diff --git a/opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_base.inl b/opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_base.inl
index 6430dcbb25..13c9381ae6 100644
--- a/opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_base.inl
+++ b/opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper_base.inl
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ size_t HardwareCommandsHelper<GfxFamily>::sendInterfaceDescriptorData(
     auto programmableIDSLMSize =
         static_cast<SHARED_LOCAL_MEMORY_SIZE>(HwHelperHw<GfxFamily>::get().computeSlmValues(hardwareInfo, slmTotalSize));
 
+    if (DebugManager.flags.OverrideSlmAllocationSize.get() != -1) {
+        programmableIDSLMSize = static_cast<SHARED_LOCAL_MEMORY_SIZE>(DebugManager.flags.OverrideSlmAllocationSize.get());
+    }
+
     interfaceDescriptor.setSharedLocalMemorySize(programmableIDSLMSize);
     EncodeDispatchKernel<GfxFamily>::programBarrierEnable(interfaceDescriptor,
                                                           kernel.getKernelInfo(rootDeviceIndex).kernelDescriptor.kernelAttributes.barrierCount,
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_slm_tests.cpp b/opencl/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_slm_tests.cpp
index 95771c5020..2d65c07e2c 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_slm_tests.cpp
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/kernel/kernel_slm_tests.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "shared/test/common/helpers/debug_manager_state_restore.h"
+
 #include "opencl/source/command_queue/command_queue_hw.h"
 #include "opencl/source/helpers/hardware_commands_helper.h"
 #include "opencl/source/kernel/kernel.h"
@@ -144,3 +146,42 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(
     SlmSizes,
     KernelSLMAndBarrierTest,
     testing::ValuesIn(slmSizeInKb));
+
+HWTEST_F(KernelSLMAndBarrierTest, GivenInterfaceDescriptorProgrammedWhenOverrideSlmAllocationSizeIsSetThenSlmSizeIsOverwritten) {
+    using INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA = typename FamilyType::INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA;
+
+    uint32_t expectedSlmSize = 5;
+    DebugManagerStateRestore dbgRestore;
+    DebugManager.flags.OverrideSlmAllocationSize.set(expectedSlmSize);
+
+    kernelInfo.workloadInfo.slmStaticSize = 0;
+
+    MockKernel kernel(program.get(), MockKernel::toKernelInfoContainer(kernelInfo, rootDeviceIndex));
+    ASSERT_EQ(CL_SUCCESS, kernel.initialize());
+
+    CommandQueueHw<FamilyType> cmdQ(nullptr, pClDevice, 0, false);
+    auto &indirectHeap = cmdQ.getIndirectHeap(IndirectHeap::DYNAMIC_STATE, 8192);
+
+    uint64_t interfaceDescriptorOffset = indirectHeap.getUsed();
+    INTERFACE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA interfaceDescriptorData;
+
+    HardwareCommandsHelper<FamilyType>::sendInterfaceDescriptorData(
+        indirectHeap,
+        interfaceDescriptorOffset,
+        0,
+        sizeof(crossThreadData),
+        sizeof(perThreadData),
+        0,
+        0,
+        0,
+        1,
+        kernel,
+        4u,
+        pDevice->getPreemptionMode(),
+        &interfaceDescriptorData,
+        *pDevice);
+
+    auto pInterfaceDescriptor = HardwareCommandsHelper<FamilyType>::getInterfaceDescriptor(indirectHeap, interfaceDescriptorOffset, &interfaceDescriptorData);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(expectedSlmSize, pInterfaceDescriptor->getSharedLocalMemorySize());
+}
diff --git a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
index 30cf099d4b..d383476caf 100644
--- a/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
+++ b/opencl/test/unit_test/test_files/igdrcl.config
@@ -220,3 +220,4 @@ GpuScratchRegWriteAfterWalker = -1
 GpuScratchRegWriteRegisterData = 0
 GpuScratchRegWriteRegisterOffset = 0
 UseBindlessDebugSip = 0
+OverrideSlmAllocationSize = -1
diff --git a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
index 88e08eb413..967f048ca0 100644
--- a/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
+++ b/shared/source/debug_settings/debug_variables_base.inl
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, OverrideProfilingTimerResolution, -1, "-1: defau
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, GpuScratchRegWriteAfterWalker, -1, "-1: disabled, x: add GPU scratch register write after x walker")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, GpuScratchRegWriteRegisterOffset, 0, "register offset for GPU scratch register write after walker")
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, GpuScratchRegWriteRegisterData, 0, "register data for GPU scratch register write after walker")
+DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, OverrideSlmAllocationSize, -1, "-1: default, >=0: program value for shared local memory size")
 
 /*LOGGING FLAGS*/
 DECLARE_DEBUG_VARIABLE(int32_t, PrintDriverDiagnostics, -1, "prints driver diagnostics messages to standard output, value corresponds to hint level")