diff --git a/jerry-core/parser/js/opcodes-dumper.cpp b/jerry-core/parser/js/opcodes-dumper.cpp
index f515cfe988..16ce7bfece 100644
--- a/jerry-core/parser/js/opcodes-dumper.cpp
+++ b/jerry-core/parser/js/opcodes-dumper.cpp
@@ -383,28 +383,6 @@ create_op_meta_for_vlt (varg_list_type vlt, operand *res, operand *obj)
   return ret;
 }
 
-static void
-dump_assert (operand op)
-{
-  switch (op.type)
-  {
-    case OPERAND_LITERAL:
-    {
-      const opcode_t opcode = getop_is_true_jmp_down (LITERAL_TO_REWRITE, 0, 2);
-      serializer_dump_op_meta (create_op_meta_100 (opcode, op.data.lit_id));
-      break;
-    }
-    case OPERAND_TMP:
-    {
-      const opcode_t opcode = getop_is_true_jmp_down (op.data.uid, 0, 2);
-      serializer_dump_op_meta (create_op_meta_000 (opcode));
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  const opcode_t opcode = getop_exitval (1);
-  serializer_dump_op_meta (create_op_meta_000 (opcode));
-}
-
 static void
 split_opcode_counter (opcode_counter_t oc, idx_t *id1, idx_t *id2)
 {
@@ -742,25 +720,15 @@ dumper_finish_scope (void)
 }
 
 bool
-dumper_is_intrinsic (operand obj)
+dumper_is_intrinsic (operand /* obj */)
 {
-  if (obj.type == OPERAND_LITERAL)
-  {
-    if (lit_literal_equal_type_zt (lit_get_literal_by_cp (obj.data.lit_id), (const ecma_char_t *) "assert"))
-    {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
   return false;
 }
 
 operand
-dump_intrinsic (operand obj, operand arg)
+dump_intrinsic (operand /* obj */, operand /* arg */)
 {
-  JERRY_ASSERT (obj.type == OPERAND_LITERAL);
-  TODO (/* Rewrite when there will be more intrinsics.  */)
-  JERRY_ASSERT (lit_literal_equal_type_zt (lit_get_literal_by_cp (obj.data.lit_id), (const ecma_char_t *) "assert"));
-  dump_assert (arg);
+  JERRY_UNREACHABLE ();
   return dump_undefined_assignment_res ();
 }
 
diff --git a/main-linux.cpp b/main-linux.cpp
index f4f59f0694..bf0f04870e 100644
--- a/main-linux.cpp
+++ b/main-linux.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "jerry.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,30 @@ read_sources (const char *script_file_names[],
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Provide the 'assert' implementation for the engine.
+ *
+ * @return true - if the argument was not a boolean value or it was boolean true.
+ */
+static bool
+assert_handler (const jerry_api_object_t *function_obj_p __attr_unused___, /** < function object */
+                const jerry_api_value_t *this_p __attr_unused___, /** < this arg */
+                jerry_api_value_t *ret_val_p __attr_unused___, /** < return argument */
+                const jerry_api_value_t args_p[], /** < function arguments */
+                const uint16_t args_cnt) /** < number of function arguments */
+{
+  if (args_cnt > 0
+      && args_p[0].type == JERRY_API_DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN
+      && args_p[0].v_bool != true)
+  {
+    JERRY_ERROR_MSG ("Script assertion failed\n");
+    exit (JERRY_STANDALONE_EXIT_CODE_FAIL);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+} /* assert_handler */
+
+
 int
 main (int argc,
       char **argv)
@@ -238,6 +263,22 @@ main (int argc,
 
       plugin_io_init ();
 
+      jerry_api_object_t *global_obj_p = jerry_api_get_global ();
+      jerry_api_object_t *assert_func_p = jerry_api_create_external_function (assert_handler);
+      jerry_api_value_t assert_value;
+      assert_value.type = JERRY_API_DATA_TYPE_OBJECT;
+      assert_value.v_object = assert_func_p;
+
+      bool is_assert_added = jerry_api_set_object_field_value (global_obj_p, "assert", &assert_value);
+
+      jerry_api_release_value (&assert_value);
+      jerry_api_release_object (global_obj_p);
+
+      if (!is_assert_added)
+      {
+        JERRY_ERROR_MSG ("Failed to register 'assert' method.");
+      }
+
       jerry_completion_code_t ret_code = JERRY_COMPLETION_CODE_OK;
 
       if (!jerry_parse (source_p, source_size))
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-api.cpp b/tests/unit/test-api.cpp
index 0e2bea50c6..683c7b82e9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-api.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test-api.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 #include "test-common.h"
 
 const char *test_source = (
+                           "function assert (arg) { "
+                           "  if (!arg) { "
+                           "    throw Error('Assert failed');"
+                           "  } "
+                           "} "
                            "this.t = 1; "
                            "function f () { "
                            "return this.t; "