diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/chip.h b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/chip.h
index 16c3aeb76f..22217a4dea 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/chip.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/chip.h
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ struct soc_intel_apollolake_config {
 
 	/* Enable DPTF support */
 	int dptf_enable;
+
+	/* SLP S3 minimum assertion width. */
+	int slp_s3_assertion_width_usecs;
 };
 
 #endif	/* _SOC_APOLLOLAKE_CHIP_H_ */
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/include/soc/pm.h b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/include/soc/pm.h
index b3da3aa628..3ee7403b9b 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/include/soc/pm.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/include/soc/pm.h
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@
 #define  RPS			(1 << 2)
 #define GEN_PMCON2		0x1024
 #define GEN_PMCON3		0x1028
+#       define SLP_S3_ASSERT_WIDTH_SHIFT	10
+#       define SLP_S3_ASSERT_MASK	(0x3 << SLP_S3_ASSERT_WIDTH_SHIFT)
+#       define SLP_S3_ASSERT_60_USEC	0x0
+#       define SLP_S3_ASSERT_1_MSEC	0x1
+#       define SLP_S3_ASSERT_50_MSEC	0x2
+#       define SLP_S3_ASSERT_2_SEC	0x3
 #define ETR			0x1048
 #       define CF9_LOCK         (1 << 31)
 #       define CF9_GLB_RST      (1 << 20)
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/pmc.c b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/pmc.c
index 30b7677a92..c58314494c 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/pmc.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/pmc.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <soc/gpio.h>
 #include <soc/pci_devs.h>
 #include <soc/pm.h>
+#include <timer.h>
 #include "chip.h"
 
 /*
@@ -132,12 +133,70 @@ static void pch_set_acpi_mode(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static int choose_slp_s3_assertion_width(int width_usecs)
+{
+	int i;
+	static const struct {
+		int max_width;
+		int value;
+	} slp_s3_settings[] = {
+		{
+			.max_width = 60,
+			.value = SLP_S3_ASSERT_60_USEC,
+		},
+		{
+			.max_width = 1 * USECS_PER_MSEC,
+			.value = SLP_S3_ASSERT_1_MSEC,
+		},
+		{
+			.max_width = 50 * USECS_PER_MSEC,
+			.value = SLP_S3_ASSERT_50_MSEC,
+		},
+		{
+			.max_width =  2 * USECS_PER_SEC,
+			.value = SLP_S3_ASSERT_2_SEC,
+		},
+	};
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(slp_s3_settings); i++) {
+		if (width_usecs <= slp_s3_settings[i].max_width)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	/* Provide conservative default if nothing set in devicetree
+	 * or requested assertion width too large. */
+	if (width_usecs <= 0 || i == ARRAY_SIZE(slp_s3_settings))
+		i = ARRAY_SIZE(slp_s3_settings) - 1;
+
+	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "SLP S3 assertion width: %d usecs\n",
+		slp_s3_settings[i].max_width);
+
+	return slp_s3_settings[i].value;
+}
+
+static void set_slp_s3_assertion_width(int width_usecs)
+{
+	uint32_t reg;
+	uintptr_t gen_pmcon3 = get_pmc_mmio_bar() + GEN_PMCON3;
+	int setting = choose_slp_s3_assertion_width(width_usecs);
+
+	reg = read32((void *)gen_pmcon3);
+	reg &= ~SLP_S3_ASSERT_MASK;
+	reg |= setting << SLP_S3_ASSERT_WIDTH_SHIFT;
+	write32((void *)gen_pmcon3, reg);
+}
+
 static void pmc_init(struct device *dev)
 {
+	const struct soc_intel_apollolake_config *cfg = dev->chip_info;
+
 	/* Set up GPE configuration */
 	pmc_gpe_init();
 	pch_set_acpi_mode();
 
+	if (cfg != NULL)
+		set_slp_s3_assertion_width(cfg->slp_s3_assertion_width_usecs);
+
 	/* Log power state */
 	pch_log_state();
 }