diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist.h b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist.h
index 94b709e4b4..d4bc8c3d46 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist.h
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ struct CommandList : _ze_command_list_handle_t {
     void setAdditionalDispatchKernelArgsFromLaunchParams(NEO::EncodeDispatchKernelArgs &dispatchKernelArgs, const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const;
     void setAdditionalDispatchKernelArgsFromKernel(NEO::EncodeDispatchKernelArgs &dispatchKernelArgs, const Kernel *kernel) const;
 
-    ze_result_t validateLaunchParams(const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const;
+    ze_result_t validateLaunchParams(const Kernel &kernel, const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const;
 
     void setOrdinal(uint32_t ord) { ordinal = ord; }
     void setCommandListPerThreadScratchSize(uint32_t slotId, uint32_t size) {
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_additional_args.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_additional_args.cpp
index 4c6d1f9f13..e584c0cc8b 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_additional_args.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_additional_args.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void CommandList::setAdditionalDispatchKernelArgsFromLaunchParams(NEO::EncodeDis
 void CommandList::setAdditionalDispatchKernelArgsFromKernel(NEO::EncodeDispatchKernelArgs &dispatchKernelArgs, const Kernel *kernel) const {
 }
 
-ze_result_t CommandList::validateLaunchParams(const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const {
+ze_result_t CommandList::validateLaunchParams(const Kernel &kernel, const CmdListKernelLaunchParams &launchParams) const {
     return ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
index cba655ff84..bc508c6b70 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw.inl
@@ -416,6 +416,12 @@ ze_result_t CommandListCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>::appendLaunchKernel(ze_kernel_h
     }
 
     auto kernel = Kernel::fromHandle(kernelHandle);
+
+    auto result = validateLaunchParams(*kernel, launchParams);
+    if (result != ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
     auto ioh = commandContainer.getHeapWithRequiredSizeAndAlignment(NEO::IndirectHeapType::indirectObject, getIohSizeForPrefetch(*kernel, launchParams.reserveExtraPayloadSpace), GfxFamily::indirectDataAlignment);
 
     ensureCmdBufferSpaceForPrefetch();