diff --git a/doc/manuals/chapters/architecture.adoc b/doc/manuals/chapters/architecture.adoc
index a0e66cd09..30eab7a44 100644
--- a/doc/manuals/chapters/architecture.adoc
+++ b/doc/manuals/chapters/architecture.adoc
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ order to specify which PHY instance is allocated to this specific TRX.
 | common | abis_open() | Start of the A-bis connection to BSC
 | common | phy_links_open() | Iterate over list of configured PHY links
 | bts-specific | bts_model_phy_link_open() | Open each of the configured PHY links
+| bts-specific | bts_model_phy_link_close() | Close each of the configured PHY links
 | common | write_pid_file() | Generate the pid file
 | common | osmo_daemonize() | Fork as daemon in background (if configured)
 | common | bts_main() | Run main loop until global variable quit >= 2
diff --git a/include/osmo-bts/phy_link.h b/include/osmo-bts/phy_link.h
index 78fe6b998..ac38c2898 100644
--- a/include/osmo-bts/phy_link.h
+++ b/include/osmo-bts/phy_link.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ static inline struct phy_instance *trx_phy_instance(const struct gsm_bts_trx *tr
 }
 
 int bts_model_phy_link_open(struct phy_link *plink);
+int bts_model_phy_link_close(struct phy_link *plink);
 
 #define LOGPPHL(plink, section, lvl, fmt, args...) LOGP(section, lvl, "%s: " fmt, phy_link_name(plink), ##args)
 #define LOGPPHI(pinst, section, lvl, fmt, args...) LOGP(section, lvl, "%s: " fmt, phy_instance_name(pinst), ##args)
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/trx_if.c b/src/osmo-bts-trx/trx_if.c
index 1a9204767..f0c874691 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/trx_if.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/trx_if.c
@@ -1341,6 +1341,23 @@ cleanup:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/*! close the PHY link using TRX protocol */
+int bts_model_phy_link_close(struct phy_link *plink)
+{
+	bool clock_stopped = false;
+	struct phy_instance *pinst;
+	llist_for_each_entry(pinst, &plink->instances, list) {
+		if (!clock_stopped) {
+			clock_stopped = true;
+			trx_sched_clock_stopped(pinst->trx->bts);
+		}
+		trx_phy_inst_close(pinst);
+	}
+	trx_udp_close(&plink->u.osmotrx.trx_ofd_clk);
+	phy_link_state_set(plink, PHY_LINK_SHUTDOWN);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*! determine if the TRX for given handle is powered up */
 int trx_if_powered(struct trx_l1h *l1h)
 {
diff --git a/src/osmo-bts-trx/trx_provision_fsm.c b/src/osmo-bts-trx/trx_provision_fsm.c
index 604107344..7f42b47ea 100644
--- a/src/osmo-bts-trx/trx_provision_fsm.c
+++ b/src/osmo-bts-trx/trx_provision_fsm.c
@@ -592,14 +592,13 @@ static void st_open_wait_poweroff_cnf(struct osmo_fsm_inst *fi, uint32_t event,
 	case TRX_PROV_EV_POWEROFF_CNF:
 		rc = (uint16_t)(intptr_t)data;
 		if (plink->state != PHY_LINK_SHUTDOWN) {
-			trx_sched_clock_stopped(pinst->trx->bts);
-			phy_link_state_set(plink, PHY_LINK_SHUTDOWN);
+			bts_model_phy_link_close(plink);
 
 			/* Notify TRX close on all TRX associated with this phy */
 			llist_for_each_entry(pinst, &plink->instances, list) {
 				bts_model_trx_close_cb(pinst->trx, rc);
 			}
-			trx_prov_fsm_state_chg(fi, TRX_PROV_ST_OPEN_POWEROFF);
+			trx_prov_fsm_state_chg(fi, TRX_PROV_ST_CLOSED);
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -661,7 +660,7 @@ static struct osmo_fsm_state trx_prov_fsm_states[] = {
 		.in_event_mask =
 			X(TRX_PROV_EV_POWEROFF_CNF),
 		.out_state_mask =
-			X(TRX_PROV_ST_OPEN_POWEROFF),
+			X(TRX_PROV_ST_CLOSED),
 		.name = "OPEN_WAIT_POWEROFF_CNF",
 		.action = st_open_wait_poweroff_cnf,
 	},