diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a19bddc09..a77c970c25 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ removed in SPDK 22.04, and the parameter `transport_retry_count` is added and us
 
 An new parameter `bdev_retry_count` is added to the RPC `bdev_nvme_set_options`.
 
+### nvme
+
+New APIs, `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect`, `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_async`, and
+`spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_poll_async`, have been added to improve error recovery, and
+the existing APIs,`spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_async` and `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async`
+were deprecated.
+
 ## v21.10
 
 Structure `spdk_nvmf_target_opts` has been extended with new member `discovery_filter` which allows to specify
diff --git a/deprecation.md b/deprecation.md
index a7e7c22360..5c028ee5aa 100644
--- a/deprecation.md
+++ b/deprecation.md
@@ -18,3 +18,9 @@ ABI cannot be removed without providing deprecation notice for at least single S
 
 Deprecated `spdk_bdev_module_finish_done()` API, which will be removed in SPDK 22.01.
 Bdev modules should use `spdk_bdev_module_fini_done()` instead.
+
+### nvme
+
+Deprecated `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_async` and `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async` APIs,
+which will be removed in SPDK 22.01. `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect`, `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_async`,
+and `spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_poll_async` should be used instead.
diff --git a/include/spdk/nvme.h b/include/spdk/nvme.h
index ddadbb121b..09de8b9337 100644
--- a/include/spdk/nvme.h
+++ b/include/spdk/nvme.h
@@ -1079,6 +1079,8 @@ struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_ctx;
 
 /**
  * Create a context object that can be polled to perform a full hardware reset of the NVMe controller.
+ * (Deprecated, please use spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect(), spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_async(), and
+ * spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_poll_async() instead.)
  *
  * The function will set the controller reset context on success, user must call
  * spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async() until it returns a value other than -EAGAIN.
@@ -1097,6 +1099,8 @@ int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_async(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
 
 /**
  * Proceed with resetting controller associated with the controller reset context.
+ * (Deprecated, please use spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect(), spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_async(), and
+ * spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_poll_async() instead.)
  *
  * The controller reset context is one returned from a previous call to
  * spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_async().  Users must call this function on the
@@ -1111,6 +1115,37 @@ int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_async(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr,
  */
 int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_ctx *ctrlr_reset_ctx);
 
+/**
+ * Disconnect the given NVMe controller.
+ *
+ * This function is used as the first operation of a full reset sequence of the given NVMe
+ * controller. The NVMe controller is ready to reconnect after completing this function.
+ *
+ * \param ctrlr Opaque handle to NVMe controller.
+ *
+ * \return 0 on success, -EBUSY if controller is already resetting, or -ENXIO if controller
+ * has been removed.
+ */
+int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
+/**
+ * Start re-enabling the given NVMe controller in a full reset sequence
+ *
+ * \param ctrlr Opaque handle to NVMe controller.
+ */
+void spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_async(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
+/**
+ * Proceed with re-enabling the given NVMe controller.
+ *
+ * Users must call this function in a full reset sequence until it returns a value other
+ * than -EAGAIN.
+ *
+ * \return 0 if the given NVMe controller is enabled, or -EBUSY if there are still
+ * pending operations to enable it.
+ */
+int spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_poll_async(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr);
+
 /**
  * Perform a NVMe subsystem reset.
  *
diff --git a/lib/nvme/Makefile b/lib/nvme/Makefile
index 01f01c98ce..81af5e544d 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/Makefile
+++ b/lib/nvme/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
 SO_VER := 7
-SO_MINOR := 0
+SO_MINOR := 1
 
 C_SRCS = nvme_ctrlr_cmd.c nvme_ctrlr.c nvme_fabric.c nvme_ns_cmd.c nvme_ns.c nvme_pcie_common.c nvme_pcie.c nvme_qpair.c nvme.c nvme_quirks.c nvme_transport.c \
 	nvme_ctrlr_ocssd_cmd.c nvme_ns_ocssd_cmd.c nvme_tcp.c nvme_opal.c nvme_io_msg.c nvme_poll_group.c nvme_zns.c
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 8a48b4a35d..85c71409f3 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -1610,8 +1610,8 @@ nvme_ctrlr_abort_queued_aborts(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 	}
 }
 
-static int
-nvme_ctrlr_reset_pre(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+int
+spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvme_qpair	*qpair;
 
@@ -1657,10 +1657,34 @@ nvme_ctrlr_reset_pre(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 
 	spdk_bit_array_free(&ctrlr->free_io_qids);
 
+	nvme_robust_mutex_unlock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_async(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	nvme_robust_mutex_lock(&ctrlr->ctrlr_lock);
+
 	/* Set the state back to INIT to cause a full hardware reset. */
 	nvme_ctrlr_set_state(ctrlr, NVME_CTRLR_STATE_INIT, NVME_TIMEOUT_INFINITE);
 
-	/* Return without releasing ctrlr_lock. ctrlr_lock will be released when spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async() returns 0. */
+	/* Return without releasing ctrlr_lock. ctrlr_lock will be released when
+	 * spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async() returns 0.
+	 */
+}
+
+static int
+nvme_ctrlr_reset_pre(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect(ctrlr);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_async(ctrlr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1668,8 +1692,8 @@ nvme_ctrlr_reset_pre(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
  * This function will be called when the controller is being reinitialized.
  * Note: the ctrlr_lock must be held when calling this function.
  */
-static int
-nvme_ctrlr_reinit_on_reset(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
+int
+spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_poll_async(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvme_qpair	*qpair;
 	int rc = 0, rc_tmp = 0;
@@ -1742,7 +1766,7 @@ nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_ctx *ctrlr_reset_ctx)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr = ctrlr_reset_ctx->ctrlr;
 
-	return nvme_ctrlr_reinit_on_reset(ctrlr);
+	return spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_poll_async(ctrlr);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
index 9d4d578051..2f9af62f04 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
+++ b/lib/nvme/spdk_nvme.map
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_prepare_for_reset;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_async;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reset_poll_async;
+	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_disconnect;
+	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_async;
+	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_reconnect_poll_async;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_fail;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_is_failed;
 	spdk_nvme_ctrlr_get_data;