diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/qcom/qpnp-smb5.c b/drivers/power/supply/qcom/qpnp-smb5.c
index bdd75c003cc7..3903c213c0d3 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/qcom/qpnp-smb5.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/qcom/qpnp-smb5.c
@@ -549,6 +549,9 @@ static int smb5_parse_dt(struct smb5 *chip)
 	chg->suspend_input_on_debug_batt = of_property_read_bool(node,
 					"qcom,suspend-input-on-debug-batt");
 
+	chg->fake_chg_status_on_debug_batt = of_property_read_bool(node,
+					"qcom,fake-chg-status-on-debug-batt");
+
 	rc = of_property_read_u32(node, "qcom,otg-deglitch-time-ms",
 					&chg->otg_delay_ms);
 	if (rc < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/qcom/smb5-lib.c b/drivers/power/supply/qcom/smb5-lib.c
index cd1ae35a17c6..ea3f74aa578b 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/qcom/smb5-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/qcom/smb5-lib.c
@@ -1954,6 +1954,18 @@ int smblib_get_prop_batt_status(struct smb_charger *chg,
 	u8 stat;
 	int rc, suspend = 0;
 
+	if (chg->fake_chg_status_on_debug_batt) {
+		rc = smblib_get_prop_from_bms(chg,
+				POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_DEBUG_BATTERY, &pval);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			pr_err_ratelimited("Couldn't get debug battery prop rc=%d\n",
+					rc);
+		} else if (pval.intval == 1) {
+			val->intval = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (chg->dbc_usbov) {
 		rc = smblib_get_prop_usb_present(chg, &pval);
 		if (rc < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/qcom/smb5-lib.h b/drivers/power/supply/qcom/smb5-lib.h
index a9dbc9af5e55..de04a7ab4a06 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/qcom/smb5-lib.h
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/qcom/smb5-lib.h
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ struct smb_charger {
 	int			connector_type;
 	bool			otg_en;
 	bool			suspend_input_on_debug_batt;
+	bool			fake_chg_status_on_debug_batt;
 	int			default_icl_ua;
 	int			otg_cl_ua;
 	bool			uusb_apsd_rerun_done;