diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/control.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/control.c
index 252352ce3664..a1c78fc68509 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/control.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/control.c
@@ -383,6 +383,29 @@ int gb_control_interface_suspend_prepare(struct gb_control *control)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int gb_control_interface_deactivate_prepare(struct gb_control *control)
+{
+	struct gb_control_intf_pm_response response;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = gb_operation_sync(control->connection,
+				GB_CONTROL_TYPE_INTF_DEACTIVATE_PREPARE, NULL,
+				0, &response, sizeof(response));
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&control->dev, "failed to send interface deactivate prepare: %d\n",
+			ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (response.status != GB_CONTROL_INTF_PM_OK) {
+		dev_err(&control->dev, "interface error while preparing deactivate: %d\n",
+			response.status);
+		return gb_control_interface_pm_status_map(response.status);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static ssize_t vendor_string_show(struct device *dev,
 			struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/control.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/control.h
index bc32ca78d225..2f76ae48b2d8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/control.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/control.h
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ int gb_control_bundle_resume(struct gb_control *control, u8 bundle_id);
 int gb_control_bundle_deactivate(struct gb_control *control, u8 bundle_id);
 int gb_control_bundle_activate(struct gb_control *control, u8 bundle_id);
 int gb_control_interface_suspend_prepare(struct gb_control *control);
+int gb_control_interface_deactivate_prepare(struct gb_control *control);
 #endif /* __CONTROL_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
index cd64a99debfa..10209ae61e1b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct gb_protocol_version_response {
 #define GB_CONTROL_TYPE_BUNDLE_DEACTIVATE	0x11
 #define GB_CONTROL_TYPE_BUNDLE_ACTIVATE		0x12
 #define GB_CONTROL_TYPE_INTF_SUSPEND_PREPARE		0x13
+#define GB_CONTROL_TYPE_INTF_DEACTIVATE_PREPARE	0x14
 
 struct gb_control_version_request {
 	__u8	major;