diff --git a/shared/source/device_binary_format/zebin/zeinfo.h b/shared/source/device_binary_format/zebin/zeinfo.h
index 0a477fc5c7..721741f663 100644
--- a/shared/source/device_binary_format/zebin/zeinfo.h
+++ b/shared/source/device_binary_format/zebin/zeinfo.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "shared/source/device_binary_format/yaml/yaml_parser.h"
 #include "shared/source/helpers/non_copyable_or_moveable.h"
 #include "shared/source/utilities/const_stringref.h"
+#include "shared/source/utilities/mem_lifetime.h"
 
 #include <array>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -664,43 +665,9 @@ inline constexpr OffsetT offset = -1;
 inline constexpr BtiValueT btiValue = -1;
 } // namespace Defaults
 
-struct PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT;
-struct PayloadArgumentBaseT;
 struct PayloadArgumentExtT;
-PayloadArgumentExtT *allocatePayloadArgumentExt();
-void freePayloadArgumentExt(PayloadArgumentExtT *);
-void copyPayloadArgumentExt(PayloadArgumentExtT *&, const PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT &);
 
-struct PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT {
-    PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT() {
-        pPayArgExt = allocatePayloadArgumentExt();
-    }
-    ~PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT() {
-        freePayloadArgumentExt(pPayArgExt);
-    }
-    PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT(const PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT &src) {
-        copyPayloadArgumentExt(pPayArgExt, src);
-    }
-    PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT &operator=(const PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT &rhs) {
-        if (this != &rhs) {
-            copyPayloadArgumentExt(pPayArgExt, rhs);
-        }
-        return *this;
-    }
-    PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT(PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT &&src) noexcept : pPayArgExt(src.pPayArgExt) {
-        src.pPayArgExt = nullptr;
-    }
-    PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT &operator=(PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT &&rhs) noexcept {
-        if (this != &rhs) {
-            this->pPayArgExt = rhs.pPayArgExt;
-            rhs.pPayArgExt = nullptr;
-        }
-        return *this;
-    }
-    PayloadArgumentExtT *pPayArgExt = nullptr;
-};
-
-struct PayloadArgumentBaseT : PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT {
+struct PayloadArgumentBaseT {
     ArgTypeT argType = argTypeUnknown;
     OffsetT offset = Defaults::offset;
     SourceOffseT sourceOffset = Defaults::sourceOffset;
@@ -717,6 +684,7 @@ struct PayloadArgumentBaseT : PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT {
     bool imageTransformable = false;
     bool isPipe = false;
     bool isPtr = false;
+    Ext<PayloadArgumentExtT> pPayArgExt;
 };
 
 } // namespace PayloadArgument
diff --git a/shared/source/device_binary_format/zebin/zeinfo_decoder_ext.cpp b/shared/source/device_binary_format/zebin/zeinfo_decoder_ext.cpp
index bc1adcf249..57a454fabd 100644
--- a/shared/source/device_binary_format/zebin/zeinfo_decoder_ext.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/device_binary_format/zebin/zeinfo_decoder_ext.cpp
@@ -32,18 +32,16 @@ void freeExecEnvExt(ExecutionEnvExt *envExt) {
 void populateKernelExecutionEnvironmentExt(KernelDescriptor &dst, const KernelExecutionEnvBaseT &execEnv, const Types::Version &srcZeInfoVersion) {
 }
 
-namespace Types::Kernel::PayloadArgument {
-PayloadArgumentExtT *allocatePayloadArgumentExt() {
-    return nullptr;
-}
-void freePayloadArgumentExt(PayloadArgumentExtT *pPayArgExt) {
-}
-void copyPayloadArgumentExt(PayloadArgumentExtT *&pPayArgExtOut, const PayloadArgElasticPtrBaseT &src) {
-}
-} // namespace Types::Kernel::PayloadArgument
-
 DecodeError populateKernelPayloadArgumentExt(NEO::KernelDescriptor &dst, const KernelPayloadArgBaseT &src, std::string &outErrReason) {
     return DecodeError::unhandledBinary;
 }
 
