diff --git a/test/cpp/profiler/containers.cpp b/test/cpp/profiler/containers.cpp
index c0e0bf14745c8..5f8e974343b94 100644
--- a/test/cpp/profiler/containers.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp/profiler/containers.cpp
@@ -77,3 +77,18 @@ TEST(ProfilerTest, clock_converter) {
   EXPECT_LT(std::abs(deltas[n / 2]), 200);
   EXPECT_LT(deltas[n * 3 / 4] - deltas[n / 4], 50);
 }
+
+TEST(ProfilerTest, soft_assert) {
+  EXPECT_TRUE(SOFT_ASSERT(true));
+  torch::profiler::impl::setSoftAssertRaises(true);
+  EXPECT_ANY_THROW(SOFT_ASSERT(false));
+  torch::profiler::impl::setSoftAssertRaises(false);
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(SOFT_ASSERT(false));
+  // Reset soft assert behavior to default
+  torch::profiler::impl::setSoftAssertRaises(c10::nullopt);
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(SOFT_ASSERT(false));
+#else
+  EXPECT_ANY_THROW(SOFT_ASSERT(false));
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/torch/csrc/autograd/init.cpp b/torch/csrc/autograd/init.cpp
index dd19bbe7e8ce4..292c55becb02e 100644
--- a/torch/csrc/autograd/init.cpp
+++ b/torch/csrc/autograd/init.cpp
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ PyObject* THPAutograd_initExtension(PyObject* _unused, PyObject* unused) {
         .def_property_readonly("duration_time_ns", [](const Result& r) {
           return r.endTimeNS() - r.start_time_ns_;
         });
+
+    m.def("_soft_assert_raises", &setSoftAssertRaises);
   }
 
   py::class_<ProfilerResult>(m, "_ProfilerResult")
diff --git a/torch/csrc/profiler/util.cpp b/torch/csrc/profiler/util.cpp
index 6ae2e745806f3..3a26e04bfaddd 100644
--- a/torch/csrc/profiler/util.cpp
+++ b/torch/csrc/profiler/util.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,24 @@ std::function<time_t(approx_time_t)> ApproximateClockToUnixTimeConverter::
   };
 }
 
+namespace {
+c10::optional<bool> soft_assert_raises_;
+} // namespace
+
+void setSoftAssertRaises(c10::optional<bool> value) {
+  soft_assert_raises_ = value;
+}
+
+bool softAssertRaises() {
+  return soft_assert_raises_.value_or(
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+      false
+#else
+      true
+#endif
+  );
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // -- NVTX --------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/torch/csrc/profiler/util.h b/torch/csrc/profiler/util.h
index 928e1889a0ee1..8bee4275c22f9 100644
--- a/torch/csrc/profiler/util.h
+++ b/torch/csrc/profiler/util.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <ATen/record_function.h>
 #include <c10/macros/Macros.h>
+#include <c10/util/Optional.h>
 #include <torch/csrc/Export.h>
 #include <torch/csrc/jit/frontend/source_range.h>
 
@@ -35,9 +36,25 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+// TODO: replace with pytorch/rfcs#43 when it is ready.
+#define SOFT_ASSERT(cond, ...)                         \
+  [&]() -> bool {                                      \
+    if (C10_UNLIKELY(!(cond))) {                       \
+      if (torch::profiler::impl::softAssertRaises()) { \
+        TORCH_INTERNAL_ASSERT(cond, __VA_ARGS__);      \
+      } else {                                         \
+        TORCH_WARN(__VA_ARGS__);                       \
+      }                                                \
+      return false;                                    \
+    }                                                  \
+    return true;                                       \
+  }()
+
 namespace torch {
 namespace profiler {
 namespace impl {
+TORCH_API bool softAssertRaises();
+TORCH_API void setSoftAssertRaises(c10::optional<bool> value);
 
 using time_t = int64_t;
 using steady_clock_t = std::conditional<