diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_main.c
index 2315552b831b..0ddbbeec7b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/* Copyright (c) 2018-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */
+/* Copyright (c) 2018-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */
 
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
@@ -266,6 +266,19 @@ enum mhi_dev_state mhi_get_mhi_state(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mhi_get_mhi_state);
 
+void mhi_soc_reset(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
+{
+	if (mhi_cntrl->reset) {
+		mhi_cntrl->reset(mhi_cntrl);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Generic MHI SoC reset */
+	mhi_write_reg(mhi_cntrl, mhi_cntrl->regs, MHI_SOC_RESET_REQ_OFFSET,
+		      MHI_SOC_RESET_REQ);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mhi_soc_reset);
+
 int mhi_queue_sclist(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev,
 		     struct mhi_chan *mhi_chan,
 		     void *buf,
diff --git a/include/linux/mhi.h b/include/linux/mhi.h
index 9e96d615dfd5..d4dc08370cf0 100644
--- a/include/linux/mhi.h
+++ b/include/linux/mhi.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ struct reg_write_info {
  * @time_get: Return host time in us
  * @lpm_disable: Request controller to disable link level low power modes
  * @lpm_enable: Controller may enable link level low power modes again
+ * @reset: Controller specific reset function (optional)
  * @priv_data: Points to bus master's private data
  */
 struct mhi_controller {
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ struct mhi_controller {
 			struct mhi_link_info *link_info);
 	void (*write_reg)(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl, void __iomem *base,
 			u32 offset, u32 val);
+	void (*reset)(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl);
 
 	/* channel to control DTR messaging */
 	struct mhi_device *dtr_dev;
@@ -887,6 +889,13 @@ enum mhi_ee mhi_get_exec_env(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl);
  */
 enum mhi_dev_state mhi_get_mhi_state(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl);
 
+/**
+ * mhi_soc_reset - Trigger a device reset. This can be used as a last resort
+ *			to reset and recover a device.
+ * @mhi_cntrl: MHI controller
+ */
+void mhi_soc_reset(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl);
+
 /**
  * mhi_set_mhi_state - Set device state
  * @mhi_cntrl: MHI controller