diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
index 1bdaa5f51107..d0d0f1e53bb9 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ int nci_request(struct nci_dev *ndev,
 			    unsigned long opt),
 		unsigned long opt, __u32 timeout);
 int nci_prop_cmd(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u8 oid, size_t len, __u8 *payload);
+int nci_core_reset(struct nci_dev *ndev);
+int nci_core_init(struct nci_dev *ndev);
 
 int nci_recv_frame(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 int nci_set_config(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u8 id, size_t len, __u8 *val);
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index d9045ec172e3..943889b87a34 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -351,6 +351,20 @@ int nci_prop_cmd(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u8 oid, size_t len, __u8 *payload)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nci_prop_cmd);
 
+int nci_core_reset(struct nci_dev *ndev)
+{
+	return __nci_request(ndev, nci_reset_req, 0,
+			     msecs_to_jiffies(NCI_RESET_TIMEOUT));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nci_core_reset);
+
+int nci_core_init(struct nci_dev *ndev)
+{
+	return __nci_request(ndev, nci_init_req, 0,
+			     msecs_to_jiffies(NCI_INIT_TIMEOUT));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nci_core_init);
+
 static int nci_open_device(struct nci_dev *ndev)
 {
 	int rc = 0;