diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst
index 68abc089d6dd..363e12c90b87 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ similar to a file operations structure::
 					struct iommufd_ctx *ictx, u32 *out_device_id);
 		void	(*unbind_iommufd)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 		int	(*attach_ioas)(struct vfio_device *vdev, u32 *pt_id);
+		void	(*detach_ioas)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 		int	(*open_device)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 		void	(*close_device)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 		ssize_t	(*read)(struct vfio_device *vdev, char __user *buf,
@@ -315,9 +316,10 @@ container_of().
 	- The [un]bind_iommufd callbacks are issued when the device is bound to
 	  and unbound from iommufd.
 
-	- The attach_ioas callback is issued when the device is attached to an
-	  IOAS managed by the bound iommufd. The attached IOAS is automatically
-	  detached when the device is unbound from iommufd.
+	- The [de]attach_ioas callback is issued when the device is attached to
+	  and detached from an IOAS managed by the bound iommufd. However, the
+	  attached IOAS can also be automatically detached when the device is
+	  unbound from iommufd.
 
 	- The read/write/mmap callbacks implement the device region access defined
 	  by the device's own VFIO_DEVICE_GET_REGION_INFO ioctl.
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/fsl-mc/vfio_fsl_mc.c b/drivers/vfio/fsl-mc/vfio_fsl_mc.c
index c89a047a4cd8..d540cf683d93 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/fsl-mc/vfio_fsl_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/fsl-mc/vfio_fsl_mc.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops vfio_fsl_mc_ops = {
 	.bind_iommufd	= vfio_iommufd_physical_bind,
 	.unbind_iommufd	= vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind,
 	.attach_ioas	= vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas,
+	.detach_ioas	= vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas,
 };
 
 static struct fsl_mc_driver vfio_fsl_mc_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/iommufd.c b/drivers/vfio/iommufd.c
index 07b58c4625b5..e3953e1617a5 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/iommufd.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/iommufd.c
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ int vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas(struct vfio_device *vdev, u32 *pt_id)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&vdev->dev_set->lock);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!vdev->iommufd_device))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (vdev->iommufd_attached)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	rc = iommufd_device_attach(vdev->iommufd_device, pt_id);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -175,6 +183,18 @@ int vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas(struct vfio_device *vdev, u32 *pt_id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas);
 
+void vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas(struct vfio_device *vdev)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&vdev->dev_set->lock);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!vdev->iommufd_device) || !vdev->iommufd_attached)
+		return;
+
+	iommufd_device_detach(vdev->iommufd_device);
+	vdev->iommufd_attached = false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas);
+
 /*
  * The emulated standard ops mean that vfio_device is going to use the
  * "mdev path" and will call vfio_pin_pages()/vfio_dma_rw(). Drivers using this
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
index a117eaf21c14..b2f9778c8366 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
@@ -1373,6 +1373,7 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_ops = {
 	.bind_iommufd = vfio_iommufd_physical_bind,
 	.unbind_iommufd = vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind,
 	.attach_ioas = vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas,
+	.detach_ioas = vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas,
 };
 
 static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops = {
@@ -1391,6 +1392,7 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops = {
 	.bind_iommufd = vfio_iommufd_physical_bind,
 	.unbind_iommufd = vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind,
 	.attach_ioas = vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas,
+	.detach_ioas = vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas,
 };
 
 static int hisi_acc_vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
index d95fd382814c..42ec574a8622 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/mlx5/main.c
@@ -1320,6 +1320,7 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops mlx5vf_pci_ops = {
 	.bind_iommufd = vfio_iommufd_physical_bind,
 	.unbind_iommufd = vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind,
 	.attach_ioas = vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas,
+	.detach_ioas = vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas,
 };
 
 static int mlx5vf_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index 29091ee2e984..cb5b7f865d58 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops vfio_pci_ops = {
 	.bind_iommufd	= vfio_iommufd_physical_bind,
 	.unbind_iommufd	= vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind,
 	.attach_ioas	= vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas,
+	.detach_ioas	= vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas,
 };
 
 static int vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
index 83fe54015595..6464b3939ebc 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops vfio_amba_ops = {
 	.bind_iommufd	= vfio_iommufd_physical_bind,
 	.unbind_iommufd	= vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind,
 	.attach_ioas	= vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas,
+	.detach_ioas	= vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas,
 };
 
 static const struct amba_id pl330_ids[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
index 22a1efca32a8..8cf22fa65baa 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops vfio_platform_ops = {
 	.bind_iommufd	= vfio_iommufd_physical_bind,
 	.unbind_iommufd	= vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind,
 	.attach_ioas	= vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas,
+	.detach_ioas	= vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas,
 };
 
 static struct platform_driver vfio_platform_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
index 39d552e5160b..599d551fc4b5 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ static int __vfio_register_dev(struct vfio_device *device,
 	if (WARN_ON(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IOMMUFD) &&
 		    (!device->ops->bind_iommufd ||
 		     !device->ops->unbind_iommufd ||
-		     !device->ops->attach_ioas)))
+		     !device->ops->attach_ioas ||
+		     !device->ops->detach_ioas)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index 431eb82e0595..f446f5901e46 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ struct vfio_device {
  * @bind_iommufd: Called when binding the device to an iommufd
  * @unbind_iommufd: Opposite of bind_iommufd
  * @attach_ioas: Called when attaching device to an IOAS/HWPT managed by the
- *		 bound iommufd. Undo in unbind_iommufd.
+ *		 bound iommufd. Undo in unbind_iommufd if @detach_ioas is not
+ *		 called.
+ * @detach_ioas: Opposite of attach_ioas
  * @open_device: Called when the first file descriptor is opened for this device
  * @close_device: Opposite of open_device
  * @read: Perform read(2) on device file descriptor
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ struct vfio_device_ops {
 				struct iommufd_ctx *ictx, u32 *out_device_id);
 	void	(*unbind_iommufd)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 	int	(*attach_ioas)(struct vfio_device *vdev, u32 *pt_id);
+	void	(*detach_ioas)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 	int	(*open_device)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 	void	(*close_device)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 	ssize_t	(*read)(struct vfio_device *vdev, char __user *buf,
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ int vfio_iommufd_physical_bind(struct vfio_device *vdev,
 			       struct iommufd_ctx *ictx, u32 *out_device_id);
 void vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 int vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas(struct vfio_device *vdev, u32 *pt_id);
+void vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas(struct vfio_device *vdev);
 int vfio_iommufd_emulated_bind(struct vfio_device *vdev,
 			       struct iommufd_ctx *ictx, u32 *out_device_id);
 void vfio_iommufd_emulated_unbind(struct vfio_device *vdev);
@@ -145,6 +149,8 @@ vfio_iommufd_physical_devid(struct vfio_device *vdev)
 	((void (*)(struct vfio_device *vdev)) NULL)
 #define vfio_iommufd_physical_attach_ioas \
 	((int (*)(struct vfio_device *vdev, u32 *pt_id)) NULL)
+#define vfio_iommufd_physical_detach_ioas \
+	((void (*)(struct vfio_device *vdev)) NULL)
 #define vfio_iommufd_emulated_bind                                      \
 	((int (*)(struct vfio_device *vdev, struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,   \
 		  u32 *out_device_id)) NULL)
