diff --git a/shared/source/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe.cpp b/shared/source/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe.cpp
index 1b2d7321452fa..dc94de7fbffee 100644
--- a/shared/source/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe.cpp
+++ b/shared/source/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe.cpp
@@ -1304,6 +1304,7 @@ int IoctlHelperXe::createDrmContext(Drm &drm, OsContextLinux &osContext, uint32_
     create.vm_id = drmVmId;
     create.instances = castToUint64(contextParamEngine.data());
     create.extensions = (extPropertyIndex > 0U ? castToUint64(extProperties.data()) : 0UL);
+    create.flags = DRM_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_LOW_LATENCY_HINT;
     applyContextFlags(&create, allocateInterrupt);
 
     int ret = IoctlHelper::ioctl(DrmIoctl::gemContextCreateExt, &create);
diff --git a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe_tests.cpp b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe_tests.cpp
index 69cc8084f2b88..7da2422737ce8 100644
--- a/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe_tests.cpp
+++ b/shared/test/unit_test/os_interface/linux/xe/ioctl_helper_xe_tests.cpp
@@ -2590,3 +2590,20 @@ TEST_F(IoctlHelperXeTest, whenQueryDeviceIdAndRevisionThenProperValuesAreSet) {
     EXPECT_EQ(mockDeviceId, hwInfo->platform.usDeviceID);
     EXPECT_EQ(mockRevisionId, hwInfo->platform.usRevId);
 }
+
+TEST_F(IoctlHelperXeTest, givenXeIoctlHelperWhenCreateDrmContextThenLowLatencyFlagApplied) {
+    class MockLinuxOsContext : public OsContextLinux {
+      public:
+        using OsContextLinux::initializeContext;
+        using OsContextLinux::OsContextLinux;
+    };
+
+    auto executionEnvironment = std::make_unique<MockExecutionEnvironment>();
+    auto drm = DrmMockXe::create(*executionEnvironment->rootDeviceEnvironments[0]);
+    auto xeIoctlHelper = static_cast<MockIoctlHelperXe *>(drm->getIoctlHelper());
+    xeIoctlHelper->contextParamEngine.push_back(drm_xe_engine_class_instance{});
+    MockLinuxOsContext osContext(*drm, 0, 5u, NEO::EngineDescriptorHelper::getDefaultDescriptor({aub_stream::ENGINE_CCS, EngineUsage::regular}));
+
+    osContext.initializeContext(false);
+    EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<uint32_t>(DRM_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_LOW_LATENCY_HINT), drm->latestExecQueueCreate.flags);
+}
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diff --git a/third_party/uapi-eudebug/drm/xe_drm.h b/third_party/uapi-eudebug/drm/xe_drm.h
index ce20f8998ebdb..c3dc13cc75c77 100644
--- a/third_party/uapi-eudebug/drm/xe_drm.h
+++ b/third_party/uapi-eudebug/drm/xe_drm.h
@@ -1148,6 +1148,7 @@ struct drm_xe_exec_queue_create {
 	/** @vm_id: VM to use for this exec queue */
 	__u32 vm_id;
 
+#define DRM_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_LOW_LATENCY_HINT	(1 << 0)
 	/** @flags: MBZ */
 	__u32 flags;
 
diff --git a/third_party/uapi/drm-uapi-helper/xe/xe_drm.h b/third_party/uapi/drm-uapi-helper/xe/xe_drm.h
index 0642561f1d8c5..fabdd76db67c2 100644
--- a/third_party/uapi/drm-uapi-helper/xe/xe_drm.h
+++ b/third_party/uapi/drm-uapi-helper/xe/xe_drm.h
@@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ struct drm_xe_exec_queue_create {
 	/** @vm_id: VM to use for this exec queue */
 	__u32 vm_id;
 
+#define DRM_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_LOW_LATENCY_HINT	(1 << 0)
 	/** @flags: MBZ */
 	__u32 flags;
 
diff --git a/third_party/uapi/upstream/xe/xe_drm.h b/third_party/uapi/upstream/xe/xe_drm.h
index f0a450db957b5..b056bf5f667b3 100644
--- a/third_party/uapi/upstream/xe/xe_drm.h
+++ b/third_party/uapi/upstream/xe/xe_drm.h
@@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ struct drm_xe_exec_queue_create {
 	/** @vm_id: VM to use for this exec queue */
 	__u32 vm_id;
 
+#define DRM_XE_EXEC_QUEUE_LOW_LATENCY_HINT	(1 << 0)
 	/** @flags: MBZ */
 	__u32 flags;