diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_imp.cpp b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_imp.cpp
index e60dca529dd6b..09c22366b6530 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_imp.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_imp.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ CommandList *CommandList::createImmediate(uint32_t productFamily, Device *device
         csr->initDirectSubmission();
         returnValue = commandList->initialize(device, engineGroupType, desc->flags);
 
-        if (NEO::DebugManager.flags.ForceInOrderImmediateCmdListExecution.get() == 1) {
+        if ((desc->flags & ZE_COMMAND_QUEUE_FLAG_IN_ORDER) || (NEO::DebugManager.flags.ForceInOrderImmediateCmdListExecution.get() == 1)) {
             commandList->enableInOrderExecution();
         }
 
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
index 5f9735a37c10e..0c983c62dfdfa 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_launch_kernel_3.cpp
@@ -782,6 +782,20 @@ struct InOrderCmdListTests : public CommandListAppendLaunchKernel {
     CmdListKernelLaunchParams launchParams = {};
 };
 
+HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenQueueFlagWhenCreatingCmdListThenEnableRelaxedOrdering, IsAtLeastXeHpCore) {
+    NEO::DebugManager.flags.ForceInOrderImmediateCmdListExecution.set(-1);
+
+    ze_command_queue_desc_t cmdQueueDesc = {ZE_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_QUEUE_DESC};
+    cmdQueueDesc.flags = ZE_COMMAND_QUEUE_FLAG_IN_ORDER;
+
+    ze_command_list_handle_t cmdList;
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, zeCommandListCreateImmediate(context, device, &cmdQueueDesc, &cmdList));
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(static_cast<CommandListCoreFamilyImmediate<gfxCoreFamily> *>(cmdList)->isInOrderExecutionEnabled());
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, zeCommandListDestroy(cmdList));
+}
+
 HWTEST2_F(InOrderCmdListTests, givenInOrderModeWhenResetEventCalledThenResetEventState, IsAtLeastXeHpCore) {
     auto immCmdList = createImmCmdList<gfxCoreFamily>();