diff --git a/src/fu-device.c b/src/fu-device.c
index c1b7f5750..e4c66aeb4 100644
--- a/src/fu-device.c
+++ b/src/fu-device.c
@@ -2015,6 +2015,62 @@ fu_device_reload (FuDevice *self, GError **error)
 	return klass->reload (self, error);
 }
 
+/**
+ * fu_device_prepare:
+ * @self: A #FuDevice
+ * @error: A #GError
+ *
+ * Prepares a device for update. A different plugin can handle each of
+ * FuDevice->prepare(), FuDevice->detach() and FuDevice->write_firmware().
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success
+ *
+ * Since: 1.3.3
+ **/
+gboolean
+fu_device_prepare (FuDevice *self, FwupdInstallFlags flags, GError **error)
+{
+	FuDeviceClass *klass = FU_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (self);
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (FU_IS_DEVICE (self), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
+
+	/* no plugin-specific method */
+	if (klass->prepare == NULL)
+		return TRUE;
+
+	/* call vfunc */
+	return klass->prepare (self, flags, error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * fu_device_cleanup:
+ * @self: A #FuDevice
+ * @error: A #GError
+ *
+ * Cleans up a device after an update. A different plugin can handle each of
+ * FuDevice->write_firmware(), FuDevice->attach() and FuDevice->cleanup().
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success
+ *
+ * Since: 1.3.3
+ **/
+gboolean
+fu_device_cleanup (FuDevice *self, FwupdInstallFlags flags, GError **error)
+{
+	FuDeviceClass *klass = FU_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (self);
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (FU_IS_DEVICE (self), FALSE);
+	g_return_val_if_fail (error == NULL || *error == NULL, FALSE);
+
+	/* no plugin-specific method */
+	if (klass->cleanup == NULL)
+		return TRUE;
+
+	/* call vfunc */
+	return klass->cleanup (self, flags, error);
+}
+
 /**
  * fu_device_open:
  * @self: A #FuDevice
diff --git a/src/fu-device.h b/src/fu-device.h
index 6365103ee..015f3c34e 100644
--- a/src/fu-device.h
+++ b/src/fu-device.h
@@ -58,8 +58,14 @@ struct _FuDeviceClass
 							 GError		**error);
 	gboolean		 (*reload)		(FuDevice	*self,
 							 GError		**error);
+	gboolean		 (*prepare)		(FuDevice	*self,
+							 FwupdInstallFlags flags,
+							 GError		**error);
+	gboolean		 (*cleanup)		(FuDevice	*self,
+							 FwupdInstallFlags flags,
+							 GError		**error);
 	/*< private >*/
-	gpointer	padding[18];
+	gpointer	padding[16];
 };
 
 /**
@@ -227,6 +233,12 @@ gboolean	 fu_device_detach			(FuDevice	*self,
 							 GError		**error);
 gboolean	 fu_device_reload			(FuDevice	*self,
 							 GError		**error);
+gboolean	 fu_device_prepare			(FuDevice	*self,
+							 FwupdInstallFlags flags,
+							 GError		**error);
+gboolean	 fu_device_cleanup			(FuDevice	*self,
+							 FwupdInstallFlags flags,
+							 GError		**error);
 void		 fu_device_incorporate			(FuDevice	*self,
 							 FuDevice	*donor);
 gboolean	 fu_device_open				(FuDevice	*self,