diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/driver/driver.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/driver/driver.cpp
index dccb503b53..2995a5ad19 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/driver/driver.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/driver/driver.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ void DriverImp::initialize(ze_result_t *result) {
     UNRECOVERABLE_IF(nullptr == executionEnvironment);
 
     if (envVariables.programDebugging) {
-        executionEnvironment->setDebuggingEnabled();
+        if (!NEO::DebugManager.flags.ExperimentalEnableL0DebuggerForOpenCL.get()) {
+            executionEnvironment->setDebuggingEnabled();
+        }
     }
 
     executionEnvironment->incRefInternal();
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/driver/test_driver.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/driver/test_driver.cpp
index a5625e0059..72e708db34 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/driver/test_driver.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/driver/test_driver.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,30 @@ TEST(DriverImpTest, givenEnabledProgramDebuggingWhenCreatingExecutionEnvironment
     L0::GlobalDriver = nullptr;
 }
 
+TEST(DriverImpTest, givenEnabledProgramDebuggingAndEnabledExperimentalOpenCLWhenCreatingExecutionEnvironmentThenDebuggingEnabledIsFalse) {
+    DebugManagerStateRestore restorer;
+    NEO::HardwareInfo hwInfo = *NEO::defaultHwInfo.get();
+    hwInfo.capabilityTable.levelZeroSupported = true;
+
+    NEO::DebugManager.flags.ExperimentalEnableL0DebuggerForOpenCL.set(true);
+
+    VariableBackup<uint32_t> mockGetenvCalledBackup(&IoFunctions::mockGetenvCalled, 0);
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> mockableEnvs = {{"ZET_ENABLE_PROGRAM_DEBUGGING", "1"}};
+    VariableBackup<std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> *> mockableEnvValuesBackup(&IoFunctions::mockableEnvValues, &mockableEnvs);
+    VariableBackup<decltype(L0::GlobalDriverHandle)> mockableDriverHandle(&L0::GlobalDriverHandle);
+    VariableBackup<decltype(L0::GlobalDriver)> mockableDriver(&L0::GlobalDriver);
+
+    ze_result_t result = ZE_RESULT_ERROR_UNINITIALIZED;
+    DriverImp driverImp;
+    driverImp.initialize(&result);
+
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, L0::GlobalDriver);
+    ASSERT_NE(0u, L0::GlobalDriver->numDevices);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(L0::GlobalDriver->devices[0]->getNEODevice()->getExecutionEnvironment()->isDebuggingEnabled());
+
+    delete L0::GlobalDriver;
+}
+
 TEST(DriverImpTest, givenNoProgramDebuggingEnvVarWhenCreatingExecutionEnvironmentThenDebuggingEnabledIsFalse) {
 
     NEO::HardwareInfo hwInfo = *NEO::defaultHwInfo.get();
diff --git a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
index 98d8299135..0857bf3975 100644
--- a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
+++ b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2022 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2023 Intel Corporation
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ExperimentalCopyThroughLock, -1, "Experimentally
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ExperimentalForceCopyThroughLock, -1, "Force copy through lock pointer on zeAppendMemoryCopy for all cases -1: default 0: disable 1: enable ")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, ExperimentalSmallBufferPoolAllocator, -1, "Experimentally enable pool allocator for clCreateBuffer under 4KB.")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, ExperimentalEnableSourceLevelDebugger, false, "Experimentally enable source level debugger.")
-DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, ExperimentalEnableL0DebuggerForOpenCL, false, "Experimentally enable debugging OCL with L0 Debug API.")
+DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, ExperimentalEnableL0DebuggerForOpenCL, false, "Experimentally enable debugging OCL with L0 Debug API. When enabled - Level Zero debugging is disabled.")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, ExperimentalEnableTileAttach, true, "Experimentally enable attaching to tiles (subdevices).")
 
 /*DRIVER TOGGLES*/