diff --git a/ccpp/data/GFS_typedefs.F90 b/ccpp/data/GFS_typedefs.F90
index 7fddc722b..7b73170ff 100644
--- a/ccpp/data/GFS_typedefs.F90
+++ b/ccpp/data/GFS_typedefs.F90
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@ module GFS_typedefs
     integer              :: kdt             !< current forecast iteration
     logical              :: first_time_step !< flag signaling first time step for time integration routine
     logical              :: restart         !< flag whether this is a coldstart (.false.) or a warmstart/restart (.true.)
+    logical              :: lsm_cold_start
     logical              :: hydrostatic     !< flag whether this is a hydrostatic or non-hydrostatic run
     integer              :: jdat(1:8)       !< current forecast date and time
                                             !< (yr, mon, day, t-zone, hr, min, sec, mil-sec)
@@ -4819,6 +4820,7 @@ subroutine control_initialize (Model, nlunit, fn_nml, me, master, &
     Model%kdt              = nint(Model%fhour*con_hr/Model%dtp)
     Model%first_time_step  = .true.
     Model%restart          = restart
+    Model%lsm_cold_start   = .not. restart
     Model%hydrostatic      = hydrostatic
     Model%jdat(1:8)        = jdat(1:8)
     allocate(Model%si(Model%levs+1))
@@ -5963,6 +5965,7 @@ subroutine control_print(Model)
       print *, ' sec               : ', Model%sec
       print *, ' first_time_step   : ', Model%first_time_step
       print *, ' restart           : ', Model%restart
+      print *, ' lsm_cold_start    : ', Model%lsm_cold_start
       print *, ' hydrostatic       : ', Model%hydrostatic
     endif
 
diff --git a/ccpp/data/GFS_typedefs.meta b/ccpp/data/GFS_typedefs.meta
index fb69371af..91667e5e9 100644
--- a/ccpp/data/GFS_typedefs.meta
+++ b/ccpp/data/GFS_typedefs.meta
@@ -5230,6 +5230,12 @@
   units = flag
   dimensions = ()
   type = logical
+[lsm_cold_start]
+  standard_name = do_lsm_cold_start
+  long_name = flag to signify LSM is cold-started
+  units = flag
+  dimensions = ()
+  type = logical
 [hydrostatic]
   standard_name = flag_for_hydrostatic_solver
   long_name = flag for hydrostatic solver from dynamics
diff --git a/ccpp/physics b/ccpp/physics
index 129183136..4fe67293f 160000
--- a/ccpp/physics
+++ b/ccpp/physics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 129183136d20db972138609a23c0286b9649642a
+Subproject commit 4fe67293f98407fb98a7a1cb14bc5ef55ed48443