diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
index d953b7fe5013879c32d7486f7833f33942fee95b..b3c28feff650e6067418ae2fad0fe872c6de58f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -584,6 +584,24 @@ int mipi_dsi_dcs_nop(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_dcs_nop);
 
+/**
+ * mipi_dsi_dcs_soft_reset() - perform a software reset of the display module
+ * @dsi: DSI peripheral device
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int mipi_dsi_dcs_soft_reset(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
+{
+	ssize_t err;
+
+	err = mipi_dsi_dcs_write(dsi, MIPI_DCS_SOFT_RESET, NULL, 0);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_dcs_soft_reset);
+
 /**
  * mipi_dsi_dcs_enter_sleep_mode() - disable all unnecessary blocks inside the
  *    display module except interface communication
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
index cbf44867e410d7e9e1114742ff64f85599aaba4d..de1d94cba217d1ec77a7da76e08d11f3249d1aa9 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_write(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, u8 cmd,
 ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_read(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, u8 cmd, void *data,
 			  size_t len);
 int mipi_dsi_dcs_nop(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi);
+int mipi_dsi_dcs_soft_reset(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi);
 int mipi_dsi_dcs_enter_sleep_mode(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi);
 int mipi_dsi_dcs_exit_sleep_mode(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi);
 int mipi_dsi_dcs_set_display_off(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi);