diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
index e027fa0fe430..860008d42466 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
@@ -764,6 +764,67 @@ static void term_afu(struct cxlflash_cfg *cfg)
 	pr_debug("%s: returning\n", __func__);
 }
 
+/**
+ * notify_shutdown() - notifies device of pending shutdown
+ * @cfg:	Internal structure associated with the host.
+ * @wait:	Whether to wait for shutdown processing to complete.
+ *
+ * This function will notify the AFU that the adapter is being shutdown
+ * and will wait for shutdown processing to complete if wait is true.
+ * This notification should flush pending I/Os to the device and halt
+ * further I/Os until the next AFU reset is issued and device restarted.
+ */
+static void notify_shutdown(struct cxlflash_cfg *cfg, bool wait)
+{
+	struct afu *afu = cfg->afu;
+	struct device *dev = &cfg->dev->dev;
+	struct sisl_global_map __iomem *global = &afu->afu_map->global;
+	struct dev_dependent_vals *ddv;
+	u64 reg, status;
+	int i, retry_cnt = 0;
+
+	ddv = (struct dev_dependent_vals *)cfg->dev_id->driver_data;
+	if (!(ddv->flags & CXLFLASH_NOTIFY_SHUTDOWN))
+		return;
+
+	/* Notify AFU */
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_FC_PORTS; i++) {
+		reg = readq_be(&global->fc_regs[i][FC_CONFIG2 / 8]);
+		reg |= SISL_FC_SHUTDOWN_NORMAL;
+		writeq_be(reg, &global->fc_regs[i][FC_CONFIG2 / 8]);
+	}
+
+	if (!wait)
+		return;
+
+	/* Wait up to 1.5 seconds for shutdown processing to complete */
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_FC_PORTS; i++) {
+		retry_cnt = 0;
+		while (true) {
+			status = readq_be(&global->fc_regs[i][FC_STATUS / 8]);
+			if (status & SISL_STATUS_SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE)
+				break;
+			if (++retry_cnt >= MC_RETRY_CNT) {
+				dev_dbg(dev, "%s: port %d shutdown processing "
+					"not yet completed\n", __func__, i);
+				break;
+			}
+			msleep(100 * retry_cnt);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * cxlflash_shutdown() - shutdown handler
+ * @pdev:	PCI device associated with the host.
+ */
+static void cxlflash_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	struct cxlflash_cfg *cfg = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	notify_shutdown(cfg, false);
+}
+
 /**
  * cxlflash_remove() - PCI entry point to tear down host
  * @pdev:	PCI device associated with the host.
@@ -785,6 +846,9 @@ static void cxlflash_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 						  cfg->tmf_slock);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cfg->tmf_slock, lock_flags);
 
+	/* Notify AFU and wait for shutdown processing to complete */
+	notify_shutdown(cfg, true);
+
 	cfg->state = STATE_FAILTERM;
 	cxlflash_stop_term_user_contexts(cfg);
 
@@ -2336,7 +2400,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template driver_template = {
 static struct dev_dependent_vals dev_corsa_vals = { CXLFLASH_MAX_SECTORS,
 					0ULL };
 static struct dev_dependent_vals dev_flash_gt_vals = { CXLFLASH_MAX_SECTORS,
-					0ULL };
+					CXLFLASH_NOTIFY_SHUTDOWN };
 
 /*
  * PCI device binding table
@@ -2613,6 +2677,7 @@ static struct pci_driver cxlflash_driver = {
 	.id_table = cxlflash_pci_table,
 	.probe = cxlflash_probe,
 	.remove = cxlflash_remove,
+	.shutdown = cxlflash_shutdown,
 	.err_handler = &cxlflash_err_handler,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.h b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.h
index 029f51743a24..f54bbd5a6062 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ enum undo_level {
 struct dev_dependent_vals {
 	u64 max_sectors;
 	u64 flags;
+#define CXLFLASH_NOTIFY_SHUTDOWN   0x0000000000000001ULL
 };
 
 struct asyc_intr_info {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/sislite.h b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/sislite.h
index 0b3366f5e6f6..347fc1671975 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/sislite.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/sislite.h
@@ -311,6 +311,12 @@ struct sisl_global_regs {
 #define SISL_FC_INTERNAL_MASK	~(SISL_FC_INTERNAL_UNMASK)
 #define SISL_FC_INTERNAL_SHIFT	32
 
+#define SISL_FC_SHUTDOWN_NORMAL		0x0000000000000010ULL
+#define SISL_FC_SHUTDOWN_ABRUPT		0x0000000000000020ULL
+
+#define SISL_STATUS_SHUTDOWN_ACTIVE	0x0000000000000010ULL
+#define SISL_STATUS_SHUTDOWN_COMPLETE	0x0000000000000020ULL
+
 #define SISL_ASTATUS_UNMASK	0xFFFFULL		/* 1 means unmasked */
 #define SISL_ASTATUS_MASK	~(SISL_ASTATUS_UNMASK)	/* 1 means masked */