diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/debugger/windows/debugger_l0_windows.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/debugger/windows/debugger_l0_windows.cpp
index 28f80e4477..0586989e25 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/debugger/windows/debugger_l0_windows.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/debugger/windows/debugger_l0_windows.cpp
@@ -8,12 +8,21 @@
 #include "shared/source/device/device.h"
 #include "shared/source/helpers/hw_helper.h"
 #include "shared/source/kernel/debug_data.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm.h"
 
 #include "level_zero/core/source/debugger/debugger_l0.h"
 
 namespace L0 {
 bool DebuggerL0::initDebuggingInOs(NEO::OSInterface *osInterface) {
-    return false;
+
+    if (osInterface == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (osInterface->isDebugAttachAvailable() == false) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void DebuggerL0::registerElf(NEO::DebugData *debugData, NEO::GraphicsAllocation *isaAllocation) {
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/dll/windows/debugger_l0_windows.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/dll/windows/debugger_l0_windows.cpp
index b797daf7a4..a4e9872fc9 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/dll/windows/debugger_l0_windows.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/dll/windows/debugger_l0_windows.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2020 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 
 namespace L0 {
 std::unique_ptr<NEO::Debugger> DebuggerL0::create(NEO::Device *device) {
-    return std::unique_ptr<NEO::Debugger>(nullptr);
+    auto &hwInfo = device->getHardwareInfo();
+    if (!hwInfo.capabilityTable.l0DebuggerSupported) {
+        return std::unique_ptr<DebuggerL0>(nullptr);
+    }
+    auto success = initDebuggingInOs(device->getRootDeviceEnvironment().osInterface.get());
+    if (success) {
+        auto debugger = debuggerL0Factory[device->getHardwareInfo().platform.eRenderCoreFamily](device);
+        return std::unique_ptr<DebuggerL0>(debugger);
+    }
+    return std::unique_ptr<DebuggerL0>(nullptr);
 }
 } // namespace L0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/debugger_l0_create.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/debugger_l0_create.cpp
index 9e0bb028db..c35b7eca15 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/debugger_l0_create.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/debugger_l0_create.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2020 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/windows/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d68b4cd5c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+if(WIN32)
+  target_sources(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
+                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt
+                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_l0_debugger_windows.cpp
+  )
+endif()
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/windows/test_l0_debugger_windows.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/windows/test_l0_debugger_windows.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..405b2c6e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/windows/test_l0_debugger_windows.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "shared/source/command_stream/preemption.h"
+#include "shared/source/execution_environment/execution_environment.h"
+#include "shared/source/execution_environment/root_device_environment.h"
+#include "shared/source/helpers/hw_helper.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/os_interface.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/windows/gdi_interface.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/windows/os_context_win.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/windows/os_environment_win.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm_memory_operations_handler.h"
+#include "shared/test/common/helpers/default_hw_info.h"
+#include "shared/test/common/helpers/engine_descriptor_helper.h"
+#include "shared/test/common/mocks/mock_wddm.h"
+#include "shared/test/common/mocks/windows/mock_gdi_interface.h"
+#include "shared/test/common/mocks/windows/mock_gmm_memory_base.h"
+#include "shared/test/common/test_macros/test.h"
+
+#include "level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_cmdqueue.h"
+#include "level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/l0_debugger_fixture.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <memory>
+
+using namespace NEO;
+
+namespace L0 {
+namespace ult {
+
+struct WddmEuDebugInterfaceMock : public WddmMock {
+    WddmEuDebugInterfaceMock(RootDeviceEnvironment &rootDeviceEnvironment) : WddmMock(rootDeviceEnvironment) {}
+
+    bool isDebugAttachAvailable() override {
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+
+struct L0DebuggerWindowsFixture {
+    void SetUp() {
+        auto executionEnvironment = new NEO::ExecutionEnvironment();
+        executionEnvironment->prepareRootDeviceEnvironments(1);
+        executionEnvironment->setDebuggingEnabled();
+        rootDeviceEnvironment = executionEnvironment->rootDeviceEnvironments[0].get();
+        auto osEnvironment = new OsEnvironmentWin();
+        gdi = new MockGdi();
+        osEnvironment->gdi.reset(gdi);
+        executionEnvironment->osEnvironment.reset(osEnvironment);
+        wddm = new WddmEuDebugInterfaceMock(*rootDeviceEnvironment);
+        rootDeviceEnvironment->osInterface = std::make_unique<OSInterface>();
+        rootDeviceEnvironment->osInterface->setDriverModel(std::unique_ptr<DriverModel>(wddm));
+        rootDeviceEnvironment->memoryOperationsInterface = std::make_unique<WddmMemoryOperationsHandler>(wddm);
+        wddm->init();
+        auto hwInfo = rootDeviceEnvironment->getHardwareInfo();
+        auto engine = HwHelper::get(defaultHwInfo->platform.eRenderCoreFamily).getGpgpuEngineInstances(*hwInfo)[0];
+
+        neoDevice = NEO::MockDevice::create<NEO::MockDevice>(executionEnvironment, 0u);
+
+        NEO::DeviceVector devices;
+        devices.push_back(std::unique_ptr<NEO::Device>(neoDevice));
+        driverHandle = std::make_unique<Mock<L0::DriverHandleImp>>();
+        driverHandle->enableProgramDebugging = true;
+
+        driverHandle->initialize(std::move(devices));
+        device = driverHandle->devices[0];
+    }
+
+    void TearDown() {
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<Mock<L0::DriverHandleImp>> driverHandle;
+    NEO::MockDevice *neoDevice = nullptr;
+    L0::Device *device = nullptr;
+    WddmEuDebugInterfaceMock *wddm = nullptr;
+    RootDeviceEnvironment *rootDeviceEnvironment = nullptr;
+    MockGdi *gdi = nullptr;
+};
+
+using L0DebuggerWindowsTest = Test<L0DebuggerWindowsFixture>;
+
+TEST_F(L0DebuggerWindowsTest, givenProgramDebuggingEnabledWhenDriverHandleIsCreatedThenItAllocatesL0Debugger) {
+    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, neoDevice->getDebugger());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(neoDevice->getDebugger()->isLegacy());
+    EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, neoDevice->getSourceLevelDebugger());
+}
+
+} // namespace ult
+} // namespace L0
diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/CMakeLists.txt b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/CMakeLists.txt
index b786ad9220..108a8f1d37 100644
--- a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ set(NEO_CORE_OS_INTERFACE_WDDM
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/windows_wrapper.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/sys_calls_wrapper.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/wddm${BRANCH_DIR_SUFFIX}/init_context_private_data.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/wddm${BRANCH_DIR_SUFFIX}/wddm_debug_interface.cpp
 )
 
