diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 957bf344c0f5..b84142000a4d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ config PPC
 	select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	select GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL_OLD
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST if SMP
+	select ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index df2989b0d4c0..122a580f7322 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <linux/timex.h>
 #include <linux/kernel_stat.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/clockchips.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ struct clock_event_device decrementer_clockevent = {
 	.irq            = 0,
 	.set_next_event = decrementer_set_next_event,
 	.set_mode       = decrementer_set_mode,
-	.features       = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT,
+	.features       = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT | CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(decrementer_clockevent);
 
@@ -944,6 +945,7 @@ void __init time_init(void)
 	clocksource_init();
 
 	init_decrementer_clockevent();
+	tick_setup_hrtimer_broadcast();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
index 78fd174c57e8..4fb97cef82fd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/clockchips.h>
 
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
 #include <asm/firmware.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,32 @@ static int nap_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 	return index;
 }
 
+static int fastsleep_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+				struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
+				int index)
+{
+	unsigned long old_lpcr = mfspr(SPRN_LPCR);
+	unsigned long new_lpcr;
+
+	if (unlikely(system_state < SYSTEM_RUNNING))
+		return index;
+
+	new_lpcr = old_lpcr;
+	new_lpcr &= ~(LPCR_MER | LPCR_PECE); /* lpcr[mer] must be 0 */
+
+	/* exit powersave upon external interrupt, but not decrementer
+	 * interrupt.
+	 */
+	new_lpcr |= LPCR_PECE0;
+
+	mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, new_lpcr);
+	power7_sleep();
+
+	mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, old_lpcr);
+
+	return index;
+}
+
 /*
  * States for dedicated partition case.
  */
@@ -67,6 +94,13 @@ static struct cpuidle_state powernv_states[] = {
 		.exit_latency = 10,
 		.target_residency = 100,
 		.enter = &nap_loop },
+	 { /* Fastsleep */
+		.name = "fastsleep",
+		.desc = "fastsleep",
+		.flags = CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID,
+		.exit_latency = 10,
+		.target_residency = 100,
+		.enter = &fastsleep_loop },
 };
 
 static int powernv_cpuidle_add_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *n,