diff --git a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
index f5de549..7a063fe 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -90,6 +90,21 @@
 				 uint64_t x4,
 				 void *handle);
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Builds an SPMD to SPMC direct message request.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void spmd_build_spmc_message(gp_regs_t *gpregs, uint8_t target_func,
+			     unsigned long long message)
+{
+	write_ctx_reg(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X0, FFA_MSG_SEND_DIRECT_REQ_SMC32);
+	write_ctx_reg(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X1,
+		(SPMD_DIRECT_MSG_ENDPOINT_ID << FFA_DIRECT_MSG_SOURCE_SHIFT) |
+		 spmd_spmc_id_get());
+	write_ctx_reg(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X2, BIT(31) | target_func);
+	write_ctx_reg(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X3, message);
+}
+
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * This function takes an SPMC context pointer and performs a synchronous
  * SPMC entry.
@@ -543,8 +558,59 @@
 			(ctx->state == SPMC_STATE_RESET)) {
 			ret = FFA_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 		} else if (!secure_origin) {
-			ret = MAKE_FFA_VERSION(spmc_attrs.major_version,
-					       spmc_attrs.minor_version);
+			gp_regs_t *gpregs = get_gpregs_ctx(&ctx->cpu_ctx);
+			uint64_t rc;
+
+			if (spmc_attrs.major_version == 1 &&
+			    spmc_attrs.minor_version == 0) {
+				ret = MAKE_FFA_VERSION(spmc_attrs.major_version,
+						       spmc_attrs.minor_version);
+				SMC_RET8(handle, (uint32_t)ret,
+					 FFA_TARGET_INFO_MBZ,
+					 FFA_TARGET_INFO_MBZ,
+					 FFA_PARAM_MBZ, FFA_PARAM_MBZ,
+					 FFA_PARAM_MBZ, FFA_PARAM_MBZ,
+					 FFA_PARAM_MBZ);
+				break;
+			}
+			/* Save non-secure system registers context */
+			cm_el1_sysregs_context_save(NON_SECURE);
+#if SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2
+			cm_el2_sysregs_context_save(NON_SECURE);
+#endif
+
+			/*
+			 * The incoming request has FFA_VERSION as X0 smc_fid
+			 * and requested version in x1. Prepare a direct request
+			 * from SPMD to SPMC with FFA_VERSION framework function
+			 * identifier in X2 and requested version in X3.
+			 */
+			spmd_build_spmc_message(gpregs,
+						SPMD_FWK_MSG_FFA_VERSION_REQ,
+						input_version);
+
+			rc = spmd_spm_core_sync_entry(ctx);
+
+			if ((rc != 0ULL) ||
+			    (SMC_GET_GP(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X0) !=
+				FFA_MSG_SEND_DIRECT_RESP_SMC32) ||
+			    (SMC_GET_GP(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X2) !=
+				(SPMD_FWK_MSG_BIT |
+				 SPMD_FWK_MSG_FFA_VERSION_RESP))) {
+				ERROR("Failed to forward FFA_VERSION\n");
+				ret = FFA_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+			} else {
+				ret = SMC_GET_GP(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X3);
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Return here after SPMC has handled FFA_VERSION.
+			 * The returned SPMC version is held in X3.
+			 * Forward this version in X0 to the non-secure caller.
+			 */
+			return spmd_smc_forward(ret, true, FFA_PARAM_MBZ,
+						FFA_PARAM_MBZ, FFA_PARAM_MBZ,
+						FFA_PARAM_MBZ, gpregs);
 		} else {
 			ret = MAKE_FFA_VERSION(FFA_VERSION_MAJOR,
 					       FFA_VERSION_MINOR);
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_pm.c b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_pm.c
index 6ebafca..b719161 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_pm.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_pm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -20,21 +20,6 @@
 } g_spmd_pm;
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * spmd_build_spmc_message
- *
- * Builds an SPMD to SPMC direct message request.
- ******************************************************************************/
-static void spmd_build_spmc_message(gp_regs_t *gpregs, unsigned long long message)
-{
-	write_ctx_reg(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X0, FFA_MSG_SEND_DIRECT_REQ_SMC32);
-	write_ctx_reg(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X1,
-		(SPMD_DIRECT_MSG_ENDPOINT_ID << FFA_DIRECT_MSG_SOURCE_SHIFT) |
-		spmd_spmc_id_get());
-	write_ctx_reg(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X2, FFA_PARAM_MBZ);
-	write_ctx_reg(gpregs, CTX_GPREG_X3, message);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
  * spmd_pm_secondary_ep_register
  ******************************************************************************/
 int spmd_pm_secondary_ep_register(uintptr_t entry_point)
@@ -137,7 +122,8 @@
 	assert(ctx->state != SPMC_STATE_OFF);
 
 	/* Build an SPMD to SPMC direct message request. */
-	spmd_build_spmc_message(get_gpregs_ctx(&ctx->cpu_ctx), PSCI_CPU_OFF);
+	spmd_build_spmc_message(get_gpregs_ctx(&ctx->cpu_ctx),
+				SPMD_FWK_MSG_PSCI, PSCI_CPU_OFF);
 
 	rc = spmd_spm_core_sync_entry(ctx);
 	if (rc != 0ULL) {
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_private.h b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_private.h
index 1fe5065..4cd6a74 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_private.h
+++ b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_private.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@
 
 #define SPMD_DIRECT_MSG_ENDPOINT_ID		U(FFA_ENDPOINT_ID_MAX - 1)
 
+/* Define SPMD target function IDs for framework messages to the SPMC */
+#define SPMD_FWK_MSG_BIT			BIT(31)
+#define SPMD_FWK_MSG_PSCI			U(0)
+#define SPMD_FWK_MSG_FFA_VERSION_REQ		U(0x8)
+#define SPMD_FWK_MSG_FFA_VERSION_RESP		U(0x9)
+
+/* Function to build SPMD to SPMC message */
+void spmd_build_spmc_message(gp_regs_t *gpregs, uint8_t target,
+			     unsigned long long message);
+
 /* Functions used to enter/exit SPMC synchronously */
 uint64_t spmd_spm_core_sync_entry(spmd_spm_core_context_t *ctx);
 __dead2 void spmd_spm_core_sync_exit(uint64_t rc);