diff --git a/cpu/src/csr.rs b/cpu/src/csr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3ed8c243e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/src/csr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Licensed under the Apache-2.0 license
+
+// Standard RISC-V MIE CSR
+#[cfg(feature = "riscv")]
+pub fn mie_enable_external_interrupts() {
+    const MEIE: usize = 1 << 11;
+    unsafe {
+        core::arch::asm!("csrrs zero, mie, {r}", r = in(reg) MEIE);
+    }
+}
+
+// VeeR EL2 PRM 5.5.1 Power Management Control Register
+// If bit 1 is set, setting bit0 globally enables interrupts, i.e. MIE in mstatus CSR
+#[cfg(feature = "riscv")]
+pub fn mpmc_halt() {
+    const HALT: usize = 1 << 0;
+    unsafe {
+        core::arch::asm!("csrrs zero, 0x7c6, {r}", r = in(reg) HALT);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cpu/src/lib.rs b/cpu/src/lib.rs
index 6ce77bf651..4c989dd5d7 100644
--- a/cpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ core::arch::global_asm!(include_str!("nmi.S"));
 #[cfg(feature = "riscv")]
 core::arch::global_asm!(include_str!("trap.S"));
 
+pub mod csr;
 pub mod trap;
 
 use caliptra_registers::soc_ifc::SocIfcReg;