diff --git a/runtime/api/api.cpp b/runtime/api/api.cpp
index 332f45497a..a2f7219144 100644
--- a/runtime/api/api.cpp
+++ b/runtime/api/api.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "runtime/kernel/kernel.h"
 #include "runtime/mem_obj/buffer.h"
 #include "runtime/mem_obj/image.h"
+#include "runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.h"
 #include "runtime/mem_obj/pipe.h"
 #include "runtime/memory_manager/svm_memory_manager.h"
 #include "runtime/os_interface/debug_settings_manager.h"
@@ -551,10 +552,6 @@ cl_mem CL_API_CALL clCreateBuffer(cl_context context,
                    "size", size,
                    "hostPtr", DebugManager.infoPointerToString(hostPtr, size));
     cl_mem buffer = nullptr;
-    const cl_mem_flags allValidFlags =
-        CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_READ_ONLY |
-        CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR |
-        CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS;
 
     do {
         if (size == 0) {
@@ -563,7 +560,7 @@ cl_mem CL_API_CALL clCreateBuffer(cl_context context,
         }
 
         /* Are there some invalid flag bits? */
-        if ((flags & (~allValidFlags)) != 0) {
+        if (!MemObjHelper::checkMemFlagsForBuffer(flags)) {
             retVal = CL_INVALID_VALUE;
             break;
         }
@@ -618,9 +615,6 @@ cl_mem CL_API_CALL clCreateSubBuffer(cl_mem buffer,
                    "bufferCreateInfo", bufferCreateInfo);
     cl_mem subBuffer = nullptr;
     Buffer *parentBuffer = castToObject<Buffer>(buffer);
-    const cl_mem_flags allValidFlags =
-        CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_READ_ONLY |
-        CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS;
 
     do {
         if (parentBuffer == nullptr) {
@@ -629,7 +623,7 @@ cl_mem CL_API_CALL clCreateSubBuffer(cl_mem buffer,
         }
 
         /* Are there some invalid flag bits? */
-        if ((flags & (~allValidFlags)) != 0) {
+        if (!MemObjHelper::checkMemFlagsForSubBuffer(flags)) {
             retVal = CL_INVALID_VALUE;
             break;
         }
diff --git a/runtime/mem_obj/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/mem_obj/CMakeLists.txt
index cc8a1ef25e..d0c7e6453b 100644
--- a/runtime/mem_obj/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/mem_obj/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ set(RUNTIME_SRCS_MEM_OBJ
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/map_operations_handler.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mem_obj.cpp
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mem_obj.h
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}${BRANCH_DIR_SUFFIX}/mem_obj_helper.cpp
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mem_obj_helper.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pipe.cpp
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pipe.h
 )
diff --git a/runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.cpp b/runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..941e363f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+ * OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.h"
+
+namespace OCLRT {
+
+bool MemObjHelper::checkExtraMemFlagsForBuffer(cl_mem_flags flags) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace OCLRT
diff --git a/runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.h b/runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..558b4777cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+ * OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "CL/cl.h"
+#include "runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj.h"
+
+namespace OCLRT {
+
+class MemObjHelper {
+  public:
+    static bool checkMemFlagsForBuffer(cl_mem_flags flags) {
+        const cl_mem_flags allValidFlags =
+            CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_READ_ONLY |
+            CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR |
+            CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS;
+
+        bool flagsValidated = (flags & (~allValidFlags)) == 0;
+        flagsValidated &= checkExtraMemFlagsForBuffer(flags);
+
+        return flagsValidated;
+    }
+
+    static bool checkExtraMemFlagsForBuffer(cl_mem_flags flags);
+
+    static bool checkMemFlagsForSubBuffer(cl_mem_flags flags) {
+        const cl_mem_flags allValidFlags =
+            CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_READ_ONLY |
+            CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS;
+
+        if ((flags & (~allValidFlags)) != 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+} // namespace OCLRT
diff --git a/unit_tests/mem_obj/CMakeLists.txt b/unit_tests/mem_obj/CMakeLists.txt
index 55254b1d9d..48065b2b3b 100644
--- a/unit_tests/mem_obj/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/unit_tests/mem_obj/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ set(IGDRCL_SRCS_tests_mem_obj
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/map_operations_handler_tests.cpp
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mem_obj_destruction_tests.cpp
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mem_obj_tests.cpp
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/mem_obj_helper_tests.cpp
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/nv12_image_tests.cpp
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/packed_yuv_image_tests.cpp
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pipe_tests.cpp
diff --git a/unit_tests/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper_tests.cpp b/unit_tests/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper_tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af4060ec51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit_tests/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper_tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 - 2018, Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+ * OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "runtime/mem_obj/mem_obj_helper.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+using namespace OCLRT;
+
+TEST(MemObjHelper, givenValidMemFlagsForBufferWhenFlagsAreCheckedThenTrueIsReturned) {
+    cl_mem_flags flags = CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_READ_ONLY |
+                         CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR |
+                         CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS;
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(MemObjHelper::checkMemFlagsForBuffer(flags));
+}
+
+TEST(MemObjHelper, givenInvalidMemFlagsForBufferWhenFlagsAreCheckedThenFalseIsReturned) {
+    cl_mem_flags flags = (1 << 13) | (1 << 14) | (1 << 30) | (1 << 31);
+
+    if (MemObjHelper::checkExtraMemFlagsForBuffer(flags)) {
+        EXPECT_FALSE(MemObjHelper::checkMemFlagsForBuffer(flags));
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(MemObjHelper, givenValidMemFlagsForSubBufferWhenFlagsAreCheckedThenTrueIsReturned) {
+    cl_mem_flags flags = CL_MEM_READ_WRITE | CL_MEM_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_READ_ONLY |
+                         CL_MEM_HOST_WRITE_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_READ_ONLY | CL_MEM_HOST_NO_ACCESS;
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(MemObjHelper::checkMemFlagsForSubBuffer(flags));
+}
+
+TEST(MemObjHelper, givenInValidMemFlagsForSubBufferWhenFlagsAreCheckedThenTrueIsReturned) {
+    cl_mem_flags flags = CL_MEM_ALLOC_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_COPY_HOST_PTR | CL_MEM_USE_HOST_PTR;
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(MemObjHelper::checkMemFlagsForSubBuffer(flags));
+}