diff --git a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/windows/debug_session.cpp b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/windows/debug_session.cpp
index 358df9abbc..cd03603dcf 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/windows/debug_session.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/windows/debug_session.cpp
@@ -456,10 +456,18 @@ ze_result_t DebugSessionWindows::readMemory(ze_device_thread_t thread, const zet
         return status;
     }
 
-    if (desc->type != ZET_DEBUG_MEMORY_SPACE_TYPE_DEFAULT) {
-        return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE;
+    if (desc->type == ZET_DEBUG_MEMORY_SPACE_TYPE_DEFAULT) {
+        status = readDefaultMemory(thread, desc, size, buffer);
+    } else {
+        auto threadId = convertToThreadId(thread);
+        status = readSLMMemory(threadId, desc, size, buffer);
     }
 
+    return status;
+}
+
+ze_result_t DebugSessionWindows::readDefaultMemory(ze_device_thread_t thread, const zet_debug_memory_space_desc_t *desc, size_t size, void *buffer) {
+
     if (isVAElf(desc, size)) {
         return readElfSpace(desc, size, buffer);
     }
@@ -493,10 +501,18 @@ ze_result_t DebugSessionWindows::writeMemory(ze_device_thread_t thread, const ze
         return status;
     }
 
-    if (desc->type != ZET_DEBUG_MEMORY_SPACE_TYPE_DEFAULT) {
-        return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE;
+    if (desc->type == ZET_DEBUG_MEMORY_SPACE_TYPE_DEFAULT) {
+        status = writeDefaultMemory(thread, desc, size, buffer);
+    } else {
+        auto threadId = convertToThreadId(thread);
+        status = writeSLMMemory(threadId, desc, size, buffer);
     }
 
+    return status;
+}
+
+ze_result_t DebugSessionWindows::writeDefaultMemory(ze_device_thread_t thread, const zet_debug_memory_space_desc_t *desc, size_t size, const void *buffer) {
+
     uint64_t memoryHandle = DebugSessionWindows::invalidHandle;
 
     if (DebugSession::isThreadAll(thread)) {
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/windows/debug_session.h b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/windows/debug_session.h
index 6e8273b116..c6eabbb50d 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/windows/debug_session.h
+++ b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/windows/debug_session.h
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ struct DebugSessionWindows : DebugSessionImp {
     bool closeConnection() override;
 
     ze_result_t readMemory(ze_device_thread_t thread, const zet_debug_memory_space_desc_t *desc, size_t size, void *buffer) override;
+    ze_result_t readDefaultMemory(ze_device_thread_t thread, const zet_debug_memory_space_desc_t *desc, size_t size, void *buffer);
     ze_result_t writeMemory(ze_device_thread_t thread, const zet_debug_memory_space_desc_t *desc, size_t size, const void *buffer) override;
+    ze_result_t writeDefaultMemory(ze_device_thread_t thread, const zet_debug_memory_space_desc_t *desc, size_t size, const void *buffer);
+
     ze_result_t acknowledgeEvent(const zet_debug_event_t *event) override;
 
     static ze_result_t translateNtStatusToZeResult(NTSTATUS status);
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/windows/test_debug_api_windows.cpp b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/windows/test_debug_api_windows.cpp
index 808508c355..5e3e1f6ae7 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/windows/test_debug_api_windows.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/windows/test_debug_api_windows.cpp
@@ -1613,6 +1613,35 @@ TEST_F(DebugApiWindowsTest, WhenCallingReadMemoryForExpectedFailureCasesThenErro
     EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE, retVal);
 }
 
+TEST_F(DebugApiWindowsTest, GivenSipNotUpdatingSipCmdThenAccessToSlmFailsGracefully) {
+    auto session = std::make_unique<MockDebugSessionWindows>(zet_debug_config_t{0x1234}, device);
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, session);
+
+    SIP::version version = {2, 0, 0};
+    initStateSaveArea(session->stateSaveAreaHeader, version);
+    session->stateSaveAreaVA = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(session->stateSaveAreaHeader.data());
+    session->debugHandle = MockDebugSessionWindows::mockDebugHandle;
+
+    mockWddm->srcReadBuffer = mockWddm->dstWriteBuffer = session->stateSaveAreaHeader.data();
+    mockWddm->srcReadBufferBaseAddress = mockWddm->dstWriteBufferBaseAddress = session->stateSaveAreaVA;
+    session->wddm = mockWddm;
+
+    ze_device_thread_t thread = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+    session->allThreads[EuThread::ThreadId(0, thread)]->stopThread(1u);
+
+    zet_debug_memory_space_desc_t desc;
+    desc.type = ZET_DEBUG_MEMORY_SPACE_TYPE_SLM;
+    desc.address = 0x10000000;
+
+    char output[bufferSize];
+
+    auto retVal = session->readMemory(thread, &desc, bufferSize, output);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE, retVal);
+
+    retVal = session->writeMemory(thread, &desc, bufferSize, output);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE, retVal);
+}
+
 TEST_F(DebugApiWindowsTest, GivenModuleDebugAreaVaWhenReadingModuleDebugAreaThenGpuMemoryIsRead) {
     auto session = std::make_unique<MockDebugSessionWindows>(zet_debug_config_t{0x1234}, device);
     ASSERT_NE(nullptr, session);