diff --git a/sycl/include/sycl/ext/intel/esimd/memory.hpp b/sycl/include/sycl/ext/intel/esimd/memory.hpp
index 77a00108f0e2..36773ed1355f 100644
--- a/sycl/include/sycl/ext/intel/esimd/memory.hpp
+++ b/sycl/include/sycl/ext/intel/esimd/memory.hpp
@@ -3057,11 +3057,12 @@ __ESIMD_API void media_block_store(AccessorTy acc, unsigned x, unsigned y,
 ///
 template <typename Tx, int N, typename AccessorTy,
           typename Flags = overaligned_tag<detail::OperandSize::OWORD>>
-__ESIMD_API std::enable_if_t<
-    sycl::detail::acc_properties::is_local_accessor_v<AccessorTy> &&
-        is_simd_flag_type_v<Flags>,
-    simd<Tx, N>>
-block_load(AccessorTy acc, uint32_t offset, Flags = {}) {
+__ESIMD_API
+    std::enable_if_t<detail::is_local_accessor_with_v<
+                         AccessorTy, detail::accessor_mode_cap::can_read> &&
+                         is_simd_flag_type_v<Flags>,
+                     simd<Tx, N>>
+    block_load(AccessorTy acc, uint32_t offset, Flags = {}) {
   return slm_block_load<Tx, N, Flags>(offset +
                                       __ESIMD_DNS::localAccessorToOffset(acc));
 }
@@ -3085,10 +3086,11 @@ block_load(AccessorTy acc, uint32_t offset, Flags = {}) {
 ///
 template <typename Tx, int N, typename AccessorTy,
           typename Flags = overaligned_tag<detail::OperandSize::OWORD>>
-__ESIMD_API std::enable_if_t<
-    sycl::detail::acc_properties::is_local_accessor_v<AccessorTy> &&
-    is_simd_flag_type_v<Flags>>
-block_store(AccessorTy acc, uint32_t offset, simd<Tx, N> vals, Flags = {}) {
+__ESIMD_API
+    std::enable_if_t<detail::is_local_accessor_with_v<
+                         AccessorTy, detail::accessor_mode_cap::can_write> &&
+                     is_simd_flag_type_v<Flags>>
+    block_store(AccessorTy acc, uint32_t offset, simd<Tx, N> vals, Flags = {}) {
   slm_block_store<Tx, N, Flags>(
       offset + __ESIMD_DNS::localAccessorToOffset(acc), vals);
 }
@@ -3111,10 +3113,12 @@ block_store(AccessorTy acc, uint32_t offset, simd<Tx, N> vals, Flags = {}) {
 ///   undefined.
 ///
 template <typename T, int N, typename AccessorTy>
-__ESIMD_API std::enable_if_t<
-    sycl::detail::acc_properties::is_local_accessor_v<AccessorTy>, simd<T, N>>
-gather(AccessorTy acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets, uint32_t glob_offset = 0,
-       simd_mask<N> mask = 1) {
+__ESIMD_API
+    std::enable_if_t<detail::is_local_accessor_with_v<
+                         AccessorTy, detail::accessor_mode_cap::can_read>,
+                     simd<T, N>>
+    gather(AccessorTy acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets, uint32_t glob_offset = 0,
+           simd_mask<N> mask = 1) {
   return slm_gather<T, N>(
       offsets + glob_offset + __ESIMD_DNS::localAccessorToOffset(acc), mask);
 }
@@ -3138,8 +3142,8 @@ gather(AccessorTy acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets, uint32_t glob_offset = 0,
 ///
 ///
 template <typename T, int N, typename AccessorTy>
-__ESIMD_API std::enable_if_t<
-    sycl::detail::acc_properties::is_local_accessor_v<AccessorTy>>
+__ESIMD_API std::enable_if_t<detail::is_local_accessor_with_v<
+    AccessorTy, detail::accessor_mode_cap::can_write>>
 scatter(AccessorTy acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets, simd<T, N> vals,
         uint32_t glob_offset = 0, simd_mask<N> mask = 1) {
   slm_scatter<T, N>(offsets + glob_offset +
@@ -3174,11 +3178,12 @@ scatter(AccessorTy acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets, simd<T, N> vals,
 template <rgba_channel_mask RGBAMask = rgba_channel_mask::ABGR,
           typename AccessorT, int N,
           typename T = typename AccessorT::value_type>
-__ESIMD_API std::enable_if_t<
-    sycl::detail::acc_properties::is_local_accessor_v<AccessorT>,
-    simd<T, N * get_num_channels_enabled(RGBAMask)>>
