diff --git a/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/caps.h b/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/caps.h
index 3c0ffb364..6448f537d 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/caps.h
+++ b/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/caps.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ uint32_t bootutil_get_caps(void);
 #define BOOTUTIL_CAP_AES256                 (1<<14)
 #define BOOTUTIL_CAP_RAM_LOAD               (1<<15)
 #define BOOTUTIL_CAP_DIRECT_XIP             (1<<16)
+#define BOOTUTIL_CAP_HW_ROLLBACK_PROT       (1<<17)
 
 /*
  * Query the number of images this bootloader is configured for.  This
diff --git a/boot/bootutil/src/caps.c b/boot/bootutil/src/caps.c
index 63bcd6457..49bdfecf7 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/src/caps.c
+++ b/boot/bootutil/src/caps.c
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ uint32_t bootutil_get_caps(void)
 #if defined(MCUBOOT_DIRECT_XIP)
     res |= BOOTUTIL_CAP_DIRECT_XIP;
 #endif
+#if defined(MCUBOOT_HW_ROLLBACK_PROT)
+    res |= BOOTUTIL_CAP_HW_ROLLBACK_PROT;
+#endif
 
     return res;
 }