diff --git a/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/get-options.cpp b/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/get-options.cpp
index 134f087147208..62f50abb075a4 100644
--- a/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/get-options.cpp
+++ b/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/get-options.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 // RUN: %CPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
 // RUN: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
 // RUN: %ACC_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
-// XFAIL: cuda || hip
+//
+// This test passes OpenCL specific compiler and linker swiches to the backend,
+// so it is unsupported on any other backend.
+// UNSUPPORTED: cuda || hip || level_zero
 
 #include <CL/sycl.hpp>
 
diff --git a/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/level-zero-link-flags.cpp b/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/level-zero-link-flags.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..04ce58e51a4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/level-zero-link-flags.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -D__SYCL_INTERNAL_API %s -o %t.out
+// RUN: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
+// REQUIRES: level_zero
+//
+//==--- level-zero-link-flags.cpp - Error handling for link flags --==//
+//
+// The Level Zero backend does not accept any online linker options.
+// This test validates that an error is raised if you attempt to pass any.
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===--------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include <CL/sycl.hpp>
+
+class MyKernel;
+
+void test() {
+  sycl::queue Queue;
+  sycl::context Context = Queue.get_context();
+
+  sycl::program Program(Context);
+  Program.compile_with_kernel_type<MyKernel>();
+
+  try {
+    Program.link("-foo");
+    assert(false && "Expected error linking program");
+  } catch (const sycl::exception &e) {
+    assert((e.code() == sycl::errc::build) && "Wrong error code");
+  } catch (...) {
+    assert(false && "Expected sycl::exception");
+  }
+
+  Queue.submit([&](sycl::handler &CGH) { CGH.single_task<MyKernel>([=] {}); })
+      .wait();
+}
+
+int main() {
+  test();
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/program_link.cpp b/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/program_link.cpp
index dd79fa9dfd29c..9b6d0e9a98f5f 100644
--- a/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/program_link.cpp
+++ b/SYCL/DeprecatedFeatures/program_link.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 //
 // Hits an assertion on AMD with multiple GPUs available, fails trace on Nvidia.
 // XFAIL: hip_amd || hip_nvidia
+//
+// Unsupported on Level Zero because the test passes OpenCL specific compiler
+// and linker switches.
+// UNSUPPORTED: level_zero
 
 #include <CL/sycl.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/SYCL/KernelAndProgram/level-zero-link-flags.cpp b/SYCL/KernelAndProgram/level-zero-link-flags.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bd24f3fd6ea0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SYCL/KernelAndProgram/level-zero-link-flags.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// RUN: %clangxx -fsycl -Xsycl-target-linker=spir64 -foo %s -o %t.out
+// RUN: %GPU_RUN_PLACEHOLDER %t.out
+// REQUIRES: level_zero
+//
+// This test is disabled because the runtime does not currently pass linker
+// flags from "-Xsycl-target-linker=spir64 <opts>" when the program calls
+// "sycl::link()".  This seems like a bug.  Note that the runtime does pass
+// those "<opts>" to the online linker in other cases when it links device
+// code.
+//
+// XFAIL: level_zero
+//
+//==--- level-zero-link-flags.cpp - Error handling for link flags --==//
+//
+// The Level Zero backend does not accept any online linker options.
+// This test validates that an error is raised if you attempt to pass any.
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===--------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include <sycl/sycl.hpp>
+
+class MyKernel;
+
+void test() {
+  sycl::queue Queue;
+  sycl::context Context = Queue.get_context();
+
+  auto BundleInput =
+      sycl::get_kernel_bundle<MyKernel, sycl::bundle_state::input>(Context);
+  auto BundleObject = sycl::compile(BundleInput);
+
+  try {
+    sycl::link(BundleObject);
+    assert(false && "Expected error linking kernel bundle");
+  } catch (const sycl::exception &e) {
+    std::string Msg(e.what());
+    assert((e.code() == sycl::errc::build) && "Wrong error code");
+    assert(Msg.find("-foo") != std::string::npos);
+  } catch (...) {
+    assert(false && "Expected sycl::exception");
+  }
+
+  Queue.submit([&](sycl::handler &CGH) { CGH.single_task<MyKernel>([=] {}); })
+      .wait();
+}
+
+int main() {
+  test();
+
+  return 0;
+}