diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/cif/capture.c b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/cif/capture.c
index 219a3f0431b4..0251e4b8270d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/cif/capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/cif/capture.c
@@ -12892,3 +12892,20 @@ int rkcif_sditf_disconnect(struct video_device *vdev)
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rkcif_sditf_disconnect);
+
+void rkcif_external_soft_reset(struct video_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct rkcif_vdev_node *vnode = NULL;
+	struct rkcif_stream *stream = NULL;
+	struct rkcif_device *cifdev = NULL;
+
+	if (!vdev)
+		return;
+
+	vnode = vdev_to_node(vdev);
+	stream = to_rkcif_stream(vnode);
+	cifdev = stream->cifdev;
+	if (cifdev && cifdev->chip_id >= CHIP_RK3588_CIF)
+		rkcif_do_soft_reset(cifdev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rkcif_external_soft_reset);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/cif/rkcif-externel.h b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/cif/rkcif-externel.h
index fe21f5f27fb4..50c5d774373f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/cif/rkcif-externel.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/rockchip/cif/rkcif-externel.h
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 #include <media/v4l2-dev.h>
 
 int rkcif_sditf_disconnect(struct video_device *vdev);
+void rkcif_external_soft_reset(struct video_device *vdev);
 
 #endif