diff --git a/include/zephyr/fs/nvs.h b/include/zephyr/fs/nvs.h
index 313e9016095c4f..df70b64f58bced 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/fs/nvs.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/fs/nvs.h
@@ -164,6 +164,30 @@ ssize_t nvs_read_hist(struct nvs_fs *fs, uint16_t id, void *data, size_t len, ui
  */
 ssize_t nvs_calc_free_space(struct nvs_fs *fs);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Tell how many contiguous free space remains in the currently active NVS sector.
+ *
+ * @param fs Pointer to the file system.
+ *
+ * @return Number of free bytes.
+ */
+size_t nvs_sector_max_data_size(struct nvs_fs *fs);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Close the currently active sector and switch to the next one.
+ *
+ * @note The garbage collector is called on the new sector.
+ *
+ * @warning This routine is made available for specific use cases.
+ * It breaks the aim of the NVS to avoid any unnecessary flash erases.
+ * Using this routine extensively can result in premature failure of the flash device.
+ *
+ * @param fs Pointer to the file system.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success. On error, returns negative value of errno.h defined error codes.
+ */
+int nvs_sector_use_next(struct nvs_fs *fs);
+
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/subsys/fs/nvs/nvs.c b/subsys/fs/nvs/nvs.c
index c9af07f4f1f56d..5d0a5f5b724c6c 100644
--- a/subsys/fs/nvs/nvs.c
+++ b/subsys/fs/nvs/nvs.c
@@ -1358,3 +1358,40 @@ ssize_t nvs_calc_free_space(struct nvs_fs *fs)
 	}
 	return free_space;
 }
+
+size_t nvs_sector_max_data_size(struct nvs_fs *fs)
+{
+	size_t ate_size;
+
+	if (!fs->ready) {
+		LOG_ERR("NVS not initialized");
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	ate_size = nvs_al_size(fs, sizeof(struct nvs_ate));
+
+	return fs->ate_wra - fs->data_wra - ate_size - NVS_DATA_CRC_SIZE;
+}
+
+int nvs_sector_use_next(struct nvs_fs *fs)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!fs->ready) {
+		LOG_ERR("NVS not initialized");
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	k_mutex_lock(&fs->nvs_lock, K_FOREVER);
+
+	ret = nvs_sector_close(fs);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = nvs_gc(fs);
+
+end:
+	k_mutex_unlock(&fs->nvs_lock);
+	return ret;
+}