diff --git a/include/data_fifo.h b/include/data_fifo.h
index ea5b33bb3ff5..e6a323e1d4b2 100644
--- a/include/data_fifo.h
+++ b/include/data_fifo.h
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ struct data_fifo {
 
 #define DATA_FIFO_DEFINE(name, elements_max_in, block_size_max_in)                                 \
 	char __aligned(WB_UP(1))                                                                   \
-		_msgq_buffer_##name[(elements_max_in) * sizeof(struct data_fifo_msgq)] = { 0 };    \
+		_msgq_buffer_##name[(elements_max_in) * sizeof(struct data_fifo_msgq)] = {0};      \
 	char __aligned(WB_UP(1))                                                                   \
-		_slab_buffer_##name[(elements_max_in) * (block_size_max_in)] = { 0 };              \
-	struct data_fifo name = { .msgq_buffer = _msgq_buffer_##name,                              \
-				  .slab_buffer = _slab_buffer_##name,                              \
-				  .block_size_max = block_size_max_in,                             \
-				  .elements_max = elements_max_in,                                 \
-				  .initialized = false }
+		_slab_buffer_##name[(elements_max_in) * (block_size_max_in)] = {0};                \
+	struct data_fifo name = {.msgq_buffer = _msgq_buffer_##name,                               \
+				 .slab_buffer = _slab_buffer_##name,                               \
+				 .block_size_max = block_size_max_in,                              \
+				 .elements_max = elements_max_in,                                  \
+				 .initialized = false}
 
 /**
  * @brief Get pointer to the first vacant block in slab.
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ int data_fifo_num_used_get(struct data_fifo *data_fifo, uint32_t *alloced_num,
  */
 int data_fifo_empty(struct data_fifo *data_fifo);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Deinitialise the data_fifo.
+ *
+ * @note The fifo is emptied first, so it is the users responsibility to release any data items it
+ *       has queued. The internal slab and message buffer are not released.
+ *
+ * @param data_fifo Pointer to the data_fifo structure.
+ *
+ * @retval 0 if success, error otherwise.
+ */
+int data_fifo_deinit(struct data_fifo *data_fifo);
+
 /**
  * @brief Initialise the data_fifo.
  *
diff --git a/lib/data_fifo/data_fifo.c b/lib/data_fifo/data_fifo.c
index a3f77be96f9d..1c1b7dc3299c 100644
--- a/lib/data_fifo/data_fifo.c
+++ b/lib/data_fifo/data_fifo.c
@@ -167,6 +167,22 @@ int data_fifo_empty(struct data_fifo *data_fifo)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int data_fifo_deinit(struct data_fifo *data_fifo)
+{
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(data_fifo != NULL);
+	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(data_fifo->initialized);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = data_fifo_empty(data_fifo);
+	if (ret) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	data_fifo->initialized = false;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int data_fifo_init(struct data_fifo *data_fifo)
 {
 	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(data_fifo != NULL);
diff --git a/tests/lib/data_fifo/src/main.c b/tests/lib/data_fifo/src/main.c
index 885cb8ad36c1..9bb6d20bc870 100644
--- a/tests/lib/data_fifo/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/lib/data_fifo/src/main.c
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ static void internal_test_remaining_elements(struct data_fifo *data_fifo, uint32
 		      num_locked, line);
 }
 
+ZTEST(suite_data_fifo, test_data_fifo_deinit_ok)
+{
+	DATA_FIFO_DEFINE(data_fifo, 8, 128);
+
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = data_fifo_init(&data_fifo);
+	zassert_equal(ret, 0, "init did not return 0");
+	zassert_equal(data_fifo->initialized, true, "init did not set initialise flag");
+
+	ret = data_fifo_deinit(&data_fifo);
+	zassert_equal(ret, 0, "deinit did not return 0");
+	zassert_equal(data_fifo->initialized, false, "deinit did not reset initialise flag");
+}
+
 ZTEST(suite_data_fifo, test_data_fifo_init_ok)
 {
 	DATA_FIFO_DEFINE(data_fifo, 8, 128);
@@ -61,7 +76,7 @@ ZTEST(suite_data_fifo, test_data_fifo_data_put_get_ok)
 	data_ptr[2] = 0xa3;
 	data_ptr[3] = 0xa4;
 	data_ptr[4] = 0xa5;
-	uint8_t data_1[DATA_SIZE] = { 0xa1, 0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa4, 0xa5 };
+	uint8_t data_1[DATA_SIZE] = {0xa1, 0xa2, 0xa3, 0xa4, 0xa5};
 
 	internal_test_remaining_elements(&data_fifo, 1, 0, __LINE__);
 
@@ -79,7 +94,7 @@ ZTEST(suite_data_fifo, test_data_fifo_data_put_get_ok)
 	data_ptr[3] = 0xb4;
 	data_ptr[4] = 0xb5;
 	data_ptr[5] = 0xb6;
-	uint8_t data_2[DATA_SIZE + 1] = { 0xb1, 0xb2, 0xb3, 0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb6 };
+	uint8_t data_2[DATA_SIZE + 1] = {0xb1, 0xb2, 0xb3, 0xb4, 0xb5, 0xb6};
 
 	internal_test_remaining_elements(&data_fifo, 2, 1, __LINE__);