diff --git a/common/include/common/debug.h b/common/include/common/debug.h
index 855ab643..13e7607c 100644
--- a/common/include/common/debug.h
+++ b/common/include/common/debug.h
@@ -97,6 +97,23 @@ void printBacktrace(void);
   abort(); \
 } while(0)
 
+#define DEBUG_ASSERT_PRINT(...) DEBUG_ERROR("Assertion failed: %s", #__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+  #define DEBUG_ASSERT(...) do { \
+    if (!(__VA_ARGS__)) \
+      DEBUG_ASSERT_PRINT(__VA_ARGS__); \
+  } while (0)
+#else
+  #define DEBUG_ASSERT(...) do { \
+    if (!(__VA_ARGS__)) \
+    { \
+      DEBUG_ASSERT_PRINT(__VA_ARGS__); \
+      abort(); \
+    } \
+  } while (0)
+#endif
+
 #if defined(DEBUG_SPICE) | defined(DEBUG_IVSHMEM)
   #define DEBUG_PROTO(fmt, args...) DEBUG_PRINT("[P]", fmt, ##args)
 #else