diff --git a/src/adiv5_jtagdp.c b/src/adiv5_jtagdp.c
index d97bc99..b9e805a 100644
--- a/src/adiv5_jtagdp.c
+++ b/src/adiv5_jtagdp.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static uint32_t adiv5_jtagdp_error(ADIv5_DP_t *dp);
 static uint32_t adiv5_jtagdp_low_access(ADIv5_DP_t *dp, uint8_t RnW,
 					uint16_t addr, uint32_t value);
 
+static void adiv5_jtagdp_abort(ADIv5_DP_t *dp, uint32_t abort);
 
 void adiv5_jtag_dp_handler(jtag_dev_t *dev)
 {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ void adiv5_jtag_dp_handler(jtag_dev_t *dev)
 	dp->dp_read = adiv5_jtagdp_read;
 	dp->error = adiv5_jtagdp_error;
 	dp->low_access = adiv5_jtagdp_low_access;
+	dp->abort = adiv5_jtagdp_abort;
 
 	adiv5_dp_init(dp);
 }
@@ -100,3 +102,10 @@ static uint32_t adiv5_jtagdp_low_access(ADIv5_DP_t *dp, uint8_t RnW,
 	return (uint32_t)(response >> 3);
 }
 
+static void adiv5_jtagdp_abort(ADIv5_DP_t *dp, uint32_t abort)
+{
+	uint64_t request = (uint64_t)abort << 3;
+	jtag_dev_write_ir(dp->dev, IR_ABORT);
+	jtag_dev_shift_dr(dp->dev, NULL, (const uint8_t*)&request, 35);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/adiv5_swdp.c b/src/adiv5_swdp.c
index 44edcb6..63e4eb4 100644
--- a/src/adiv5_swdp.c
+++ b/src/adiv5_swdp.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static uint32_t adiv5_swdp_error(ADIv5_DP_t *dp);
 static uint32_t adiv5_swdp_low_access(ADIv5_DP_t *dp, uint8_t RnW,
 				      uint16_t addr, uint32_t value);
 
+static void adiv5_swdp_abort(ADIv5_DP_t *dp, uint32_t abort);
 
 int adiv5_swdp_scan(void)
 {
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ int adiv5_swdp_scan(void)
 	dp->dp_read = adiv5_swdp_read;
 	dp->error = adiv5_swdp_error;
 	dp->low_access = adiv5_swdp_low_access;
+	dp->abort = adiv5_swdp_abort;
 
 	adiv5_swdp_error(dp);
 	adiv5_dp_init(dp);
@@ -158,3 +160,8 @@ static uint32_t adiv5_swdp_low_access(ADIv5_DP_t *dp, uint8_t RnW,
 	return response;
 }
 
+static void adiv5_swdp_abort(ADIv5_DP_t *dp, uint32_t abort)
+{
+	adiv5_dp_write(dp, ADIV5_DP_ABORT, abort);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/include/adiv5.h b/src/include/adiv5.h
index b6fe30f..6bebd3e 100644
--- a/src/include/adiv5.h
+++ b/src/include/adiv5.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ typedef struct ADIv5_DP_s {
 	uint32_t (*error)(struct ADIv5_DP_s *dp);
 	uint32_t (*low_access)(struct ADIv5_DP_s *dp, uint8_t RnW,
                                uint16_t addr, uint32_t value);
+	void (*abort)(struct ADIv5_DP_s *dp, uint32_t abort);
 
 	union {
 		jtag_dev_t *dev;
@@ -133,6 +134,11 @@ static inline uint32_t adiv5_dp_low_access(struct ADIv5_DP_s *dp, uint8_t RnW,
 	return dp->low_access(dp, RnW, addr, value);
 }
 
+static inline void adiv5_dp_abort(struct ADIv5_DP_s *dp, uint32_t abort)
+{
+	return dp->abort(dp, abort);
+}
+
 typedef struct ADIv5_AP_s {
 	int refcnt;