diff --git a/libpldm/firmware_update.c b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
index 898a7ef..8699bb5 100644
--- a/libpldm/firmware_update.c
+++ b/libpldm/firmware_update.c
@@ -840,3 +840,61 @@
 
 	return PLDM_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+int encode_update_component_req(
+    uint8_t instance_id, uint16_t comp_classification, uint16_t comp_identifier,
+    uint8_t comp_classification_index, uint32_t comp_comparison_stamp,
+    uint32_t comp_image_size, bitfield32_t update_option_flags,
+    uint8_t comp_ver_str_type, uint8_t comp_ver_str_len,
+    const struct variable_field *comp_ver_str, struct pldm_msg *msg,
+    size_t payload_length)
+{
+	if (comp_ver_str == NULL || comp_ver_str->ptr == NULL || msg == NULL) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
+	}
+
+	if (payload_length !=
+	    sizeof(struct pldm_update_component_req) + comp_ver_str->length) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_LENGTH;
+	}
+
+	if (!comp_image_size) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
+	}
+
+	if ((comp_ver_str_len == 0) ||
+	    (comp_ver_str_len != comp_ver_str->length)) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
+	}
+
+	if (!is_string_type_valid(comp_ver_str_type)) {
+		return PLDM_ERROR_INVALID_DATA;
+	}
+
+	struct pldm_header_info header = {0};
+	header.instance = instance_id;
+	header.msg_type = PLDM_REQUEST;
+	header.pldm_type = PLDM_FWUP;
+	header.command = PLDM_UPDATE_COMPONENT;
+	uint8_t rc = pack_pldm_header(&header, &(msg->hdr));
+	if (rc) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	struct pldm_update_component_req *request =
+	    (struct pldm_update_component_req *)msg->payload;
+
+	request->comp_classification = htole16(comp_classification);
+	request->comp_identifier = htole16(comp_identifier);
+	request->comp_classification_index = comp_classification_index;
+	request->comp_comparison_stamp = htole32(comp_comparison_stamp);
+	request->comp_image_size = htole32(comp_image_size);
+	request->update_option_flags.value = htole32(update_option_flags.value);
+	request->comp_ver_str_type = comp_ver_str_type;
+	request->comp_ver_str_len = comp_ver_str_len;
+
+	memcpy(msg->payload + sizeof(struct pldm_update_component_req),
+	       comp_ver_str->ptr, comp_ver_str->length);
+
+	return PLDM_SUCCESS;
+}
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