diff --git a/examples/ota-provider-app/linux/main.cpp b/examples/ota-provider-app/linux/main.cpp
index 2c8a2b26e09289..3fc2e425d8db82 100644
--- a/examples/ota-provider-app/linux/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/ota-provider-app/linux/main.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ constexpr uint16_t kOptionUserConsentState     = 'u';
 constexpr uint16_t kOptionDelayedActionTimeSec = 't';
 constexpr uint16_t kOptionDiscriminator        = 'd';
 constexpr uint16_t kOptionSoftwareVersion      = 's';
+constexpr uint16_t kOptionSoftwareVersionStr   = 'S';
 constexpr uint16_t kOptionUserConsentNeeded    = 'c';
 
 static constexpr uint16_t kMaximumDiscriminatorValue = 0xFFF;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ static chip::ota::UserConsentState gUserConsentState                  = chip::ot
 static bool gUserConsentNeeded                                        = false;
 static chip::Optional<uint16_t> gSetupDiscriminator;
 static chip::Optional<uint32_t> gSoftwareVersion;
+static const char * gSoftwareVersionString = nullptr;
 
 // Parses the JSON filepath and extracts DeviceSoftwareVersionModel parameters
 static bool ParseJsonFileAndPopulateCandidates(const char * filepath,
@@ -233,6 +235,22 @@ bool HandleOptions(const char * aProgram, OptionSet * aOptions, int aIdentifier,
     case kOptionUserConsentNeeded:
         gUserConsentNeeded = true;
         break;
+    case kOptionSoftwareVersionStr:
+        if (aValue == NULL)
+        {
+            PrintArgError("%s: ERROR: NULL SoftwareVersionStr parameter\n", aProgram);
+            retval = false;
+        }
+        else if ((strlen(aValue) < 1 || strlen(aValue) > 64))
+        {
+            PrintArgError("%s: ERROR: SoftwareVersionStr parameter length is out of range \n", aProgram);
+            retval = false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            gSoftwareVersionString = aValue;
+        }
+        break;
     default:
         PrintArgError("%s: INTERNAL ERROR: Unhandled option: %s\n", aProgram, aName);
         retval = false;
@@ -250,6 +268,7 @@ OptionDef cmdLineOptionsDef[] = {
     { "UserConsentState", chip::ArgParser::kArgumentRequired, kOptionUserConsentState },
     { "discriminator", chip::ArgParser::kArgumentRequired, kOptionDiscriminator },
     { "softwareVersion", chip::ArgParser::kArgumentRequired, kOptionSoftwareVersion },
+    { "softwareVersionStr", chip::ArgParser::kArgumentRequired, kOptionSoftwareVersionStr },
     { "UserConsentNeeded", chip::ArgParser::kNoArgument, kOptionUserConsentNeeded },
     {},
 };
@@ -277,6 +296,11 @@ OptionSet cmdLineOptions = { HandleOptions, cmdLineOptionsDef, "PROGRAM OPTIONS"
                              "        If ota image list is present along with this option\n"
                              "        then value from ota image list is used.\n"
                              "        Otherwise, this value will be used is then value from that will be used\n"
+                             "  -S/--softwareVersionStr <version string>\n"
+                             "        Value of SoftwareVersionString in the Query Image Response\n"
+                             "        If ota image list is present along with this option\n"
+                             "        then value from ota image list is used.\n"
+                             "        Otherwise, this value will be used is then value from that will be used\n"
                              "  -c/--UserConsentNeeded\n"
                              "        If provided, value of UserConsentNeeded in the Query Image Response is set to true\n" };
 
@@ -349,6 +373,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
     {
         otaProvider.SetSoftwareVersion(gSoftwareVersion.Value());
     }
+    if (gSoftwareVersionString)
+    {
+        otaProvider.SetSoftwareVersionString(gSoftwareVersionString);
+    }
 
     if (gUserConsentState != chip::ota::UserConsentState::kUnknown)
     {
diff --git a/examples/ota-provider-app/ota-provider-common/OTAProviderExample.cpp b/examples/ota-provider-app/ota-provider-common/OTAProviderExample.cpp
index 3b3de5fea0b9c2..5044a6624f653d 100644
--- a/examples/ota-provider-app/ota-provider-common/OTAProviderExample.cpp
+++ b/examples/ota-provider-app/ota-provider-common/OTAProviderExample.cpp
@@ -180,9 +180,16 @@ EmberAfStatus OTAProviderExample::HandleQueryImage(chip::app::CommandHandler * c
                 newSoftwareVersion = mSoftwareVersion.Value();
             }
 
+            // If software version string is provided using command line then use it.
+            // Otherwise, use default string.
             newSoftwareVersionString = "Example-Image-V0.1";
-            otaFilePath              = mOTAFilePath;
-            queryStatus              = OTAQueryStatus::kUpdateAvailable;
+            if (mSoftwareVersionString)
+            {
+                newSoftwareVersionString = mSoftwareVersionString;
+            }
+
+            otaFilePath = mOTAFilePath;
+            queryStatus = OTAQueryStatus::kUpdateAvailable;
         }
         else if (!mCandidates.empty()) // If list of OTA candidates is supplied instead
         {
diff --git a/examples/ota-provider-app/ota-provider-common/OTAProviderExample.h b/examples/ota-provider-app/ota-provider-common/OTAProviderExample.h
index 0b6efc6b12ee03..a2db9297adebc4 100644
--- a/examples/ota-provider-app/ota-provider-common/OTAProviderExample.h
+++ b/examples/ota-provider-app/ota-provider-common/OTAProviderExample.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class OTAProviderExample : public chip::app::Clusters::OTAProviderDelegate
     void SetDelayedActionTimeSec(uint32_t time) { mDelayedActionTimeSec = time; }
     void SetUserConsentDelegate(chip::ota::UserConsentDelegate * delegate) { mUserConsentDelegate = delegate; }
     void SetSoftwareVersion(uint32_t softwareVersion) { mSoftwareVersion.SetValue(softwareVersion); }
+    void SetSoftwareVersionString(const char * versionString) { mSoftwareVersionString = versionString; }
     void SetUserConsentNeeded(bool needed) { mUserConsentNeeded = needed; }
 
 private:
@@ -91,5 +92,6 @@ class OTAProviderExample : public chip::app::Clusters::OTAProviderDelegate
                           const chip::app::Clusters::OtaSoftwareUpdateProvider::Commands::QueryImage::DecodableType & commandData,
                           uint32_t targetVersion);
     chip::Optional<uint32_t> mSoftwareVersion;
-    bool mUserConsentNeeded = false;
+    const char * mSoftwareVersionString = nullptr;
+    bool mUserConsentNeeded             = false;
 };