diff --git a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/libcall.cu b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/libcall.cu
index c3877a8..3a0c39c 100644
--- a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/libcall.cu
+++ b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/src/libcall.cu
@@ -73,14 +73,11 @@
 }
 
 EXTERN int omp_get_thread_limit(void) {
-  if (isRuntimeUninitialized()) {
-    ASSERT0(LT_FUSSY, isSPMDMode(),
-            "Expected SPMD mode only with uninitialized runtime.");
-    return 0;  // default is 0
-  }
+  if (isSPMDMode())
+    return GetNumberOfThreadsInBlock();
   // per contention group.. meaning threads in current team
   omptarget_nvptx_TaskDescr *currTaskDescr =
-      getMyTopTaskDescriptor(isSPMDMode());
+      getMyTopTaskDescriptor(/*isSPMDExecutionMode=*/false);
   int rc = currTaskDescr->ThreadLimit();
   PRINT(LD_IO, "call omp_get_thread_limit() return %d\n", rc);
   return rc;
diff --git a/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/test/api/thread_limit.c b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/test/api/thread_limit.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..626d620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libomptarget/deviceRTLs/nvptx/test/api/thread_limit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// RUN: %compile-run-and-check
+
+#include <omp.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  int ThreadLimitL0 = -1, ThreadLimitL1 = -1, ThreadLimitL2 = -1;
+
+#pragma omp declare reduction(unique64:int                                     \
+                              : omp_out = (omp_in == 64 ? omp_in : omp_out))   \
+    initializer(omp_priv = -1)
+#pragma omp declare reduction(unique32:int                                     \
+                              : omp_out = (omp_in == 32 ? omp_in : omp_out))   \
+    initializer(omp_priv = -1)
+
+  // Non-SPMD mode.
+#pragma omp target teams map(ThreadLimitL0, ThreadLimitL1, ThreadLimitL2)      \
+    thread_limit(64) num_teams(1)
+  {
+    ThreadLimitL0 = omp_get_thread_limit();
+#pragma omp parallel reduction(unique64                                        \
+                               : ThreadLimitL1, ThreadLimitL2) num_threads(32)
+    {
+      ThreadLimitL1 = omp_get_thread_limit();
+#pragma omp parallel reduction(unique64 : ThreadLimitL2)
+      { ThreadLimitL2 = omp_get_thread_limit(); }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // CHECK: Non-SPMD ThreadLimitL0 = 64
+  printf("Non-SPMD ThreadLimitL0 = %d\n", ThreadLimitL0);
+  // CHECK: Non-SPMD ThreadLimitL1 = 64
+  printf("Non-SPMD ThreadLimitL1 = %d\n", ThreadLimitL1);
+  // CHECK: Non-SPMD ThreadLimitL2 = 64
+  printf("Non-SPMD ThreadLimitL2 = %d\n", ThreadLimitL2);
+
+  // SPMD mode with full runtime
+  ThreadLimitL1 = -1;
+  ThreadLimitL2 = -1;
+#pragma omp target parallel reduction(unique32                                 \
+                                      : ThreadLimitL1, ThreadLimitL2)          \
+    num_threads(32)
+  {
+    ThreadLimitL1 = omp_get_thread_limit();
+#pragma omp parallel reduction(unique32 : ThreadLimitL2)
+    { ThreadLimitL2 = omp_get_thread_limit(); }
+  }
+
+  // CHECK: SPMD with full runtime ThreadLimitL1 = 32
+  printf("SPMD with full runtime ThreadLimitL1 = %d\n", ThreadLimitL1);
+  // CHECK: SPMD with full runtime ThreadLimitL2 = 32
+  printf("SPMD with full runtime ThreadLimitL2 = %d\n", ThreadLimitL2);
+
+  // SPMD mode without runtime
+  ThreadLimitL1 = -1;
+  ThreadLimitL2 = -1;
+#pragma omp target parallel for reduction(unique32                             \
+                                          : ThreadLimitL1, ThreadLimitL2)      \
+    num_threads(32)
+  for (int I = 0; I < 2; ++I) {
+    ThreadLimitL1 = omp_get_thread_limit();
+#pragma omp parallel reduction(unique32 : ThreadLimitL2)
+    { ThreadLimitL2 = omp_get_thread_limit(); }
+  }
+
+  // CHECK: SPMD without runtime ThreadLimitL1 = 32
+  printf("SPMD without runtime ThreadLimitL1 = %d\n", ThreadLimitL1);
+  // CHECK: SPMD without runtime ThreadLimitL2 = 32
+  printf("SPMD without runtime ThreadLimitL2 = %d\n", ThreadLimitL2);
+
+  return 0;
+}