diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index ebb8a9d..e0356cb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1928,6 +1928,38 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int proc_disconnect_claim(struct dev_state *ps, void __user *arg)
+{
+	struct usbdevfs_disconnect_claim dc;
+	struct usb_interface *intf;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&dc, arg, sizeof(dc)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, dc.interface);
+	if (!intf)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (intf->dev.driver) {
+		struct usb_driver *driver = to_usb_driver(intf->dev.driver);
+
+		if ((dc.flags & USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT_CLAIM_IF_DRIVER) &&
+				strncmp(dc.driver, intf->dev.driver->name,
+					sizeof(dc.driver)) != 0)
+			return -EBUSY;
+
+		if ((dc.flags & USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT_CLAIM_EXCEPT_DRIVER) &&
+				strncmp(dc.driver, intf->dev.driver->name,
+					sizeof(dc.driver)) == 0)
+			return -EBUSY;
+
+		dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "disconnect by usbfs\n");
+		usb_driver_release_interface(driver, intf);
+	}
+
+	return claimintf(ps, dc.interface);
+}
+
 /*
  * NOTE:  All requests here that have interface numbers as parameters
  * are assuming that somehow the configuration has been prevented from
@@ -2101,6 +2133,9 @@
 	case USBDEVFS_GET_CAPABILITIES:
 		ret = proc_get_capabilities(ps, p);
 		break;
+	case USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT_CLAIM:
+		ret = proc_disconnect_claim(ps, p);
+		break;
 	}
 	usb_unlock_device(dev);
 	if (ret >= 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/usbdevice_fs.h b/include/linux/usbdevice_fs.h
index 3b74666..4abe28e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/usbdevice_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/usbdevice_fs.h
@@ -131,6 +131,19 @@
 #define USBDEVFS_CAP_NO_PACKET_SIZE_LIM		0x04
 #define USBDEVFS_CAP_BULK_SCATTER_GATHER	0x08
 
+/* USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT_CLAIM flags & struct */
+
+/* disconnect-and-claim if the driver matches the driver field */
+#define USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT_CLAIM_IF_DRIVER	0x01
+/* disconnect-and-claim except when the driver matches the driver field */
+#define USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT_CLAIM_EXCEPT_DRIVER	0x02
+
+struct usbdevfs_disconnect_claim {
+	unsigned int interface;
+	unsigned int flags;
+	char driver[USBDEVFS_MAXDRIVERNAME + 1];
+};
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 #include <linux/compat.h>
@@ -211,5 +224,6 @@
 #define USBDEVFS_CLAIM_PORT        _IOR('U', 24, unsigned int)
 #define USBDEVFS_RELEASE_PORT      _IOR('U', 25, unsigned int)
 #define USBDEVFS_GET_CAPABILITIES  _IOR('U', 26, __u32)
+#define USBDEVFS_DISCONNECT_CLAIM  _IOR('U', 27, struct usbdevfs_disconnect_claim)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_USBDEVICE_FS_H */