diff --git a/lib/ipmi_utils.py b/lib/ipmi_utils.py
index 72c70df..2669ff8 100644
--- a/lib/ipmi_utils.py
+++ b/lib/ipmi_utils.py
@@ -58,3 +58,23 @@
     return sol_info
 
 ###############################################################################
+
+
+###############################################################################
+def set_sol_setting(setting_name, setting_value):
+
+    r"""
+    Set SOL setting with given value.
+
+    # Description of argument(s):
+    # setting_name    SOL setting which needs to be set (e.g. "retry-count").
+    # setting_value   Value which needs to be set (e.g. "7").
+    """
+
+    status, ret_values = grk.run_key_u("Run IPMI Standard Command  sol set " +
+                                       setting_name + " " + setting_value)
+
+    return status
+
+###############################################################################
+