diff --git a/kernel/timeout.c b/kernel/timeout.c
index 98c38a0908f..7e0daee0641 100644
--- a/kernel/timeout.c
+++ b/kernel/timeout.c
@@ -379,3 +379,15 @@ uint64_t sys_clock_timeout_end_calc(k_timeout_t timeout)
 		return sys_clock_tick_get() + MAX(1, dt);
 	}
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ZTEST
+void z_impl_sys_clock_tick_set(uint64_t tick)
+{
+	curr_tick = tick;
+}
+
+void z_vrfy_sys_clock_tick_set(uint64_t tick)
+{
+	z_impl_sys_clock_tick_set(tick);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/include/zephyr/ztest_test.h b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/include/zephyr/ztest_test.h
index 693d139dc92..b9635560c02 100644
--- a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/include/zephyr/ztest_test.h
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/include/zephyr/ztest_test.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ extern "C" {
 __syscall void z_test_1cpu_start(void);
 __syscall void z_test_1cpu_stop(void);
 
+__syscall void sys_clock_tick_set(uint64_t tick);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif