diff --git a/libpldm/firmware_update.c b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
index cf8080e..4e98e59 100644
--- a/libpldm/firmware_update.c
+++ b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
@@ -1257,3 +1257,27 @@
 
 	return PLDM_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+int encode_get_status_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_GET_STATUS_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_GET_STATUS;
+	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 bb09c56..231aaa0 100644
--- a/libpldm/firmware_update.h
+++ b/libpldm/firmware_update.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define PLDM_GET_FIRMWARE_PARAMETERS_REQ_BYTES 0
 #define PLDM_FWUP_BASELINE_TRANSFER_SIZE 32
 #define PLDM_FWUP_MIN_OUTSTANDING_REQ 1
+#define PLDM_GET_STATUS_REQ_BYTES 0
 
 /** @brief PLDM Firmware update commands
  */
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@
 	PLDM_TRANSFER_COMPLETE = 0x16,
 	PLDM_VERIFY_COMPLETE = 0x17,
 	PLDM_APPLY_COMPLETE = 0x18,
-	PLDM_ACTIVATE_FIRMWARE = 0x1A
+	PLDM_ACTIVATE_FIRMWARE = 0x1A,
+	PLDM_GET_STATUS = 0x1B
 };
 
 /** @brief PLDM Firmware update completion codes
@@ -940,6 +942,20 @@
 				  uint8_t *completion_code,
 				  uint16_t *estimated_time_activation);
 
+/** @brief Create PLDM request message for GetStatus
+ *
+ *  @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_get_status_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 350db59..0577c51 100644
--- a/libpldm/tests/libpldm_firmware_update_test.cpp
+++ b/libpldm/tests/libpldm_firmware_update_test.cpp
@@ -2451,4 +2451,30 @@
         responseMsg, sizeof(pldm_activate_firmware_resp) - 1, &completionCode,
         &estimatedTimeForActivation);
     EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+TEST(GetStatus, goodPathEncodeRequest)
+{
+    constexpr uint8_t instanceId = 8;
+    std::array<uint8_t, hdrSize> request{};
+    auto requestMsg = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(request.data());
+
+    auto rc = encode_get_status_req(instanceId, requestMsg,
+                                    PLDM_GET_STATUS_REQ_BYTES);
+    EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_SUCCESS);
+
+    constexpr std::array<uint8_t, hdrSize> outRequest{0x88, 0x05, 0x1B};
+    EXPECT_EQ(request, outRequest);
+}
+
+TEST(GetStatus, errorPathEncodeRequest)
+{
+    std::array<uint8_t, hdrSize + sizeof(uint8_t)> request{};
+    auto requestMsg = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(request.data());
+
+    auto rc = encode_get_status_req(0, nullptr, PLDM_GET_STATUS_REQ_BYTES);
+    EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA);
+
+    rc = encode_get_status_req(0, requestMsg, PLDM_GET_STATUS_REQ_BYTES + 1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH);
+}