diff --git a/src/common/Assert.cpp b/src/common/Assert.cpp
index c4d7528872..8802c202f3 100644
--- a/src/common/Assert.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Assert.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@
 #include "common/Assert.h"
 #include "common/Log.h"
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+
 void HandleAssertionFailure(const char* file,
                             const char* function,
                             int line,
                             const char* condition) {
     dawn::ErrorLog() << "Assertion failure at " << file << ":" << line << " (" << function
                      << "): " << condition;
+#if defined(DAWN_ABORT_ON_ASSERT)
+    abort();
+#else
     DAWN_BREAKPOINT();
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/common/BUILD.gn b/src/common/BUILD.gn
index 80ee2c25e0..a005613109 100644
--- a/src/common/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/common/BUILD.gn
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ if (build_with_chromium) {
   dcheck_always_on = false
 }
 
+if (build_with_chromium) {
+  import("//build/config/sanitizers/sanitizers.gni")
+} else {
+  use_fuzzing_engine = false
+}
+
 ###############################################################################
 # Common dawn configs
 ###############################################################################
@@ -43,10 +49,16 @@ config("dawn_internal") {
   ]
 
   defines = []
-  if (dawn_always_assert || dcheck_always_on || is_debug) {
+  if (dawn_always_assert || dcheck_always_on || is_debug ||
+      use_fuzzing_engine) {
     defines += [ "DAWN_ENABLE_ASSERTS" ]
   }
 
+  if (use_fuzzing_engine) {
+    # Does a hard abort when an assertion fails so that fuzzers catch and parse the failure.
+    defines += [ "DAWN_ABORT_ON_ASSERT" ]
+  }
+
   if (dawn_enable_d3d12) {
     defines += [ "DAWN_ENABLE_BACKEND_D3D12" ]
   }