diff --git a/dpctl/tensor/_clip.py b/dpctl/tensor/_clip.py
index c8eea607f9..f53c888e5f 100644
--- a/dpctl/tensor/_clip.py
+++ b/dpctl/tensor/_clip.py
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ def _clip_none(x, val, out, order, _binary_fn):
             )
             _manager.add_event_pair(ht_copy_out_ev, copy_ev)
             out = orig_out
-        ht_binary_ev.wait()
         return out
     else:
         if order == "K":
diff --git a/dpctl/tensor/_statistical_functions.py b/dpctl/tensor/_statistical_functions.py
index 2779d3b0fc..457a8c1a38 100644
--- a/dpctl/tensor/_statistical_functions.py
+++ b/dpctl/tensor/_statistical_functions.py
@@ -93,16 +93,13 @@ def _var_impl(x, axis, correction, keepdims):
         )
     # divide in-place to get mean
     mean_ary_shape = mean_ary.shape
-    nelems_ary = dpt.asarray(
-        nelems, dtype=res_dt, usm_type=res_usm_type, sycl_queue=q
-    )
-    if nelems_ary.shape != mean_ary_shape:
-        nelems_ary = dpt.broadcast_to(nelems_ary, mean_ary_shape)
+
     dep_evs = _manager.submitted_events
-    ht_e2, d_e1 = tei._divide_inplace(
-        lhs=mean_ary, rhs=nelems_ary, sycl_queue=q, depends=dep_evs
+    ht_e2, d_e1 = tei._divide_by_scalar(
+        src=mean_ary, scalar=nelems, dst=mean_ary, sycl_queue=q, depends=dep_evs
     )
     _manager.add_event_pair(ht_e2, d_e1)
+
     # subtract mean from original array to get deviations
     dev_ary = dpt.empty_like(buf)
     if mean_ary_shape != buf.shape:
@@ -146,15 +143,9 @@ def _var_impl(x, axis, correction, keepdims):
     div = max(nelems - correction, 0)
     if not div:
         div = dpt.nan
-    div_ary = dpt.asarray(
-        div, dtype=res_dt, usm_type=res_usm_type, sycl_queue=q
-    )
-    # divide in-place again
-    if div_ary.shape != res_shape:
-        div_ary = dpt.broadcast_to(div_ary, res.shape)
     dep_evs = _manager.submitted_events
-    ht_e7, d_e2 = tei._divide_inplace(
-        lhs=res, rhs=div_ary, sycl_queue=q, depends=dep_evs
+    ht_e7, d_e2 = tei._divide_by_scalar(
+        src=res, scalar=div, dst=res, sycl_queue=q, depends=dep_evs
     )
     _manager.add_event_pair(ht_e7, d_e2)
     return res, [d_e2]
@@ -259,17 +250,9 @@ def mean(x, axis=None, keepdims=False):
         inv_perm = sorted(range(nd), key=lambda d: perm[d])
         res = dpt.permute_dims(dpt.reshape(res, res_shape), inv_perm)
 
-    res_shape = res.shape
-    # in-place divide
-    den_dt = dpt.finfo(res_dt).dtype if res_dt.kind == "c" else res_dt
-    nelems_arr = dpt.asarray(
-        nelems, dtype=den_dt, usm_type=res_usm_type, sycl_queue=q
-    )
-    if nelems_arr.shape != res_shape:
-        nelems_arr = dpt.broadcast_to(nelems_arr, res_shape)
     dep_evs = _manager.submitted_events
-    ht_e2, div_e = tei._divide_inplace(
-        lhs=res, rhs=nelems_arr, sycl_queue=q, depends=dep_evs
+    ht_e2, div_e = tei._divide_by_scalar(
+        src=res, scalar=nelems, dst=res, sycl_queue=q, depends=dep_evs
     )
     _manager.add_event_pair(ht_e2, div_e)
     return res
diff --git a/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/elementwise_functions/true_divide.cpp b/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/elementwise_functions/true_divide.cpp
index ffb2afc3ea..dd7168beb1 100644
--- a/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/elementwise_functions/true_divide.cpp
+++ b/dpctl/tensor/libtensor/source/elementwise_functions/true_divide.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,21 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 #include "dpctl4pybind11.hpp"
+#include <complex>
+#include <cstdint>
 #include <pybind11/numpy.h>
 #include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
 #include <pybind11/stl.h>
 #include <sycl/sycl.hpp>
