diff --git a/sdm/include/utils/debug.h b/sdm/include/utils/debug.h
index 0b40e7b..d5974d9 100644
--- a/sdm/include/utils/debug.h
+++ b/sdm/include/utils/debug.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
   static bool IsAVRDisabled();
   static bool IsExtAnimDisabled();
   static bool IsPartialSplitDisabled();
+  static bool IsSrcSplitPreferred();
   static DisplayError GetMixerResolution(uint32_t *width, uint32_t *height);
   static DisplayError GetReducedConfig(uint32_t *num_vig_pipes, uint32_t *num_dma_pipes);
   static int GetExtMaxlayers();
diff --git a/sdm/libs/utils/debug.cpp b/sdm/libs/utils/debug.cpp
index 60ce0ac..ee881ef 100644
--- a/sdm/libs/utils/debug.cpp
+++ b/sdm/libs/utils/debug.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@
   return (value == 1);
 }
 
+bool Debug::IsSrcSplitPreferred() {
+  int value = 0;
+  debug_.debug_handler_->GetProperty("sdm.debug.prefersplit", &value);
+
+  return (value == 1);
+}
+
 DisplayError Debug::GetMixerResolution(uint32_t *width, uint32_t *height) {
   char value[64] = {};