diff --git a/include/nesmik/nesmik.hpp b/include/nesmik/nesmik.hpp
index e7d14eaf646eb078ff4a6e4a8f33177420e58012..d350cf15a14239df713df305e7df3b5f6a22084c 100644
--- a/include/nesmik/nesmik.hpp
+++ b/include/nesmik/nesmik.hpp
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ namespace nesmik {
 void init(const std::string &nesting_mode, const std::string &backend);
 void region_start(const std::string &name);
 void region_stop(const std::string &name);
+void region_stop_last(void); // only supported in PN backends
 void finalize();
 } // namespace nesmik
diff --git a/src/bindings/nesmik.json b/src/bindings/nesmik.json
index f124649f4cb99034b597e41d11bfe558094fa40d..71ba9941a36527489ad3810c45316e5c1eb2413e 100644
--- a/src/bindings/nesmik.json
+++ b/src/bindings/nesmik.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                 "C_generated_path": [
                     "arg_to_buffer"
                 ],
-                "_PTR_F_C_index": "4",
+                "_PTR_F_C_index": "5",
                 "ast": {
                     "declarator": {
                         "metaattrs": {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
                 }
             },
             {
-                "<FUNCTION>": "4 ****************************************",
+                "<FUNCTION>": "5 ****************************************",
                 "_generated": "arg_to_buffer",
                 "ast": {
                     "declarator": {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
                 "C_generated_path": [
                     "arg_to_buffer"
                 ],
-                "_PTR_F_C_index": "5",
+                "_PTR_F_C_index": "6",
                 "ast": {
                     "declarator": {
                         "metaattrs": {
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
                 }
             },
             {
-                "<FUNCTION>": "5 ****************************************",
+                "<FUNCTION>": "6 ****************************************",
                 "_PTR_C_CXX_index": "1",
                 "_generated": "arg_to_buffer",
                 "ast": {
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@
                 "C_generated_path": [
                     "arg_to_buffer"
                 ],
-                "_PTR_F_C_index": "6",
+                "_PTR_F_C_index": "7",
                 "ast": {
                     "declarator": {
                         "metaattrs": {
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
                 }
             },
             {
-                "<FUNCTION>": "6 ****************************************",
+                "<FUNCTION>": "7 ****************************************",
                 "_PTR_C_CXX_index": "2",
                 "_generated": "arg_to_buffer",
                 "ast": {
@@ -731,6 +731,54 @@
             },
             {
                 "<FUNCTION>": "3 ****************************************",
+                "ast": {
+                    "declarator": {
+                        "metaattrs": {
+                            "intent": "subroutine"
+                        },
+                        "name": "region_stop_last",
+                        "params": [],
+                        "typemap_name": "void"
+                    },
+                    "specifier": [
+                        "void"
+                    ],
+                    "typemap_name": "void"
+                },
+                "decl": "void region_stop_last(void)",
+                "declgen": "void region_stop_last(void)",
+                "linenumber": 11,
+                "name": "region_stop_last",
+                "options": {},
+                "wrap": {
+                    "c": true,
+                    "f_c": true,
+                    "fortran": true
+                },
+                "zz_fmtdict": {
+                    "C_name": "nesmik_region_stop_last",
+                    "C_name_api": "region_stop_last",
+                    "C_prototype": "void",
+                    "C_return_type": "void",
