diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.h b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.h
index 2e4474c4fa..54d72630d1 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.h
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.h
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ struct CommandListCoreFamily : public CommandListImp {
     virtual void ensureCmdBufferSpaceForPrefetch() {}
     bool transferDirectionRequiresBcsSplit(NEO::TransferDirection direction) const;
     std::optional<SWTagScope<GfxFamily>> emplaceSWTagScope(const char *callName);
+    size_t getDefaultMinBcsSplitSize() const;
 
     template <typename Container>
     void addResidency(const Container &allocs) {
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
index 3c51ef4de0..fe8112dbce 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
@@ -352,8 +352,18 @@ ze_result_t CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>::initialize(Device *device, NEO
 
     enableImmediateBcsSplit();
 
+    this->minimalSizeForBcsSplit = getDefaultMinBcsSplitSize();
+
+    if (NEO::debugManager.flags.SplitBcsSize.get() != -1) {
+        this->minimalSizeForBcsSplit = NEO::debugManager.flags.SplitBcsSize.get() * MemoryConstants::kiloByte;
+    }
+
     return returnType;
 }
+template <GFXCORE_FAMILY gfxCoreFamily>
+size_t CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>::getDefaultMinBcsSplitSize() const {
+    return 4 * MemoryConstants::megaByte;
+}
 
 template <GFXCORE_FAMILY gfxCoreFamily>
 ze_result_t CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>::close() {
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_imp.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_imp.cpp
index c8fe9bb5fa..70dad73769 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_imp.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_imp.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@
 
 namespace L0 {
 
-CommandList::CommandList(uint32_t numIddsPerBlock) : commandContainer(numIddsPerBlock) {
-    if (NEO::debugManager.flags.SplitBcsSize.get() != -1) {
-        this->minimalSizeForBcsSplit = NEO::debugManager.flags.SplitBcsSize.get() * MemoryConstants::kiloByte;
-    }
-}
+CommandList::CommandList(uint32_t numIddsPerBlock) : commandContainer(numIddsPerBlock) {}
 
 CommandListAllocatorFn commandListFactory[IGFX_MAX_PRODUCT] = {};
 CommandListAllocatorFn commandListFactoryImmediate[IGFX_MAX_PRODUCT] = {};
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_cmdlist.h b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_cmdlist.h
index c0eb0e0961..682448d4fa 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_cmdlist.h
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/mocks/mock_cmdlist.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct WhiteBox<::L0::CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>>
     using BaseClass::l3FlushAfterPostSyncEnabled;
     using BaseClass::latestOperationRequiredNonWalkerInOrderCmdsChaining;
     using BaseClass::maxFillPatternSizeForCopyEngine;
+    using BaseClass::minimalSizeForBcsSplit;
     using BaseClass::obtainKernelPreemptionMode;
     using BaseClass::partitionCount;
     using BaseClass::patternAllocations;
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_1.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_1.cpp
index f3dec7336c..21908041d6 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_1.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_1.cpp
@@ -3352,6 +3352,13 @@ HWTEST2_F(CommandListCreateTests, givenCopyCommandListWhenProfilingBeforeCommand
     EXPECT_EQ(cmd->getMemoryAddress(), ptrOffset(baseAddr, contextOffset));
 }
 
+HWTEST_F(CommandListCreateTests, whenAskingForDefaultSplitSizeThenReturnCorrectValue) {
+    auto commandList = std::make_unique<WhiteBox<::L0::CommandListCoreFamily<FamilyType::gfxCoreFamily>>>();
+    commandList->initialize(device, NEO::EngineGroupType::compute, 0u);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(4u * MemoryConstants::megaByte, commandList->minimalSizeForBcsSplit);
+}
+
 HWTEST2_F(CommandListCreateTests, givenCopyCommandListWhenProfilingBeforeCommandForCopyOnlyThenCommandsHaveCorrectEventOffsets, IsAtLeastXe2HpgCore) {
     using GfxFamily = typename NEO::GfxFamilyMapper<FamilyType::gfxCoreFamily>::GfxFamily;
     using MI_STORE_REGISTER_MEM = typename GfxFamily::MI_STORE_REGISTER_MEM;