diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
index fc547759c..8dafe413a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_tests.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         export VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/swiftshader/vk_swiftshader_icd.json
         pytest -v python/test/test_array_multiplication.py
         pytest -v python/test/test_kompute.py -k "test_opmult"
+        pytest -v python/test/test_kompute.py -k "test_tensor_rebuild_backwards_compat"
         pytest -v python/test/test_logistic_regression.py
 
 
diff --git a/python/src/main.cpp b/python/src/main.cpp
index 176b6e4e0..98609e5cd 100644
--- a/python/src/main.cpp
+++ b/python/src/main.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(kp, m) {
                 py::arg("sequenceName"), DOC(kp, Manager, destroy, 5))
         .def("destroy", py::overload_cast<const std::vector<std::string>&>(&kp::Manager::destroy),
                 py::arg("sequenceNames"), DOC(kp, Manager, destroy, 6))
+        // temporary backwards compatibility
+        .def("eval_tensor_create_def",[](kp::Manager& self, std::vector<std::shared_ptr<kp::Tensor>> tensors, bool syncDataToGPU) -> void {
+                    kp_error("IMPORTANT: eval_tensor_create_def is depricated! Please use Manager.rebuild instead as function will be removed soon.");
+                    self.rebuild(tensors, syncDataToGPU);
+                },
+                py::arg("tensors"), py::arg("syncDataToGPU") = true,
+                "Temporary backwards compatibility for tensor creation function which will be removed in the next version.")
 
         // Await functions
         .def("eval_await", &kp::Manager::evalOpAwait,
diff --git a/python/test/test_kompute.py b/python/test/test_kompute.py
index e2cbb72c9..6ce5d88b0 100644
--- a/python/test/test_kompute.py
+++ b/python/test/test_kompute.py
@@ -169,3 +169,25 @@ def test_workgroup():
     assert tensor_a.is_init() == False
     assert tensor_b.is_init() == False
 
+
+def test_tensor_rebuild_backwards_compat():
+    """
+    Test basic OpMult operation
+    """
+
+    tensor_in_a = kp.Tensor([2, 2, 2])
+    tensor_in_b = kp.Tensor([1, 2, 3])
+    tensor_out = kp.Tensor([0, 0, 0])
+
+    mgr = kp.Manager()
+
+    mgr.eval_tensor_create_def([tensor_in_a, tensor_in_b, tensor_out])
+
+    mgr.eval_algo_mult_def([tensor_in_a, tensor_in_b, tensor_out])
+
+    mgr.eval_tensor_sync_local_def([tensor_out])
+
+    assert tensor_out.data() == [2.0, 4.0, 6.0]
+    assert np.all(tensor_out.numpy() == [2.0, 4.0, 6.0])
+
+