diff --git a/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_verilog.cpp b/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_verilog.cpp
index 50cd9ba87..a14031c03 100644
--- a/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_verilog.cpp
+++ b/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_verilog.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ int write_preconfigured_testbench(const OpenfpgaContext& openfpga_ctx,
 
   CommandOptionId opt_output_dir = cmd.option("file");
   CommandOptionId opt_pcf = cmd.option("pin_constraints_file");
+  CommandOptionId opt_fabric_netlist = cmd.option("fabric_netlist_file_path");
   CommandOptionId opt_reference_benchmark = cmd.option("reference_benchmark_file_path");
   CommandOptionId opt_explicit_port_mapping = cmd.option("explicit_port_mapping");
   CommandOptionId opt_verbose = cmd.option("verbose");
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ int write_preconfigured_testbench(const OpenfpgaContext& openfpga_ctx,
    */
   VerilogTestbenchOption options;
   options.set_output_directory(cmd_context.option_value(cmd, opt_output_dir));
+  options.set_fabric_netlist_file_path(cmd_context.option_value(cmd, opt_fabric_netlist));
   options.set_reference_benchmark_file_path(cmd_context.option_value(cmd, opt_reference_benchmark));
   options.set_explicit_port_mapping(cmd_context.option_enable(cmd, opt_explicit_port_mapping));
   options.set_verbose_output(cmd_context.option_enable(cmd, opt_verbose));
diff --git a/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_verilog_command.cpp b/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_verilog_command.cpp
index 471e8784b..f022ac779 100644
--- a/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_verilog_command.cpp
+++ b/openfpga/src/base/openfpga_verilog_command.cpp
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ ShellCommandId add_openfpga_write_preconfigured_testbench_command(openfpga::Shel
   shell_cmd.set_option_short_name(output_opt, "f");
   shell_cmd.set_option_require_value(output_opt, openfpga::OPT_STRING);
 
+  /* add an option '--fabric_netlist_file_path'*/
+  CommandOptionId fabric_netlist_opt = shell_cmd.add_option("fabric_netlist_file_path", false, "specify the file path to the fabric hdl netlist");
+  shell_cmd.set_option_require_value(fabric_netlist_opt, openfpga::OPT_STRING);
+
   /* Add an option '--pin_constraints_file in short '-pcf' */
   CommandOptionId pcf_opt = shell_cmd.add_option("pin_constraints_file", false, "Specify the file path to the pin constraints");
   shell_cmd.set_option_short_name(pcf_opt, "pcf");