diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
index 083507774089..60d84444ac1f 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
@@ -1763,6 +1763,47 @@ void mhi_unprepare_from_transfer(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mhi_unprepare_from_transfer);
 
+static int mhi_update_transfer_state(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev,
+				     enum mhi_ch_state_type to_state)
+{
+	struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl = mhi_dev->mhi_cntrl;
+	struct mhi_chan *mhi_chan;
+	int dir, ret;
+
+	for (dir = 0; dir < 2; dir++) {
+		mhi_chan = dir ? mhi_dev->ul_chan : mhi_dev->dl_chan;
+
+		if (!mhi_chan)
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * Bail out if one of the channels fails as client will reset
+		 * both upon failure
+		 */
+		mutex_lock(&mhi_chan->mutex);
+		ret = mhi_update_channel_state(mhi_cntrl, mhi_chan, to_state);
+		if (ret) {
+			mutex_unlock(&mhi_chan->mutex);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		mutex_unlock(&mhi_chan->mutex);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int mhi_stop_transfer(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev)
+{
+	return mhi_update_transfer_state(mhi_dev, MHI_CH_STATE_TYPE_STOP);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mhi_stop_transfer);
+
+int mhi_start_transfer(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev)
+{
+	return mhi_update_transfer_state(mhi_dev, MHI_CH_STATE_TYPE_START);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mhi_start_transfer);
+
 int mhi_poll(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev, u32 budget)
 {
 	struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl = mhi_dev->mhi_cntrl;