diff --git a/applications/services/expansion/expansion.c b/applications/services/expansion/expansion.c
index f2205d31c..c52283bef 100644
--- a/applications/services/expansion/expansion.c
+++ b/applications/services/expansion/expansion.c
@@ -398,9 +398,7 @@ void expansion_on_system_start(void* arg) {
     furi_record_create(RECORD_EXPANSION, instance);
 
     expansion_settings_load(&instance->settings);
-    if(instance->settings.uart_index < FuriHalSerialIdMax) {
-        expansion_enable(instance, instance->settings.uart_index);
-    }
+    expansion_resume(instance);
 }
 
 // Public API functions
@@ -437,6 +435,12 @@ void expansion_disable(Expansion* instance) {
     furi_mutex_release(instance->state_mutex);
 }
 
+void expansion_resume(Expansion* instance) {
+    if(instance->settings.uart_index < FuriHalSerialIdMax) {
+        expansion_enable(instance, instance->settings.uart_index);
+    }
+}
+
 ExpansionSettings* expansion_get_settings(Expansion* instance) {
     return &instance->settings;
 }
diff --git a/applications/services/expansion/expansion.h b/applications/services/expansion/expansion.h
index 5e4a03f83..876dd72d9 100644
--- a/applications/services/expansion/expansion.h
+++ b/applications/services/expansion/expansion.h
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ void expansion_enable(Expansion* instance, FuriHalSerialId serial_id);
  */
 void expansion_disable(Expansion* instance);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Resume support for expansion modules as configured in settings.
+ *
+ * Calling this function when expansion module support is already enabled
+ * will first disable the previous setting, then enable the current one.
+ *
+ * @param[in,out] instance pointer to the Expansion instance.
+ */
+void expansion_resume(Expansion* instance);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/targets/f7/api_symbols.csv b/targets/f7/api_symbols.csv
index a54a69acb..f66b40c7c 100644
--- a/targets/f7/api_symbols.csv
+++ b/targets/f7/api_symbols.csv
@@ -927,6 +927,7 @@ Function,-,exp2f,float,float
 Function,-,exp2l,long double,long double
 Function,+,expansion_disable,void,Expansion*
 Function,+,expansion_enable,void,"Expansion*, FuriHalSerialId"
+Function,+,expansion_resume,void,Expansion*
 Function,-,expf,float,float
 Function,-,expl,long double,long double
 Function,-,explicit_bzero,void,"void*, size_t"