diff --git a/scripts/templates/libapi.cpp.mako b/scripts/templates/libapi.cpp.mako
index d0f8487c..36ee5ae9 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/libapi.cpp.mako
+++ b/scripts/templates/libapi.cpp.mako
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ ${th.make_func_name(n, tags, obj)}(
         return result;
     });
 
+    if (result != ${X}_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
     if(ze_lib::context->inTeardown) {
         return ${X}_RESULT_ERROR_UNINITIALIZED;
     }
diff --git a/scripts/templates/nullddi.cpp.mako b/scripts/templates/nullddi.cpp.mako
index 5a7dc9af..7ff709a0 100644
--- a/scripts/templates/nullddi.cpp.mako
+++ b/scripts/templates/nullddi.cpp.mako
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ ${tbl['export']['name']}(
 
     ${x}_result_t result = ${X}_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 
+% if tbl['name'] == 'Global' and n == 'ze':
+    pDdiTable->pfnInit                                   = driver::zeInit;
+
+    auto missing_api = getenv_string( "ZEL_TEST_MISSING_API" );
+    if (std::strcmp(missing_api.c_str(), "zeInitDrivers") == 0) {
+        pDdiTable->pfnInitDrivers                            = nullptr;
+    } else {
+        pDdiTable->pfnInitDrivers                            = driver::zeInitDrivers;
+    }
+%else:
     %for obj in tbl['functions']:
     %if 'condition' in obj:
 #if ${th.subt(n, tags, obj['condition'])}
@@ -142,6 +152,7 @@ ${tbl['export']['name']}(
     %endif
 
     %endfor
+%endif
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/drivers/null/ze_nullddi.cpp b/source/drivers/null/ze_nullddi.cpp
index a0e7e30c..e4fd220e 100644
--- a/source/drivers/null/ze_nullddi.cpp
+++ b/source/drivers/null/ze_nullddi.cpp
@@ -5142,8 +5142,12 @@ zeGetGlobalProcAddrTable(
 
     pDdiTable->pfnInit                                   = driver::zeInit;
 
-    pDdiTable->pfnInitDrivers                            = driver::zeInitDrivers;
-
+    auto missing_api = getenv_string( "ZEL_TEST_MISSING_API" );
+    if (std::strcmp(missing_api.c_str(), "zeInitDrivers") == 0) {
+        pDdiTable->pfnInitDrivers                            = nullptr;
+    } else {
+        pDdiTable->pfnInitDrivers                            = driver::zeInitDrivers;
+    }
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/lib/ze_libapi.cpp b/source/lib/ze_libapi.cpp
index cdeea8db..c93e19c8 100644
--- a/source/lib/ze_libapi.cpp
+++ b/source/lib/ze_libapi.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ zeInitDrivers(
         return result;
     });
 
+    if (result != ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
     if(ze_lib::context->inTeardown) {
         return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_UNINITIALIZED;
     }
diff --git a/source/loader/ze_loader.cpp b/source/loader/ze_loader.cpp
index 62d28a30..32efb194 100644
--- a/source/loader/ze_loader.cpp
+++ b/source/loader/ze_loader.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ namespace loader
                 debug_trace_message(message, "");
             }
         }
+        // If zeInitDrivers is not supported by this driver, but zeInitDrivers is called first, then return uninitialized.
+        if (desc && !loader::context->initDriversSupport) {
+            std::string message = "zeInitDrivers called first, but not supported by driver, returning uninitialized.";
+            debug_trace_message(message, "");
+            return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_UNINITIALIZED;
+        }
+
+
         bool return_first_driver_result=false;
         std::string initName = "zeInit";
         driver_vector_t *drivers = &zeDrivers;
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dca3648..41eb2dda 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@ set_property(TEST tests_both_succeed PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "ZE_ENABLE_NULL_DRIVER
 add_test(NAME tests_both_gpu COMMAND tests --gtest_filter=*GivenLevelZeroLoaderPresentWhenCallingzeInitThenZeInitDriversThenBothCallsSucceedWithGPUTypes*)
 set_property(TEST tests_both_gpu PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "ZE_ENABLE_NULL_DRIVER=1")
 add_test(NAME tests_both_npu COMMAND tests --gtest_filter=*GivenLevelZeroLoaderPresentWhenCallingzeInitThenZeInitDriversThenBothCallsSucceedWithNPUTypes*)
-set_property(TEST tests_both_npu PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "ZE_ENABLE_NULL_DRIVER=1")
\ No newline at end of file
+set_property(TEST tests_both_npu PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "ZE_ENABLE_NULL_DRIVER=1")
+add_test(NAME tests_missing_api COMMAND tests --gtest_filter=*GivenLevelZeroLoaderPresentWhenCallingZeInitDriversThenzeInitWithzeInitDriversUnsupportedOnTheDriverThenzeInitSucceeds*)
+set_property(TEST tests_missing_api PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT "ZE_ENABLE_NULL_DRIVER=1")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/loader_api.cpp b/test/loader_api.cpp
index 83b15add..6e62ef44 100644
--- a/test/loader_api.cpp
+++ b/test/loader_api.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ TEST(
   EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, zeInit(ZE_INIT_FLAG_GPU_ONLY));
 }
 
+TEST(
+    LoaderInit,
+    GivenLevelZeroLoaderPresentWhenCallingZeInitDriversThenzeInitWithzeInitDriversUnsupportedOnTheDriverThenzeInitSucceeds) {
+
+  uint32_t pCount = 0;
+  ze_init_driver_type_desc_t desc = {ZE_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INIT_DRIVER_TYPE_DESC};
+  desc.flags = UINT32_MAX;
+  desc.pNext = nullptr;
+  putenv_safe( const_cast<char *>( "ZEL_TEST_MISSING_API=zeInitDrivers" ) );
+  EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_ERROR_UNINITIALIZED, zeInitDrivers(&pCount, nullptr, &desc));
+  EXPECT_EQ(ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS, zeInit(0));
+}
+
 TEST(
     LoaderInit,
     GivenLevelZeroLoaderPresentWhenCallingZeInitDriversThenzeInitThenBothCallsSucceedWithNPUTypes) {