-gather_rgba(AccessorT acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets,
-            uint32_t global_offset = 0, simd_mask<N> mask = 1) {
+__ESIMD_API
+    std::enable_if_t<detail::is_local_accessor_with_v<
+                         AccessorT, detail::accessor_mode_cap::can_read>,
+                     simd<T, N * get_num_channels_enabled(RGBAMask)>>
+    gather_rgba(AccessorT acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets,
+                uint32_t global_offset = 0, simd_mask<N> mask = 1) {
   return slm_gather_rgba<T, N, RGBAMask>(
       offsets + global_offset + __ESIMD_DNS::localAccessorToOffset(acc), mask);
 }
@@ -3202,8 +3207,8 @@ gather_rgba(AccessorT acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets,
 template <rgba_channel_mask RGBAMask = rgba_channel_mask::ABGR,
           typename AccessorT, int N,
           typename T = typename AccessorT::value_type>
-__ESIMD_API std::enable_if_t<
-    sycl::detail::acc_properties::is_local_accessor_v<AccessorT>>
+__ESIMD_API std::enable_if_t<detail::is_local_accessor_with_v<
+    AccessorT, detail::accessor_mode_cap::can_write>>
 scatter_rgba(AccessorT acc, simd<uint32_t, N> offsets,
              simd<T, N * get_num_channels_enabled(RGBAMask)> vals,
              uint32_t global_offset = 0, simd_mask<N> mask = 1) {
diff --git a/sycl/test/esimd/block_load_store.cpp b/sycl/test/esimd/block_load_store.cpp
index 0fbe46b9235a..79b9ab73f80b 100644
--- a/sycl/test/esimd/block_load_store.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/esimd/block_load_store.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SYCL_EXTERNAL void kernel2(int *ptr) SYCL_ESIMD_FUNCTION {
 
 // Incompatible mode (write).
 SYCL_EXTERNAL void
-kernel3(accessor<int, 1, access::mode::write, access::target::device> &buf)
+kernel4(accessor<int, 1, access::mode::write, access::target::device> &buf)
     SYCL_ESIMD_FUNCTION {
   simd<int, 32> v;
   // CHECK: block_load_store.cpp:38{{.*}}error: no matching function
@@ -40,10 +40,19 @@ kernel3(accessor<int, 1, access::mode::write, access::target::device> &buf)
 
 // Incompatible mode (read).
 SYCL_EXTERNAL void
-kernel4(accessor<int, 1, access::mode::read, access::target::device> &buf)
+kernel5(accessor<int, 1, access::mode::read, access::target::device> &buf)
     SYCL_ESIMD_FUNCTION {
   simd<int, 32> v(0, 1);
   // CHECK: block_load_store.cpp:48{{.*}}error: no matching function
   // function for call to 'block_store'
   block_store<int, 32>(buf, 0, v);
 }
+
+// Incompatible mode (read).
+SYCL_EXTERNAL void
+kernel6(local_accessor<const int, 1> &buf) SYCL_ESIMD_FUNCTION {
+  simd<int, 32> v(0, 1);
+  // CHECK: block_load_store.cpp:57{{.*}}error: no matching function
+  // function for call to 'block_store'
+  block_store<int, 32>(buf, 0, v);
+}
diff --git a/sycl/test/esimd/gather_scatter.cpp b/sycl/test/esimd/gather_scatter.cpp
index bc029dc017e1..80cd11697744 100644
--- a/sycl/test/esimd/gather_scatter.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test/esimd/gather_scatter.cpp
@@ -104,3 +104,23 @@ kernel5(accessor<int, 1, access::mode::read, access::target::device> &buf)
   // function for call to 'scatter'
   scatter_rgba(buf, offset, v);
 }
+
+// Incompatible mode (read).
+SYCL_EXTERNAL void
+kernel6(local_accessor<const int, 1> &buf) SYCL_ESIMD_FUNCTION {
+  simd<int, 32> v(0, 1);
+  simd<uint32_t, 32> offset(0, 1);
+  // CHECK: gather_scatter.cpp:115{{.*}}error: no matching function
+  // function for call to 'scatter'
+  scatter<int, 32>(buf, offset, v);
+}
+
+// Incompatible mode (read).
+SYCL_EXTERNAL void
+kernel7(local_accessor<const int, 1> &buf) SYCL_ESIMD_FUNCTION {
+  simd<int, 32 * 4> v(0, 1);
+  simd<uint32_t, 32> offset(0, sizeof(int) * 4);
+  // CHECK: gather_scatter.cpp:125{{.*}}error: no matching function
+  // function for call to 'scatter'
+  scatter_rgba(buf, offset, v);
+}