diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/device/device_imp.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/device/device_imp.cpp
index 36323885e2..b2bb87c968 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/device/device_imp.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/device/device_imp.cpp
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ Device *Device::create(DriverHandle *driverHandle, NEO::Device *neoDevice, uint3
         debugSurface = neoDevice->getMemoryManager()->allocateGraphicsMemoryWithProperties(
             {device->getRootDeviceIndex(), true,
              NEO::SipKernel::maxDbgSurfaceSize,
-             NEO::GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::INTERNAL_HOST_MEMORY,
+             NEO::GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA,
              false,
              false,
              device->getNEODevice()->getDeviceBitfield()});
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/test_source_level_debugger.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/test_source_level_debugger.cpp
index b766b59a99..131b398c09 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/test_source_level_debugger.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/debugger/test_source_level_debugger.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ HWTEST_F(CommandQueueDebugCommandsTest, givenDebuggingEnabledWhenCommandListIsEx
 
 using DeviceWithDebuggerEnabledTest = Test<ActiveDebuggerFixture>;
 
-TEST_F(DeviceWithDebuggerEnabledTest, givenDebuggingEnabledWhenDeviceIsCreatedThenItHasDebugSurfaceCreated) {
-    EXPECT_NE(nullptr, deviceL0->getDebugSurface());
+TEST_F(DeviceWithDebuggerEnabledTest, givenDebuggingEnabledWhenDeviceIsCreatedThenItHasDebugSurfaceCreatedWithCorrectAllocationType) {
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, deviceL0->getDebugSurface());
+    EXPECT_EQ(NEO::GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA, deviceL0->getDebugSurface()->getAllocationType());
 }
 
 struct TwoSubDevicesDebuggerEnabledTest : public ActiveDebuggerFixture, public ::testing::Test {
diff --git a/opencl/source/utilities/logger.cpp b/opencl/source/utilities/logger.cpp
index 3bac77f066..44a050c4e8 100644
--- a/opencl/source/utilities/logger.cpp
+++ b/opencl/source/utilities/logger.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ const char *FileLogger<DebugLevel>::getAllocationTypeString(GraphicsAllocation c
         return "UNKNOWN";
     case GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::WRITE_COMBINED:
         return "WRITE_COMBINED";
+    case GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA:
+        return "DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA";
     default:
         return "ILLEGAL_VALUE";
     }
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/memory_manager/memory_manager_allocate_in_preferred_pool_tests.inl b/opencl/test/unit_test/memory_manager/memory_manager_allocate_in_preferred_pool_tests.inl
index 17a894f361..ec34a69278 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/memory_manager/memory_manager_allocate_in_preferred_pool_tests.inl
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/memory_manager/memory_manager_allocate_in_preferred_pool_tests.inl
@@ -891,6 +891,14 @@ TEST(MemoryManagerTest, givenForceNonSystemMaskWhenAllocationTypeNotMatchesMaskT
     EXPECT_EQ(1u, allocationData.flags.useSystemMemory);
 }
 
+TEST(MemoryManagerTest, givenDebugContextSaveAreaTypeWhenGetAllocationDataIsCalledThenSystemMemoryIsRequested) {
+    AllocationData allocData;
+    MockMemoryManager mockMemoryManager;
+    AllocationProperties properties{0, 1, GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA};
+    mockMemoryManager.getAllocationData(allocData, properties, nullptr, mockMemoryManager.createStorageInfoFromProperties(properties));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(allocData.flags.useSystemMemory);
+}
+
 using MemoryManagerGetAlloctionDataHaveToBeForcedTo48BitTest = testing::TestWithParam<std::tuple<GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType, bool>>;
 
 TEST_P(MemoryManagerGetAlloctionDataHaveToBeForcedTo48BitTest, givenAllocationTypesHaveToBeForcedTo48BitThenAllocationDataResource48BitIsSet) {
@@ -967,6 +975,7 @@ static const GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType allocationHaveNotToBeForcedTo48B
     GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::WRITE_COMBINED,
     GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::RING_BUFFER,
     GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::SEMAPHORE_BUFFER,
+    GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA,
 };
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(ForceTo48Bit,
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/utilities/file_logger_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/utilities/file_logger_tests.cpp
index 9bec21ac40..2684c23d14 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/utilities/file_logger_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/utilities/file_logger_tests.cpp
@@ -930,7 +930,8 @@ AllocationTypeTestCase allocationTypeValues[] = {
     {GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::GLOBAL_FENCE, "GLOBAL_FENCE"},
     {GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::TIMESTAMP_PACKET_TAG_BUFFER, "TIMESTAMP_PACKET_TAG_BUFFER"},
     {GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::UNKNOWN, "UNKNOWN"},
-    {GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::WRITE_COMBINED, "WRITE_COMBINED"}};
+    {GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::WRITE_COMBINED, "WRITE_COMBINED"},
+    {GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA, "DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA"}};
 
 class AllocationTypeLogging : public ::testing::TestWithParam<AllocationTypeTestCase> {};
 
diff --git a/shared/source/memory_manager/graphics_allocation.h b/shared/source/memory_manager/graphics_allocation.h
index f9516c703e..925890563f 100644
--- a/shared/source/memory_manager/graphics_allocation.h
+++ b/shared/source/memory_manager/graphics_allocation.h
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ class GraphicsAllocation : public IDNode<GraphicsAllocation> {
         TIMESTAMP_PACKET_TAG_BUFFER,
         WRITE_COMBINED,
         RING_BUFFER,
-        SEMAPHORE_BUFFER
+        SEMAPHORE_BUFFER,
+        DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA
     };
 
     ~GraphicsAllocation() override;
diff --git a/shared/source/memory_manager/memory_manager.cpp b/shared/source/memory_manager/memory_manager.cpp
index 0e586f8443..118918cfc1 100644
--- a/shared/source/memory_manager/memory_manager.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/memory_manager/memory_manager.cpp
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ bool MemoryManager::getAllocationData(AllocationData &allocationData, const Allo
     case GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::GLOBAL_FENCE:
     case GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::INTERNAL_HOST_MEMORY:
     case GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::TIMESTAMP_PACKET_TAG_BUFFER:
+    case GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::DEBUG_CONTEXT_SAVE_AREA:
         allocationData.flags.useSystemMemory = true;
     default:
         break;