diff --git a/usb/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.usb/current/android/hardware/usb/IUsb.aidl b/usb/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.usb/current/android/hardware/usb/IUsb.aidl
index 4ba9ff8..f866c1e 100644
--- a/usb/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.usb/current/android/hardware/usb/IUsb.aidl
+++ b/usb/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.usb/current/android/hardware/usb/IUsb.aidl
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@
   oneway void setCallback(in android.hardware.usb.IUsbCallback callback);
   oneway void switchRole(in String portName, in android.hardware.usb.PortRole role, long transactionId);
   oneway void limitPowerTransfer(in String portName, boolean limit, long transactionId);
+  oneway void resetUsbPort(in String portName,long transactionId);
 }
diff --git a/usb/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.usb/current/android/hardware/usb/IUsbCallback.aidl b/usb/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.usb/current/android/hardware/usb/IUsbCallback.aidl
index 57f02c5..4abfaec 100644
--- a/usb/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.usb/current/android/hardware/usb/IUsbCallback.aidl
+++ b/usb/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.usb/current/android/hardware/usb/IUsbCallback.aidl
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@
   oneway void notifyContaminantEnabledStatus(in String portName, boolean enable, in android.hardware.usb.Status retval, long transactionId);
   oneway void notifyQueryPortStatus(in String portName, in android.hardware.usb.Status retval, long transactionId);
   oneway void notifyLimitPowerTransferStatus(in String portName, boolean limit, in android.hardware.usb.Status retval, long transactionId);
+  oneway void notifyResetUsbPortStatus(in String portName, in android.hardware.usb.Status retval, long transactionId);
 }
diff --git a/usb/aidl/android/hardware/usb/IUsb.aidl b/usb/aidl/android/hardware/usb/IUsb.aidl
index d296fbb..90ad115 100644
--- a/usb/aidl/android/hardware/usb/IUsb.aidl
+++ b/usb/aidl/android/hardware/usb/IUsb.aidl
@@ -104,4 +104,13 @@
      * @param transactionId ID to be used when invoking the callback.
      */
     void limitPowerTransfer(in String portName, boolean limit, long transactionId);
+
+    /**
+     * This function is used to reset the port role of a specific port.
+     * For instance, when data transfer through the port fails.
+     *
+     * @param portName name of the port that is being reset
+     * @param transactionId ID to be used when invoking the callback.
+     */
+    void resetUsbPort(in String portName, long transactionId);
 }
diff --git a/usb/aidl/android/hardware/usb/IUsbCallback.aidl b/usb/aidl/android/hardware/usb/IUsbCallback.aidl
index e33672a..2ae10d9 100644
--- a/usb/aidl/android/hardware/usb/IUsbCallback.aidl
+++ b/usb/aidl/android/hardware/usb/IUsbCallback.aidl
@@ -105,4 +105,13 @@
      * @param transactionId ID sent during limitPowerTransfer request.
      */
     void notifyLimitPowerTransferStatus(in String portName, boolean limit, in Status retval, long transactionId);
+
+    /**
+     * Used to notify the result of requesting resetUsbPort.
+     *
+     * @param portName name of the port that was being reset.
+     * @param retval SUCCESS if current request succeeded. FAILURE otherwise.
+     * @param transactionId current transactionId sent during resetUsbPort request.
+     */
+    void notifyResetUsbPortStatus(in String portName, in Status retval, long transactionId);
 }
diff --git a/usb/aidl/default/Usb.cpp b/usb/aidl/default/Usb.cpp
index 92b09a2..7e738c4 100644
--- a/usb/aidl/default/Usb.cpp
+++ b/usb/aidl/default/Usb.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,22 @@
     return ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
+ScopedAStatus Usb::resetUsbPort(const string& in_portName, int64_t in_transactionId) {
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&mLock);
+    if (mCallback != NULL) {
+        ScopedAStatus ret = mCallback->notifyResetUsbPortStatus(
+            in_portName, Status::NOT_SUPPORTED, in_transactionId);
+        if (!ret.isOk())
+            ALOGE("notifyResetUsbPortStatus error %s", ret.getDescription().c_str());
+    } else {
+        ALOGE("Not notifying the userspace. Callback is not set");
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&mLock);
+
+    return ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
 Status queryMoistureDetectionStatus(std::vector<PortStatus> *currentPortStatus) {
     string enabled, status, path, DetectedPath;
 
diff --git a/usb/aidl/default/Usb.h b/usb/aidl/default/Usb.h
index 7e8422e..d507af6 100644
--- a/usb/aidl/default/Usb.h
+++ b/usb/aidl/default/Usb.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
             int64_t in_transactionId) override;
     ScopedAStatus limitPowerTransfer(const std::string& in_portName, bool in_limit,
             int64_t in_transactionId)override;
+    ScopedAStatus resetUsbPort(const std::string& in_portName,
+            int64_t in_transactionId)override;
 
     shared_ptr<IUsbCallback> mCallback;
     // Protects mCallback variable