diff --git a/source/adapters/cuda/context.hpp b/source/adapters/cuda/context.hpp
index a10e8e9ca7..f2bb1580ba 100644
--- a/source/adapters/cuda/context.hpp
+++ b/source/adapters/cuda/context.hpp
@@ -74,6 +74,35 @@ typedef void (*ur_context_extended_deleter_t)(void *user_data);
 ///  if necessary.
 ///
 ///
+namespace {
+class ScopedContext {
+public:
+  ScopedContext(ur_device_handle_t Device) {
+    if (!Device) {
+      throw UR_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_DEVICE;
+    }
+    setContext(Device->getNativeContext());
+  }
+
+  ScopedContext(CUcontext NativeContext) { setContext(NativeContext); }
+
+  ~ScopedContext() {}
+
+private:
+  void setContext(CUcontext Desired) {
+    CUcontext Original = nullptr;
+
+    UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuCtxGetCurrent(&Original));
+
+    // Make sure the desired context is active on the current thread, setting
+    // it if necessary
+    if (Original != Desired) {
+      UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuCtxSetCurrent(Desired));
+    }
+  }
+};
+} // namespace
+
 struct ur_context_handle_t_ {
 
   struct deleter_data {
@@ -88,14 +117,29 @@ struct ur_context_handle_t_ {
 
   ur_context_handle_t_(const ur_device_handle_t *Devs, uint32_t NumDevices)
       : Devices{Devs, Devs + NumDevices}, RefCount{1} {
+    CUevent EvBase = nullptr;
+    int i = 0;
     for (auto &Dev : Devices) {
       urDeviceRetain(Dev);
+      Dev->retainNativeContext();
+      // The first device in the context is used to create a base event for all
+      // devices in the context. Any queue created with this context will have
+      // the same base event used as a base timestamp for profiling.
+      if (i == 0) {
+        ScopedContext Active(Dev);
+        UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuEventCreate(&EvBase, CU_EVENT_DEFAULT));
+        // Use default stream to record base event counter
+        UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuEventRecord(EvBase, 0));
+      }
+      Dev->setBaseEvent(EvBase);
+      i++;
     }
   };
 
   ~ur_context_handle_t_() {
     for (auto &Dev : Devices) {
       urDeviceRelease(Dev);
+      UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuDevicePrimaryCtxRelease(Dev->get()));
     }
   }
 
@@ -140,32 +184,3 @@ struct ur_context_handle_t_ {
   std::vector<deleter_data> ExtendedDeleters;
   std::set<ur_usm_pool_handle_t> PoolHandles;
 };
-
-namespace {
-class ScopedContext {
-public:
-  ScopedContext(ur_device_handle_t Device) {
-    if (!Device) {
-      throw UR_RESULT_ERROR_INVALID_DEVICE;
-    }
-    setContext(Device->getNativeContext());
-  }
-
-  ScopedContext(CUcontext NativeContext) { setContext(NativeContext); }
-
-  ~ScopedContext() {}
-
-private:
-  void setContext(CUcontext Desired) {
-    CUcontext Original = nullptr;
-
-    UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuCtxGetCurrent(&Original));
-
-    // Make sure the desired context is active on the current thread, setting
-    // it if necessary
-    if (Original != Desired) {
-      UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuCtxSetCurrent(Desired));
-    }
-  }
-};
-} // namespace
diff --git a/source/adapters/cuda/device.cpp b/source/adapters/cuda/device.cpp
index 9c8a0c807c..976daa08c2 100644
--- a/source/adapters/cuda/device.cpp
+++ b/source/adapters/cuda/device.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ UR_APIEXPORT ur_result_t UR_APICALL urDeviceGetInfo(ur_device_handle_t hDevice,
 
   static constexpr uint32_t MaxWorkItemDimensions = 3u;
 
