diff --git a/docs/firmware-design.md b/docs/firmware-design.md
index 68cad2e..90ce4b1 100644
--- a/docs/firmware-design.md
+++ b/docs/firmware-design.md
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@
 |`PSCI_FEATURES`        | Yes     |                                           |
 |`CPU_FREEZE`           | No      |                                           |
 |`CPU_DEFAULT_SUSPEND`  | No      |                                           |
-|`CPU_HW_STATE`         | No      |                                           |
+|`NODE_HW_STATE`        | Yes*    |                                           |
 |`SYSTEM_SUSPEND`       | Yes*    |                                           |
 |`PSCI_SET_SUSPEND_MODE`| No      |                                           |
 |`PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY`  | Yes*    |                                           |
diff --git a/docs/porting-guide.md b/docs/porting-guide.md
index 8dad4a0..195c937 100644
--- a/docs/porting-guide.md
+++ b/docs/porting-guide.md
@@ -1832,6 +1832,20 @@
 power state encoding for `power_state` parameter of PSCI_STAT_COUNT/RESIDENCY
 APIs as described in Section 5.18 of [PSCI].
 
+#### plat_psci_ops.get_node_hw_state()
+
+This is an optional function. If implemented this function is intended to return
+the power state of a node (identified by the first parameter, the `MPIDR`) in
+the power domain topology (identified by the second parameter, `power_level`),
+as retrieved from a power controller or equivalent component on the platform.
+Upon successful completion, the implementation must map and return the final
+status among `HW_ON`, `HW_OFF` or `HW_STANDBY`. Upon encountering failures, it
+must return either `PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS` or `PSCI_E_NOT_SUPPORTED` as
+appropriate.
+
+Implementations are not expected to handle `power_levels` greater than
+`PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL`.
+
 3.6  Interrupt Management framework (in BL31)
 ----------------------------------------------
 BL31 implements an Interrupt Management Framework (IMF) to manage interrupts
diff --git a/include/lib/psci/psci.h b/include/lib/psci/psci.h
index a583fef..02cbbf3 100644
--- a/include/lib/psci/psci.h
+++ b/include/lib/psci/psci.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
 #define PSCI_SYSTEM_OFF			0x84000008
 #define PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET		0x84000009
 #define PSCI_FEATURES			0x8400000A
+#define PSCI_NODE_HW_STATE_AARCH32	0x8400000d
+#define PSCI_NODE_HW_STATE_AARCH64	0xc400000d
 #define PSCI_SYSTEM_SUSPEND_AARCH32	0x8400000E
 #define PSCI_SYSTEM_SUSPEND_AARCH64	0xc400000E
 #define PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY_AARCH32	0x84000010
@@ -200,6 +202,17 @@
 } aff_info_state_t;
 
 /*
+ * These are the power states reported by PSCI_NODE_HW_STATE API for the
+ * specified CPU. The definitions of these states can be found in Section 5.15.3
+ * of PSCI specification (ARM DEN 0022C).
+ */
+typedef enum {
+	HW_ON = 0,
+	HW_OFF = 1,
+	HW_STANDBY = 2
+} node_hw_state_t;
+
+/*
  * Macro to represent invalid affinity level within PSCI.
  */
 #define PSCI_INVALID_PWR_LVL	(PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL + 1)
@@ -293,6 +306,7 @@
 	int (*translate_power_state_by_mpidr)(u_register_t mpidr,
 				    unsigned int power_state,
 				    psci_power_state_t *output_state);
+	int (*get_node_hw_state)(u_register_t mpidr, unsigned int power_level);
 } plat_psci_ops_t;
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -330,6 +344,8 @@
 int psci_migrate(u_register_t target_cpu);
 int psci_migrate_info_type(void);
 long psci_migrate_info_up_cpu(void);
+int psci_node_hw_state(u_register_t target_cpu,
+		       unsigned int power_level);
 int psci_features(unsigned int psci_fid);
 void __dead2 psci_power_down_wfi(void);
 void psci_arch_setup(void);
diff --git a/lib/psci/psci_main.c b/lib/psci/psci_main.c
index 3ad3dd4..23bd106 100644
--- a/lib/psci/psci_main.c
+++ b/lib/psci/psci_main.c
@@ -295,6 +295,31 @@
 	return resident_cpu_mpidr;
 }
 
+int psci_node_hw_state(u_register_t target_cpu,
+		       unsigned int power_level)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	/* Validate target_cpu */
+	rc = psci_validate_mpidr(target_cpu);
+	if (rc != PSCI_E_SUCCESS)
+		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
+
+	/* Validate power_level against PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL */
+	if (power_level > PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL)
+		return PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS;
+
+	/*
+	 * Dispatch this call to platform to query power controller, and pass on
+	 * to the caller what it returns
+	 */
+	assert(psci_plat_pm_ops->get_node_hw_state);
+	rc = psci_plat_pm_ops->get_node_hw_state(target_cpu, power_level);
+	assert((rc >= HW_ON && rc <= HW_STANDBY) || rc == PSCI_E_NOT_SUPPORTED
+			|| rc == PSCI_E_INVALID_PARAMS);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int psci_features(unsigned int psci_fid)
 {
 	unsigned int local_caps = psci_caps;
@@ -378,6 +403,9 @@
 		case PSCI_MIG_INFO_UP_CPU_AARCH32:
 			return psci_migrate_info_up_cpu();
 
+		case PSCI_NODE_HW_STATE_AARCH32:
+			return psci_node_hw_state(x1, x2);
+
 		case PSCI_SYSTEM_SUSPEND_AARCH32:
 			return psci_system_suspend(x1, x2);
 
@@ -422,6 +450,9 @@
 		case PSCI_MIG_INFO_UP_CPU_AARCH64:
 			return psci_migrate_info_up_cpu();
 
+		case PSCI_NODE_HW_STATE_AARCH64:
+			return psci_node_hw_state(x1, x2);
+
 		case PSCI_SYSTEM_SUSPEND_AARCH64:
 			return psci_system_suspend(x1, x2);
 
diff --git a/lib/psci/psci_private.h b/lib/psci/psci_private.h
index b795c8e..781b3b5 100644
--- a/lib/psci/psci_private.h
+++ b/lib/psci/psci_private.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 			define_psci_cap(PSCI_AFFINITY_INFO_AARCH64) |	\
 			define_psci_cap(PSCI_MIG_AARCH64) |		\
 			define_psci_cap(PSCI_MIG_INFO_UP_CPU_AARCH64) |	\
+			define_psci_cap(PSCI_NODE_HW_STATE_AARCH64) |	\
 			define_psci_cap(PSCI_SYSTEM_SUSPEND_AARCH64) |	\
 			define_psci_cap(PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY_AARCH64) |	\
 			define_psci_cap(PSCI_STAT_COUNT_AARCH64))
diff --git a/lib/psci/psci_setup.c b/lib/psci/psci_setup.c
index 20d0635..1ac1f23 100644
--- a/lib/psci/psci_setup.c
+++ b/lib/psci/psci_setup.c
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@
 		psci_caps |=  define_psci_cap(PSCI_SYSTEM_OFF);
 	if (psci_plat_pm_ops->system_reset)
 		psci_caps |=  define_psci_cap(PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET);
+	if (psci_plat_pm_ops->get_node_hw_state)
+		psci_caps |= define_psci_cap(PSCI_NODE_HW_STATE_AARCH64);
 
 #if ENABLE_PSCI_STAT
 	psci_caps |=  define_psci_cap(PSCI_STAT_RESIDENCY_AARCH64);