diff --git a/src/intel/common/i915/intel_engine.c b/src/intel/common/i915/intel_engine.c
index 6d99df53da7..97b17cc0459 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/i915/intel_engine.c
+++ b/src/intel/common/i915/intel_engine.c
@@ -96,3 +96,10 @@ i915_engine_get_info(int fd)
    free(i915_engines_info);
    return intel_engines_info;
 }
+
+bool
+i915_engines_is_guc_semaphore_functional(int fd, const struct intel_device_info *info)
+{
+   /* TODO */
+   return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/intel/common/i915/intel_engine.h b/src/intel/common/i915/intel_engine.h
index 6887c9fa52f..43e5f83a75b 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/i915/intel_engine.h
+++ b/src/intel/common/i915/intel_engine.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 #include "common/intel_engine.h"
 
 #include "drm-uapi/i915_drm.h"
@@ -31,3 +33,6 @@ enum drm_i915_gem_engine_class
 intel_engine_class_to_i915(enum intel_engine_class intel);
 struct intel_query_engine_info *
 i915_engine_get_info(int fd);
+
+bool
+i915_engines_is_guc_semaphore_functional(int fd, const struct intel_device_info *info);
diff --git a/src/intel/common/intel_engine.c b/src/intel/common/intel_engine.c
index 0d7e3dc825f..b07c49331ef 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/intel_engine.c
+++ b/src/intel/common/intel_engine.c
@@ -75,3 +75,41 @@ intel_engines_class_to_string(enum intel_engine_class engine_class)
       return "unknown";
    }
 }
+
+static bool
+is_guc_semaphore_functional(int fd, const struct intel_device_info *info)
+{
+   switch (info->kmd_type) {
+   case INTEL_KMD_TYPE_I915:
+      return i915_engines_is_guc_semaphore_functional(fd, info);
+   case INTEL_KMD_TYPE_XE:
+      return xe_engines_is_guc_semaphore_functional(fd, info);
+   default:
+      unreachable("Missing");
+      return false;
+   }
+}
+
+int
+intel_engines_supported_count(int fd, const struct intel_device_info *info,
+                              const struct intel_query_engine_info *engine_info,
+                              enum intel_engine_class engine_class)
+{
+   bool supported;
+
+   /* check if user set the force enabled engine with run-time parameter */
+   switch (engine_class) {
+   case INTEL_ENGINE_CLASS_COMPUTE:
+      supported = debug_get_bool_option("INTEL_ENGINE_CLASS_COMPUTE", false);
+      supported |= is_guc_semaphore_functional(fd, info);
+      break;
+   case INTEL_ENGINE_CLASS_COPY:
+      supported = debug_get_bool_option("INTEL_ENGINE_CLASS_COPY", true);
+      break;
+   default:
+      /* There is no restrictions or parameters for other engines */
+      supported = true;
+   }
+
+   return supported ? intel_engines_count(engine_info, engine_class) : 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/intel/common/intel_engine.h b/src/intel/common/intel_engine.h
index cb1e8cc6520..364504258f5 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/intel_engine.h
+++ b/src/intel/common/intel_engine.h
@@ -44,3 +44,12 @@ intel_engine_get_info(int fd, enum intel_kmd_type type);
 int intel_engines_count(const struct intel_query_engine_info *info,
                         enum intel_engine_class engine_class);
 const char *intel_engines_class_to_string(enum intel_engine_class engine_class);
+
+/* Taking into consideration KMD, platform and debug options check for
+ * restrictions and return the number of engines of giving engine class
+ * can actually be used.
+ */
+int
+intel_engines_supported_count(int fd, const struct intel_device_info *info,
+                              const struct intel_query_engine_info *engine_info,
+                              enum intel_engine_class engine_class);
diff --git a/src/intel/common/xe/intel_engine.c b/src/intel/common/xe/intel_engine.c
index bbd19349aab..3f4f9911c27 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/xe/intel_engine.c
+++ b/src/intel/common/xe/intel_engine.c
@@ -102,3 +102,10 @@ error_free_xe_engines:
    free(xe_engines);
    return NULL;
 }
+
+bool
+xe_engines_is_guc_semaphore_functional(int fd, const struct intel_device_info *info)
+{
+   /* TODO */
+   return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/intel/common/xe/intel_engine.h b/src/intel/common/xe/intel_engine.h
index ab8faa7ebc9..b6714b2ed85 100644
--- a/src/intel/common/xe/intel_engine.h
+++ b/src/intel/common/xe/intel_engine.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "common/intel_engine.h"
@@ -31,3 +32,6 @@ struct intel_query_engine_info *
 xe_engine_get_info(int fd);
 
 uint16_t intel_engine_class_to_xe(enum intel_engine_class intel);
+
+bool
+xe_engines_is_guc_semaphore_functional(int fd, const struct intel_device_info *info);