diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_api.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_api.h
index 949c4bc66b..cc94f23925 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_api.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_api.h
@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ void wmi_set_is_wow_bus_suspended(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle, A_BOOL val);
  */
 void wmi_tag_crash_inject(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle, A_BOOL flag);
 
+/**
+ * WMI API to set target assert
+ * @param wmi_handle: 	handle to WMI.
+ * @param val:		target assert config value.
+ *
+ * Return: 		none.
+ */
+void wmi_set_tgt_assert(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle, bool val);
+
 /**
  * generic function to block unified WMI command
  * @param wmi_handle      : handle to WMI.
diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_priv.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_priv.h
index f7e0498a12..2a5cd02125 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_priv.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_priv.h
@@ -1438,6 +1438,7 @@ struct wmi_unified {
 #endif
 	qdf_atomic_t is_wow_bus_suspended;
 	bool tag_crash_inject;
+	bool tgt_force_assert_enable;
 	enum wmi_target_type target_type;
 	struct wmi_rx_ops rx_ops;
 	struct wmi_ops *ops;
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
index 5a50526b02..8c6386e05f 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified.c
@@ -3013,6 +3013,11 @@ void wmi_set_is_wow_bus_suspended(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle, A_BOOL val)
 	qdf_atomic_set(&wmi_handle->is_wow_bus_suspended, val);
 }
 
+void wmi_set_tgt_assert(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle, bool val)
+{
+	wmi_handle->tgt_force_assert_enable = val;
+}
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_MCL
 /**
  * API to flush all the previous packets  associated with the wmi endpoint