diff --git a/projects/rccl/src/transport/net_ib.cc b/projects/rccl/src/transport/net_ib.cc
index 45b2d23c9e..e75106cf41 100644
--- a/projects/rccl/src/transport/net_ib.cc
+++ b/projects/rccl/src/transport/net_ib.cc
@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ ncclResult_t ncclIbDevices(int* ndev) {
   return ncclSuccess;
 }
 
+// Introduce RCCL_FORCE_ENABLE_GDRDMA to force load GPU-NIC RDMA module
+// Use ONLY for debugging!
+RCCL_PARAM(ForceEnableGdrdma, "FORCE_ENABLE_GDRDMA", -1);
+
 // Detect whether GDR can work on a given NIC with the current CUDA device
 // Returns :
 // ncclSuccess : GDR works
@@ -564,6 +568,14 @@ ncclResult_t ncclIbDevices(int* ndev) {
 ncclResult_t ncclIbGdrSupport() {
   static int moduleLoaded = -1;
 
+  if (rcclParamForceEnableGdrdma() == 1) {
+    // RCCL_FORCE_ENABLE_GDRDMA=1 enables GPU-NIC RDMA only from RCCL-side
+    // Requires support from NIC driver modules
+    // Use ONLY for debugging!
+    moduleLoaded = 1;
+    INFO(NCCL_INIT, "RCCL_FORCE_ENABLE_GDRDMA = 1, so explicitly setting moduleLoaded = 1");
+  }
+
   if (moduleLoaded == -1) {
 #if defined(__HIP_PLATFORM_AMD__) || defined(__HIPCC__)
     // Check for `memory_peers` directory containing `amdkfd/version`