diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
index f0defc5309..6779d27c42 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ ze_result_t CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>::initialize(Device *device, NEO
         }
     }
 
+    if (this->flags & ZE_COMMAND_LIST_FLAG_IN_ORDER) {
+        enableInOrderExecution();
+    }
+
     createLogicalStateHelper();
     return returnType;
 }
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
index eb91cb0582..62a79cdf1c 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
@@ -2692,6 +2692,18 @@ HWTEST2_F(BcsSplitInOrderCmdListTests, givenBcsSplitEnabledWhenDispatchingCopyRe
 
 using InOrderRegularCmdListTests = InOrderCmdListTests;
 
+HWTEST2_F(InOrderRegularCmdListTests, givenInOrderFlagWhenCreatingCmdListThenEnableInOrderMode, IsAtLeastSkl) {
+    ze_command_list_desc_t cmdListDesc = {ZE_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_LIST_DESC};
+    cmdListDesc.flags = ZE_COMMAND_LIST_FLAG_IN_ORDER;
+
+    ze_command_list_handle_t cmdList;
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, zeCommandListCreate(context, device, &cmdListDesc, &cmdList));
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(static_cast<CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily> *>(cmdList)->isInOrderExecutionEnabled());
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, zeCommandListDestroy(cmdList));
+}
+
 HWTEST2_F(InOrderRegularCmdListTests, givenInOrderModeWhenDispatchingRegularCmdListThenProgramPipeControlsToHandleDependencies, IsAtLeastXeHpCore) {
     using PIPE_CONTROL = typename FamilyType::PIPE_CONTROL;
     using COMPUTE_WALKER = typename FamilyType::COMPUTE_WALKER;