diff --git a/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.h b/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_pm.h
index 4a6ca81..489275e 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, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@
 #include <psci.h>
 #include <types.h>
 
+/* 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]
+#define CSS_SYSTEM_PWR_STATE(state)	((PLAT_MAX_PWR_LVL > ARM_PWR_LVL1) ?\
+				(state)->pwr_domain_state[ARM_PWR_LVL2] : 0)
+
 int css_pwr_domain_on(u_register_t mpidr);
 void css_pwr_domain_on_finish(const psci_power_state_t *target_state);
 void css_pwr_domain_off(const psci_power_state_t *target_state);