diff --git a/level_zero/api/driver_experimental/public/zex_event.cpp b/level_zero/api/driver_experimental/public/zex_event.cpp
index f78ec1ee2f..c6e20cc729 100644
--- a/level_zero/api/driver_experimental/public/zex_event.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/api/driver_experimental/public/zex_event.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "level_zero/core/source/device/device.h"
 #include "level_zero/core/source/driver/driver_handle.h"
 #include "level_zero/core/source/event/event.h"
+#include "level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper.h"
 
 namespace L0 {
 
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ zexCounterBasedEventCreate2(ze_context_handle_t hContext, ze_device_handle_t hDe
     };
 
     ze_result_t result = ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS;
-    *phEvent = Event::create<uint64_t>(eventDescriptor, device, result);
+
+    *phEvent = device->getL0GfxCoreHelper().createStandaloneEvent(eventDescriptor, device, result);
 
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper.h b/level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper.h
index 5c30f8052c..1c717154d1 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper.h
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ constexpr int stallSamplingReportSubSliceAndFlagsOffset = 48;
 struct Event;
 struct Device;
 struct EventPool;
+struct EventDescriptor;
 
 class L0GfxCoreHelper;
 using createL0GfxCoreHelperFunctionType = std::unique_ptr<L0GfxCoreHelper> (*)();
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ class L0GfxCoreHelper : public NEO::ApiGfxCoreHelper {
 
     virtual void setAdditionalGroupProperty(ze_command_queue_group_properties_t &groupProperty, NEO::EngineGroupT &group) const = 0;
     virtual L0::Event *createEvent(L0::EventPool *eventPool, const ze_event_desc_t *desc, L0::Device *device) const = 0;
+    virtual L0::Event *createStandaloneEvent(const EventDescriptor &desc, L0::Device *device, ze_result_t &result) const = 0;
 
     virtual bool isResumeWARequired() = 0;
     virtual bool imageCompressionSupported(const NEO::HardwareInfo &hwInfo) const = 0;
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ class L0GfxCoreHelperHw : public L0GfxCoreHelper {
 
     void setAdditionalGroupProperty(ze_command_queue_group_properties_t &groupProperty, NEO::EngineGroupT &group) const override;
     L0::Event *createEvent(L0::EventPool *eventPool, const ze_event_desc_t *desc, L0::Device *device) const override;
+    L0::Event *createStandaloneEvent(const EventDescriptor &desc, L0::Device *device, ze_result_t &result) const override;
 
     bool isResumeWARequired() override;
     bool imageCompressionSupported(const NEO::HardwareInfo &hwInfo) const override;
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper_base.inl b/level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper_base.inl
index c5d3b759ab..0af0380ee7 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper_base.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/gfx_core_helpers/l0_gfx_core_helper_base.inl
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ L0::Event *L0GfxCoreHelperHw<Family>::createEvent(L0::EventPool *eventPool, cons
     return Event::create<typename Family::TimestampPacketType>(eventPool, desc, device);
 }
 
+template <typename Family>
+L0::Event *L0GfxCoreHelperHw<Family>::createStandaloneEvent(const EventDescriptor &desc, L0::Device *device, ze_result_t &result) const {
+    return Event::create<typename Family::TimestampPacketType>(desc, device, result);
+}
+
 template <typename Family>
 bool L0GfxCoreHelperHw<Family>::alwaysAllocateEventInLocalMem() const {
     return false;
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_1.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_1.cpp
index 0fb832800d..8bb3b766f5 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_1.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_in_order_cmdlist_1.cpp
@@ -4693,6 +4693,24 @@ HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenCorrectInputParamsWhenCreatingCbEvent2ThenRe
     context->freeMem(hostAddress);
 }
 
+HWTEST_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenTimestmapEnabledWhenCreatingStandaloneCbEventThenSetCorrectPacketSize) {
+    zex_counter_based_event_desc_t counterBasedDesc = {ZEX_STRUCTURE_COUTER_BASED_EVENT_DESC}; // NOLINT(clang-analyzer-optin.core.EnumCastOutOfRange), NEO-12901
+    counterBasedDesc.flags = ZEX_COUNTER_BASED_EVENT_FLAG_IMMEDIATE | ZEX_COUNTER_BASED_EVENT_FLAG_KERNEL_TIMESTAMP;
+
+    ze_event_handle_t handle = nullptr;
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, zexCounterBasedEventCreate2(context, device, &counterBasedDesc, &handle));
+
+    auto eventObj = Event::fromHandle(handle);
+
+    using TagSizeT = typename FamilyType::TimestampPacketType;
+    constexpr auto singlePacetSize = NEO::TimestampPackets<TagSizeT, NEO::TimestampPacketConstants::preferredPacketCount>::getSinglePacketSize();
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(singlePacetSize, eventObj->getSinglePacketSize());
+
+    zeEventDestroy(handle);
+}
+
 HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenStandaloneEventWhenCallingSynchronizeThenReturnCorrectValue, MatchAny) {
     uint64_t counterValue = 2;
     auto hostAddress = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t *>(allocHostMem(sizeof(uint64_t)));