diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/device/device_imp.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/device/device_imp.cpp
index 73c74bf9df..df68db1787 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/device/device_imp.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/device/device_imp.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ ze_result_t DeviceImp::canAccessPeer(ze_device_handle_t hPeerDevice, ze_bool_t *
     DeviceImp *pPeerDevice = static_cast<DeviceImp *>(Device::fromHandle(hPeerDevice));
     uint32_t peerRootDeviceIndex = pPeerDevice->getNEODevice()->getRootDeviceIndex();
 
+    if (NEO::DebugManager.flags.ForceZeDeviceCanAccessPerReturnValue.get() != -1) {
+        *value = !!NEO::DebugManager.flags.ForceZeDeviceCanAccessPerReturnValue.get();
+        return ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
     if (this->crossAccessEnabledDevices.find(peerRootDeviceIndex) != this->crossAccessEnabledDevices.end()) {
         *value = this->crossAccessEnabledDevices[peerRootDeviceIndex];
     } else if (this->getNEODevice()->getRootDeviceIndex() == peerRootDeviceIndex) {
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/device/test_device.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/device/test_device.cpp
index db869beebb..e0e181f0d5 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/device/test_device.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/device/test_device.cpp
@@ -2369,6 +2369,22 @@ TEST_F(MultipleDevicesDisabledImplicitScalingTest, givenTwoRootDevicesFromSameFa
     EXPECT_TRUE(canAccess);
 }
 
+TEST_F(MultipleDevicesDisabledImplicitScalingTest, givenTwoRootDevicesFromSameFamilyThenCanAccessPeerReturnsValueBasingOnDebugVariable) {
+    DebugManagerStateRestore restorer;
+    DebugManager.flags.ForceZeDeviceCanAccessPerReturnValue.set(0);
+    L0::Device *device0 = driverHandle->devices[0];
+    L0::Device *device1 = driverHandle->devices[1];
+
+    ze_bool_t canAccess = false;
+    ze_result_t res = device0->canAccessPeer(device1->toHandle(), &canAccess);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, res);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(canAccess);
+    DebugManager.flags.ForceZeDeviceCanAccessPerReturnValue.set(1);
+    res = device0->canAccessPeer(device1->toHandle(), &canAccess);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, res);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(canAccess);
+}
+
 TEST_F(MultipleDevicesDisabledImplicitScalingTest, givenCanAccessPeerCalledTwiceThenCanAccessPeerReturnsSameValueEachTime) {
     L0::Device *device0 = driverHandle->devices[0];
     L0::Device *device1 = driverHandle->devices[1];
diff --git a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
index 8f48547ead..bd601eec7b 100644
--- a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
+++ b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, PlaformSupportEvictIfNecessaryFlag, -1, "-1: def
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ForceEvictOnlyIfNecessaryFlag, -1, "-1: default - driver selects when to use, 0: force never use this flag, 1: force always use this flag")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ForceStatelessMocsEncryptionBit, -1, "-1: default - 1: set encryption bit")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, CopyHostPtrOnCpu, -1, "-1: default, 0: disable, 1:enable, In clCreateBuffer with CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR, copy memory using locked ptr on cpu")
+DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ForceZeDeviceCanAccessPerReturnValue, -1, "-1: default, 0: zeDeviceCanAccessPeer always return false 1: zeDeviceCanAccessPeer always return true")
 
 /*LOGGING FLAGS*/
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, PrintDriverDiagnostics, -1, "prints driver diagnostics messages to standard output, value corresponds to hint level")
diff --git a/shared/test/common/test_files/igdrcl.config b/shared/test/common/test_files/igdrcl.config
index 3d7cfbc2e1..8e8eca617e 100644
--- a/shared/test/common/test_files/igdrcl.config
+++ b/shared/test/common/test_files/igdrcl.config
@@ -472,4 +472,5 @@ ExperimentalD2HCpuCopyThreshold = -1
 CopyHostPtrOnCpu = -1
 PrintCompletionFenceUsage = 0
 SetAmountOfReusableAllocations = -1
-ExperimentalSmallBufferPoolAllocator = -1
\ No newline at end of file
+ExperimentalSmallBufferPoolAllocator = -1
+ForceZeDeviceCanAccessPerReturnValue = -1
\ No newline at end of file