+                    "F_C_arguments": "",
+                    "F_C_call": "c_region_stop_last",
+                    "F_C_name": "region_stop_last",
+                    "F_C_subprogram": "subroutine",
+                    "F_arguments": "",
+                    "F_name_api": "region_stop_last",
+                    "F_name_function": "region_stop_last",
+                    "F_name_generic": "region_stop_last",
+                    "F_name_impl": "region_stop_last",
+                    "F_subprogram": "subroutine",
+                    "function_name": "region_stop_last",
+                    "stmt0": "f_subroutine",
+                    "stmt1": "f_subroutine",
+                    "stmtc0": "c_subroutine",
+                    "stmtc1": "c_subroutine"
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "<FUNCTION>": "4 ****************************************",
                 "ast": {
                     "declarator": {
                         "metaattrs": {
@@ -747,7 +795,7 @@
                 },
                 "decl": "void finalize()",
                 "declgen": "void finalize(void)",
-                "linenumber": 11,
+                "linenumber": 12,
                 "name": "finalize",
                 "options": {},
                 "wrap": {
diff --git a/src/bindings/nesmik.log b/src/bindings/nesmik.log
index d90a031cc56849b692b3158349baadc778f46c32..3fbcba94a3995538c754aa0300f16915e513f183 100644
--- a/src/bindings/nesmik.log
+++ b/src/bindings/nesmik.log
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ C void region_start(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
 C void region_start(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
 C void region_stop(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
 C void region_stop(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
+C void region_stop_last(void)  +intent(subroutine)
 C void finalize(void)  +intent(subroutine)
 Close wrapnesmik.h
 Close wrapnesmik.cpp
 Fortran void init(const std::string & nesting_mode, const std::string & backend)  +intent(subroutine)
 Fortran void region_start(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
 Fortran void region_stop(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
+Fortran void region_stop_last(void)  +intent(subroutine)
 Fortran void finalize(void)  +intent(subroutine)
 C-interface void init(const std::string & nesting_mode, const std::string & backend)  +intent(subroutine)
 C-interface void init(const std::string & nesting_mode, const std::string & backend)  +intent(subroutine)
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ C-interface void region_start(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
 C-interface void region_start(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
 C-interface void region_stop(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
 C-interface void region_stop(const std::string & name)  +intent(subroutine)
+C-interface void region_stop_last(void)  +intent(subroutine)
 C-interface void finalize(void)  +intent(subroutine)
 Close wrapfnesmik.f
 Close utilnesmik.cpp
diff --git a/src/bindings/nesmik.yaml b/src/bindings/nesmik.yaml
index 2905d1df04c43d6604e900a47290e3936af6eeec..eb9d6b544114c44908e6bfdfaf841c1a7a5a3613 100644
--- a/src/bindings/nesmik.yaml
+++ b/src/bindings/nesmik.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ declarations:
 - decl: void init(const std::string &nesting_mode, const std::string &backend)
 - decl: void region_start(const std::string &name)
 - decl: void region_stop(const std::string &name)
+- decl: void region_stop_last(void)
 - decl: void finalize()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/bindings/wrapfnesmik.f b/src/bindings/wrapfnesmik.f
index 74029b18382d67da8ba226397d59e05ee608d135..9e9b1ca6244e840a4fbc0373a1c7509f4414bda9 100644
--- a/src/bindings/wrapfnesmik.f
+++ b/src/bindings/wrapfnesmik.f
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ module nesmik_mod
             integer(C_INT), value, intent(IN) :: SHT_name_len
         end subroutine c_region_stop_bufferify
 