 if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT DISABLE_WDDM_LINUX)
diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/os_interface_win.cpp b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/os_interface_win.cpp
index b4e0c99b28..2ed255900e 100644
--- a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/os_interface_win.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/os_interface_win.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "shared/source/os_interface/os_interface.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm.h"
 
 namespace NEO {
 
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ bool OSInterface::gpuIdleImplicitFlush = false;
 bool OSInterface::requiresSupportForWddmTrimNotification = true;
 
 bool OSInterface::isDebugAttachAvailable() const {
+    if (driverModel) {
+        return driverModel->as<NEO::Wddm>()->isDebugAttachAvailable();
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm.h b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm.h
index 55f3648fa5..e7bc32d9d6 100644
--- a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm.h
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class Wddm : public DriverModel {
     MOCKABLE_VIRTUAL void virtualFree(void *ptr, size_t size);
 
     MOCKABLE_VIRTUAL bool isShutdownInProgress();
+    MOCKABLE_VIRTUAL bool isDebugAttachAvailable();
 
     bool isGpuHangDetected(OsContext &osContext) override;
 
diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm_debug_interface.cpp b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm_debug_interface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e34fdfa88c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm_debug_interface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/os_interface.h"
+#include "shared/source/os_interface/windows/wddm/wddm.h"
+
+namespace NEO {
+
+bool Wddm::isDebugAttachAvailable() {
+    return false;
+}
+
+} // namespace NEO
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/windows/wddm_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/windows/wddm_tests.cpp
index e64ebbd741..ff59889bc7 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/windows/wddm_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/windows/wddm_tests.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ TEST_F(WddmTests, whenCreatingContextWithPowerHintSuccessIsReturned) {
     EXPECT_TRUE(wddm->createContext(*newContext));
 }
 
+TEST_F(WddmTests, whenftrEuDebugIsFalseThenDebuggingEnabledReturnsFalse) {
+    init();
+    EXPECT_FALSE(wddm->isDebugAttachAvailable());
+}
+
 TEST(WddmPciSpeedInfoTest, WhenGetPciSpeedInfoIsCalledThenUnknownIsReturned) {
     MockExecutionEnvironment executionEnvironment;
     RootDeviceEnvironment rootDeviceEnvironment(executionEnvironment);