Individuals who climb on the Winston Churchill statue in Westminster will soon be punishable with up to three months in jail or a £1,000 fine.
The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, is set to give special status to the monument of Britain's wartime leader.
The bronze statue has been targeted by protesters over the past few years.
Despite not being officially classified as a war memorial, the Westminster monument will receive special protection under the new law.
The statue was unveiled in Westminster in 1973
PASir Keir Starmer told The Sun: "Sir Winston Churchill stands at the summit of our country's greatest heroes, and has been an inspiration to every Prime Minister that has followed him.
"The justifiable fury that is provoked when people use his statue as a platform for their protests speaks to the deep and enduring love that all decent British people have for Sir Winston.
"It is the least we owe him, and the rest of the greatest generation, to make those acts criminal."
Many protesters have escaped arrest after claiming to have merely climbed on the statue rather than damaged it.
Currently, only demonstrators who cause criminal damage to the monument can be prosecuted.
Last month, trans rights campaigners climbed the Churchill statue and waved placards following the Supreme Court decision on the legal definition of a woman.
The legislation is part of the government's Crime and Policing Bill, which already includes a list of war memorials, such as the Cenotaph, where using them for protests is illegal.
The Churchill statue will now join these protected monuments under the new provisions.
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Winston Churchill led Britain to victory in World War II
PAThe 12-foot likeness of Churchill was unveiled in Parliament Square in November 1973 by his widow Clementine, after he passed away on January 24, 1965.
The statue has since become one of London's most recognisable monuments.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated: "As the country comes together to celebrate VE Day, it is only right that we ensure Winston Churchill's statue is treated with the respect and reverence it deserves, along with the other sacred war memorials around our country."
One individual recently told GB News: "Churchill was the greatest statesman we've ever had. He had the guts to stand up and fight for Britain in its darkest days.
"He was one of the few strong Englishmen who defended our democracy - something that we desperately need today."
A poll of around 40,000 people, conducted by the London Mint Office ahead of VE Day last year, showed that Churchill was dubbed the "Greatest Briton".
The findings echoed the BBC's 2002 poll, which also placed the beloved wartime leader at the top of the polls.
