diff --git a/plat/ti/k3/common/k3_bl31_setup.c b/plat/ti/k3/common/k3_bl31_setup.c
index 457c95d..6436e7a 100644
--- a/plat/ti/k3/common/k3_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/ti/k3/common/k3_bl31_setup.c
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
 	k3_gic_init();
 
 	ti_sci_init();
+
+	if (ti_sci_device_get(PLAT_BOARD_DEVICE_ID)) {
+		WARN("Unable to take system power reference\n");
+	}
 }
 
 void platform_mem_init(void)
diff --git a/plat/ti/k3/common/k3_psci.c b/plat/ti/k3/common/k3_psci.c
index 6febbc6..4eb3ab5 100644
--- a/plat/ti/k3/common/k3_psci.c
+++ b/plat/ti/k3/common/k3_psci.c
@@ -205,7 +205,14 @@
 
 static void __dead2 k3_system_off(void)
 {
-	ERROR("System Off: operation not handled.\n");
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Queue up the system shutdown request */
+	ret = ti_sci_device_put_no_wait(PLAT_BOARD_DEVICE_ID);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		ERROR("Sending system shutdown message failed (%d)\n", ret);
+	}
+
 	while (true)
 		wfi();
 }