diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
index 45c4bc0ef6..12e058d55f 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.cpp
@@ -639,6 +639,10 @@ void Sih::reconstruct_sensors_signals(const hrt_abstime &time_now_us)
 	const Vector3f specific_force_B = R_E2B * _specific_force_E;
 	const Vector3f earth_spin_rate_B = R_E2B * Vector3f(0.f, 0.f, CONSTANTS_EARTH_SPIN_RATE);
 
+	// Fault injection: which IMU index (0-based), -1 means none
+	const int fault_imu = _sih_fault_imu.get() - 1; // param is 1-indexed, -1 means off
+	const float fault_vibe = _sih_fault_vibe.get();
+
 	// Publish to all simulated IMUs with independent noise
 	for (uint8_t i = 0; i < IMU_COUNT; i++) {
 		Vector3f accel_noise;
@@ -653,7 +657,13 @@ void Sih::reconstruct_sensors_signals(const hrt_abstime &time_now_us)
 			gyro_noise = noiseGauss3f(0.01f, 0.01f, 0.01f);
 		}
 
-		const Vector3f accel = specific_force_B + accel_noise;
+		Vector3f accel = specific_force_B + accel_noise;
+
+		// Inject high-amplitude Z-axis vibration on the selected IMU
+		if ((int)i == fault_imu && fault_vibe > FLT_EPSILON) {
+			accel(2) += fault_vibe * generate_wgn();
+		}
+
 		const Vector3f gyro = _w_B + earth_spin_rate_B + gyro_noise;
 
 		_px4_accel[i].update(time_now_us, accel(0), accel(1), accel(2));
diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.hpp b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.hpp
index 780bb4a75f..bcd3007f44 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih.hpp
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ private:
 		(ParamInt<px4::params::SIH_VEHICLE_TYPE>) _sih_vtype,
 		(ParamFloat<px4::params::SIH_WIND_N>) _sih_wind_n,
 		(ParamFloat<px4::params::SIH_WIND_E>) _sih_wind_e,
-		(ParamFloat<px4::params::SIH_RNGBC_NOISE>) _sih_ranging_beacon_noise
+		(ParamFloat<px4::params::SIH_RNGBC_NOISE>) _sih_ranging_beacon_noise,
+		// fault injection
+		(ParamInt<px4::params::SIH_FAULT_IMU>) _sih_fault_imu,
+		(ParamFloat<px4::params::SIH_FAULT_VIBE>) _sih_fault_vibe
 	)
 };
diff --git a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih_params.yaml b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih_params.yaml
index c405274fb2..3c6a65e814 100644
--- a/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih_params.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/simulation/simulator_sih/sih_params.yaml
@@ -369,3 +369,28 @@ parameters:
       default: 6000.0
       min: 0.1
       decimal: 1
+    SIH_FAULT_IMU:
+      description:
+        short: IMU index for fault injection
+        long: |-
+          Selects which simulated IMU receives injected faults.
+          0 disables fault injection. 1 selects IMU 0, 2 selects IMU 1.
+          Can be changed at runtime to start/stop faults mid-flight.
+      type: int32
+      default: 0
+      min: 0
+      max: 2
+    SIH_FAULT_VIBE:
+      description:
+        short: Accel vibration amplitude for fault injection
+        long: |-
+          Adds random high-amplitude noise to the Z-axis of the selected IMU.
+          Values above ~155 m/s^2 will trigger accelerometer clipping detection,
+          which in turn triggers the EKF bad_acc_clipping fault flag.
+          Set to 0 to disable vibration injection even when SIH_FAULT_IMU is set.
+      type: float
+      default: 0.0
+      unit: m/s^2
+      min: 0.0
+      max: 500.0
+      decimal: 1