A system facilitating incremental downlink control information (DCI) design to support DCI scheduling in a wireless communication system is provided. In one embodiment, the an apparatus comprises: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations comprise: receiving first downlink control information associated with a first search space of a downlink control channel, wherein the first search space is of a first size; and receiving second downlink control information associated with a second search space of the downlink control channel, wherein the second search space is of a second size that is less than the first size, and wherein the second downlink control information comprises incremental downlink control information that is distinct from the first downlink control information.