diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
index 139b1aab7..b0988910c 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_internal.h
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *spdk_nvme_get_ctrlr_by_trid_unsafe(
 	volatile struct spdk_nvme_registers *nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_get_registers(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
+	void nvme_ ## name ## _ctrlr_disconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	void nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_abort_reqs(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_reset(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair); \
 	int nvme_ ## name ## _qpair_submit_request(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, struct nvme_request *req); \
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
index 60dfa437d..1a7dbedd5 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
@@ -1629,6 +1629,11 @@ nvme_pcie_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qp
 	}
 }
 
+void
+nvme_pcie_ctrlr_disconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+{
+}
+
 int
 nvme_pcie_ctrlr_delete_io_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index 964c18ab9..962dee04a 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -1604,6 +1604,12 @@ nvme_rdma_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qp
 	return nvme_rdma_qpair_connect(nvme_rdma_qpair(qpair));
 }
 
+void
+nvme_rdma_ctrlr_disconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+{
+	nvme_rdma_qpair_disconnect(qpair);
+}
+
 int
 nvme_rdma_qpair_reset(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
 {
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
index bbe270345..b3f88ac57 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
@@ -1734,6 +1734,12 @@ nvme_tcp_ctrlr_connect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpa
 	return nvme_tcp_qpair_connect(nvme_tcp_qpair(qpair));
 }
 
+void
+nvme_tcp_ctrlr_disconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+{
+	return nvme_tcp_qpair_disconnect(qpair);
+}
+
 static struct spdk_nvme_qpair *
 nvme_tcp_ctrlr_create_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 			    uint16_t qid, uint32_t qsize,
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
index 8b6a650d0..de84b3ca2 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_transport.c
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ nvme_transport_ctrlr_get_registers(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	NVME_TRANSPORT_CALL(ctrlr->trid.trtype, ctrlr_get_registers, (ctrlr));
 }
 
+void
+nvme_transport_ctrlr_disconnect_qpair(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair)
+{
+	NVME_TRANSPORT_CALL(ctrlr->trid.trtype, ctrlr_disconnect_qpair, (ctrlr, qpair));
+}
+
 void
 nvme_transport_qpair_abort_reqs(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t dnr)
 {