diff --git a/drivers/hwspinlock/qcom_hwspinlock.c b/drivers/hwspinlock/qcom_hwspinlock.c
index 3f08cd4a5c28..e6cb9426c91d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwspinlock/qcom_hwspinlock.c
+++ b/drivers/hwspinlock/qcom_hwspinlock.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/soc/qcom/qcom_hwspinlock.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 
 #include "hwspinlock_internal.h"
@@ -25,6 +26,43 @@ struct qcom_hwspinlock_of_data {
 	const struct regmap_config *regmap_config;
 };
 
+/**
+ * qcom_hwspinlock_bust() - bust qcom specific hwspinlock
+ * @hwlock: a previously-acquired hwspinlock which we want to bust
+ * @id: identifier of the remote lock holder, if applicable
+ *
+ * This function will bust a hwspinlock that was previously acquired as
+ * long as the current owner of the lock matches the id given by the caller.
+ *
+ * Context: Process context.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, or error if bust operation fails
+ */
+int qcom_hwspinlock_bust(struct hwspinlock *lock, unsigned int id)
+{
+	struct regmap_field *field = lock->priv;
+	u32 owner;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = regmap_field_read(field, &owner);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("%s: unable to query spinlock owner\n", __func__);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (owner != id)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = regmap_field_write(field, 0);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("%s: failed to bust spinlock\n", __func__);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qcom_hwspinlock_bust);
+
 static int qcom_hwspinlock_trylock(struct hwspinlock *lock)
 {
 	struct regmap_field *field = lock->priv;
diff --git a/include/linux/soc/qcom/qcom_hwspinlock.h b/include/linux/soc/qcom/qcom_hwspinlock.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5f5a7ec85fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/soc/qcom/qcom_hwspinlock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __QCOM_HWSPINLOCK_H
+#define __QCOM_HWSPINLOCK_H
+
+struct hwspinlock;
+
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HWSPINLOCK_QCOM)
+
+int qcom_hwspinlock_bust(struct hwspinlock *hwlock, unsigned int id);
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_HWSPINLOCK_QCOM */
+
+static inline int qcom_hwspinlock_bust(struct hwspinlock *hwlock, unsigned int id)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_HWSPINLOCK_QCOM */
+
+#endif /* __QCOM_HWSPINLOCK_H */