 } // namespace NEO::Zebin::ZeInfo
+
+template <>
+void cloneExt(ExtUniquePtrT<NEO::Zebin::ZeInfo::Types::Kernel::PayloadArgument::PayloadArgumentExtT> &dst, const NEO::Zebin::ZeInfo::Types::Kernel::PayloadArgument::PayloadArgumentExtT &src) {
+}
+
+template <>
+void destroyExt(NEO::Zebin::ZeInfo::Types::Kernel::PayloadArgument::PayloadArgumentExtT *dst) {
+}
diff --git a/shared/source/utilities/mem_lifetime.h b/shared/source/utilities/mem_lifetime.h
index 0d4b673f2b..e0e5717837 100644
--- a/shared/source/utilities/mem_lifetime.h
+++ b/shared/source/utilities/mem_lifetime.h
@@ -13,24 +13,63 @@ template <typename T>
 using ExtUniquePtrT = std::unique_ptr<T, void (*)(T *)>;
 
 template <typename T>
-void cloneExt(ExtUniquePtrT<T> &dst, const T *src);
+void cloneExt(ExtUniquePtrT<T> &dst, const T &src);
 
 template <typename T>
 void destroyExt(T *dst);
 
+namespace Impl {
+
+template <typename ParentT>
+struct UniquePtrWrapperOps {
+    auto operator*() const noexcept(noexcept(std::declval<decltype(ParentT::ptr)>().operator*())) {
+        return *static_cast<const ParentT *>(this)->ptr;
+    }
+
+    auto operator->() const noexcept {
+        return static_cast<const ParentT *>(this)->ptr.operator->();
+    }
+
+    explicit operator bool() const noexcept {
+        return static_cast<bool>(static_cast<const ParentT *>(this)->ptr);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Rhs>
+    friend bool operator==(const ParentT &lhs, const Rhs &rhs) {
+        return lhs.ptr == rhs;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Lhs>
+    friend bool operator==(const Lhs &lhs, const ParentT &rhs) {
+        return lhs == rhs.ptr;
+    }
+
+    friend bool operator==(const ParentT &lhs, const ParentT &rhs) {
+        return lhs.ptr == rhs.ptr;
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace Impl
+
 template <typename T>
-struct Ext {
+struct Ext : Impl::UniquePtrWrapperOps<Ext<T>> {
     Ext(T *ptr) : ptr(ptr, destroyExt) {}
     Ext() = default;
     Ext(const Ext &rhs) {
-        cloneExt(this->ptr, rhs.ptr.get());
+        if (rhs.ptr.get()) {
+            cloneExt(this->ptr, *rhs.ptr.get());
+        }
     }
 
     Ext &operator=(const Ext &rhs) {
         if (this == &rhs) {
             return *this;
         }
-        cloneExt(this->ptr, rhs.ptr.get());
+        if (rhs.ptr.get()) {
+            cloneExt(this->ptr, *rhs.ptr.get());
+        } else {
+            ptr.reset();
+        }
         return *this;
     }
 
@@ -38,7 +77,7 @@ struct Ext {
 };
 
 template <typename T>
-struct Clonable {
+struct Clonable : Impl::UniquePtrWrapperOps<Clonable<Ext<T>>> {
     Clonable(T *ptr) : ptr(ptr) {}
     Clonable() = default;
     Clonable(const Clonable &rhs) {
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/device_binary_format/zebin_decoder_exclusive_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/device_binary_format/zebin_decoder_exclusive_tests.cpp
index 00dade2546..313bbc03d9 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/device_binary_format/zebin_decoder_exclusive_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/device_binary_format/zebin_decoder_exclusive_tests.cpp
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ TEST(ExtBaseKernelDescriptorAndPayloadArgumentPointers, givenKernelDescriptorAnd
 
     EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, kd.kernelDescriptorExt);
     EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, arg.pPayArgExt);
-    EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, NEO::Zebin::ZeInfo::Types::Kernel::PayloadArgument::allocatePayloadArgumentExt());
 }
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/device_binary_format/zebin_decoder_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/device_binary_format/zebin_decoder_tests.cpp
index 974e8fb83f..55075c4332 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/device_binary_format/zebin_decoder_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/device_binary_format/zebin_decoder_tests.cpp
@@ -2394,11 +2394,7 @@ TEST(BaseKernelDescriptorAndPayloadArgumentPoinetrsExt, givenKernelDescriptorAnd
     NEO::KernelDescriptor kd;
     NEO::Zebin::ZeInfo::KernelPayloadArgBaseT arg;
 
