diff --git a/doc/releases/release-notes-3.5.rst b/doc/releases/release-notes-3.5.rst
index ac174f415e21fb0..d920013cef6aad0 100644
--- a/doc/releases/release-notes-3.5.rst
+++ b/doc/releases/release-notes-3.5.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ Stable API changes in this release
 
 New APIs in this release
 ========================
+* Introduced :c:func:`flash_reset` function. This allows to send SPI commands
+  to flash device for its reset.
+  Support for extra operations is enabled by
+  :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_FLASH_RESET`selected by driver.
 
 Kernel
 ******
@@ -179,6 +183,12 @@ Drivers and Sensors
     for better performance.
   * Added support for Nuvoton NuMaker M46x embedded flash
 
+* Introduced new flash API call :c:func:`flash_reset` which calls
+   :c:func:`reset` callback provided by a flash driver. This allows to send
+   SPI commands to flash device for its reset. Support for extra operations is
+   enabled by
+  :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_FLASH_RESET`selected by driver.
+
 * FPGA
 
 * Fuel Gauge
diff --git a/drivers/flash/Kconfig b/drivers/flash/Kconfig
index 9d2192571f95fb9..e6bcf15b43596f5 100644
--- a/drivers/flash/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/flash/Kconfig
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ config FLASH_PAGE_LAYOUT
 	help
 	  Enables API for retrieving the layout of flash memory pages.
 
+config FLASH_RESET
+	bool "API for resetting the flash device"
+	default n
+	help
+	  Enables API for for resetting the flash device to the power on state.
+
 config FLASH_EX_OP_ENABLED
 	bool "API for extended flash operations"
 	depends on FLASH_HAS_EX_OP
diff --git a/drivers/flash/spi_nor.c b/drivers/flash/spi_nor.c
index ddfdbd6c81d0d7e..946da0acd38ba54 100644
--- a/drivers/flash/spi_nor.c
+++ b/drivers/flash/spi_nor.c
@@ -679,6 +679,21 @@ static int spi_nor_read(const struct device *dev, off_t addr, void *dest,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_FLASH_RESET)
+static int spi_nor_send_flash_reset(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	acquire_device(dev);
+
+	ret = spi_nor_cmd_write(dev, SPI_NOR_CMD_RESET_EN);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = spi_nor_cmd_write(dev, SPI_NOR_CMD_RESET_MEM);
+
+	release_device(dev);
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
 static int spi_nor_write(const struct device *dev, off_t addr,
 			 const void *src,
 			 size_t size)
@@ -1351,6 +1366,9 @@ static const struct flash_driver_api spi_nor_api = {
 	.sfdp_read = spi_nor_sfdp_read,
 	.read_jedec_id = spi_nor_read_jedec_id,
 #endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_FLASH_RESET)
+	.send_flash_reset = spi_nor_send_flash_reset,
+#endif
 };
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPI_NOR_SFDP_RUNTIME
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/flash.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/flash.h
index de5e7c2116e0379..595adab0590458b 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/flash.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/flash.h
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ typedef int (*flash_api_read_jedec_id)(const struct device *dev, uint8_t *id);
 typedef int (*flash_api_ex_op)(const struct device *dev, uint16_t code,
 			       const uintptr_t in, void *out);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_FLASH_RESET)
+typedef int (*flash_api_send_reset)(const struct device *dev);
+#endif
+
 __subsystem struct flash_driver_api {
 	flash_api_read read;
 	flash_api_write write;
@@ -143,6 +147,9 @@ __subsystem struct flash_driver_api {
 #if defined(CONFIG_FLASH_EX_OP_ENABLED)
 	flash_api_ex_op ex_op;
 #endif /* CONFIG_FLASH_EX_OP_ENABLED */
+#if defined(CONFIG_FLASH_RESET)
+	flash_api_send_reset send_flash_reset;
+#endif
 };
 
 /**
@@ -249,6 +256,31 @@ static inline int z_impl_flash_erase(const struct device *dev, off_t offset,
 	return rc;
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_FLASH_RESET)
+/*
+ *  @brief  Send SPI reset command.
+ *
+ *  This api can be used  to reset the SPI flash memory i.e volatile
+ *  register configurations before SPI access.
+ *  Command also aborts any ongoing internal SPI operations.
+ *
+ *  @param  dev             : flash dev
+ */
+__syscall int flash_reset(const struct device *dev);
+
+static inline int z_impl_flash_reset(const struct device *dev)
+{
+	const struct flash_driver_api *api =
+		(const struct flash_driver_api *)dev->api;
+
+	if (api->send_flash_reset == NULL) {
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+	}
+
+	return (api->send_flash_reset(dev));
+}
+#endif
+
 struct flash_pages_info {
 	off_t start_offset; /* offset from the base of flash address */
 	size_t size;