diff --git a/src/bt_vendor_brcm.c b/src/bt_vendor_brcm.c
index 01e89a2..9927ad8 100644
--- a/src/bt_vendor_brcm.c
+++ b/src/bt_vendor_brcm.c
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ static int op(bt_vendor_opcode_t opcode, void *param)
                 if (*state == BT_VND_PWR_ON)
                 {
                     ALOGW("NOTE: BT_VND_PWR_ON now forces power-off first");
+                    usleep(200000);
                     upio_set_bluetooth_power(UPIO_BT_POWER_ON);
+                    usleep(200000);
                 } else {
                     /* Make sure wakelock is released */
                     hw_lpm_set_wake_state(false);
diff --git a/src/upio.c b/src/upio.c
index 5050393..388600d 100644
--- a/src/upio.c
+++ b/src/upio.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 
 /******************************************************************************
 **  Constants & Macros
@@ -275,6 +276,16 @@ void upio_cleanup(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void hw_reset(bool reset) {
+  unsigned buf[8] = { 8 * 4, 0, 0x38041, 8, 8, 128, 0, 0};
+  buf[6] = reset ? 0 : 1;
+  int fd = open("/dev/vcio", 0);
+  if (fd >= 0) {
+    ioctl(fd, _IOWR(100, 0, char *), buf);
+    close(fd);
+  }
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
 **
 ** Function        upio_set_bluetooth_power
@@ -297,10 +308,12 @@ int upio_set_bluetooth_power(int on)
     {
         case UPIO_BT_POWER_OFF:
             buffer = '0';
+	    hw_reset(true);
             break;
 
         case UPIO_BT_POWER_ON:
             buffer = '1';
+	    hw_reset(false);
             break;
     }