diff --git a/docs/plat/arm/arm-build-options.rst b/docs/plat/arm/arm-build-options.rst
index 339ebbe..afe89b9 100644
--- a/docs/plat/arm/arm-build-options.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/arm/arm-build-options.rst
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@
     to select the appropriate platform variant for the build. The range of
     valid values is platform specific.
 
+- ``CSS_SYSTEM_GRACEFUL_RESET``: Build option to enable graceful powerdown of
+   CPU core on reset. This build option can be used on CSS platforms that
+   require all the CPUs to execute the CPU specific power down sequence to
+   complete a warm reboot sequence in which only the CPUs are power cycled.
+
 --------------
 
 .. |FIP in a GPT image| image:: ../../resources/diagrams/FIP_in_a_GPT_image.png
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.h b/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.h
index e5357f5..45f2c08 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 #include <lib/psci/psci.h>
 
+/* SGI used to trigger per-core power down request */
+#define CSS_CPU_PWR_DOWN_REQ_INTR	ARM_IRQ_SEC_SGI_7
+
 /* Macros to read the CSS power domain state */
 #define CSS_CORE_PWR_STATE(state)	(state)->pwr_domain_state[ARM_PWR_LVL0]
 #define CSS_CLUSTER_PWR_STATE(state)	(state)->pwr_domain_state[ARM_PWR_LVL1]
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@
 void css_cpu_standby(plat_local_state_t cpu_state);
 void css_get_sys_suspend_power_state(psci_power_state_t *req_state);
 int css_node_hw_state(u_register_t mpidr, unsigned int power_level);
+void css_setup_cpu_pwr_down_intr(void);
 
 /*
  * This mapping array has to be exported by the platform. Each element at
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk b/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
index 2fbbe45..c41a1fb 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -88,3 +88,9 @@
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,CSS_NON_SECURE_UART))
 $(eval $(call add_define,CSS_NON_SECURE_UART))
 
+# Process CSS_SYSTEM_GRACEFUL_RESET flag
+# This build option can be used on CSS platforms that require all the CPUs
+# to execute the CPU specific power down sequence to complete a warm reboot
+# sequence in which only the CPUs are power cycled.
+CSS_SYSTEM_GRACEFUL_RESET	:= 0
+$(eval $(call add_define,CSS_SYSTEM_GRACEFUL_RESET))
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c b/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c
index 926b8ec..f4d3b4a 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@
 #include <platform_def.h>
 
 #include <arch_helpers.h>
+#include <bl31/interrupt_mgmt.h>
 #include <common/debug.h>
 #include <drivers/arm/css/css_scp.h>
 #include <lib/cassert.h>
 #include <plat/arm/common/plat_arm.h>
 #include <plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.h>
 
+#include <plat/common/platform.h>
+
 /* Allow CSS platforms to override `plat_arm_psci_pm_ops` */
 #pragma weak plat_arm_psci_pm_ops
 
@@ -110,6 +113,9 @@
 
 	/* Enable the gic cpu interface */
 	plat_arm_gic_cpuif_enable();
+
+	/* Setup the CPU power down request interrupt for secondary core(s) */
+	css_setup_cpu_pwr_down_intr();
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -331,6 +337,21 @@
 	return arm_validate_power_state(power_state, output_state);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Setup the SGI interrupt that will be used trigger the execution of power
+ * down sequence for all the secondary cores. This interrupt is setup to be
+ * handled in EL3 context at a priority defined by the platform.
+ */
+void css_setup_cpu_pwr_down_intr(void)
+{
+#if CSS_SYSTEM_GRACEFUL_RESET
+	plat_ic_set_interrupt_type(CSS_CPU_PWR_DOWN_REQ_INTR, INTR_TYPE_EL3);
+	plat_ic_set_interrupt_priority(CSS_CPU_PWR_DOWN_REQ_INTR,
+			PLAT_REBOOT_PRI);
+	plat_ic_enable_interrupt(CSS_CPU_PWR_DOWN_REQ_INTR);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Export the platform handlers via plat_arm_psci_pm_ops. The ARM Standard
  * platform will take care of registering the handlers with PSCI.