diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
index 9ff942a346e..83269f1d16e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -468,6 +468,11 @@ long st_kim_start(void *kim_data)
 		if (pdata->chip_enable)
 			pdata->chip_enable(kim_gdata);
 
+		/* Configure BT nShutdown to HIGH state */
+		gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
+		mdelay(5);	/* FIXME: a proper toggle */
+		gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_HIGH);
+		mdelay(100);
 		/* re-initialize the completion */
 		INIT_COMPLETION(kim_gdata->ldisc_installed);
 		/* send notification to UIM */
@@ -509,7 +514,8 @@ long st_kim_start(void *kim_data)
  *	(b) upon failure to either install ldisc or download firmware.
  *	The function is responsible to (a) notify UIM about un-installation,
  *	(b) flush UART if the ldisc was installed.
- *	(c) invoke platform's chip disabling routine.
+ *	(c) reset BT_EN - pull down nshutdown at the end.
+ *	(d) invoke platform's chip disabling routine.
  */
 long st_kim_stop(void *kim_data)
 {
@@ -541,6 +547,13 @@ long st_kim_stop(void *kim_data)
 		err = -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
+	/* By default configure BT nShutdown to LOW state */
+	gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
+	mdelay(1);
+	gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_HIGH);
+	mdelay(1);
+	gpio_set_value(kim_gdata->nshutdown, GPIO_LOW);
+
 	/* platform specific disable */
 	if (pdata->chip_disable)
 		pdata->chip_disable(kim_gdata);
@@ -733,6 +746,20 @@ static int kim_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* refer to itself */
 	kim_gdata->core_data->kim_data = kim_gdata;
 
+	/* Claim the chip enable nShutdown gpio from the system */
+	kim_gdata->nshutdown = pdata->nshutdown_gpio;
+	err = gpio_request(kim_gdata->nshutdown, "kim");
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		pr_err(" gpio %ld request failed ", kim_gdata->nshutdown);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	/* Configure nShutdown GPIO as output=0 */
+	err = gpio_direction_output(kim_gdata->nshutdown, 0);
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		pr_err(" unable to configure gpio %ld", kim_gdata->nshutdown);
+		return err;
+	}
 	/* get reference of pdev for request_firmware
 	 */
 	kim_gdata->kim_pdev = pdev;
@@ -779,10 +806,18 @@ err_core_init:
 
 static int kim_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	/* free the GPIOs requested */
+	struct ti_st_plat_data	*pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	struct kim_data_s	*kim_gdata;
 
 	kim_gdata = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
+	/* Free the Bluetooth/FM/GPIO
+	 * nShutdown gpio from the system
+	 */
+	gpio_free(pdata->nshutdown_gpio);
+	pr_info("nshutdown GPIO Freed");
+
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(kim_debugfs_dir);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &uim_attr_grp);
 	pr_info("sysfs entries removed");