diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
index c48faaeda4..51ce32b054 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ ForceSystemMemoryPlacement = 0
 ForceNonSystemMemoryPlacement = 0
 ForceOCLVersion = 0
 ForcePreemptionMode = -1
+ForceKernelPreemptionMode = -1
 NodeOrdinal = -1
 OverrideThreadArbitrationPolicy = -1
 OverrideAubDeviceId = -1
diff --git a/shared/source/command_stream/preemption.cpp b/shared/source/command_stream/preemption.cpp
index 7c887f7d94..b719281a9f 100644
--- a/shared/source/command_stream/preemption.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/command_stream/preemption.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ bool PreemptionHelper::allowMidThreadPreemption(const PreemptionFlags &flags) {
 }
 
 PreemptionMode PreemptionHelper::taskPreemptionMode(PreemptionMode devicePreemptionMode, const PreemptionFlags &flags) {
+    if (DebugManager.flags.ForceKernelPreemptionMode.get() != -1) {
+        return static_cast<PreemptionMode>(DebugManager.flags.ForceKernelPreemptionMode.get());
+    }
     if (devicePreemptionMode == PreemptionMode::Disabled) {
         return PreemptionMode::Disabled;
     }
diff --git a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
index 1f7f9b84df..9812ddeaf6 100644
--- a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
+++ b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int64_t, ForceSystemMemoryPlacement, 0, "0: default,  >0:
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int64_t, ForceNonSystemMemoryPlacement, 0, "0: default,  >0: (bitmask) for given Graphics Allocation Type, force non-system memory placement")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ForceOCLVersion, 0, "Force specific OpenCL API version")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ForcePreemptionMode, -1, "Keep this variable in sync with PreemptionMode enum. -1 - devices default mode, 1 - disable, 2 - midBatch, 3 - threadGroup, 4 - midThread")
+DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ForceKernelPreemptionMode, -1, "Keep this variable in sync with PreemptionMode enum. -1 - kernel default mode, 1 - disable, 2 - midBatch, 3 - threadGroup, 4 - midThread")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, NodeOrdinal, -1, "-1: default do not override, 0: ENGINE_RCS")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, OverrideThreadArbitrationPolicy, -1, "-1 (dont override) or any valid config (0: Age Based, 1: Round Robin)")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, OverrideAubDeviceId, -1, "-1 dont override, any other: use this value for AUB generation device id")
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/preemption/preemption_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/preemption/preemption_tests.cpp
index 73892fb79a..fa7605fe92 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/preemption/preemption_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/preemption/preemption_tests.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,30 @@ TEST_F(MidThreadPreemptionTests, taskPreemptionAllowDeviceSupportsPreemptionOnVm
     EXPECT_EQ(PreemptionMode::MidThread, outMode);
 }
 
+TEST_F(ThreadGroupPreemptionTests, GivenDebugKernelPreemptionWhenDeviceSupportsThreadGroupThenExpectDebugKeyMidThreadValue) {
+    DebugManager.flags.ForceKernelPreemptionMode.set(static_cast<int32_t>(PreemptionMode::MidThread));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(PreemptionMode::ThreadGroup, device->getPreemptionMode());
+
+    PreemptionFlags flags = {};
+    kernel.reset(new MockKernel(program.get(), *kernelInfo, *device));
+    PreemptionHelper::setPreemptionLevelFlags(flags, device->getDevice(), kernel.get());
+    PreemptionMode outMode = PreemptionHelper::taskPreemptionMode(device->getPreemptionMode(), flags);
+    EXPECT_EQ(PreemptionMode::MidThread, outMode);
+}
+
+TEST_F(MidThreadPreemptionTests, GivenDebugKernelPreemptionWhenDeviceSupportsMidThreadThenExpectDebugKeyMidBatchValue) {
+    DebugManager.flags.ForceKernelPreemptionMode.set(static_cast<int32_t>(PreemptionMode::MidBatch));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(PreemptionMode::MidThread, device->getPreemptionMode());
+
+    PreemptionFlags flags = {};
+    kernel.reset(new MockKernel(program.get(), *kernelInfo, *device));
+    PreemptionHelper::setPreemptionLevelFlags(flags, device->getDevice(), kernel.get());
+    PreemptionMode outMode = PreemptionHelper::taskPreemptionMode(device->getPreemptionMode(), flags);
+    EXPECT_EQ(PreemptionMode::MidBatch, outMode);
+}
+
 TEST_F(DevicePreemptionTests, setDefaultMidThreadPreemption) {
     RuntimeCapabilityTable devCapabilities = {};