diff --git a/extensions/standards/HBM3/DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.cpp b/extensions/standards/HBM3/DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.cpp
index 1ed567c0..431a011d 100644
--- a/extensions/standards/HBM3/DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.cpp
+++ b/extensions/standards/HBM3/DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.cpp
@@ -197,4 +197,16 @@ unsigned MemSpecHBM3::getRAAMMT() const
     return RAAMMT;
 }
 
+bool MemSpecHBM3::requiresMaskedWrite(const tlm::tlm_generic_payload& payload) const
+{
+    bool maskedWrite = payload.get_byte_enable_ptr() != nullptr;
+
+    if (maskedWrite)
+    {
+        SC_REPORT_FATAL("MemSpecHBM3", "HBM3 does not support masked writes!");
+    }
+
+    return maskedWrite;
+}
+
 } // namespace DRAMSys
diff --git a/extensions/standards/HBM3/DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.h b/extensions/standards/HBM3/DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.h
index de24b8ff..8bf6abbd 100644
--- a/extensions/standards/HBM3/DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.h
+++ b/extensions/standards/HBM3/DRAMSys/configuration/memspec/MemSpecHBM3.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ public:
 
     sc_core::sc_time getExecutionTime(Command command, const tlm::tlm_generic_payload &payload) const override;
     TimeInterval getIntervalOnDataStrobe(Command command, const tlm::tlm_generic_payload &payload) const override;
+
+    bool requiresMaskedWrite(const tlm::tlm_generic_payload& payload) const override;
 };
 
 } // namespace DRAMSys