-  ScopedContext Active(hDevice);
-
   switch ((uint32_t)propName) {
   case UR_DEVICE_INFO_TYPE: {
     return ReturnValue(UR_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU);
@@ -809,9 +807,21 @@ UR_APIEXPORT ur_result_t UR_APICALL urDeviceGetInfo(ur_device_handle_t hDevice,
   case UR_DEVICE_INFO_GLOBAL_MEM_FREE: {
     size_t FreeMemory = 0;
     size_t TotalMemory = 0;
+    // This driver api call requires a CUcontext set on the device. In the case
+    // that a CUcontext is not already initialized on the device, we implicitly
+    // choose to momentarily initialize the primary CUcontext of the device (by
+    // retaining it). The CUcontext is immediately released in case the device
+    // is not later used. In the unlikely circumstance that the primary
+    // CUcontext has not already been retained by the programmer, the implicit
+    // initialization/destruction here adds a ~0.1s overhead, but this ensures
+    // SYCL specification compliance and MPI compatibility.
+    CUcontext tmpContext;
+    UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain(&tmpContext, hDevice->get()));
+    ScopedContext Active(tmpContext);
     detail::ur::assertion(cuMemGetInfo(&FreeMemory, &TotalMemory) ==
                               CUDA_SUCCESS,
                           "failed cuMemGetInfo() API.");
+    UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuDevicePrimaryCtxRelease(hDevice->get()));
     return ReturnValue(FreeMemory);
   }
   case UR_DEVICE_INFO_MEMORY_CLOCK_RATE: {
diff --git a/source/adapters/cuda/device.hpp b/source/adapters/cuda/device.hpp
index 3654f2bb36..0776c2ad0a 100644
--- a/source/adapters/cuda/device.hpp
+++ b/source/adapters/cuda/device.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,13 @@ struct ur_device_handle_t_ {
     UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuDeviceTotalMem(&MaxAllocSize, cuDevice));
   }
 
-  ~ur_device_handle_t_() { cuDevicePrimaryCtxRelease(CuDevice); }
+  ~ur_device_handle_t_() {}
+
+  void retainNativeContext() {
+    UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain(&CuContext, CuDevice));
+  };
+
+  void setBaseEvent(const CUevent &event) { EvBase = event; };
 
   native_type get() const noexcept { return CuDevice; };
 
diff --git a/source/adapters/cuda/platform.cpp b/source/adapters/cuda/platform.cpp
index 218cf9b0db..d04f13ce8c 100644
--- a/source/adapters/cuda/platform.cpp
+++ b/source/adapters/cuda/platform.cpp
@@ -77,19 +77,11 @@ urPlatformGet(ur_adapter_handle_t *, uint32_t, uint32_t NumEntries,
           int NumDevices = 0;
           UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuDeviceGetCount(&NumDevices));
           try {
+            CUevent EvBase = nullptr;
             for (int i = 0; i < NumDevices; ++i) {
               CUdevice Device;
               UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuDeviceGet(&Device, i));
-              CUcontext Context;
-              UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain(&Context, Device));
-
-              ScopedContext Active(Context); // Set native ctx as active
-              CUevent EvBase;
-              UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuEventCreate(&EvBase, CU_EVENT_DEFAULT));
-
-              // Use default stream to record base event counter
-              UR_CHECK_ERROR(cuEventRecord(EvBase, 0));
-
+              CUcontext Context = nullptr;
               Platform.Devices.emplace_back(
                   new ur_device_handle_t_{Device, Context, EvBase, &Platform,
                                           static_cast<uint32_t>(i)});
diff --git a/test/conformance/device/device_adapter_cuda.match b/test/conformance/device/device_adapter_cuda.match
index 9989fbd774..a138435306 100644
--- a/test/conformance/device/device_adapter_cuda.match
+++ b/test/conformance/device/device_adapter_cuda.match
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 urDeviceCreateWithNativeHandleTest.SuccessWithUnOwnedNativeHandle
+{{OPT}}urDeviceGetGlobalTimestampTest.Success
 {{OPT}}urDeviceGetGlobalTimestampTest.SuccessSynchronizedTime