diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
index 208feef63de4..d04b443cad1f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.c
@@ -637,6 +637,26 @@ int btrtl_setup_realtek(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(btrtl_setup_realtek);
 
+int btrtl_shutdown_realtek(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* According to the vendor driver, BT must be reset on close to avoid
+	 * firmware crash.
+	 */
+	skb = __hci_cmd_sync(hdev, HCI_OP_RESET, 0, NULL, HCI_INIT_TIMEOUT);
+	if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(skb);
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "HCI reset during shutdown failed");
+		return ret;
+	}
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(btrtl_shutdown_realtek);
+
 static unsigned int btrtl_convert_baudrate(u32 device_baudrate)
 {
 	switch (device_baudrate) {
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h
index f1676144fce8..10ad40c3e42c 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrtl.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ void btrtl_free(struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev);
 int btrtl_download_firmware(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 			    struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev);
 int btrtl_setup_realtek(struct hci_dev *hdev);
+int btrtl_shutdown_realtek(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 int btrtl_get_uart_settings(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 			    struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev,
 			    unsigned int *controller_baudrate,
@@ -83,6 +84,11 @@ static inline int btrtl_setup_realtek(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
+static inline int btrtl_shutdown_realtek(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 static inline int btrtl_get_uart_settings(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 					  struct btrtl_device_info *btrtl_dev,
 					  unsigned int *controller_baudrate,
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 50aed5259c2b..342e1de6bcba 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -3184,6 +3184,7 @@ static int btusb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUSB_RTL
 	if (id->driver_info & BTUSB_REALTEK) {
 		hdev->setup = btrtl_setup_realtek;
+		hdev->shutdown = btrtl_shutdown_realtek;
 
 		/* Realtek devices lose their updated firmware over suspend,
 		 * but the USB hub doesn't notice any status change.