diff --git a/include/ublk_cmd.h b/include/ublk_cmd.h
index 3a579a19..4abddfdc 100644
--- a/include/ublk_cmd.h
+++ b/include/ublk_cmd.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 	_IOR('u', UBLK_CMD_GET_DEV_INFO2, struct ublksrv_ctrl_cmd)
 #define UBLK_U_CMD_GET_FEATURES	\
 	_IOR('u', 0x13, struct ublksrv_ctrl_cmd)
+#define UBLK_U_CMD_DEL_DEV_ASYNC	\
+	_IOR('u', 0x14, struct ublksrv_ctrl_cmd)
 
 /*
  * 64bit are enough now, and it should be easy to extend in case of
diff --git a/include/ublksrv.h b/include/ublksrv.h
index bf14ee2a..405df600 100644
--- a/include/ublksrv.h
+++ b/include/ublksrv.h
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ extern int ublksrv_ctrl_add_dev(struct ublksrv_ctrl_dev *dev);
  */
 extern int ublksrv_ctrl_del_dev(struct ublksrv_ctrl_dev *dev);
 
+/**
+ * Delete this ublk device asynchronously by sending command to ublk driver
+ *
+ * @param dev the ublksrv control device instance
+ */
+extern int ublksrv_ctrl_del_dev_async(struct ublksrv_ctrl_dev *dev);
+
 /**
  * Retrieve ublk device info by sending command to ublk control device
  *
diff --git a/lib/ublksrv_cmd.c b/lib/ublksrv_cmd.c
index b2e0d155..b9781f49 100644
--- a/lib/ublksrv_cmd.c
+++ b/lib/ublksrv_cmd.c
@@ -289,6 +289,18 @@ int ublksrv_ctrl_add_dev(struct ublksrv_ctrl_dev *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int ublksrv_ctrl_del_dev_async(struct ublksrv_ctrl_dev *dev)
+{
+	struct ublksrv_ctrl_cmd_data data = {
+		.cmd_op = UBLK_U_CMD_DEL_DEV_ASYNC,
+		.flags = CTRL_CMD_NO_TRANS,
+	};
+
+	ublk_un_privileged_prep_data(dev, data);
+
+	return __ublksrv_ctrl_cmd(dev, &data);
+}
+
 int ublksrv_ctrl_del_dev(struct ublksrv_ctrl_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct ublksrv_ctrl_cmd_data data = {