DIR) --openrng-dir $(OPENRNG_CACHE_DIR)
+    displayName: 'make daal'
+  - script: |
+      .ci/scripts/build.sh --compiler gnu --optimizations sve --target onedal_c --backend-config ref --cross-compile --use-openrng yes --plat lnxarm --blas-dir $(OPENBLAS_CACHE_DIR) --tbb-dir $(TBB_CACHE_DIR) --openrng-dir $(OPENRNG_CACHE_DIR)
+    displayName: 'make onedal_c'
+  - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
+    inputs:
+      artifactName: '$(platform.type) ARM OpenBLAS OpenRNG gnu build'
+      targetPath: '$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/$(release.dir)'
+    displayName: 'Upload build artifacts'
+    continueOnError: true
+  - script: |
+      export QEMU_LD_PREFIX=/usr/aarch64-linux-gnu
+      export QEMU_CPU="max,sve-default-vector-length=256"
+      export TBBROOT=$(TBB_CACHE_DIR)
+      export ARCH_ONEDAL=aarch64
+      .ci/scripts/test.sh --test-kind examples --build-dir $(release.dir) --compiler gnu --interface daal/cpp --build-system cmake --platform lnxarm --cross-compile --backend ref --rng-backend openrng
+    displayName: 'daal/cpp examples'
+  - script: |
+      export QEMU_LD_PREFIX=/usr/aarch64-linux-gnu
+      export QEMU_CPU="max,sve-default-vector-length=256"
+      export TBBROOT=$(TBB_CACHE_DIR)
+      export ARCH_ONEDAL=aarch64
+      .ci/scripts/test.sh --test-kind examples --build-dir $(release.dir) --compiler gnu --interface oneapi/cpp --build-system cmake --platform lnxarm --cross-compile --backend ref --rng-backend openrng
+    displayName: 'oneapi/cpp examples'
+  - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
+    inputs:
+      artifactName: '$(platform.type) fail'
+      targetPath: '$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/$(release.dir)'
+    displayName: 'Uploading on fail'
+    condition: failed()
+    continueOnError: true
+
 - job: 'LinuxMakeLLVM_OpenBLAS_ARM'
   timeoutInMinutes: 0
   variables:
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/build.sh b/.ci/scripts/build.sh
index 0a62509c3a2..3d4aed5518f 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/build.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ show_help() {
 --blas-dir:The BLAS installation directory to use to build oneDAL with in the case that the backend is given as `ref`. If the installation directory does not exist, attempts to build this from source
 --tbb-dir:The TBB installation directory to use to build oneDAL with in the case that the backend is given as `ref`. If the installation directory does not exist, attempts to build this from source
 --use-openrng:Set this to yes if openrng is to be used as RNG backend. Use this only with the `ref` backend.
+--openrng-dir:The directory in which openrng is installed. Only to be used with `ref` backend and `--use-openrng yes`.
 --sysroot:The sysroot to use, in the case that clang is used as the cross-compiler
 '
 }
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         --blas-dir)
         BLAS_INSTALL_DIR=$(readlink -f "$2")
         shift;;
+        --openrng-dir)
+        OPENRNG_INSTALL_DIR=$(readlink -f "$2")
+        shift;;
         --tbb-dir)
         TBB_INSTALL_DIR=$(readlink -f "$2")
         shift;;
@@ -190,18 +194,30 @@ elif [ "${backend_config}" == "ref" ]; then
         "${ONEDAL_DIR}"/.ci/env/openblas.sh "${openblas_options[@]}"
     fi
     export OPENBLASROOT="${ONEDAL_DIR}/__deps/openblas_${ARCH}"
-    if [ "${use_openrng}" == "yes" ]; then
-        echo "Sourcing ref(openrng) env"
-        if [ ! -d "${ONEDAL_DIR}"/__deps/openrng ]; then
-            echo "${ONEDAL_DIR}"/.ci/env/openrng.sh
-            "${ONEDAL_DIR}"/.ci/env/openrng.sh
-        fi
-        export OPENRNGROOT="${ONEDAL_DIR}"/__deps/openrng
-    fi
 else
     echo "Not supported backend env"
 fi
 
+echo "Sourcing ref(openrng) env"
+if [ "${backend_config}" == "ref" ] && [ "${use_openrng}" == "yes" ]; then
+    if [ ! -z "${OPENRNG_INSTALL_DIR}" ]; then
+        export OPENRNGROOT="${OPENRNG_INSTALL_DIR}"
+    elif [ "${ARCH}" != "arm" ]; then
+        echo "OpenRNG backend is currently only supported on ARM"
+        exit 1
+    elif [ ! -d "${ONEDAL_DIR}"/__deps/openrng ]; then
+        openrng_options=(--target-arch aarch64)
+        if [ "${cross_compile}" == "yes" ] ; then
+            openrng_options+=(--cross-compile --CC aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc --CXX aarch64-linux-gnu-g++)
+        fi
+        echo "${ONEDAL_DIR}"/.ci/env/openrng.sh "${openrng_options[@]}"
+        "${ONEDAL_DIR}"/.ci/env/openrng.sh "${openrng_options[@]}"
+        export OPENRNGROOT="${ONEDAL_DIR}/__deps/openrng"
+    else
+        export OPENRNGROOT="${ONEDAL_DIR}/__deps/openrng"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # TBB setup
 if [[ ! -z "${TBB_INSTALL_DIR}" ]] ; then
     export TBBROOT="${TBB_INSTALL_DIR}"
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/test.sh b/.ci/scripts/test.sh
index 65d2d5d3e0c..f514a25de55 100755
--- a/.ci/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/.ci/scripts/test.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ function show_help_text {
 --conda-env:The Conda environment to load
 --build-system:The type of build to perform, e.g. cmake
 --backend:The backend C library to use. Must be one of [mkl, ref]
+--rng-backend:The RNG backend library to use. Must be one of [mkl, ref, openrng]
 --platform:Explicitly pass the platform. This is the same as is passed to the top-level oneDAL build script
 --cross-compile:Indicates whether cross-compilation is being performed
 '
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
         backend="$2"
         shift
         ;;
+        --rng-backend)
+        rng_backend="$2"
+        shift
+        ;;
         --platform)
         platform="$2"
         shift
@@ -107,6 +112,11 @@ fi
 
