diff --git a/include/sys/__assert.h b/include/sys/__assert.h
index 1b28dcecc4f..e0ca1b296af 100644
--- a/include/sys/__assert.h
+++ b/include/sys/__assert.h
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 #define __ASSERT_ON 0
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_ASSERT_VERBOSE)
+#define __ASSERT_PRINT(fmt, ...) printk(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#else /* CONFIG_ASSERT_VERBOSE */
+#define __ASSERT_PRINT(fmt, ...)
+#endif /* CONFIG_ASSERT_VERBOSE */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_FILE_INFO
 #define __ASSERT_FILE_INFO ""
 #else  /* CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_FILE_INFO */
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_ASSERT_NO_COND_INFO */
 
 #define __ASSERT_LOC(test)                               \
-	printk("ASSERTION FAIL [%s] @ %s:%d\n",          \
+	__ASSERT_PRINT("ASSERTION FAIL [%s] @ %s:%d\n",  \
 	       __ASSERT_COND_INFO(test),                 \
 	       __ASSERT_FILE_INFO,                       \
 	       __LINE__)                                 \
diff --git a/subsys/debug/Kconfig b/subsys/debug/Kconfig
index 57d74e48c9d..cae46f0c8dc 100644
--- a/subsys/debug/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/debug/Kconfig
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ config FORCE_NO_ASSERT
 	  CFLAGS and not Kconfig.  Added solely to be able to work
 	  around compiler bugs for specific tests.
 
+config ASSERT_VERBOSE
+	bool "Enable verbose assertions"
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option enables printing an assert message with information about
+	  the assertion that occurred. This includes printing the location,
+	  the conditional expression and additional message specific to the
+	  assert.
+
 config ASSERT_NO_FILE_INFO
 	bool "Disable file info for asserts"
 	help