diff --git a/source/layers/validation/checkers/basic_leak/zel_basic_leak_checker.cpp b/source/layers/validation/checkers/basic_leak/zel_basic_leak_checker.cpp
index 45aa181d..9ec46a5f 100644
--- a/source/layers/validation/checkers/basic_leak/zel_basic_leak_checker.cpp
+++ b/source/layers/validation/checkers/basic_leak/zel_basic_leak_checker.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace validation_layer
             {{"zeKernelCreate"}, {"zeKernelDestroy"}},
             {{"zeEventPoolCreate"}, {"zeEventPoolDestroy"}},
             {{"zeCommandListCreateImmediate", "zeCommandListCreate"}, {"zeCommandListDestroy"}},
-            {{"zeEventCreate", "zexCounterBasedEventCreate2"}, {"zeEventDestroy"}},
+            {{"zeEventCreate", "zeEventCounterBasedCreate", "zexCounterBasedEventCreate2"}, {"zeEventDestroy"}},
             {{"zeFenceCreate"}, {"zeFenceDestroy"}},
             {{"zeImageCreate", "zeImageViewCreateExt"}, {"zeImageDestroy"}},
             {{"zeSamplerCreate"}, {"zeSamplerDestroy"}},
@@ -173,6 +173,13 @@ namespace validation_layer
         return result;
     }
 
+    ze_result_t basic_leakChecker::ZEbasic_leakChecker::zeEventCounterBasedCreateEpilogue(ze_context_handle_t, ze_device_handle_t, const ze_event_counter_based_desc_t *, ze_event_handle_t *, ze_result_t result) {
+        if (result == ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
+            countFunctionCall("zeEventCounterBasedCreate");
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     ze_result_t basic_leakChecker::ZEbasic_leakChecker::zeEventDestroyEpilogue(ze_event_handle_t, ze_result_t result) {
         if (result == ZE_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
             countFunctionCall("zeEventDestroy");
diff --git a/source/layers/validation/checkers/basic_leak/zel_basic_leak_checker.h b/source/layers/validation/checkers/basic_leak/zel_basic_leak_checker.h
index 64036c35..06b27ab5 100644
--- a/source/layers/validation/checkers/basic_leak/zel_basic_leak_checker.h
+++ b/source/layers/validation/checkers/basic_leak/zel_basic_leak_checker.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ namespace validation_layer
     //              zeEventPoolCreate = 1     \--->      zeEventPoolDestroy = 1
     //   zeCommandListCreateImmediate = 1     |
     //            zeCommandListCreate = 1     \--->    zeCommandListDestroy = 1  ---> LEAK = 1
-    //                  zeEventCreate = 2     \--->          zeEventDestroy = 2
+    //                  zeEventCreate = 2     |
+    //       zeEventCounterBasedCreate = 0    \--->          zeEventDestroy = 2
     //                  zeFenceCreate = 1     \--->          zeFenceDestroy = 1
     //                  zeImageCreate = 0     \--->          zeImageDestroy = 0
     //                zeSamplerCreate = 0     \--->        zeSamplerDestroy = 0
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ namespace validation_layer
                 ze_result_t zeCommandListCreateEpilogue(ze_context_handle_t, ze_device_handle_t, const ze_command_list_desc_t*, ze_command_list_handle_t*, ze_result_t result) override;
                 ze_result_t zeCommandListDestroyEpilogue(ze_command_list_handle_t, ze_result_t result) override;
                 ze_result_t zeEventCreateEpilogue(ze_event_pool_handle_t, const ze_event_desc_t *, ze_event_handle_t *, ze_result_t result) override;
+                ze_result_t zeEventCounterBasedCreateEpilogue(ze_context_handle_t, ze_device_handle_t, const ze_event_counter_based_desc_t *, ze_event_handle_t *, ze_result_t result) override;
                 ze_result_t zeEventDestroyEpilogue(ze_event_handle_t, ze_result_t result) override;
                 ze_result_t zeFenceCreateEpilogue(ze_command_queue_handle_t, const ze_fence_desc_t *, ze_fence_handle_t*, ze_result_t result) override;
                 ze_result_t zeFenceDestroyEpilogue(ze_fence_handle_t, ze_result_t result) override;