diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
index 4bb0abda0a91..d792c65d46ae 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-common.c
@@ -1028,5 +1028,29 @@ EXPORT_GPL_DEV_PM_OPS(i2c_dw_dev_pm_ops) = {
 	RUNTIME_PM_OPS(i2c_dw_runtime_suspend, i2c_dw_runtime_resume, NULL)
 };
 
+void i2c_dw_shutdown(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
+{
+	unsigned int con;
+
+	/*
+	 * We only need to handle shutdown for target mode to ensure
+	 * we NACK any incoming controller requests. Controller mode cleanup
+	 * is handled after each transfer in i2c_dw_xfer().
+	 */
+	if (dev->mode != DW_IC_SLAVE)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * To quickly NACK the controller during shutdown, we set the target
+	 * disable bit while the controller is still enabled.
+	 */
+	regmap_read(dev->map, DW_IC_CON, &con);
+	con |= DW_IC_CON_SLAVE_DISABLE;
+	regmap_write(dev->map, DW_IC_CON, con);
+
+	i2c_dw_disable(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_shutdown);
+
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Synopsys DesignWare I2C bus adapter core");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
index 9d8d104cc391..c71aa2dd368d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ static inline void i2c_dw_configure(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 
 int i2c_dw_probe(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 int i2c_dw_init(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
+void i2c_dw_shutdown(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 void i2c_dw_set_mode(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev, int mode);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_BAYTRAIL)