diff --git a/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/caps.h b/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/caps.h
index aa288b1..4452897 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/caps.h
+++ b/boot/bootutil/include/bootutil/caps.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #define BOOTUTIL_CAP_BOOTSTRAP              (1<<14)
 #define BOOTUTIL_CAP_AES256                 (1<<15)
 #define BOOTUTIL_CAP_RAM_LOAD               (1<<16)
+#define BOOTUTIL_CAP_DIRECT_XIP             (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 be06271..f44ab02 100644
--- a/boot/bootutil/src/caps.c
+++ b/boot/bootutil/src/caps.c
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 #if defined(MCUBOOT_RAM_LOAD)
     res |= BOOTUTIL_CAP_RAM_LOAD;
 #endif
+#if defined(MCUBOOT_DIRECT_XIP)
+    res |= BOOTUTIL_CAP_DIRECT_XIP;
+#endif
 
     return res;
 }