+#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "elementwise_functions.hpp"
+#include "simplify_iteration_space.hpp"
 #include "true_divide.hpp"
+#include "utils/memory_overlap.hpp"
+#include "utils/offset_utils.hpp"
+#include "utils/output_validation.hpp"
 #include "utils/type_dispatch.hpp"
 
 #include "kernels/elementwise_functions/common.hpp"
@@ -165,6 +172,247 @@ void populate_true_divide_dispatch_tables(void)
     dtb9.populate_dispatch_table(true_divide_inplace_row_matrix_dispatch_table);
 };
 
+template <typename T> class divide_by_scalar_krn;
+
+typedef sycl::event (*divide_by_scalar_fn_ptr_t)(
+    sycl::queue &,
+    size_t,
+    int,
+    const ssize_t *,
+    const char *,
+    py::ssize_t,
+    const char *,
+    char *,
+    py::ssize_t,
+    const std::vector<sycl::event> &);
+
+template <typename T, typename scalarT>
+sycl::event divide_by_scalar(sycl::queue &exec_q,
+                             size_t nelems,
+                             int nd,
+                             const ssize_t *shape_and_strides,
+                             const char *arg_p,
+                             py::ssize_t arg_offset,
+                             const char *scalar_ptr,
+                             char *res_p,
+                             py::ssize_t res_offset,
+                             const std::vector<sycl::event> &depends = {})
+{
+    const scalarT sc_v = *reinterpret_cast<const scalarT *>(scalar_ptr);
+
+    sycl::event comp_ev = exec_q.submit([&](sycl::handler &cgh) {
+        cgh.depends_on(depends);
+
+        using BinOpT =
+            dpctl::tensor::kernels::true_divide::TrueDivideFunctor<T, scalarT,
+                                                                   T>;
+
+        auto op = BinOpT();
+
+        using IndexerT =
+            typename dpctl::tensor::offset_utils::TwoOffsets_StridedIndexer;
+
+        const IndexerT two_offsets_indexer{nd, arg_offset, res_offset,
+                                           shape_and_strides};
+
+        const T *arg_tp = reinterpret_cast<const T *>(arg_p);
+        T *res_tp = reinterpret_cast<T *>(res_p);
+
+        cgh.parallel_for<divide_by_scalar_krn<T>>(
+            {nelems}, [=](sycl::id<1> id) {
+                const auto &two_offsets_ =
+                    two_offsets_indexer(static_cast<ssize_t>(id.get(0)));
+
+                const auto &arg_i = two_offsets_.get_first_offset();
+                const auto &res_i = two_offsets_.get_second_offset();
+                res_tp[res_i] = op(arg_tp[arg_i], sc_v);
+            });
+    });
+    return comp_ev;
+}
+
+std::pair<sycl::event, sycl::event>
+py_divide_by_scalar(const dpctl::tensor::usm_ndarray &src,
+                    double scalar,
+                    const dpctl::tensor::usm_ndarray &dst,
+                    sycl::queue &exec_q,
+                    const std::vector<sycl::event> &depends = {})
+{
+    int src_typenum = src.get_typenum();
+    int dst_typenum = dst.get_typenum();
+
+    auto array_types = td_ns::usm_ndarray_types();
+    int src_typeid = array_types.typenum_to_lookup_id(src_typenum);
+    int dst_typeid = array_types.typenum_to_lookup_id(dst_typenum);
+
+    if (src_typeid != dst_typeid) {
+        throw py::value_error(
+            "Destination array has unexpected elemental data type.");
+    }
+
+    // check that queues are compatible
+    if (!dpctl::utils::queues_are_compatible(exec_q, {src, dst})) {
+        throw py::value_error(
+            "Execution queue is not compatible with allocation queues");
+    }
+
+    dpctl::tensor::validation::CheckWritable::throw_if_not_writable(dst);
+    // check shapes, broadcasting is assumed done by caller
+    // check that dimensions are the same
