diff --git a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/xe/debug_session.cpp b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/xe/debug_session.cpp
index ea077a3ec0..47b75c62fd 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/xe/debug_session.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/xe/debug_session.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ void DebugSessionLinuxXe::readInternalEventsAsync() {
 
         if (result == ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(internalEventThreadMutex);
+            if (event->type == DRM_XE_EUDEBUG_EVENT_EU_ATTENTION) {
+                newestAttSeqNo.store(event->seqno);
+            }
 
             auto memory = std::make_unique<uint64_t[]>(maxEventSize / sizeof(uint64_t));
             memcpy(memory.get(), event, maxEventSize);
@@ -253,7 +256,11 @@ void DebugSessionLinuxXe::handleEvent(drm_xe_eudebug_event *event) {
         PRINT_DEBUGGER_INFO_LOG("DRM_XE_EUDEBUG_IOCTL_READ_EVENT type: DRM_XE_EUDEBUG_EVENT_EU_ATTENTION client_handle = %llu flags = %llu bitmask_size = %lu exec_queue_handle = %llu lrc_handle = %llu\n",
                                 (uint64_t)attention->client_handle, (uint64_t)attention->flags,
                                 (uint32_t)attention->bitmask_size, uint64_t(attention->exec_queue_handle), uint64_t(attention->lrc_handle));
-        handleAttentionEvent(attention);
+        if (attention->base.seqno < newestAttSeqNo.load()) {
+            PRINT_DEBUGGER_INFO_LOG("Dropping stale ATT event seqno=%llu\n", (uint64_t)attention->base.seqno);
+        } else {
+            handleAttentionEvent(attention);
+        }
     } break;
 
     case DRM_XE_EUDEBUG_EVENT_VM_BIND: {
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/xe/debug_session.h b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/xe/debug_session.h
index 034c602fc6..872e804f8b 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/xe/debug_session.h
+++ b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/xe/debug_session.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct DebugSessionLinuxXe : DebugSessionLinux {
     int threadControlInterruptAll(drm_xe_eudebug_eu_control &euControl);
     int threadControlResume(const std::vector<EuThread::ThreadId> &threads, drm_xe_eudebug_eu_control &euControl);
     int threadControlStopped(drm_xe_eudebug_eu_control &euControl, std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> &bitmaskOut, size_t &bitmaskSizeOut);
-    void handleAttentionEvent(drm_xe_eudebug_event_eu_attention *attention);
+    MOCKABLE_VIRTUAL void handleAttentionEvent(drm_xe_eudebug_event_eu_attention *attention);
     void handleMetadataEvent(drm_xe_eudebug_event_metadata *pMetaData);
     bool handleMetadataOpEvent(drm_xe_eudebug_event_vm_bind_op_metadata *vmBindOpMetadata);
     void updateContextAndLrcHandlesForThreadsWithAttention(EuThread::ThreadId threadId, AttentionEventFields &attention) override;
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ struct DebugSessionLinuxXe : DebugSessionLinux {
     ze_result_t readEventImp(drm_xe_eudebug_event *drmDebugEvent);
     int ioctl(unsigned long request, void *arg);
     std::atomic<bool> processEntryEventGenerated = false;
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> newestAttSeqNo = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace L0
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/xe/debug_session_fixtures_linux_xe.h b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/xe/debug_session_fixtures_linux_xe.h
index 1ea615e33e..d0126b4a38 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/xe/debug_session_fixtures_linux_xe.h
+++ b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/xe/debug_session_fixtures_linux_xe.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct MockDebugSessionLinuxXe : public L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe {
     using L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe::internalEventThread;
     using L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe::invalidClientHandle;
     using L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe::ioctlHandler;
+    using L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe::newestAttSeqNo;
     using L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe::newlyStoppedThreads;
     using L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe::pendingInterrupts;
     using L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe::readEventImp;
@@ -203,6 +204,11 @@ struct MockDebugSessionLinuxXe : public L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe {
         return DebugSessionLinuxXe::initialize();
     }
 
+    void handleAttentionEvent(drm_xe_eudebug_event_eu_attention *attention) override {
+        handleAttentionEventCalled++;
+        return DebugSessionLinuxXe::handleAttentionEvent(attention);
+    }
+
     int threadControl(const std::vector<EuThread::ThreadId> &threads, uint32_t tile, ThreadControlCmd threadCmd, std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> &bitmask, size_t &bitmaskSize) override {
         numThreadsPassedToThreadControl = threads.size();
         return L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe::threadControl(threads, tile, threadCmd, bitmask, bitmaskSize);
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@ struct MockDebugSessionLinuxXe : public L0::DebugSessionLinuxXe {
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, uint8_t> stoppedThreads;
     uint32_t countToAddThreadToNewlyStoppedFromRaisedAttentionForTileSession = 0;
     int64_t returnTimeDiff = -1;
+    uint32_t handleAttentionEventCalled = 0;
 };
 
 struct MockAsyncThreadDebugSessionLinuxXe : public MockDebugSessionLinuxXe {
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/xe/test_debug_api_linux_xe.cpp b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/xe/test_debug_api_linux_xe.cpp
index cc88c95a77..ff95a3aaf4 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/xe/test_debug_api_linux_xe.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/xe/test_debug_api_linux_xe.cpp
@@ -2099,6 +2099,32 @@ TEST_F(DebugApiLinuxTestXe, GivenSentInterruptWhenHandlingAttEventThenAttBitsAre
     EXPECT_EQ(0u, sessionMock->readSystemRoutineIdentCallCount);
 }
 
+TEST_F(DebugApiLinuxTestXe, GivenStaleAttentionEventThenEventNotHandled) {
+    zet_debug_config_t config = {};
+    config.pid = 0x1234;
+
+    auto sessionMock = std::make_unique<MockDebugSessionLinuxXe>(config, device, 10);
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, sessionMock);
+    sessionMock->clientHandle = MockDebugSessionLinuxXe::mockClientHandle;
+    sessionMock->newestAttSeqNo.store(10);
+    drm_xe_eudebug_event_eu_attention attention = {};
+    attention.base.type = DRM_XE_EUDEBUG_EVENT_EU_ATTENTION;
+    attention.base.flags = DRM_XE_EUDEBUG_EVENT_STATE_CHANGE;
+    attention.base.len = sizeof(drm_xe_eudebug_event_eu_attention);
+    attention.base.seqno = 2;
+    attention.client_handle = MockDebugSessionLinuxXe::mockClientHandle;
+    attention.lrc_handle = 0;
+    attention.flags = 0;
+    attention.exec_queue_handle = 0;
+    attention.bitmask_size = 0;
+    uint8_t data[sizeof(drm_xe_eudebug_event_eu_attention) + 128];
+    memcpy(data, &attention, sizeof(drm_xe_eudebug_event_eu_attention));
+
+    sessionMock->handleEvent(reinterpret_cast<drm_xe_eudebug_event *>(data));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(sessionMock->handleAttentionEventCalled, 0u);
+}
+
 TEST_F(DebugApiLinuxTestXe, GivenInterruptedThreadsWhenAttentionEventReceivedThenEventsTriggeredAfterExpectedAttentionEventCount) {
     zet_debug_config_t config = {};
     config.pid = 0x1234;