-    if (nullptr != kd.kernelDescriptorExt) {
-        EXPECT_NE(nullptr, arg.pPayArgExt);
-    } else {
-        EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, arg.pPayArgExt);
-    }
+    EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, arg.pPayArgExt);
 }
 
 TEST(PopulateKernelSourceAttributes, GivenInvalidKernelAttributeWhenPopulatingKernelSourceAttributesThenKernelIsInvalidFlagIsSet) {
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/utilities/mem_lifetime_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/utilities/mem_lifetime_tests.cpp
index cab342cf8c..6cee1b8405 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/utilities/mem_lifetime_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/utilities/mem_lifetime_tests.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct TestStruct {
 };
 
 template <>
-void cloneExt(ExtUniquePtrT<TestStruct> &dst, const TestStruct *src) {
+void cloneExt(ExtUniquePtrT<TestStruct> &dst, const TestStruct &src) {
     dst.reset(new TestStruct{true});
 }
 
@@ -89,4 +89,92 @@ TEST(Clonable, GivenTypeThenProvidesClonableUniquePtr) {
     auto &re = e;
     e = re;
     EXPECT_EQ(nullptr, e.ptr.get());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+struct PtrOpsMock {
+    auto operator*() const noexcept {
+        opCalled |= deref;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    auto operator->() const noexcept {
+        opCalled |= arrow;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    explicit operator bool() const noexcept {
+        opCalled |= boolCast;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    enum OpCalled : uint32_t {
+        deref = 1 << 0,
+        arrow = 1 << 1,
+        boolCast = 1 << 2,
+        compareAsLhs = 1 << 3,
+        compareAsRhs = 1 << 4,
+        compare = 1 << 5,
+    };
+
+    mutable uint32_t opCalled = 0;
+};
+
+static bool operator==(const PtrOpsMock &lhs, const void *) {
+    lhs.opCalled |= PtrOpsMock::compareAsLhs;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool operator==(const void *, const PtrOpsMock &rhs) {
+    rhs.opCalled |= PtrOpsMock::compareAsRhs;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool operator==(const PtrOpsMock &lhs, const PtrOpsMock &rhs) {
+    lhs.opCalled |= PtrOpsMock::compare;
+    rhs.opCalled |= PtrOpsMock::compare;
+    return true;
+}
+
+TEST(Clonable, WhenUsingUniquePtrWrapperOpsThenForwardsToParentsPtr) {
+    struct Parent : Impl::UniquePtrWrapperOps<Parent> {
+        PtrOpsMock ptr;
+    };
+
+    {
+        Parent parent;
+        [[maybe_unused]] auto res = *parent;
+        EXPECT_EQ(PtrOpsMock::deref, parent.ptr.opCalled);
+    }
+
+    {
+        Parent parent;
+        [[maybe_unused]] auto res = parent->opCalled;
+        EXPECT_EQ(PtrOpsMock::arrow, parent.ptr.opCalled);
+    }
+
+    {
+        Parent parent;
+        [[maybe_unused]] auto res = static_cast<bool>(parent);
+        EXPECT_EQ(PtrOpsMock::boolCast, parent.ptr.opCalled);
+    }
+
+    {
+        Parent parent;
+        [[maybe_unused]] auto res = parent == nullptr;
+        EXPECT_EQ(PtrOpsMock::compareAsLhs, parent.ptr.opCalled);
+    }
+
+    {
+        Parent parent;
+        [[maybe_unused]] auto res = nullptr == parent;
+        EXPECT_EQ(PtrOpsMock::compareAsRhs, parent.ptr.opCalled);
+    }
+
+    {
+        Parent parentA;
+        Parent parentB;
+        [[maybe_unused]] auto res = parentA == parentB;
+        EXPECT_EQ(PtrOpsMock::compare, parentA.ptr.opCalled);
+        EXPECT_EQ(PtrOpsMock::compare, parentB.ptr.opCalled);
+    }
+}