diff --git a/jni/include/com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips.h b/jni/include/com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips.h
index a634896..5072666 100644
--- a/jni/include/com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips.h
+++ b/jni/include/com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips.h
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips_Sha512Final_1fips
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips_wolfCrypt_1GetStatus_1fips
   (JNIEnv *, jclass);
 
+/*
+ * Class:     com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips
+ * Method:    wolfCrypt_SetStatus_fips
+ * Signature: (I)I
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips_wolfCrypt_1SetStatus_1fips
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jint);
+
 /*
  * Class:     com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips
  * Method:    RsaPublicEncrypt_fips
diff --git a/jni/jni_fips.c b/jni/jni_fips.c
index 400e46c..ce364fe 100644
--- a/jni/jni_fips.c
+++ b/jni/jni_fips.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,16 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips_wolfCrypt_1GetStatus_1fip
     return (jint) wolfCrypt_GetStatus_fips();
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_com_wolfssl_wolfcrypt_Fips_wolfCrypt_1SetStatus_1fips(
+    JNIEnv* env, jclass class, jint status)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_FORCE_FIPS_FAILURE
+    return (jint) wolfCrypt_SetStatus_fips(status);
+#else
+    return NOT_COMPILED_IN;
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * ### FIPS Allowed Security Methods ###########################################
  */
diff --git a/src/java/com/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/Fips.java b/src/java/com/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/Fips.java
index dffc4dd..bafb64a 100644
--- a/src/java/com/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/Fips.java
+++ b/src/java/com/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/Fips.java
@@ -656,6 +656,16 @@ public class Fips extends WolfObject {
 	 */
 	public static native int wolfCrypt_GetStatus_fips();
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the fips module status. Only available if HAVE_FORCE_FIPS_FAILURE is
+	 * defined on the native library.
+	 * 
+	 * @param status
+	 *            the new status.
+	 * @return 0 on success, {@literal <} 0 on error.
+	 */
+	public static native int wolfCrypt_SetStatus_fips(int status);
+
 	/*
 	 * ### FIPS Allowed Security Methods #######################################
 	 */
diff --git a/src/test/com/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/fips/FipsTest.java b/src/test/com/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/fips/FipsTest.java
index bf7b728..c1f87b2 100644
--- a/src/test/com/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/fips/FipsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/com/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/fips/FipsTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import com.wolfssl.wolfcrypt.Aes;
 import com.wolfssl.wolfcrypt.WolfCrypt;
+import com.wolfssl.wolfcrypt.WolfCryptError;
 import com.wolfssl.wolfcrypt.Fips;
 import com.wolfssl.wolfcrypt.Fips.ErrorCallback;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,13 @@ public class FipsTest {
 		assertEquals(WolfCrypt.SUCCESS, Fips.wolfCrypt_GetStatus_fips());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void wolfCrypt_SetStatus_fipsShouldReturnZero() {
+		assertEquals(WolfCryptError.NOT_COMPILED_IN.getCode(),
+				Fips.wolfCrypt_SetStatus_fips(WolfCryptError.DRBG_CONT_FIPS_E
+						.getCode()));
+	}
+
 	public class MyCallback implements ErrorCallback {
 		@Override
 		public void errorCallback(int ok, int err, String hash) {