diff --git a/libpldm/firmware_update.c b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
index 031ec85..66b4ab5 100644
--- a/libpldm/firmware_update.c
+++ b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
@@ -58,9 +58,24 @@
 	if (*descriptor_count == 0) {
 		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
 	}
-
 	*descriptor_data =
 	    (uint8_t *)(msg->payload +
 			sizeof(struct pldm_query_device_identifiers_resp));
 	return PLDM_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+int encode_get_firmware_parameters_req(uint8_t instance_id,
+				       size_t payload_length,
+				       struct pldm_msg *msg)
+{
+	if (msg == NULL) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
+	}
+
+	if (payload_length != PLDM_GET_FIRMWARE_PARAMETERS_REQ_BYTES) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH;
+	}
+
+	return encode_pldm_header_only(PLDM_REQUEST, instance_id, PLDM_FWUP,
+				       PLDM_GET_FIRMWARE_PARAMETERS, msg);
+}