diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 5adcbd9b5e886..76976d12b4631 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ config RISCV
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 	select CLINT_TIMER if !MMU
 	select COMMON_CLK
+	select CPU_PM if CPU_IDLE
 	select EDAC_SUPPORT
 	select GENERIC_ARCH_TOPOLOGY if SMP
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !64BIT
@@ -547,4 +548,10 @@ source "kernel/power/Kconfig"
 
 endmenu
 
+menu "CPU Power Management"
+
+source "drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig"
+
+endmenu
+
 source "arch/riscv/kvm/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
index f120fcc43d0ad..a5e0482a49692 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CONFIG_SOC_SIFIVE=y
 CONFIG_SOC_VIRT=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
+CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION=y
 CONFIG_KVM=m
 CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL=y
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
index 8b56a7f1eb062..d1b87db54d68b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CONFIG_SOC_VIRT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_RV32I=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
+CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION=y
 CONFIG_KVM=m
 CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL=y
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpuidle.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpuidle.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..71fdc607d4bc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/cpuidle.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Allwinner Ltd
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _ASM_RISCV_CPUIDLE_H
+#define _ASM_RISCV_CPUIDLE_H
+
+#include <asm/barrier.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
+
+static inline void cpu_do_idle(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Add mb() here to ensure that all
+	 * IO/MEM accesses are completed prior
+	 * to entering WFI.
+	 */
+	mb();
+	wait_for_interrupt();
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
index 03ac3aa611f59..504b496787aa4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <asm/string.h>
 #include <asm/switch_to.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
+#include <asm/cpuidle.h>
 
 register unsigned long gp_in_global __asm__("gp");
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ extern asmlinkage void ret_from_kernel_thread(void);
 
 void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 {
-	wait_for_interrupt();
+	cpu_do_idle();
 	raw_local_irq_enable();
 }