diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/cse/cse.c b/src/soc/intel/common/block/cse/cse.c
index 6389044428..53c5fe1471 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/cse/cse.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/cse/cse.c
@@ -298,6 +298,28 @@ bool cse_is_hfs1_spi_protected(void)
 	return !hfs1.fields.mfg_mode;
 }
 
+#define ME_HFSTS2_CUR_PM_EVENT_SHIFT 24
+#define ME_HFSTS2_CUR_PM_EVENT_MASK (0xf << ME_HFSTS2_CUR_PM_EVENT_SHIFT)
+
+static uint8_t cse_get_hfs2_current_pm_event(void)
+{
+	uint32_t data = me_read_config32(PCI_ME_HFSTS2);
+	return (uint8_t)((data & ME_HFSTS2_CUR_PM_EVENT_MASK) >>
+						ME_HFSTS2_CUR_PM_EVENT_SHIFT);
+}
+
+bool cse_check_host_cold_reset(void)
+{
+	uint8_t event = cse_get_hfs2_current_pm_event();
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case PWR_CYCLE_RESET_CMOFF:
+		return true;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 bool cse_is_hfs3_fw_sku_lite(void)
 {
 	union me_hfsts3 hfs3;
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/cse.h b/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/cse.h
index c97e4ec65c..99dd7d5e17 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/cse.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/include/intelblocks/cse.h
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@ enum rst_req_type {
 	CSE_RESET_ONLY = 3,
 };
 
+enum cse_fw_sts_current_pm_event {
+	PWR_CYCLE_RESET_CMOFF = 0xb,
+};
+
 /*
  * Sends GLOBAL_RESET_REQ cmd to CSE with reset type GLOBAL_RESET.
  * Returns 0 on failure and 1 on success.
@@ -618,4 +622,11 @@ bool is_cse_fw_update_required(void);
  */
 bool is_cse_boot_to_rw(void);
 
+/*
+ * Check if the CSE FW Status Current Power Management Event indicates that the
+ * host came out of cold reset.
+ * Returns true if the host came out of a cold reset, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool cse_check_host_cold_reset(void);
+
 #endif // SOC_INTEL_COMMON_CSE_H