diff --git a/include/power/power.h b/include/power/power.h
index fb73ca2fd59..d0c5f9fb98e 100644
--- a/include/power/power.h
+++ b/include/power/power.h
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ static inline void _sys_pm_idle_exit_notification_disable(void)
  * And before the end of suspend, the state of forced_pm_state
  * is cleared with interrupt disabled.
  *
+ * If enabled SYS_PM_DIRECT_FORCE_MODE, this function can only
+ * run in thread context.
+ *
  * @param state Power state which should be used in the ongoing
  *		suspend operation or SYS_POWER_STATE_AUTO.
  */
diff --git a/subsys/power/Kconfig b/subsys/power/Kconfig
index 52bfc951fd8..c5df0744941 100644
--- a/subsys/power/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/power/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ config SYS_PM_STATE_LOCK
 	  Power States while doing any critical work or needs quick
 	  response from hardware resources.
 
+config SYS_PM_DIRECT_FORCE_MODE
+	bool "Enable system power management direct force trigger mode"
+	help
+	  Enable system power management direct force trigger mode. In
+	  this mode application thread can directly put system in sleep
+	  or deep sleep mode instead of waiting for idle thread to do
+	  it, so that it can reduce latency to enter low power mode.
+
 config SYS_PM_DEBUG
 	bool "Enable System Power Management debug hooks"
 	help
diff --git a/subsys/power/power.c b/subsys/power/power.c
index 9a10e9ea9f7..b29139d1237 100644
--- a/subsys/power/power.c
+++ b/subsys/power/power.c
@@ -80,7 +80,13 @@ void sys_pm_force_power_state(enum power_states state)
 		 state <  SYS_POWER_STATE_MAX,
 		 "Invalid power state %d!", state);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_PM_DIRECT_FORCE_MODE
+	(void)arch_irq_lock();
 	forced_pm_state = state;
+	_sys_suspend(K_FOREVER);
+#else
+	forced_pm_state = state;
+#endif
 }
 
 enum power_states _sys_suspend(s32_t ticks)