diff --git a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
index 8446a3dbdc..1743740f8e 100644
--- a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
+++ b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, EnableCopyWithStagingBuffers, -1, "Enable copy w
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, StagingBufferSize, -1, "Size of single staging buffer. -1: default (2MB), >0: size in KB")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ForcePostSyncL1Flush, -1, "-1: default (do nothing), 0: L1 flush disabled in post sync, 1: L1 flush enabled in post sync")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, AllowNotZeroForCompressedOnWddm, -1, "-1: default (do nothing), 0: do not set AllowNotZeroed for compressed resources, 1: set AllowNotZeroed for compressed resources");
+DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int64_t, ForceGmmSystemMemoryBufferForAllocations, 0, "0: default, >0: (bitmask) for given Allocation Types, force GMM_RESOURCE_USAGE_OCL_SYSTEM_MEMORY_BUFFER gmm resource type");
 
 /*DIRECT SUBMISSION FLAGS*/
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, EnableDirectSubmission, -1, "-1: default (disabled), 0: disable, 1:enable. Enables direct submission of command buffers bypassing KMD")
diff --git a/shared/source/gmm_helper/cache_settings_helper.cpp b/shared/source/gmm_helper/cache_settings_helper.cpp
index d073889baa..2675d713df 100644
--- a/shared/source/gmm_helper/cache_settings_helper.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/gmm_helper/cache_settings_helper.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ GMM_RESOURCE_USAGE_TYPE_ENUM CacheSettingsHelper::getDefaultUsageTypeWithCaching
         return getDefaultUsageTypeWithCachingDisabled(allocationType, productHelper);
     }
 
+    if (debugManager.flags.ForceGmmSystemMemoryBufferForAllocations.get()) {
+        UNRECOVERABLE_IF(allocationType == AllocationType::unknown);
+        if ((1llu << (static_cast<int64_t>(allocationType))) & debugManager.flags.ForceGmmSystemMemoryBufferForAllocations.get()) {
+            return GMM_RESOURCE_USAGE_OCL_SYSTEM_MEMORY_BUFFER;
+        }
+    }
+
     switch (allocationType) {
     case AllocationType::image:
         return GMM_RESOURCE_USAGE_OCL_IMAGE;
diff --git a/shared/test/common/test_files/igdrcl.config b/shared/test/common/test_files/igdrcl.config
index 2c18058bc6..9551b01772 100644
--- a/shared/test/common/test_files/igdrcl.config
+++ b/shared/test/common/test_files/igdrcl.config
@@ -619,4 +619,5 @@ OverrideNumHighPriorityContexts = -1
 ForceScratchAndMTPBufferSizeMode = -1
 ForcePostSyncL1Flush = -1
 AllowNotZeroForCompressedOnWddm = -1
+ForceGmmSystemMemoryBufferForAllocations = 0 
 # Please don't edit below this line
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/gmm_helper/gmm_helper_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/gmm_helper/gmm_helper_tests.cpp
index c0b067c4df..bc61bfa4b6 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/gmm_helper/gmm_helper_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/gmm_helper/gmm_helper_tests.cpp
@@ -901,6 +901,31 @@ TEST(GmmTest, givenUncachedDebugFlagMaskSetWhenAskingForUsageTypeThenReturnUncac
               CacheSettingsHelper::getGmmUsageType(AllocationType::bufferHostMemory, false, productHelper));
 }
 
+TEST(GmmTest, givenFlagForceGmmSystemMemoryBufferForAllocationsWhenCallGetGmmUsageTypeThenReturnSystemMemoryBuffer) {
+    DebugManagerStateRestore restore;
+
+    MockExecutionEnvironment mockExecutionEnvironment{};
+    const auto &productHelper = mockExecutionEnvironment.rootDeviceEnvironments[0]->getHelper<ProductHelper>();
+
+    constexpr int64_t bufferMask = 1ll << static_cast<int64_t>(AllocationType::buffer);
+    constexpr int64_t globalFence = 1ll << static_cast<int64_t>(AllocationType::globalFence);
+
+    auto defaultGmmUsageType = GMM_RESOURCE_USAGE_OCL_BUFFER;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(defaultGmmUsageType,
+              CacheSettingsHelper::getGmmUsageType(AllocationType::buffer, false, productHelper));
+    EXPECT_EQ(defaultGmmUsageType,
+              CacheSettingsHelper::getGmmUsageType(AllocationType::globalFence, false, productHelper));
+
+    debugManager.flags.ForceGmmSystemMemoryBufferForAllocations.set(bufferMask | globalFence);
+    auto expectedGmmUsageTypeAfterForcingFlag = GMM_RESOURCE_USAGE_OCL_SYSTEM_MEMORY_BUFFER;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(expectedGmmUsageTypeAfterForcingFlag,
+              CacheSettingsHelper::getGmmUsageType(AllocationType::buffer, false, productHelper));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expectedGmmUsageTypeAfterForcingFlag,
+              CacheSettingsHelper::getGmmUsageType(AllocationType::globalFence, false, productHelper));
+}
+
 TEST(GmmTest, givenAllocationForStatefulAccessWhenDebugFlagIsSetThenReturnUncachedType) {
     DebugManagerStateRestore restore;
     debugManager.flags.DisableCachingForStatefulBufferAccess.set(true);