diff --git a/mcan/CHANGELOG.md b/mcan/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f6bbdc..cf04144 100644
--- a/mcan/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/mcan/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Tagging in git follows a pattern: `mcan/<version>`.
 ## [Unreleased]
 - *Breaking* Update the register mappings with svd2rust 0.30.2 and form 0.10.0 (#46)
 - Add safe way to shutdown the bus when actively transmitting/receiving (#45)
+- Add method to finalize configuration into initialization mode (#47)
 
 ## [0.4.0] - 2023-10-24
 
diff --git a/mcan/src/bus.rs b/mcan/src/bus.rs
index c60ddf2..f366ac1 100644
--- a/mcan/src/bus.rs
+++ b/mcan/src/bus.rs
@@ -575,6 +575,16 @@ impl<'a, Id: mcan_core::CanId, D: mcan_core::Dependencies<Id>, C: Capacities>
         Ok(can)
     }
 
+    /// Locks the configuration and enters initialization mode.
+    pub fn finalize_initialized(mut self) -> Result<Can<'a, Id, D, C>, ConfigurationError> {
+        self.apply_configuration()?;
+
+        let can = self.0;
+        can.aux.initialization_mode();
+
+        Ok(can)
+    }
+
     /// Locks the configuration and enters normal operation.
     pub fn finalize(mut self) -> Result<Can<'a, Id, D, C>, ConfigurationError> {
         self.apply_configuration()?;