diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nfc.h b/include/uapi/linux/nfc.h
index 399f39ff8048..f6e3c8c9c744 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nfc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nfc.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
  * @NFC_CMD_ACTIVATE_TARGET: Request NFC controller to reactivate target.
  * @NFC_CMD_VENDOR: Vendor specific command, to be implemented directly
  *	from the driver in order to support hardware specific operations.
+ * @NFC_CMD_DEACTIVATE_TARGET: Request NFC controller to deactivate target.
  */
 enum nfc_commands {
 	NFC_CMD_UNSPEC,
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ enum nfc_commands {
 	NFC_CMD_SE_IO,
 	NFC_CMD_ACTIVATE_TARGET,
 	NFC_CMD_VENDOR,
+	NFC_CMD_DEACTIVATE_TARGET,
 /* private: internal use only */
 	__NFC_CMD_AFTER_LAST
 };
diff --git a/net/nfc/netlink.c b/net/nfc/netlink.c
index b251fb936a27..f6359c277212 100644
--- a/net/nfc/netlink.c
+++ b/net/nfc/netlink.c
@@ -928,6 +928,30 @@ static int nfc_genl_activate_target(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static int nfc_genl_deactivate_target(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				      struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	struct nfc_dev *dev;
+	u32 device_idx, target_idx;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (!info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	device_idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX]);
+
+	dev = nfc_get_device(device_idx);
+	if (!dev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	target_idx = nla_get_u32(info->attrs[NFC_ATTR_TARGET_INDEX]);
+
+	rc = nfc_deactivate_target(dev, target_idx, NFC_TARGET_MODE_SLEEP);
+
+	nfc_put_device(dev);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static int nfc_genl_dep_link_up(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct nfc_dev *dev;
@@ -1751,6 +1775,11 @@ static const struct genl_ops nfc_genl_ops[] = {
 		.doit = nfc_genl_vendor_cmd,
 		.policy = nfc_genl_policy,
 	},
+	{
+		.cmd = NFC_CMD_DEACTIVATE_TARGET,
+		.doit = nfc_genl_deactivate_target,
+		.policy = nfc_genl_policy,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct genl_family nfc_genl_family __ro_after_init = {