diff --git a/libpldm/firmware_update.c b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
index 370f37a..0df6aaf 100644
--- a/libpldm/firmware_update.c
+++ b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
@@ -1442,3 +1442,28 @@
 
 	return PLDM_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+int encode_cancel_update_component_req(uint8_t instance_id,
+				       struct pldm_msg *msg,
+				       size_t payload_length)
+{
+	if (msg == NULL) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
+	}
+
+	if (payload_length != PLDM_CANCEL_UPDATE_COMPONENT_REQ_BYTES) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH;
+	}
+
+	struct pldm_header_info header = {0};
+	header.instance = instance_id;
+	header.msg_type = PLDM_REQUEST;
+	header.pldm_type = PLDM_FWUP;
+	header.command = PLDM_CANCEL_UPDATE_COMPONENT;
+	uint8_t rc = pack_pldm_header(&header, &(msg->hdr));
+	if (rc) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return PLDM_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/libpldm/firmware_update.h b/libpldm/firmware_update.h
index a7e5023..b66e2e1 100644
--- a/libpldm/firmware_update.h
+++ b/libpldm/firmware_update.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define PLDM_GET_STATUS_REQ_BYTES 0
 /* Maximum progress percentage value*/
 #define PLDM_FWUP_MAX_PROGRESS_PERCENT 0x65
+#define PLDM_CANCEL_UPDATE_COMPONENT_REQ_BYTES 0
 
 /** @brief PLDM Firmware update commands
  */
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@
 	PLDM_VERIFY_COMPLETE = 0x17,
 	PLDM_APPLY_COMPLETE = 0x18,
 	PLDM_ACTIVATE_FIRMWARE = 0x1A,
-	PLDM_GET_STATUS = 0x1B
+	PLDM_GET_STATUS = 0x1B,
+	PLDM_CANCEL_UPDATE_COMPONENT = 0x1C
 };
 
 /** @brief PLDM Firmware update completion codes
@@ -1044,6 +1046,21 @@
 			   uint8_t *reason_code,
 			   bitfield32_t *update_option_flags_enabled);
 
+/** @brief Create PLDM request message for CancelUpdateComponent
+ *
+ *  @param[in] instance_id - Message's instance id
+ *  @param[in,out] msg - Message will be written to this
+ *  @param[in] payload_length - Length of request message payload
+ *
+ *  @return pldm_completion_codes
+ *
+ *  @note  Caller is responsible for memory alloc and dealloc of param
+ *         'msg.payload'
+ */
+int encode_cancel_update_component_req(uint8_t instance_id,
+				       struct pldm_msg *msg,
+				       size_t payload_length);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libpldm/tests/libpldm_firmware_update_test.cpp b/libpldm/tests/libpldm_firmware_update_test.cpp
index c8e2954..22ee122 100644
--- a/libpldm/tests/libpldm_firmware_update_test.cpp
+++ b/libpldm/tests/libpldm_firmware_update_test.cpp
@@ -2714,3 +2714,31 @@
         &progressPercent, &reasonCode, &updateOptionFlagsEnabled);
     EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA);
 }
+
+TEST(CancelUpdateComponent, goodPathEncodeRequest)
+{
+    constexpr uint8_t instanceId = 9;
+    std::array<uint8_t, hdrSize> request{};
+    auto requestMsg = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(request.data());
+
+    auto rc = encode_cancel_update_component_req(
+        instanceId, requestMsg, PLDM_CANCEL_UPDATE_COMPONENT_REQ_BYTES);
+    EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_SUCCESS);
+
+    constexpr std::array<uint8_t, hdrSize> outRequest{0x89, 0x05, 0x1C};
+    EXPECT_EQ(request, outRequest);
+}
+
+TEST(CancelUpdateComponent, errorPathEncodeRequest)
+{
+    std::array<uint8_t, hdrSize + sizeof(uint8_t)> request{};
+    auto requestMsg = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(request.data());
+
+    auto rc = encode_cancel_update_component_req(
+        0, nullptr, PLDM_CANCEL_UPDATE_COMPONENT_REQ_BYTES);
+    EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA);
+
+    rc = encode_cancel_update_component_req(
+        0, requestMsg, PLDM_CANCEL_UPDATE_COMPONENT_REQ_BYTES + 1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH);
+}