diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7b9749c491..0bbb77ab6e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -239,6 +239,25 @@ $ strings libumf.so | grep "@(#)"
 @(#) Intel(R) UMF CMake variables: "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:Debug,...
 ```
 
+or using the dedicated `scripts/get_umf_debug_info.sh` script with any user binary:
+
+```bash
+$ scripts/get_umf_debug_info.sh ./build/test/umf_test-base
+./build/test/umf_test-base is not linked with the UMF library.
+
+$ scripts/get_umf_debug_info.sh ./build/test/umf_test-ipc
+./build/test/umf_test-ipc is statically linked with the UMF library.
+Strings:
+@(#) Intel(R) UMF version: 0.10.0-git4.gbf701ee8
+@(#) Intel(R) UMF CMake variables: "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:Debug,UMF_BUILD_BENCHMARKS:OFF, ..."
+
+$ scripts/get_umf_debug_info.sh ./build/test/umf_test-c_api_disjoint_pool
+./build/test/umf_test-c_api_disjoint_pool is dynamically linked with the UMF library.
+Strings:
+@(#) Intel(R) UMF version: 0.10.0-git4.gbf701ee8
+@(#) Intel(R) UMF CMake variables: "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:Debug,UMF_BUILD_BENCHMARKS:OFF, ..."
+```
+
 #### Requirements
 
 - binutils package (Linux)
diff --git a/scripts/get_umf_debug_info.sh b/scripts/get_umf_debug_info.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3ccef71b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/get_umf_debug_info.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Intel Corporation
+# Under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions. See LICENSE.TXT.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+BINARY=$1
+
+if [ "$BINARY" = "" ]; then
+	echo "Usage: $(basename $0) <binary_name>"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! which strings >/dev/null; then
+	echo "strings command not found. Please install the binutils package."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if the binary is statically linked with libumf
+# or if it is the UMF library itself
+if [ $(strings $BINARY | grep -c -e "@(#) Intel(R) UMF") -gt 0 ]; then
+	BIN_NO_LINK=$(readlink -f "$BINARY")
+	FILE_INFO=$(file $BIN_NO_LINK)
+	if [[ "$FILE_INFO" == *"libumf.so"*"ELF 64-bit LSB shared object"*"dynamically linked"* ]]; then
+		echo "$BINARY is the UMF library ($BIN_NO_LINK)."
+	else
+		echo "$BINARY is statically linked with the UMF library."
+	fi
+
+	echo "Strings in $BIN_NO_LINK:"
+	strings $BIN_NO_LINK | grep "@(#) Intel(R) UMF"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+# check if the binary is dynamically linked with libumf
+if [ $(ldd $BINARY | grep -c -e "libumf.so") -gt 0 ]; then
+	UMF_LIB=$(ldd $BINARY | grep libumf.so | awk '{ print $3 }')
+	UMF_LIB=$(readlink -f "$UMF_LIB")
+	echo "$BINARY is dynamically linked with the UMF library ($UMF_LIB)."
+	echo "Strings in $UMF_LIB:"
+	strings $UMF_LIB | grep "@(#) Intel(R) UMF"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "$BINARY does not contain magic strings of the UMF library."