diff --git a/opencl/source/utilities/logger.cpp b/opencl/source/utilities/logger.cpp
index 60699cae4c..5be4cb2d03 100644
--- a/opencl/source/utilities/logger.cpp
+++ b/opencl/source/utilities/logger.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ FileLogger<DebugLevel>::FileLogger(std::string filename, const DebugVariables &f
     dumpKernelArgsEnabled = flags.DumpKernelArgs.get();
     logApiCalls = flags.LogApiCalls.get();
     logAllocationMemoryPool = flags.LogAllocationMemoryPool.get();
+    logAllocationType = flags.LogAllocationType.get();
 }
 
 template <DebugFunctionalityLevel DebugLevel>
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ void FileLogger<DebugLevel>::logApiCall(const char *function, bool enter, int32_
 
 template <DebugFunctionalityLevel DebugLevel>
 void FileLogger<DebugLevel>::logAllocation(GraphicsAllocation const *graphicsAllocation) {
+    if (logAllocationType) {
+        printDebugString(true, stdout, "Created Graphics Allocation of type %s\n", getAllocationTypeString(graphicsAllocation));
+    }
+
     if (false == enabled()) {
         return;
     }
@@ -244,12 +249,7 @@ void FileLogger<DebugLevel>::dumpKernelArgs(const MultiDispatchInfo *multiDispat
     }
 }
 
-template <DebugFunctionalityLevel DebugLevel>
-const char *FileLogger<DebugLevel>::getAllocationTypeString(GraphicsAllocation const *graphicsAllocation) {
-    if (false == enabled()) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
+const char *getAllocationTypeString(GraphicsAllocation const *graphicsAllocation) {
     auto type = graphicsAllocation->getAllocationType();
 
     switch (type) {
diff --git a/opencl/source/utilities/logger.h b/opencl/source/utilities/logger.h
index 0ecac16377..bd428edbf5 100644
--- a/opencl/source/utilities/logger.h
+++ b/opencl/source/utilities/logger.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace NEO {
 class Kernel;
 struct MultiDispatchInfo;
 
+const char *getAllocationTypeString(GraphicsAllocation const *graphicsAllocation);
+
 template <DebugFunctionalityLevel DebugLevel>
 class FileLogger {
   public:
@@ -137,7 +139,6 @@ class FileLogger {
         logFileName = filename;
     }
 
-    const char *getAllocationTypeString(GraphicsAllocation const *graphicsAllocation);
     bool peekLogApiCalls() { return logApiCalls; }
 
   protected:
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ class FileLogger {
     bool dumpKernelArgsEnabled = false;
     bool logApiCalls = false;
     bool logAllocationMemoryPool = false;
+    bool logAllocationType = false;
 
     // Required for variadic template with 0 args passed
     void printInputs(std::stringstream &ss) {}
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
index 28ec8d841f..c8679eb12b 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
@@ -320,3 +320,4 @@ SkipFlushingEventsOnGetStatusCalls = 0
 AllowUnrestrictedSize = 0
 DoNotFreeResources = 0
 OverrideGmmResourceUsageField = -1
+LogAllocationType = 0
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/utilities/file_logger_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/utilities/file_logger_tests.cpp
index 5dc73089f3..bbefab651c 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/utilities/file_logger_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/utilities/file_logger_tests.cpp
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ TEST_P(AllocationTypeLogging, givenGraphicsAllocationTypeWhenConvertingToStringT
 
     GraphicsAllocation graphicsAllocation(0, input.type, nullptr, 0ull, 0ull, 0, MemoryPool::MemoryNull);
 
-    auto result = fileLogger.getAllocationTypeString(&graphicsAllocation);
+    auto result = getAllocationTypeString(&graphicsAllocation);
 
     EXPECT_STREQ(result, input.str);
 }
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ TEST(AllocationTypeLoggingSingle, givenGraphicsAllocationTypeWhenConvertingToStr
 
     GraphicsAllocation graphicsAllocation(0, static_cast<GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType>(999), nullptr, 0ull, 0ull, 0, MemoryPool::MemoryNull);
 
-    auto result = fileLogger.getAllocationTypeString(&graphicsAllocation);
+    auto result = getAllocationTypeString(&graphicsAllocation);
 
     EXPECT_STREQ(result, "ILLEGAL_VALUE");
 }
@@ -937,20 +937,26 @@ TEST(AllocationTypeLoggingSingle, givenAllocationTypeWhenConvertingToStringThenS
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < static_cast<uint32_t>(GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::COUNT); i++) {
         graphicsAllocation.setAllocationType(static_cast<GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType>(i));
 
-        auto result = fileLogger.getAllocationTypeString(&graphicsAllocation);
+        auto result = getAllocationTypeString(&graphicsAllocation);
 
         EXPECT_STRNE(result, "ILLEGAL_VALUE");
     }
 }
 
-TEST(AllocationTypeLoggingSingle, givenDisabledDebugFunctionalityWhenGettingGraphicsAllocationTypeThenNullptrReturned) {
+TEST(AllocationTypeLoggingSingle, givenDebugVariableToCaptureAllocationTypeWhenFunctionIsCalledThenProperAllocationTypeIsPrinted) {
     std::string testFile = "testfile";
     DebugVariables flags;
-    FullyDisabledFileLogger fileLogger(testFile, flags);
+    flags.LogAllocationType.set(1);
 
-    GraphicsAllocation graphicsAllocation(0, GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::BUFFER, nullptr, 0ull, 0ull, 0, MemoryPool::MemoryNull);
+    FullyEnabledFileLogger fileLogger(testFile, flags);
 
-    auto result = fileLogger.getAllocationTypeString(&graphicsAllocation);
+    GraphicsAllocation graphicsAllocation(0, GraphicsAllocation::AllocationType::COMMAND_BUFFER, nullptr, 0ull, 0ull, 0, MemoryPool::MemoryNull);
 
-    EXPECT_STREQ(result, nullptr);
+    testing::internal::CaptureStdout();
+    fileLogger.logAllocation(&graphicsAllocation);
+
+    std::string output = testing::internal::GetCapturedStdout();
+    std::string expectedOutput = "Created Graphics Allocation of type COMMAND_BUFFER\n";
+
+    EXPECT_STREQ(output.c_str(), expectedOutput.c_str());
 }
diff --git a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
index f4ba78b226..f31c2bfac5 100644
--- a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
+++ b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, LogPatchTokens, false, "Enables logging patch token
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, LogTaskCounts, false, "Enables logging taskCounts and taskLevels to file")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, LogAlignedAllocations, false, "Logs alignedMalloc and alignedFree allocations")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, LogAllocationMemoryPool, false, "Logs memory pool for allocations")
+DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, LogAllocationType, false, "Logs allocation type to sdout")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, LogMemoryObject, false, "Logs memory object ptrs, sizes and operations")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, LogWaitingForCompletion, false, "Logs waiting for completion")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(bool, ResidencyDebugEnable, false, "enables debug messages and checks for Residency Model")