diff --git a/Utilities/Matlab/FDS_verification_script.m b/Utilities/Matlab/FDS_verification_script.m
index 0e1b682ef6..6a272d843a 100644
--- a/Utilities/Matlab/FDS_verification_script.m
+++ b/Utilities/Matlab/FDS_verification_script.m
@@ -107,5 +107,6 @@
 disp('nat_conv_hot_plate...');            nat_conv_hot_plate
 disp('tree_shapes...');                   tree_shapes
 disp('impinging_jet...');                 impinging_jet
+disp('part_drag_profile...');             part_drag_profile
 
 display('verification scripts completed successfully!')
diff --git a/Utilities/Matlab/scripts/part_drag_profile.m b/Utilities/Matlab/scripts/part_drag_profile.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59d4e48454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utilities/Matlab/scripts/part_drag_profile.m
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+% McDermott
+% 8-27-24
+% part_drag_profile.m
+
+close all
+clear all
+
+plot_style
+
+figure
+set(gcf,'Visible',Figure_Visibility);
+set(gca,'Units',Plot_Units)
+set(gca,'Position',[Plot_X Plot_Y Plot_Width Plot_Height])
+
+% prescribed velocity profile
+
+% mpv = 4.;                 % kg/m^3, mass_per_volume (from FDS input file)
+% v_xb = 10^3;              % volume of XB region on init line in FDS input file
+% nppc = 10;                % number of particles per cell
+% n = 5*5*20*nppc;          % number of particles
+% rho_p = 400;              % density of grass, kg/m^3
+r_p = 0.001;              % radius, m
+l_p = 0.02;               % length, m
+v_p = pi*(r_p)^2*l_p;     % volume of a single particle, m^3
+shape_factor = 0.25;                % assumes random orientation of cylinders
+a_p = shape_factor*l_p*(2*pi*r_p);  % projected area, m^2
+% m_p = rho_p*v_p;          % mass of single particle, kg
+% pwt = mpv*v_xb/(n*m_p)    % particle weight factor
+
+z   = linspace(0,10,20);
+u_z = z;
+c_d = 2.8;       % from FDS input file (specified)
+rho_g = 1.195;   % from FDS out file
+f_x = c_d * a_p * 0.5*rho_g*(u_z.^2);  % drag experienced by a single particle
+
+H(1)=plot(z,-f_x,'k-'); hold on
+
+set(gca,'FontName',Font_Name)
+set(gca,'FontSize',Label_Font_Size)
+
+ddir='../../Verification/WUI/';
+chid={'part_drag_prof_ux','part_drag_prof_uy','part_drag_prof_uz',...
+      'part_drag_prof_vx','part_drag_prof_vy','part_drag_prof_vz',...
+      'part_drag_prof_wx','part_drag_prof_wy','part_drag_prof_wz'};
+j={1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3}; % coordinate direction (x=1, y=2, z=3)
+
+for i=1:length(chid) % chid_for
+
+    skip_case = 0;
+    if ~exist([ddir,chid{i},'_1.prt5'])
+        display(['Error: File ' [ddir,chid{i},'_1.prt5'] ' does not exist. Skipping case.'])
+        skip_case = 1;
+    end
+
+    if skip_case
+        return
+    end
+
+    [STIME, XP, YP, ZP, QP] = read_prt5([ddir,chid{i},'_1.prt5'],'real*4');
+
+    switch j{i}
+        case 1
+            H(2)=plot(XP(end,:),QP(end,:,1,1)./QP(end,:,1,2),'b.');
+            v = abs( c_d * a_p * 0.5*rho_g*(XP(end,:).^2) - QP(end,:,1,1)./QP(end,:,1,2) );
+        case 2
+            H(2)=plot(YP(end,:),QP(end,:,1,1)./QP(end,:,1,2),'b.');
+            v = abs( c_d * a_p * 0.5*rho_g*(YP(end,:).^2) - QP(end,:,1,1)./QP(end,:,1,2) );
+        case 3
+            H(2)=plot(ZP(end,:),QP(end,:,1,1)./QP(end,:,1,2),'b.');
+            v = abs( c_d * a_p * 0.5*rho_g*(ZP(end,:).^2) - QP(end,:,1,1)./QP(end,:,1,2) );
+    end
+
+    err = norm(v)/length(v);
+    if err>1e-4
+        display(['Error: Case ' [ddir,chid{i}] ' error = ' num2str(err)])
+    end
+
+end % chid_for
+
+xlabel('Position (m)','FontSize',Label_Font_Size)
+ylabel('Drag Force (N)','FontSize',Label_Font_Size)
+lh=legend(H,'exact','FDS part');
+set(lh,'FontName',Font_Name,'FontSize',Key_Font_Size)
+
+Git_Filename = [ddir,chid{1},'_git.txt'];
+addverstr(gca,Git_Filename,'linear')
+
+set(gcf,'Visible',Figure_Visibility);
+set(gcf,'Units',Paper_Units);
+set(gcf,'PaperSize',[Paper_Width Paper_Height]);
+set(gcf,'Position',[0 0 Paper_Width Paper_Height]);
+print(gcf,'-dpdf','../../Manuals/FDS_Verification_Guide/SCRIPT_FIGURES/part_drag_profile');
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+