diff --git a/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp.h b/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp.h
index b9d251c..5b45ea6 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 struct msgb *bssgp_msgb_copy(const struct msgb *msg, const char *name);
 const char *bssgp_cause_str(enum gprs_bssgp_cause cause);
 const char *bssgp_pdu_str(enum bssgp_pdu_type pdu);
+int bssgp_tx_bvc_reset_nsei_bvci(uint16_t nsei, uint16_t bvci, enum gprs_bssgp_cause cause, const struct gprs_ra_id *ra_id, uint16_t cell_id);
 /* Transmit a simple response such as BLOCK/UNBLOCK/RESET ACK/NACK */
 int bssgp_tx_simple_bvci(uint8_t pdu_type, uint16_t nsei,
 			 uint16_t bvci, uint16_t ns_bvci);
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_bssgp.c b/src/gb/gprs_bssgp.c
index 8b8d534..ebbfab1 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_bssgp.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_bssgp.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/gprs/gprs_ns.h>
 
 #include "common_vty.h"
+#include "osmocom/gsm/gsm48.h"
 
 void *bssgp_tall_ctx = NULL;
 
@@ -92,6 +93,39 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/*! Transmit a BVC-RESET message with a given nsei and bvci (Chapter 10.4.12)
+ *  \param[in] nsei The NSEI to transmit over
+ *  \param[in] bvci BVCI of the BVC to reset
+ *  \param[in] cause The cause of the reset
+ *  \param[in] ra_id Pointer to the ra_id to include. If NULL no cell information will be included
+ *  \param[in] cell_id The cell_id to include (if ra_id is not NULL)
+ */
+int bssgp_tx_bvc_reset_nsei_bvci(uint16_t nsei, uint16_t bvci, enum gprs_bssgp_cause cause, const struct gprs_ra_id *ra_id, uint16_t cell_id)
+{
+	struct msgb *msg = bssgp_msgb_alloc();
+	struct bssgp_normal_hdr *bgph =
+		(struct bssgp_normal_hdr *) msgb_put(msg, sizeof(*bgph));
+	uint16_t _bvci = osmo_htons(bvci);
+
+	msgb_nsei(msg) = nsei;
+	msgb_bvci(msg) = 0; /* Signalling */
+	bgph->pdu_type = BSSGP_PDUT_BVC_RESET;
+	LOGP(DBSSGP, LOGL_NOTICE, "BSSGP (BVCI=%u) Tx BVC-RESET "
+		"CAUSE=%s\n", bvci, bssgp_cause_str(cause));
+
+	msgb_tvlv_put(msg, BSSGP_IE_BVCI, 2, (uint8_t *) &_bvci);
+	msgb_tvlv_put(msg, BSSGP_IE_CAUSE, 1, (uint8_t *) &cause);
+	if (ra_id) {
+		uint8_t bssgp_cid[8];
+		bssgp_create_cell_id(bssgp_cid, ra_id, cell_id);
+		msgb_tvlv_put(msg, BSSGP_IE_CELL_ID, sizeof(bssgp_cid), bssgp_cid);
+	}
+
+	/* Optional: Feature Bitmap */
+
+	return bssgp_ns_send(bssgp_ns_send_data, msg);
+}
+
 /*! Initiate reset procedure for all PTP BVC on a given NSEI.
  *
  *  This function initiates reset procedure for all PTP BVC with a given cause.
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_bssgp_bss.c b/src/gb/gprs_bssgp_bss.c
index d1734ee..59b06f0 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_bssgp_bss.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_bssgp_bss.c
@@ -293,28 +293,10 @@
 /*! Transmit a BVC-RESET message (Chapter 10.4.12) */
 int bssgp_tx_bvc_reset2(struct bssgp_bvc_ctx *bctx, uint16_t bvci, uint8_t cause, bool add_cell_id)
 {
-	struct msgb *msg = bssgp_msgb_alloc();
-	struct bssgp_normal_hdr *bgph =
-			(struct bssgp_normal_hdr *) msgb_put(msg, sizeof(*bgph));
-	uint16_t _bvci = osmo_htons(bvci);
-
-	LOGP(DBSSGP, LOGL_NOTICE, "BSSGP (BVCI=%u) Tx BVC-RESET "
-		"CAUSE=%s\n", bvci, bssgp_cause_str(cause));
-
-	msgb_nsei(msg) = bctx->nsei;
-	msgb_bvci(msg) = 0; /* Signalling */
-	bgph->pdu_type = BSSGP_PDUT_BVC_RESET;
-
-	msgb_tvlv_put(msg, BSSGP_IE_BVCI, 2, (uint8_t *) &_bvci);
-	msgb_tvlv_put(msg, BSSGP_IE_CAUSE, 1, &cause);
-	if (add_cell_id) {
-		uint8_t bssgp_cid[8];
-		bssgp_create_cell_id(bssgp_cid, &bctx->ra_id, bctx->cell_id);
-		msgb_tvlv_put(msg, BSSGP_IE_CELL_ID, sizeof(bssgp_cid), bssgp_cid);
-	}
-	/* Optional: Feature Bitmap */
-
-	return bssgp_ns_send(bssgp_ns_send_data, msg);
+	if (add_cell_id)
+		return bssgp_tx_bvc_reset_nsei_bvci(bctx->nsei, bvci, cause, &bctx->ra_id, bctx->cell_id);
+	else
+		return bssgp_tx_bvc_reset_nsei_bvci(bctx->nsei, bvci, cause, NULL, 0);
 }
 int bssgp_tx_bvc_reset(struct bssgp_bvc_ctx *bctx, uint16_t bvci, uint8_t cause)
 {
diff --git a/src/gb/libosmogb.map b/src/gb/libosmogb.map
index 3755b4f..2ef12bc 100644
--- a/src/gb/libosmogb.map
+++ b/src/gb/libosmogb.map
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 bssgp_tx_bvc_block;
 bssgp_tx_bvc_reset;
 bssgp_tx_bvc_reset2;
+bssgp_tx_bvc_reset_nsei_bvci;
 bssgp_tx_bvc_unblock;
 bssgp_tx_fc_bvc;
 bssgp_tx_fc_ms;