diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.c
index f948a4d8ee59..c5d01058c2a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/debug.c
@@ -565,6 +565,26 @@ static const struct file_operations fops_fw_stats = {
 	.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
+/* This is a clean assert crash in firmware. */
+static int ath10k_debug_fw_assert(struct ath10k *ar)
+{
+	struct wmi_vdev_install_key_cmd *cmd;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+	skb = ath10k_wmi_alloc_skb(ar, sizeof(*cmd) + 16);
+	if (!skb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cmd = (struct wmi_vdev_install_key_cmd *)skb->data;
+	memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
+
+	/* big enough number so that firmware asserts */
+	cmd->vdev_id = __cpu_to_le32(0x7ffe);
+
+	return ath10k_wmi_cmd_send(ar, skb,
+				   ar->wmi.cmd->vdev_install_key_cmdid);
+}
+
 static ssize_t ath10k_read_simulate_fw_crash(struct file *file,
 					     char __user *user_buf,
 					     size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -574,7 +594,10 @@ static ssize_t ath10k_read_simulate_fw_crash(struct file *file,
 			   " WMI_FORCE_FW_HANG_ASSERT to firmware if FW"
 			   " supports that command.\n `hard` - this will send"
 			   " to firmware command with illegal parameters"
-			   " causing firmware crash.\n";
+			   " causing firmware crash.\n"
+			   "`assert` - this will send special illegal parameter"
+			   " to firmware to cause assert failure"
+			   " and crash.\n";
 
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, strlen(buf));
 }
@@ -623,6 +646,9 @@ static ssize_t ath10k_write_simulate_fw_crash(struct file *file,
 		 */
 		ret = ath10k_wmi_vdev_set_param(ar, 0x7fff,
 					ar->wmi.vdev_param->rts_threshold, 0);
+	} else if (!strcmp(buf, "assert")) {
+		ath10k_info(ar, "simulating firmware assert crash\n");
+		ret = ath10k_debug_fw_assert(ar);
 	} else {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto exit;