diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
index 453422f278..9dda9b9ace 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void nr_pdcp_entity_set_time(struct nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity, uint64_t now)
   check_t_reordering(entity);
 }
 
-void nr_pdcp_entity_release(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
+static void deliver_all_sdus(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
 {
   // deliver the PDCP SDUs stored in the receiving PDCP entity to upper layers
   while (entity->rx_list != NULL) {
@@ -384,6 +384,22 @@ void nr_pdcp_entity_release(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
   }
 }
 
+void nr_pdcp_entity_suspend(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
+{
+  entity->tx_next = 0;
+  if (entity->t_reordering_start != 0) {
+    entity->t_reordering_start = 0;
+    deliver_all_sdus(entity);
+  }
+  entity->rx_next = 0;
+  entity->rx_deliv = 0;
+}
+
+void nr_pdcp_entity_release(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
+{
+  deliver_all_sdus(entity);
+}
+
 void nr_pdcp_entity_delete(nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity)
 {
   nr_pdcp_sdu_t *cur = entity->rx_list;
@@ -444,6 +460,7 @@ nr_pdcp_entity_t *new_nr_pdcp_entity(
 
   ret->delete_entity = nr_pdcp_entity_delete;
   ret->release_entity = nr_pdcp_entity_release;
+  ret->suspend_entity = nr_pdcp_entity_suspend;
   
   ret->get_stats = nr_pdcp_entity_get_stats;
   ret->deliver_sdu = deliver_sdu;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h
index 83d08ea259..078c32b6c0 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ typedef struct nr_pdcp_entity_t {
                      int sdu_id, char *pdu_buffer, int pdu_max_size);
   void (*delete_entity)(struct nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity);
   void (*release_entity)(struct nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity);
+  void (*suspend_entity)(struct nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity);
   void (*get_stats)(struct nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity, nr_pdcp_statistics_t *out);
 
   /* set_security: pass -1 to integrity_algorithm / ciphering_algorithm
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
index d5766a7814..21331ee607 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
@@ -1057,6 +1057,32 @@ bool nr_pdcp_data_req_srb(ue_id_t ue_id,
   return 1;
 }
 
+void nr_pdcp_suspend_srb(ue_id_t ue_id, int srb_id)
+{
+  nr_pdcp_manager_lock(nr_pdcp_ue_manager);
+  nr_pdcp_ue_t *ue = nr_pdcp_manager_get_ue(nr_pdcp_ue_manager, ue_id);
+  nr_pdcp_entity_t *srb = ue->srb[srb_id - 1];
+  if (srb == NULL) {
+    LOG_E(PDCP, "Trying to susbend SRB with ID %d but it is not established\n", srb_id);
+    return;
+  }
+  srb->suspend_entity(srb);
+  nr_pdcp_manager_unlock(nr_pdcp_ue_manager);
+}
+
+void nr_pdcp_suspend_drb(ue_id_t ue_id, int drb_id)
+{
+  nr_pdcp_manager_lock(nr_pdcp_ue_manager);
+  nr_pdcp_ue_t *ue = nr_pdcp_manager_get_ue(nr_pdcp_ue_manager, ue_id);
+  nr_pdcp_entity_t *drb = ue->drb[drb_id - 1];
+  if (drb == NULL) {
+    LOG_E(PDCP, "Trying to susbend DRB with ID %d but it is not established\n", drb_id);
+    return;
+  }
+  drb->suspend_entity(drb);
+  nr_pdcp_manager_unlock(nr_pdcp_ue_manager);
+}
+
 void nr_pdcp_reconfigure_srb(ue_id_t ue_id, int srb_id, long t_Reordering)
 {
   nr_pdcp_manager_lock(nr_pdcp_ue_manager);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.h b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.h
index 36568b58ba..6035e34bf4 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ void nr_DRB_preconfiguration(ue_id_t crntiMaybeUEid);
 bool nr_pdcp_remove_UE(ue_id_t ue_id);
 void nr_pdcp_reestablishment(ue_id_t ue_id);
 
+void nr_pdcp_suspend_srb(ue_id_t ue_id, int srb_id);
+void nr_pdcp_suspend_drb(ue_id_t ue_id, int drb_id);
 void nr_pdcp_reconfigure_srb(ue_id_t ue_id, int srb_id, long t_Reordering);
 void nr_pdcp_reconfigure_drb(ue_id_t ue_id, int drb_id, long t_Reordering);
 void nr_pdcp_release_srb(ue_id_t ue_id, int srb_id);