diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
index dee3ab7..493b391 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 struct osmo_fsm_inst *gprs_ns2_vc_fsm_alloc(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc,
 					    const char *id, bool initiate);
 int gprs_ns2_vc_fsm_start(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc);
+int gprs_ns2_vc_force_unconfigured(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc);
 int gprs_ns2_vc_rx(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp);
 int gprs_ns2_vc_is_alive(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc);
 int gprs_ns2_vc_is_unblocked(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc);
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
index 2761210..08b6b2d 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
@@ -110,20 +110,23 @@
 	GPRS_NS2_EV_STATUS,
 
 	GPRS_NS2_EV_UNITDATA,
+
+	GPRS_NS2_EV_FORCE_UNCONFIGURED,
 };
 
 static const struct value_string gprs_ns2_vc_event_names[] = {
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_START, 		"START" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_RESET,		"RESET" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_RESET_ACK,	"RESET_ACK" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_UNBLOCK,		"UNBLOCK" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_UNBLOCK_ACK,	"UNBLOCK_ACK" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_BLOCK,		"BLOCK" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_BLOCK_ACK,	"BLOCK_ACK" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_ALIVE,		"ALIVE" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_ALIVE_ACK,	"ALIVE_ACK" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_STATUS,		"STATUS" },
-	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_UNITDATA,		"UNITDATA" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_START, 			"START" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_RESET,			"RESET" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_RESET_ACK,		"RESET_ACK" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_UNBLOCK,			"UNBLOCK" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_UNBLOCK_ACK,		"UNBLOCK_ACK" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_BLOCK,			"BLOCK" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_BLOCK_ACK,		"BLOCK_ACK" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_ALIVE,			"ALIVE" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_ALIVE_ACK,		"ALIVE_ACK" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_STATUS,			"STATUS" },
+	{ GPRS_NS2_EV_UNITDATA,			"UNITDATA" },
+	{GPRS_NS2_EV_FORCE_UNCONFIGURED,	"FORCE_UNCONFIGURED"},
 	{ 0, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -379,7 +382,8 @@
 	[GPRS_NS2_ST_RESET] = {
 		.in_event_mask = S(GPRS_NS2_EV_RESET_ACK) | S(GPRS_NS2_EV_RESET),
 		.out_state_mask = S(GPRS_NS2_ST_RESET) |
-				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_BLOCKED),
+				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_BLOCKED) |
+				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_UNCONFIGURED),
 		.name = "RESET",
 		.action = gprs_ns2_st_reset,
 		.onenter = gprs_ns2_st_reset_onenter,
@@ -389,7 +393,8 @@
 		S(GPRS_NS2_EV_UNBLOCK) | S(GPRS_NS2_EV_UNBLOCK_ACK),
 		.out_state_mask = S(GPRS_NS2_ST_RESET) |
 				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_UNBLOCKED) |
-				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_BLOCKED),
+				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_BLOCKED) |
+				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_UNCONFIGURED),
 		.name = "BLOCKED",
 		.action = gprs_ns2_st_blocked,
 		.onenter = gprs_ns2_st_blocked_onenter,
@@ -397,7 +402,8 @@
 	[GPRS_NS2_ST_UNBLOCKED] = {
 		.in_event_mask = S(GPRS_NS2_EV_BLOCK),
 		.out_state_mask = S(GPRS_NS2_ST_RESET) | S(GPRS_NS2_ST_ALIVE) |
-				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_BLOCKED),
+				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_BLOCKED) |
+				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_UNCONFIGURED),
 		.name = "UNBLOCKED",
 		.action = gprs_ns2_st_unblocked,
 		.onenter = gprs_ns2_st_unblocked_on_enter,
@@ -407,7 +413,8 @@
 	[GPRS_NS2_ST_ALIVE] = {
 		.in_event_mask = S(GPRS_NS2_EV_ALIVE_ACK),
 		.out_state_mask = S(GPRS_NS2_ST_RESET) |
-				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_UNBLOCKED),
+				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_UNBLOCKED) |
+				  S(GPRS_NS2_ST_UNCONFIGURED),
 		.name = "ALIVE",
 		.action = gprs_ns2_st_alive,
 		.onenter = gprs_ns2_st_alive_onenter,
@@ -558,6 +565,12 @@
 
 		msgb_free(msg);
 		break;
+	case GPRS_NS2_EV_FORCE_UNCONFIGURED:
+		/* Force the NSVC back to its initial state */
+		osmo_fsm_inst_state_chg(fi, GPRS_NS2_ST_UNCONFIGURED, 0, 0);
+		osmo_fsm_inst_dispatch(fi, GPRS_NS2_EV_START, NULL);
+		return;
+		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -574,9 +587,10 @@
 	.states = gprs_ns2_vc_states,
 	.num_states = ARRAY_SIZE(gprs_ns2_vc_states),
 	.allstate_event_mask = S(GPRS_NS2_EV_UNITDATA) |
-			S(GPRS_NS2_EV_RESET) |
+			       S(GPRS_NS2_EV_RESET) |
 			       S(GPRS_NS2_EV_ALIVE) |
-			       S(GPRS_NS2_EV_ALIVE_ACK),
+			       S(GPRS_NS2_EV_ALIVE_ACK) |
+			       S(GPRS_NS2_EV_FORCE_UNCONFIGURED),
 	.allstate_action = gprs_ns2_vc_fsm_allstate_action,
 	.cleanup = gprs_ns2_vc_fsm_clean,
 	.timer_cb = gprs_ns2_vc_fsm_timer_cb,
@@ -626,6 +640,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*! Reset a NS-VC FSM.
+ *  \param nsvc the virtual circuit
+ *  \return 0 on success; negative on error */
+int gprs_ns2_vc_force_unconfigured(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc)
+{
+	return osmo_fsm_inst_dispatch(nsvc->fi, GPRS_NS2_EV_FORCE_UNCONFIGURED, NULL);
+}
+
 /*! entry point for messages from the driver/VL
  *  \param nsvc virtual circuit on which the message was received
  *  \param msg message that was received