diff --git a/ur_level_zero_kernel.cpp b/ur_level_zero_kernel.cpp
index 04bef4242b..367008fcc6 100644
--- a/ur_level_zero_kernel.cpp
+++ b/ur_level_zero_kernel.cpp
@@ -699,9 +699,25 @@ UR_APIEXPORT ur_result_t UR_APICALL urKernelSetArgMemObj(
 
   ur_mem_handle_t_ *UrMem = ur_cast<ur_mem_handle_t_ *>(ArgValue);
 
+  ur_mem_handle_t_::access_mode_t UrAccessMode = ur_mem_handle_t_::read_write;
+  if (Properties) {
+    switch (Properties->memoryAccess) {
+    case UR_MEM_FLAG_READ_WRITE:
+      UrAccessMode = ur_mem_handle_t_::read_write;
+      break;
+    case UR_MEM_FLAG_WRITE_ONLY:
+      UrAccessMode = ur_mem_handle_t_::write_only;
+      break;
+    case UR_MEM_FLAG_READ_ONLY:
+      UrAccessMode = ur_mem_handle_t_::read_only;
+      break;
+    default:
+      return UR_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+    }
+  }
   auto Arg = UrMem ? UrMem : nullptr;
   Kernel->PendingArguments.push_back(
-      {ArgIndex, sizeof(void *), Arg, ur_mem_handle_t_::read_write});
+      {ArgIndex, sizeof(void *), Arg, UrAccessMode});
 
   return UR_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 }