 build_system=${build_system:-cmake}
 backend=${backend:-mkl}
+if [ "${backend}" == "mkl" ]; then
+    rng_backend=mkl
+else
+    rng_backend=${rng_backend:-ref}
+fi
 
 if [ "${OS}" == "lnx" ]; then
     if [ -f /usr/share/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh ] ; then
@@ -205,6 +215,11 @@ for link_mode in "${link_modes[@]}"; do
 
         if [ "${backend}" == "ref" ] ; then
             ref_backend="ON"
+            if [ "${rng_backend}" == "openrng" ]; then
+                openrng_backend="ON"
+            else
+                openrng_backend="OFF"
+            fi
         else
             ref_backend="OFF"
         fi
@@ -213,7 +228,8 @@ for link_mode in "${link_modes[@]}"; do
             -S .
             -G "Unix Makefiles"
             -DONEDAL_LINK="${link_mode}"
-            -DREF_BACKEND="${ref_backend}")
+            -DREF_BACKEND="${ref_backend}"
+            -DOPENRNG_BACKEND="${openrng_backend}")
 
         if [ "${cross_compile}" == "yes" ] ; then
             # Set the cmake toolchain file to set up the cross-compilation
diff --git a/dev/make/deps.ref.mk b/dev/make/deps.ref.mk
index 9cfdcf719af..7319a343e52 100644
--- a/dev/make/deps.ref.mk
+++ b/dev/make/deps.ref.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ ifeq ($(RNG_OPENRNG), yes)
 	daaldep.rng_backend.lib := $(OPENRNGDIR.libia)/libopenrng.$a
 
 	daaldep.math_backend.incdir += $(daaldep.rng_backend.incdir)
+	daaldep.math_backend_oneapi.incdir += $(daaldep.rng_backend.incdir)
+	daaldep.math_backend.seq += $(daaldep.rng_backend.lib)
+	daaldep.math_backend.thr += $(daaldep.rng_backend.lib)
 endif
 
 daaldep.math_backend.ext := $(daaldep.math_backend.thr)
diff --git a/examples/daal/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/daal/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index ed41306e810..184c80bc14d 100644
--- a/examples/daal/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/daal/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ set_common_compiler_options()
 include_directories(source/utils)
 
 option(REF_BACKEND "Exclude not supported files for non-MKL backend" OFF)
+option(OPENRNG_BACKEND "Exclude not supported files for ref+OpenRNG backend" OFF)
 
 set(EXCLUDE_LIST
     "source/utils/*"
@@ -45,6 +46,15 @@ if(REF_BACKEND)
         ${EXCLUDE_LIST}
         "source/boosting/brownboost_dense_batch.cpp"
     )
+    if(OPENRNG_BACKEND)
+        set(EXCLUDE_LIST
+            ${EXCLUDE_LIST}
+            "source/decision_forest/df_cls_default_dense_extratrees_batch.cpp"
+            "source/decision_forest/df_cls_hist_dense_extratrees_batch.cpp"
+            "source/decision_forest/df_reg_default_dense_batch.cpp"
+            "source/decision_forest/df_reg_hist_dense_batch.cpp"
+        )
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 include("target_excludes.cmake")
diff --git a/examples/oneapi/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/oneapi/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 351d5313715..21a293c6493 100644
--- a/examples/oneapi/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/oneapi/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ set_common_compiler_options()
 include_directories(source)
 
 option(REF_BACKEND "Exclude not supported files for non-MKL backend" OFF)
+option(OPENRNG_BACKEND "Exclude not supported files for ref+OpenRNG backend" OFF)
 
 # Initialize the EXCLUDE_LIST variable
 set(EXCLUDE_LIST
@@ -45,7 +46,15 @@ if(REF_BACKEND)
     set(EXCLUDE_LIST
         ${EXCLUDE_LIST}
         "source/pca/*"
-)
+    )
+    if (OPENRNG_BACKEND)
+        set (EXCLUDE_LIST
+            ${EXCLUDE_LIST}
+            "source/decision_forest/df_reg_dense_batch.cpp"
+            "source/louvain/louvain_batch.cpp"
+            "source/connected_components/connected_components_batch.cpp"
+        )
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 include("target_excludes.cmake")