diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/sys_proto.h
index 5673fb4bc1..386c2dc42b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/sys_proto.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ int fecmxc_initialize(bd_t *bis);
 u32 get_ahb_clk(void);
 u32 get_periph_clk(void);
 
+void lcdif_power_down(void);
+
 int mxs_reset_block(struct mxs_register_32 *reg);
 int mxs_wait_mask_set(struct mxs_register_32 *reg, u32 mask, u32 timeout);
 int mxs_wait_mask_clr(struct mxs_register_32 *reg, u32 mask, u32 timeout);
diff --git a/drivers/video/mxsfb.c b/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
index eed57d55c3..ddbb118d70 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
@@ -131,6 +131,23 @@ static void mxs_lcd_init(GraphicDevice *panel,
 	writel(LCDIF_CTRL_RUN, &regs->hw_lcdif_ctrl_set);
 }
 
+void lcdif_power_down(void)
+{
+	struct mxs_lcdif_regs *regs = (struct mxs_lcdif_regs *)MXS_LCDIF_BASE;
+	int timeout = 1000000;
+
+	writel(panel.frameAdrs, &regs->hw_lcdif_cur_buf_reg);
+	writel(panel.frameAdrs, &regs->hw_lcdif_next_buf_reg);
+	writel(LCDIF_CTRL1_VSYNC_EDGE_IRQ, &regs->hw_lcdif_ctrl1_clr);
+	while (--timeout) {
+		if (readl(&regs->hw_lcdif_ctrl1_reg) &
+		    LCDIF_CTRL1_VSYNC_EDGE_IRQ)
+			break;
+		udelay(1);
+	}
+	mxs_reset_block((struct mxs_register_32 *)&regs->hw_lcdif_ctrl_reg);
+}
+
 void *video_hw_init(void)
 {
 	int bpp = -1;