diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc-zephyr.c b/src/ipc/ipc-zephyr.c
index a6b6bff16..85c6656a1 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc-zephyr.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc-zephyr.c
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ void ipc_platform_send_msg_direct(const struct ipc_msg *msg)
 	intel_adsp_ipc_send_message_emergency(INTEL_ADSP_IPC_HOST_DEV, hdr->pri, hdr->ext);
 }
 
+int ipc_platform_poll_is_host_ready(void)
+{
+	return intel_adsp_ipc_is_complete(INTEL_ADSP_IPC_HOST_DEV);
+}
+
 int platform_ipc_init(struct ipc *ipc)
 {
 	ipc_set_drvdata(ipc, NULL);
diff --git a/zephyr/lib/pm_runtime.c b/zephyr/lib/pm_runtime.c
index 4f1c19878..99a23c549 100644
--- a/zephyr/lib/pm_runtime.c
+++ b/zephyr/lib/pm_runtime.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <sof_versions.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <zephyr/pm/policy.h>
+#include <sof/ipc/driver.h>
 
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(power, CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL);
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ const struct pm_state_info *pm_policy_next_state(uint8_t cpu, int32_t ticks)
 				continue;
 
 			/* skipping when some ipc task is not finished */
-			if (ipc_get()->task_mask)
+			if (ipc_get()->task_mask || !ipc_platform_poll_is_host_ready())
 				continue;
 		}