diff --git "a/frameworks\\utest/source/unity_handler.cpp" "b/frameworks\\utest/source/unity_handler.cpp"
index 5baaa6cb8f..b40978c75d 100644
--- "a/frameworks\\utest/source/unity_handler.cpp"
+++ "b/frameworks\\utest/source/unity_handler.cpp"
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ void utest_unity_assert_failure()
 {
     utest::v1::Harness::raise_failure(utest::v1::FAILURE_ASSERTION);
 }
+
+extern "C"
+void utest_unity_ignore_failure()
+{
+    utest::v1::Harness::raise_failure(utest::v1::failure_t(utest::v1::FAILURE_ASSERTION | utest::v1::FAILURE_IGNORE));
+}
diff --git "a/frameworks\\utest/utest/unity_handler.h" "b/frameworks\\utest/utest/unity_handler.h"
index 8ce3d06a3f..5982ff88a9 100644
--- "a/frameworks\\utest/utest/unity_handler.h"
+++ "b/frameworks\\utest/utest/unity_handler.h"
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@
 /// this function is called from the unity module when an assertion failed.
 void utest_unity_assert_failure();
 
+/// this function is called from the unity module when an assertion failed, but is ignored.
+void utest_unity_ignore_failure();
+
 #endif // UTEST_UNITY_ASSERT_FAILURE_H