diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/smartcardio/CardImpl.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/smartcardio/CardImpl.java
index 322726f9c3515b2a9e35acbb8c44f8f0770d731b..7531d2eedaf7cb49674541180390e59f33e82ceb 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/smartcardio/CardImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/smartcardio/CardImpl.java
@@ -237,7 +237,16 @@ final class CardImpl extends Card {
         }
     }
 
+    private static final boolean invertReset =
+        Boolean.parseBoolean(
+            java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(
+                new sun.security.action.GetPropertyAction(
+                    "sun.security.smartcardio.invertCardReset", "false")));
+
     public void disconnect(boolean reset) throws CardException {
+        if (invertReset) {
+            reset = !reset;
+        }
         if (reset) {
             checkSecurity("reset");
         }