+    int dst_nd = dst.get_ndim();
+    if (dst_nd != src.get_ndim()) {
+        throw py::value_error("Array dimensions are not the same.");
+    }
+
+    // check that shapes are the same
+    const py::ssize_t *src_shape = src.get_shape_raw();
+    const py::ssize_t *dst_shape = dst.get_shape_raw();
+    bool shapes_equal(true);
+    size_t src_nelems(1);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < dst_nd; ++i) {
+        src_nelems *= static_cast<size_t>(src_shape[i]);
+        shapes_equal = shapes_equal && (src_shape[i] == dst_shape[i]);
+    }
+    if (!shapes_equal) {
+        throw py::value_error("Array shapes are not the same.");
+    }
+
+    // if nelems is zero, return
+    if (src_nelems == 0) {
+        return std::make_pair(sycl::event(), sycl::event());
+    }
+
+    dpctl::tensor::validation::AmpleMemory::throw_if_not_ample(dst, src_nelems);
+
+    auto const &overlap = dpctl::tensor::overlap::MemoryOverlap();
+    auto const &same_logical_tensors =
+        dpctl::tensor::overlap::SameLogicalTensors();
+    if ((overlap(src, dst) && !same_logical_tensors(src, dst))) {
+        throw py::value_error("Arrays index overlapping segments of memory");
+    }
+
+    const char *src_data = src.get_data();
+    char *dst_data = dst.get_data();
+
+    constexpr int float16_typeid = static_cast<int>(td_ns::typenum_t::HALF);
+    constexpr int float32_typeid = static_cast<int>(td_ns::typenum_t::FLOAT);
+    constexpr int float64_typeid = static_cast<int>(td_ns::typenum_t::DOUBLE);
+    constexpr int complex64_typeid = static_cast<int>(td_ns::typenum_t::CFLOAT);
+    constexpr int complex128_typeid =
+        static_cast<int>(td_ns::typenum_t::CDOUBLE);
+
+    // statically pre-allocated memory for scalar
+    alignas(double) char scalar_alloc[sizeof(double)] = {0};
+
+    divide_by_scalar_fn_ptr_t fn;
+    // placement new into stack memory means no call to delete is necessary
+    switch (src_typeid) {
+    case float16_typeid:
+    {
+        fn = divide_by_scalar<sycl::half, sycl::half>;
+        std::ignore =
+            new (scalar_alloc) sycl::half(static_cast<sycl::half>(scalar));
+        break;
+    }
+    case float32_typeid:
+    {
+        fn = divide_by_scalar<float, float>;
+        std::ignore = new (scalar_alloc) float(scalar);
+        break;
+    }
+    case float64_typeid:
+    {
+        fn = divide_by_scalar<double, double>;
+        std::ignore = new (scalar_alloc) double(scalar);
+        break;
+    }
+    case complex64_typeid:
+    {
+        fn = divide_by_scalar<std::complex<float>, float>;
+        std::ignore = new (scalar_alloc) float(scalar);
+        break;
+    }
+    case complex128_typeid:
+    {
+        fn = divide_by_scalar<std::complex<double>, double>;
+        std::ignore = new (scalar_alloc) double(scalar);
+        break;
+    }
+    default:
+        throw std::runtime_error("Implementation is missing for typeid=" +
+                                 std::to_string(src_typeid));
+    }
+
+    // simplify strides
+    auto const &src_strides = src.get_strides_vector();
+    auto const &dst_strides = dst.get_strides_vector();
+
+    using shT = std::vector<py::ssize_t>;
+    shT simplified_shape;
+    shT simplified_src_strides;
+    shT simplified_dst_strides;
+    py::ssize_t src_offset(0);
+    py::ssize_t dst_offset(0);
+
+    int nd = dst_nd;
+    const py::ssize_t *shape = src_shape;
+
+    std::vector<sycl::event> host_tasks{};
+    dpctl::tensor::py_internal::simplify_iteration_space(
+        nd, shape, src_strides, dst_strides,
+        // outputs
+        simplified_shape, simplified_src_strides, simplified_dst_strides,
+        src_offset, dst_offset);
+
+    if (nd == 0) {
+        // handle 0d array as 1d array with 1 element
