diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/driver/driver_handle_imp_helper.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/driver/driver_handle_imp_helper.cpp
index fc2e3e9bd8..10cd9610ef 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/driver/driver_handle_imp_helper.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/driver/driver_handle_imp_helper.cpp
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint32_t>> DriverHandleImp::extensionsS
     {ZE_RTAS_BUILDER_EXP_NAME, ZE_RTAS_BUILDER_EXP_VERSION_CURRENT},
 
     // Driver experimental extensions
-    {ZE_INTEL_DEVICE_MODULE_DP_PROPERTIES_EXP_NAME, ZE_INTEL_DEVICE_MODULE_DP_PROPERTIES_EXP_VERSION_CURRENT}};
+    {ZE_INTEL_DEVICE_MODULE_DP_PROPERTIES_EXP_NAME, ZE_INTEL_DEVICE_MODULE_DP_PROPERTIES_EXP_VERSION_CURRENT},
+    {ZE_EVENT_POOL_COUNTER_BASED_EXP_NAME, ZE_EVENT_POOL_COUNTER_BASED_EXP_VERSION_CURRENT}};
 } // namespace L0
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
index 764e80c747..9131ad96ab 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
@@ -861,6 +861,22 @@ bool InOrderCmdListTests::verifyInOrderDependency(GenCmdList::iterator &cmd, uin
     cmd++;
     return true;
 }
+HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenDriverHandleWhenAskingForExtensionsThenReturnCounterBasedEventExtension, IsAtLeastSkl) {
+    uint32_t count = 0;
+    ze_result_t res = driverHandle->getExtensionProperties(&count, nullptr);
+    EXPECT_NE(0u, count);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, res);
+
+    std::vector<ze_driver_extension_properties_t> extensionProperties;
+    extensionProperties.resize(count);
+
+    res = driverHandle->getExtensionProperties(&count, extensionProperties.data());
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, res);
+
+    auto it = std::find_if(extensionProperties.begin(), extensionProperties.end(), [](const auto &extension) { return (strcmp(extension.name, ZE_EVENT_POOL_COUNTER_BASED_EXP_NAME) == 0); });
+    EXPECT_NE(it, extensionProperties.end());
+    EXPECT_EQ((*it).version, ZE_EVENT_POOL_COUNTER_BASED_EXP_VERSION_CURRENT);
+}
 
 HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenCmdListWhenAskingForQwordDataSizeThenReturnFalse, IsAtLeastSkl) {
     auto immCmdList = createImmCmdList<gfxCoreFamily>();