diff --git a/common/fw-update-helper.cpp b/common/fw-update-helper.cpp
index 68cf8a1d2e..8e30819a20 100644
--- a/common/fw-update-helper.cpp
+++ b/common/fw-update-helper.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@
 
 #ifdef INTERNAL_FW
 #include "common/fw/D4XX_FW_Image.h"
+#include "common/fw/D555_FW_Image.h"
 #else
 #define FW_D4XX_FW_IMAGE_VERSION ""
+#define FW_D555_FW_IMAGE_VERSION ""
 const char* fw_get_D4XX_FW_Image(int) { return NULL; }
+const char* fw_get_D555_FW_Image(int) { return NULL; }
 
 
 #endif // INTERNAL_FW
@@ -47,12 +50,14 @@ namespace rs2
     int parse_product_line(const std::string& product_line)
     {
         if (product_line == "D400") return RS2_PRODUCT_LINE_D400;
+        else if (product_line == "D500") return RS2_PRODUCT_LINE_D500;
         else return -1;
     }
 
     std::string get_available_firmware_version(int product_line, const std::string& pid)
     {
         if (product_line == RS2_PRODUCT_LINE_D400) return FW_D4XX_FW_IMAGE_VERSION;
+        else if (pid == "0B56" || pid == "DDS") return FW_D555_FW_IMAGE_VERSION;
         else return "";
     }
 
@@ -73,6 +78,17 @@ namespace rs2
             }
         }
         break;
+        case RS2_PRODUCT_LINE_D500:
+        {
+            bool allow_rc_firmware = config_file::instance().get_or_default(configurations::update::allow_rc_firmware, false);
+            if (strlen(FW_D555_FW_IMAGE_VERSION) && !allow_rc_firmware)
+            {
+                int size = 0;
+                auto hex = fw_get_D555_FW_Image(size);
+                image = std::vector< uint8_t >(hex, hex + size);
+            }
+        }
+        break;
         default:
             break;
         }
diff --git a/common/fw/CMakeLists.txt b/common/fw/CMakeLists.txt
index f2708445eb..b6ec1a5bd0 100644
--- a/common/fw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/fw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ set(D4XX_FW_VERSION ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
 set(D4XX_FW_SHA1 51e37fd01132c500bb4e4af408a41f42391289a5)
 set(D4XX_FW_URL "${REALSENSE_FIRMWARE_URL}/Releases/RS4xx/FW")
 
+string(REGEX MATCH "D555_RECOMMENDED_FIRMWARE_VERSION \"([0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+)\"" _ ${ver})
+set(D555_FW_VERSION ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+#message(STATUS "D555_FW_VERSION: ${D555_FW_VERSION}")
+set(D555_FW_SHA1 5c5e6cb3c61756fa556c067b9166ba8d92320188)
+set(D555_FW_URL "${REALSENSE_FIRMWARE_URL}/Releases/RS555/FW")
+
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC empty.c)
 
 # disable link time optimization for fw by adding -fno-lto to disable -flto flag
@@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ function(target_binary url version sha1 symbol ext)
 endfunction()
 
 target_binary( "${D4XX_FW_URL}"  "${D4XX_FW_VERSION}"  "${D4XX_FW_SHA1}" D4XX_FW_Image .bin)
+target_binary( "${D555_FW_URL}"  "${D555_FW_VERSION}"  "${D555_FW_SHA1}" D555_FW_Image .img)
 
 
 install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} EXPORT realsense2Targets
diff --git a/common/fw/firmware-version.h b/common/fw/firmware-version.h
index 9b2fe87b9f..ebd4656c7a 100644
--- a/common/fw/firmware-version.h
+++ b/common/fw/firmware-version.h
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 
 #define D4XX_RECOMMENDED_FIRMWARE_VERSION "5.16.0.1"
 
+#define D555_RECOMMENDED_FIRMWARE_VERSION "7.56.19752.406"
diff --git a/common/fw/fw.rc b/common/fw/fw.rc
index dc25a441af..62b77b8c16 100644
--- a/common/fw/fw.rc
+++ b/common/fw/fw.rc
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #include "D4XX_FW_Image.rc"
+#include "D555_FW_Image.rc"
 
diff --git a/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp b/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
index 6118e7e6ea..550b39be4e 100644
--- a/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
+++ b/src/ds/d500/d500-device.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "proc/depth-formats-converter.h"
 #include "proc/y8i-to-y8y8.h"
 #include "proc/y16i-to-y10msby10msb.h"
+#include <common/fw/firmware-version.h>
 
 #include <rsutils/type/fourcc.h>
 using rs_fourcc = rsutils::type::fourcc;
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@ namespace librealsense
             _device_capabilities = ds_caps::CAP_ACTIVE_PROJECTOR | ds_caps::CAP_RGB_SENSOR | ds_caps::CAP_IMU_SENSOR |
                 ds_caps::CAP_BMI_085 | ds_caps::CAP_GLOBAL_SHUTTER | ds_caps::CAP_INTERCAM_HW_SYNC;
 
-            _fw_version = rsutils::version(gvd_parsed_fields.fw_version);
+            _fw_version = rsutils::version(gvd_parsed_fields.fw_version);            
 
             auto _usb_mode = usb3_type;
             usb_type_str = usb_spec_names.at(_usb_mode);
@@ -519,6 +520,11 @@ namespace librealsense
 
             _is_locked = _ds_device_common->is_locked( gvd_buff.data(), is_camera_locked_offset );
 
+            // Recommended FW only for D555
+            if (pid_hex_str == "0B56")
+            {
+                _recommended_fw_version = firmware_version(D555_RECOMMENDED_FIRMWARE_VERSION);
+            }
 
             //EXPOSURE AND GAIN - preparing uvc options
             auto exposure_option = std::make_shared<uvc_xu_option<uint32_t>>(raw_depth_sensor,
@@ -695,8 +701,11 @@ namespace librealsense
         register_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_ADVANCED_MODE, ((advanced_mode) ? "YES" : "NO"));
         register_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_PRODUCT_ID, pid_hex_str);
         register_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_PRODUCT_LINE, "D500");
-        // Uncomment once D500 recommended FW exist
-        //register_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_RECOMMENDED_FIRMWARE_VERSION, _recommended_fw_version);
+        // Recommended FW only for D555
+        if (pid_hex_str == "0B56")
+        {
+            register_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_RECOMMENDED_FIRMWARE_VERSION, _recommended_fw_version);
+        }
         register_info(RS2_CAMERA_INFO_CAMERA_LOCKED, _is_locked ? "YES" : "NO");
 
         if (usb_modality)
diff --git a/tools/realsense-viewer/realsense-viewer.cpp b/tools/realsense-viewer/realsense-viewer.cpp
index f818cba799..326a670a75 100644
--- a/tools/realsense-viewer/realsense-viewer.cpp
+++ b/tools/realsense-viewer/realsense-viewer.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
 
 #ifdef INTERNAL_FW
 #include "common/fw/D4XX_FW_Image.h"
+#include "common/fw/D555_FW_Image.h"
 #else
 #define FW_D4XX_FW_IMAGE_VERSION ""
+#define FW_D555_FW_IMAGE_VERSION ""
 #endif // INTERNAL_FW
 
 using namespace rs2;