diff --git a/tools/include/xen-pcid.h b/tools/include/xen-pcid.h
index 843066a54c..65be441250 100644
--- a/tools/include/xen-pcid.h
+++ b/tools/include/xen-pcid.h
@@ -156,6 +156,21 @@
 #define PCID_CMD_IS_ASSIGNED            "is_device_assigned"
 #define PCID_MSG_FIELD_RESULT           "result"
 
+/*
+ *******************************************************************************
+ * Reset PCI device
+ *
+ * This command resets PCI device
+ *
+ * Request (see other mandatory fields above):
+ *  - "cmd" field of the request must be set to "reset_device".
+ *  - "sbdf" SBDF of the device in format defined by PCID_SBDF_FMT.
+ *
+ * Response (see other mandatory fields above):
+ *  - "resp" field of the response must be set to "reset_device".
+ */
+#define PCID_CMD_RESET_DEVICE            "reset_device"
+
 int libxl_pcid_process(libxl_ctx *ctx);
 
 #endif /* XEN_PCID_H */
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_pci.c b/tools/libs/light/libxl_pci.c
index 841b97172d..e920a1fa4b 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_pci.c
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_pci.c
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ static int pci_handle_response(libxl__gc *gc,
     else if (strcmp(command_name, PCID_CMD_IS_ASSIGNED) == 0)
         *result = (libxl__json_object *)libxl__json_map_get(PCID_MSG_FIELD_RESULT,
                                                           response, JSON_BOOL);
+    else if (strcmp(command_name, PCID_CMD_RESET_DEVICE) == 0)
+        *result = libxl__json_object_alloc(gc, JSON_NULL);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1518,38 +1520,26 @@ out:
 static int libxl__device_pci_reset(libxl__gc *gc, unsigned int domain, unsigned int bus,
                                    unsigned int dev, unsigned int func)
 {
-    char *reset;
-    int fd, rc;
-
-    reset = GCSPRINTF("%s/do_flr", SYSFS_PCIBACK_DRIVER);
-    fd = open(reset, O_WRONLY);
-    if (fd >= 0) {
-        char *buf = GCSPRINTF(PCI_BDF, domain, bus, dev, func);
-        rc = write(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
-        if (rc < 0)
-            LOGD(ERROR, domain, "write to %s returned %d", reset, rc);
-        close(fd);
-        return rc < 0 ? rc : 0;
-    }
-    if (errno != ENOENT)
-        LOGED(ERROR, domain, "Failed to access pciback path %s", reset);
-    reset = GCSPRINTF("%s/"PCI_BDF"/reset", SYSFS_PCI_DEV, domain, bus, dev, func);
-    fd = open(reset, O_WRONLY);
-    if (fd >= 0) {
-        rc = write(fd, "1", 1);
-        if (rc < 0)
-            LOGED(ERROR, domain, "write to %s returned %d", reset, rc);
-        close(fd);
-        return rc < 0 ? rc : 0;
-    }
-    if (errno == ENOENT) {
-        LOGD(ERROR, domain,
-             "The kernel doesn't support reset from sysfs for PCI device "PCI_BDF,
-             domain, bus, dev, func);
-    } else {
-        LOGED(ERROR, domain, "Failed to access reset path %s", reset);
+    struct vchan_info *vchan;
+    int rc = 0;
+    libxl__json_object *args, *result;
+
+    vchan = pci_vchan_get_client(gc);
+    if (!vchan) {
+        rc = ERROR_NOT_READY;
+        goto out;
     }
-    return -1;
+    args = libxl__vchan_start_args(gc);
+
+    libxl__vchan_arg_add_string(gc, args, PCID_MSG_FIELD_SBDF,
+            GCSPRINTF(PCID_SBDF_FMT, domain, bus, dev, func));
+    result = vchan_send_command(gc, vchan, PCID_CMD_RESET_DEVICE, args);
+    if (!result)
+        rc = ERROR_FAIL;
+    pci_vchan_free(gc, vchan);
+
+ out:
+    return rc;
 }
 
 int libxl__device_pci_setdefault(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid,
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_pcid.c b/tools/libs/light/libxl_pcid.c
index 7b6c7fe6a6..05c0b69324 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_pcid.c
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_pcid.c
@@ -364,6 +364,69 @@ static int process_pciback_dev_is_assigned(libxl__gc *gc, yajl_gen gen,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int device_pci_reset(libxl__gc *gc, unsigned int domain, unsigned int bus,
+                                   unsigned int dev, unsigned int func)
+{
+    char *reset;
+    int fd, rc;
+
+    reset = GCSPRINTF("%s/do_flr", SYSFS_PCIBACK_DRIVER);
+    fd = open(reset, O_WRONLY);
+    if (fd >= 0) {
+        char *buf = GCSPRINTF(PCI_BDF, domain, bus, dev, func);
+        rc = write(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
+        if (rc < 0)
+            LOGD(ERROR, domain, "write to %s returned %d", reset, rc);
+        close(fd);
+        return rc < 0 ? rc : 0;
+    }
+    if (errno != ENOENT)
+        LOGED(ERROR, domain, "Failed to access pciback path %s", reset);
+    reset = GCSPRINTF("%s/"PCI_BDF"/reset", SYSFS_PCI_DEV, domain, bus, dev, func);
+    fd = open(reset, O_WRONLY);
+    if (fd >= 0) {
+        rc = write(fd, "1", 1);
+        if (rc < 0)
+            LOGED(ERROR, domain, "write to %s returned %d", reset, rc);
+        close(fd);
+        return rc < 0 ? rc : 0;
+    }
+    if (errno == ENOENT) {
+        LOGD(ERROR, domain,
+             "The kernel doesn't support reset from sysfs for PCI device "PCI_BDF,
+             domain, bus, dev, func);
+    } else {
+        LOGED(ERROR, domain, "Failed to access reset path %s", reset);
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int process_device_pci_reset(libxl__gc *gc, yajl_gen gen,
+                                   char *command_name,
+                                   const struct libxl__json_object *request,
+                                   struct libxl__json_object **response)
+{
+    const struct libxl__json_object *json_o;
+    unsigned int dom, bus, dev, func;
+    int rc;
+
+    json_o = libxl__json_map_get(PCID_MSG_FIELD_SBDF, request, JSON_STRING);
+    if (!json_o) {
+        make_error_reply(gc, gen, "No mandatory parameter 'sbdf'", command_name);
+        return ERROR_FAIL;
+    }
+
+    if (sscanf(libxl__json_object_get_string(json_o), PCID_SBDF_FMT,
+               &dom, &bus, &dev, &func) != 4) {
+        make_error_reply(gc, gen, "Can't parse SBDF", command_name);
+        return ERROR_FAIL;
+    }
+    rc = device_pci_reset(gc, dom, bus, dev, func);
+    if (rc < 0)
+        return ERROR_FAIL;
+    return rc;
+}
+
 static int process_make_assignable(libxl__gc *gc, yajl_gen gen,
                                    char *command_name,
                                    const struct libxl__json_object *request,
@@ -570,6 +633,9 @@ static int pcid_handle_request(libxl__gc *gc, yajl_gen gen,
     else if (strcmp(command_name, PCID_CMD_IS_ASSIGNED) == 0)
        ret = process_pciback_dev_is_assigned(gc, gen, command_name,
                                      request, &command_response);
+    else if (strcmp(command_name, PCID_CMD_RESET_DEVICE) == 0)
+       ret = process_device_pci_reset(gc, gen, command_name,
+                                     request, &command_response);
     else {
         /*
          * This is an unsupported command: make a reply and proceed over
