diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c b/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c
index 93d51fe..cf4e666 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
 {
 	assert(CSS_CORE_PWR_STATE(target_state) == ARM_LOCAL_STATE_OFF);
 
+	/* Enable the gic cpu interface */
+	plat_arm_gic_cpuif_enable();
+
 	/*
 	 * Perform the common cluster specific operations i.e enable coherency
 	 * if this cluster was off.
@@ -95,13 +98,10 @@
 	/* Assert that the system power domain need not be initialized */
 	assert(CSS_SYSTEM_PWR_STATE(target_state) == ARM_LOCAL_STATE_RUN);
 
-	css_pwr_domain_on_finisher_common(target_state);
-
 	/* Program the gic per-cpu distributor or re-distributor interface */
 	plat_arm_gic_pcpu_init();
 
-	/* Enable the gic cpu interface */
-	plat_arm_gic_cpuif_enable();
+	css_pwr_domain_on_finisher_common(target_state);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -144,8 +144,18 @@
 	if (CSS_CORE_PWR_STATE(target_state) == ARM_LOCAL_STATE_RET)
 		return;
 
+
 	assert(CSS_CORE_PWR_STATE(target_state) == ARM_LOCAL_STATE_OFF);
 	css_power_down_common(target_state);
+
+	/* Perform system domain state saving if issuing system suspend */
+	if (CSS_SYSTEM_PWR_STATE(target_state) == ARM_LOCAL_STATE_OFF) {
+		arm_system_pwr_domain_save();
+
+		/* Power off the Redistributor after having saved its context */
+		plat_arm_gic_redistif_off();
+	}
+
 	css_scp_suspend(target_state);
 }
 
@@ -165,10 +175,12 @@
 
 	/* Perform system domain restore if woken up from system suspend */
 	if (CSS_SYSTEM_PWR_STATE(target_state) == ARM_LOCAL_STATE_OFF)
+		/*
+		 * At this point, the Distributor must be powered on to be ready
+		 * to have its state restored. The Redistributor will be powered
+		 * on as part of gicv3_rdistif_init_restore.
+		 */
 		arm_system_pwr_domain_resume();
-	else
-		/* Enable the gic cpu interface */
-		plat_arm_gic_cpuif_enable();
 
 	css_pwr_domain_on_finisher_common(target_state);
 }