diff --git a/src/js_native_api_v8.cc b/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
index 9569b497a4e95b7befd9c5c256b7d7a257c0fab2..1b68fbb421d8ea5a8e854c893acb3e58715f1421 100644
--- a/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
+++ b/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
@@ -1672,6 +1672,24 @@ OH_JSVM_CreateVM(const JSVM_CreateVMOptions* options, JSVM_VM* result) {
   return JSVM_OK;
 }
 
+JSVM_Status OH_JSVM_SetMicrotaskPolicy(JSVM_VM vm,
+                                       JSVM_MicrotaskPolicy policy) {
+  static constexpr v8::MicrotasksPolicy converter[] = {
+    v8::MicrotasksPolicy::kExplicit,
+    v8::MicrotasksPolicy::kAuto
+  };
+  constexpr size_t policyCount = node::arraysize(converter);
+
+  if (!vm || policy >= policyCount) {
+    return JSVM_INVALID_ARG;
+  }
+
+  auto isolate = reinterpret_cast<v8::Isolate*>(vm);
+  isolate->SetMicrotasksPolicy(converter[policy]);
+
+  return JSVM_OK;
+}
+
 JSVM_Status JSVM_CDECL
 OH_JSVM_DestroyVM(JSVM_VM vm) {
   if (vm == nullptr) {
diff --git a/src/jsvm.h b/src/jsvm.h
index 3d87e7ec6517da1e0f31cc7182e13ffe26a4b030..95ffabed4d70693d4fb650dcb57827f4bb432cc8 100644
--- a/src/jsvm.h
+++ b/src/jsvm.h
@@ -341,6 +341,18 @@ JSVM_EXTERN JSVM_Status OH_JSVM_Init(const JSVM_InitOptions* options);
 JSVM_EXTERN JSVM_Status OH_JSVM_CreateVM(const JSVM_CreateVMOptions* options,
                                          JSVM_VM* result);
 
+/**
+ * @brief This function controls how Microtasks are invoked of the vm. If the method is not
+ * called, the default microtask policy of vm is JSVM_MicrotaskPolicy::JSVM_MICROTASK_AUTO.
+ *
+ * @param vm The VM instance to set mircrotasks policy.
+ * @param policy Policy for running microtasks.
+ * @return Returns JSVM_OK if the API succeeded.
+ * @since 16
+ */
+JSVM_EXTERN JSVM_Status OH_JSVM_SetMicrotaskPolicy(JSVM_VM vm,
+                                                   JSVM_MicrotaskPolicy policy);
+
 /**
  * @brief Destroys VM instance.
  *
diff --git a/src/jsvm_types.h b/src/jsvm_types.h
index 7d0d88ec93f72e3f19513396f214fd39c3f97169..d7ce91181531987af6ed3d97d80c9ddeb147da46 100644
--- a/src/jsvm_types.h
+++ b/src/jsvm_types.h
@@ -718,6 +718,17 @@ typedef enum {
     JSVM_CACHE_TYPE_WASM,
 } JSVM_CacheType;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Microtask policies of JSVM.
+typedef enum {
+    /** Microtasks are invoked with the OH_JSVM_PerformMicrotaskCheckpoint() method. */
+    JSVM_MICROTASK_EXPLICIT = 0,
+    /** Microtasks are invoked when the script call depth decrements to zero.
+     *  Default mode.
+     */
+    JSVM_MICROTASK_AUTO,
+} JSVM_MicrotaskPolicy;
+
 /**
  * @brief compile profile passed with JSVM_COMPILE_COMPILE_PROFILE
  *
@@ -771,7 +782,6 @@ typedef enum {
 } JSVM_InitializedFlag;
 /** @} */
 
-
 /**
  * @brief Trace category for jsvm internal trace events.
  *