+        subroutine region_stop_last() &
+                bind(C, name="nesmik_region_stop_last")
+            implicit none
+        end subroutine region_stop_last
+
         subroutine finalize() &
                 bind(C, name="nesmik_finalize")
             implicit none
diff --git a/src/bindings/wrapnesmik.cpp b/src/bindings/wrapnesmik.cpp
index 925312841d989a69df05eca5621cd398ef35f936..7940f9cc96f3469d00e9566c7da89cf657b8b2b2 100644
--- a/src/bindings/wrapnesmik.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/wrapnesmik.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ void nesmik_region_stop_bufferify(char *name, int SHT_name_len)
     // splicer end function.region_stop_bufferify
 }
 
+void nesmik_region_stop_last(void)
+{
+    // splicer begin function.region_stop_last
+    nesmik::region_stop_last();
+    // splicer end function.region_stop_last
+}
+
 void nesmik_finalize(void)
 {
     // splicer begin function.finalize
diff --git a/src/bindings/wrapnesmik.h b/src/bindings/wrapnesmik.h
index d8833afa498edbbd05bbd229be50c22fb91927f6..ec1afc648d047c30020afcacdbe189563a3db55e 100644
--- a/src/bindings/wrapnesmik.h
+++ b/src/bindings/wrapnesmik.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ void nesmik_region_stop(const char * name);
 
 void nesmik_region_stop_bufferify(char *name, int SHT_name_len);
 
+void nesmik_region_stop_last(void);
+
 void nesmik_finalize(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/delegator.cpp b/src/delegator.cpp
index 910ae949eb8bbb4c48b10de73140cb467d776acd..112ee248cdb9934e242237fe20eda6af67bca26c 100644
--- a/src/delegator.cpp
+++ b/src/delegator.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,21 @@ void Delegator::RegionStop(std::string_view name) {
   }
 };
 
+void Delegator::RegionStopLast(){
+  switch (nesting_mode_) {
+
+  case NestingMode::NotProperlyNested:
+    std::cout << "Calling region_stop_last() is not supported in NotProperlyNested Backends" << std::endl;
+    break;
+  case NestingMode::Detection:
+  case NestingMode::ProperlyNested:
+    const std::string& last_region_name = name_stack_.top();
+    pn_annotation_strategy_->RegionStopLast({last_region_name,name_stack_});
+    if(!name_stack_.empty()) {name_stack_.pop();}
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
 void Delegator::Finalize() {
 
   switch (nesting_mode_) {
diff --git a/src/delegator.hpp b/src/delegator.hpp
index b9427831667220fe2f94e69a4a8ba8559d6d2a12..68b97ded84e78e1f8cb1fb3695dae91ebf5eb340 100644
--- a/src/delegator.hpp
+++ b/src/delegator.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public:
   static void Init(std::string_view nesting_mode, std::string_view backend);
   static void RegionStart(std::string_view name);
   static void RegionStop(std::string_view name);
+  static void RegionStopLast();
   static void Finalize();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/nesmik.cpp b/src/nesmik.cpp
index 34fa94204e77de733d70717533bd7a6b42a9ebef..1783839759e3ec6ec93d6358fce97ee8fab2ba59 100644
--- a/src/nesmik.cpp
+++ b/src/nesmik.cpp
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@ void region_start(const std::string &name) {
 void region_stop(const std::string &name) {
   return Delegator::RegionStop(name);
 }
+
+void region_stop_last() {
+  return Delegator::RegionStopLast();
+}
 void finalize() { return Delegator::Finalize(); }
 } // namespace nesmik
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 32c9d067fcdd9c1b710b3feaccae2ffd7daf75db..dab8f22841e62526d2925a82b9c13049c345b025 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ add_test(NAME TestCppLink
          COMMAND TestCppLink)
 
 
+add_executable(TestRegionStopLast cpp/TestRegionStopLast.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(TestRegionStopLast nesmik::nesmik)
+target_include_directories(TestRegionStopLast
+      PRIVATE ${NESMIK_PUBLIC_HEADERS})
+
+add_test(NAME TestRegionStopLast
+         COMMAND TestRegionStopLast)
+
+
+
 if(ENABLE_DLB)
 add_executable(TestCppDLB cpp/TestCppDLB.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(TestCppDLB nesmik::nesmik)
diff --git a/tests/cpp/TestRegionStopLast.cpp b/tests/cpp/TestRegionStopLast.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..77a7e284b44a60bb0922a293eff4e6d7207990d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cpp/TestRegionStopLast.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "nesmik/nesmik.hpp"
+
+int main() {
+  nesmik::init("ProperlyNested","Default");
+  nesmik::region_start("Test0-1");
+    nesmik::region_start("Test1-1");
+    nesmik::region_stop_last();
+    nesmik::region_start("Test1-2");
+    nesmik::region_stop_last();
+  nesmik::region_stop_last();
+  nesmik::finalize();
+}