diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/cic/mon/mon_intr.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/cic/mon/mon_intr.c
index 79f24381c..7b7eb8e99 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/cic/mon/mon_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/cic/mon/mon_intr.c
@@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ void nvgpu_cic_mon_intr_nonstall_handle(struct gk20a *g)
 	(void)nvgpu_cic_rm_broadcast_last_irq_nonstall(g);
 }
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_NVGPU_MON_PRESENT
+int nvgpu_cic_mon_handle_fatal_intr(struct gk20a *g)
+{
+	if (nvgpu_is_powered_off(g)) {
+		nvgpu_err(g, "GPU is already powered off");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	g->ops.mc.isr_stall(g);
+
+	return 0U;
+}
+#endif
 
 u32 nvgpu_cic_mon_intr_stall_isr(struct gk20a *g)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/cic_mon.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/cic_mon.h
index e2e79a18d..cea989145 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/cic_mon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/cic_mon.h
@@ -409,6 +409,22 @@ int nvgpu_cic_mon_report_err_safety_services(struct gk20a *g,
  */
 int nvgpu_cic_mon_get_num_hw_modules(struct gk20a *g);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NVGPU_MON_PRESENT
+/**
+ * @brief Fatal error interrupt handler for safety.
+ *
+ * @param g [in]	The GPU driver struct.
+ *
+ * This function is invoked by NVGPU_MON_DEVCTL_NOTIFY_INTR devctl raised by nvgpu-mon.
+ * It is called to parse the interrupt tree and determine exact error.
+ * The unit ISR functions are invoked based on triggered interrupts.
+ *
+ * @retval -ENODEV if GPU is already powered off.
+ * @retval 0U if Fatal interrupt handling was performed succcessfully.
+ */
+int nvgpu_cic_mon_handle_fatal_intr(struct gk20a *g);
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief Top half of stall interrupt ISR.
  *