diff --git a/smcinvoke/smcinvoke.c b/smcinvoke/smcinvoke.c
index 95798de9a9..6bf13bf1fb 100644
--- a/smcinvoke/smcinvoke.c
+++ b/smcinvoke/smcinvoke.c
@@ -990,6 +990,23 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int32_t smcinvoke_sleep(void *buf, size_t buf_len)
+{
+    struct smcinvoke_tzcb_req *msg = buf;
+    uint32_t sleepTimeMs_val = 0;
+
+    if (msg->hdr.counts != OBJECT_COUNTS_PACK(1, 0, 0, 0) ||
+       (buf_len - msg->args[0].b.offset < msg->args[0].b.size)) {
+         pr_err("Invalid counts received for sleeping in hlos\n");
+         return OBJECT_ERROR_INVALID;
+    }
+
+    /* Time in miliseconds is expected from tz */
+    sleepTimeMs_val = *((uint32_t *)(buf + msg->args[0].b.offset));
+    msleep(sleepTimeMs_val);
+    return OBJECT_OK;
+}
+
 static void process_kernel_obj(void *buf, size_t buf_len)
 {
 	struct smcinvoke_tzcb_req *cb_req = buf;
@@ -1001,6 +1018,9 @@ static void process_kernel_obj(void *buf, size_t buf_len)
 	case OBJECT_OP_YIELD:
 		cb_req->result = OBJECT_OK;
 		break;
+	case OBJECT_OP_SLEEP:
+		cb_req->result = smcinvoke_sleep(buf, buf_len);
+		break;
 	default:
 		pr_err(" invalid operation for tz kernel object\n");
 		cb_req->result = OBJECT_ERROR_INVALID;