+        constexpr py::ssize_t one{1};
+        simplified_shape.push_back(one);
+        simplified_src_strides.push_back(one);
+        simplified_dst_strides.push_back(one);
+        src_offset = 0;
+        dst_offset = 0;
+    }
+
+    using dpctl::tensor::offset_utils::device_allocate_and_pack;
+    const auto &ptr_sz_event_triple_ = device_allocate_and_pack<py::ssize_t>(
+        exec_q, host_tasks, simplified_shape, simplified_src_strides,
+        simplified_dst_strides);
+
+    py::ssize_t *shape_strides = std::get<0>(ptr_sz_event_triple_);
+    const sycl::event &copy_metadata_ev = std::get<2>(ptr_sz_event_triple_);
+
+    std::vector<sycl::event> all_deps;
+    all_deps.reserve(depends.size() + 1);
+    all_deps.resize(depends.size());
+    std::copy(depends.begin(), depends.end(), all_deps.begin());
+    all_deps.push_back(copy_metadata_ev);
+
+    if (shape_strides == nullptr) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Unable to allocate device memory");
+    }
+
+    sycl::event div_ev =
+        fn(exec_q, src_nelems, nd, shape_strides, src_data, src_offset,
+           scalar_alloc, dst_data, dst_offset, all_deps);
+
+    // async free of shape_strides temporary
+    auto ctx = exec_q.get_context();
+
+    sycl::event tmp_cleanup_ev = exec_q.submit([&](sycl::handler &cgh) {
+        cgh.depends_on(div_ev);
+        using dpctl::tensor::alloc_utils::sycl_free_noexcept;
+        cgh.host_task(
+            [ctx, shape_strides]() { sycl_free_noexcept(shape_strides, ctx); });
+    });
+
+    host_tasks.push_back(tmp_cleanup_ev);
+
+    return std::make_pair(
+        dpctl::utils::keep_args_alive(exec_q, {src, dst}, host_tasks), div_ev);
+}
+
 } // namespace impl
 
 void init_divide(py::module_ m)
@@ -233,6 +481,11 @@ void init_divide(py::module_ m)
         m.def("_divide_inplace", divide_inplace_pyapi, "", py::arg("lhs"),
               py::arg("rhs"), py::arg("sycl_queue"),
               py::arg("depends") = py::list());
+
+        using impl::py_divide_by_scalar;
+        m.def("_divide_by_scalar", &py_divide_by_scalar, "", py::arg("src"),
+              py::arg("scalar"), py::arg("dst"), py::arg("sycl_queue"),
+              py::arg("depends") = py::list());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/dpctl/tests/elementwise/test_divide.py b/dpctl/tests/elementwise/test_divide.py
index 610d0ccf31..d6b7d15201 100644
--- a/dpctl/tests/elementwise/test_divide.py
+++ b/dpctl/tests/elementwise/test_divide.py
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
 
 import dpctl
 import dpctl.tensor as dpt
+from dpctl.tensor._tensor_elementwise_impl import _divide_by_scalar
 from dpctl.tensor._type_utils import _can_cast
 from dpctl.tests.helper import get_queue_or_skip, skip_if_dtype_not_supported
+from dpctl.utils import SequentialOrderManager
 
 from .utils import (
     _all_dtypes,
@@ -271,3 +273,26 @@ def test_divide_gh_1711():
     assert isinstance(res, dpt.usm_ndarray)
     assert res.dtype.kind == "f"
     assert dpt.allclose(res, dpt.asarray(3, dtype="i4") / -2)
+
+
+# don't test for overflowing double as Python won't cast
+# an Python integer of that size to a Python float
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("fp_dt", [dpt.float16, dpt.float32])
+def test_divide_by_scalar_overflow(fp_dt):
+    q = get_queue_or_skip()
+    skip_if_dtype_not_supported(fp_dt, q)
+
+    x = dpt.ones(10, dtype=fp_dt, sycl_queue=q)
+    out = dpt.empty_like(x)
+
+    max_exp = np.finfo(fp_dt).maxexp
+    sca = 2**max_exp
+
+    _manager = SequentialOrderManager[q]
+    dep_evs = _manager.submitted_events
+    _, ev = _divide_by_scalar(
+        src=x, scalar=sca, dst=out, sycl_queue=q, depends=dep_evs
+    )
+    ev.wait()
+
+    assert dpt.all(out == 0)