diff --git a/opencl/source/command_queue/command_queue.cpp b/opencl/source/command_queue/command_queue.cpp
index 7b8e623d18..5ed733202c 100644
--- a/opencl/source/command_queue/command_queue.cpp
+++ b/opencl/source/command_queue/command_queue.cpp
@@ -179,8 +179,17 @@ CommandStreamReceiver &CommandQueue::selectCsrForBuiltinOperation(const CsrSelec
     case TransferDirection::HostToLocal:
     case TransferDirection::LocalToHost: {
         preferBcs = true;
-        preferredBcsEngineType = EngineHelpers::getBcsEngineType(device->getHardwareInfo(), device->getDeviceBitfield(),
-                                                                 device->getSelectorCopyEngine(), false);
+
+        auto preferredBCSType = true;
+
+        if (DebugManager.flags.AssignBCSAtEnqueue.get() != -1) {
+            preferredBCSType = DebugManager.flags.AssignBCSAtEnqueue.get();
+        }
+
+        if (preferredBCSType) {
+            preferredBcsEngineType = EngineHelpers::getBcsEngineType(device->getHardwareInfo(), device->getDeviceBitfield(),
+                                                                     device->getSelectorCopyEngine(), false);
+        }
         break;
     }
     default:
@@ -189,7 +198,16 @@ CommandStreamReceiver &CommandQueue::selectCsrForBuiltinOperation(const CsrSelec
 
     CommandStreamReceiver *selectedCsr = nullptr;
     if (preferBcs) {
-        selectedCsr = getBcsCommandStreamReceiver(preferredBcsEngineType);
+        auto assignBCS = true;
+
+        if (DebugManager.flags.AssignBCSAtEnqueue.get() != -1) {
+            assignBCS = DebugManager.flags.AssignBCSAtEnqueue.get();
+        }
+
+        if (assignBCS) {
+            selectedCsr = getBcsCommandStreamReceiver(preferredBcsEngineType);
+        }
+
         if (selectedCsr == nullptr && !bcsEngineTypes.empty()) {
             selectedCsr = getBcsCommandStreamReceiver(bcsEngineTypes[0]);
         }
diff --git a/opencl/source/command_queue/enqueue_common.h b/opencl/source/command_queue/enqueue_common.h
index a9230efb9c..c703c6028d 100644
--- a/opencl/source/command_queue/enqueue_common.h
+++ b/opencl/source/command_queue/enqueue_common.h
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@ template <typename GfxFamily>
 template <uint32_t cmdType>
 void CommandQueueHw<GfxFamily>::enqueueBlit(const MultiDispatchInfo &multiDispatchInfo, cl_uint numEventsInWaitList, const cl_event *eventWaitList, cl_event *event, bool blocking, CommandStreamReceiver &bcsCsr) {
     auto commandStreamReceiverOwnership = getGpgpuCommandStreamReceiver().obtainUniqueOwnership();
+    auto bcsCommandStreamReceiverOwnership = bcsCsr.obtainUniqueOwnership();
 
     EventsRequest eventsRequest(numEventsInWaitList, eventWaitList, event);
     EventBuilder eventBuilder;
@@ -1154,6 +1155,7 @@ void CommandQueueHw<GfxFamily>::enqueueBlit(const MultiDispatchInfo &multiDispat
     timestampPacketDependencies.moveNodesToNewContainer(*deferredTimestampPackets);
 
     queueOwnership.unlock();
+    bcsCommandStreamReceiverOwnership.unlock();
     commandStreamReceiverOwnership.unlock();
 
     if (blocking) {
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/command_queue/command_queue_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/command_queue/command_queue_tests.cpp
index 052bb38885..8a58704518 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/command_queue/command_queue_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/command_queue/command_queue_tests.cpp
@@ -1780,6 +1780,27 @@ TEST_F(CsrSelectionCommandQueueWithBlitterTests, givenInvalidTransferDirectionWh
     EXPECT_ANY_THROW(queue->selectCsrForBuiltinOperation(args));
 }
 
+TEST_F(CsrSelectionCommandQueueWithBlitterTests, givenBlitterAndAssignBCSAtEnqueueSetToFalseWhenSelectCsrThenDefaultBcsReturned) {
+    DebugManagerStateRestore restore{};
+    DebugManager.flags.EnableBlitterForEnqueueOperations.set(1);
+    DebugManager.flags.AssignBCSAtEnqueue.set(0);
+
+    BuiltinOpParams builtinOpParams{};
+    MockGraphicsAllocation srcGraphicsAllocation{};
+    MockGraphicsAllocation dstGraphicsAllocation{};
+    MockBuffer srcMemObj{srcGraphicsAllocation};
+    MockBuffer dstMemObj{dstGraphicsAllocation};
+    builtinOpParams.srcMemObj = &srcMemObj;
+    builtinOpParams.dstMemObj = &dstMemObj;
+
+    CsrSelectionArgs args{CL_COMMAND_COPY_BUFFER, &srcMemObj, &dstMemObj, 0u, nullptr};
+    args.direction = TransferDirection::LocalToHost;
+
+    auto &csr = queue->selectCsrForBuiltinOperation(args);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(&csr, queue->getBcsCommandStreamReceiver(queue->bcsEngineTypes[0]));
+}
+
 TEST_F(CsrSelectionCommandQueueWithQueueFamiliesBlitterTests, givenBlitterSelectedWithQueueFamiliesWhenSelectingBlitterThenSelectBlitter) {
     DebugManagerStateRestore restore{};
 
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
index 594a44edf5..3151bde02e 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ ForceExtendedBufferSize = -1
 ForceExtendedUSMBufferSize = -1
 MakeIndirectAllocationsResidentAsPack = -1
 MakeEachAllocationResident = -1
+AssignBCSAtEnqueue = -1
 ReuseKernelBinaries = -1
 EnableChipsetUniqueUUID = -1
 ForceSimdMessageSizeInWalker = -1
diff --git a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
index 1e0f37e403..e966205174 100644
--- a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
+++ b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, OverrideUseKmdWaitFunction, -1, "-1: default (L0
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ResolveDependenciesViaPipeControls, -1, "-1: default , 0: disabled, 1: enabled. If enabled, instead of programming semaphores, dependencies are resolved using task levels")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, MakeIndirectAllocationsResidentAsPack, -1, "-1: default, 0:disabled, 1: enabled. If enabled, driver handles all indirect allocations as one pack instead of making them resident individually.")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, MakeEachAllocationResident, -1, "-1: default, 0: disabled, 1: bind every allocation at creation time, 2: bind all created allocations in flush")
+DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, AssignBCSAtEnqueue, -1, "-1: default, 0:disabled, 1: enabled.")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ReuseKernelBinaries, -1, "-1: default, 0:disabled, 1: enabled. If enabled, driver reuses kernel binaries.")
 
 /*DIRECT SUBMISSION FLAGS*/