diff --git a/src/drivers/intel/cavs/idc.c b/src/drivers/intel/cavs/idc.c
index e34535d7b..72f7b0d65 100644
--- a/src/drivers/intel/cavs/idc.c
+++ b/src/drivers/intel/cavs/idc.c
@@ -243,6 +243,39 @@ int platform_idc_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Restores IDC interrupt. During D0->D0ix/D0ix->D0 flow primary core
+ *	   disables all secondary cores - this is not cold boot process, because
+ *	   memory has not been powered off. In that case, we should only enable
+ *	   idc interrupts, because all required structures alreade exist.
+ */
+int platform_idc_restore(void)
+{
+	struct idc *idc = *idc_get();
+	int core = cpu_get_id();
+	int ret;
+
+	idc->irq = interrupt_get_irq(PLATFORM_IDC_INTERRUPT,
+				     PLATFORM_IDC_INTERRUPT_NAME);
+	if (idc->irq < 0) {
+		tr_err(&idc_tr, "platform_idc_restore(): getting irq failed.");
+		return idc->irq;
+	}
+
+	ret = interrupt_register(idc->irq, idc_irq_handler, idc);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		tr_err(&idc_tr, "platform_idc_restore(): registering irq failed.");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	interrupt_enable(idc->irq, idc);
+
+	/* enable BUSY interrupt */
+	idc_write(IPC_IDCCTL, core, idc->busy_bit_mask);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Frees IDC data and unregisters interrupt.
  */
diff --git a/src/idc/idc.c b/src/idc/idc.c
index 3e266526b..70dff21d5 100644
--- a/src/idc/idc.c
+++ b/src/idc/idc.c
@@ -352,3 +352,23 @@ int idc_init(void)
 	return 0;
 #endif
 }
+
+int idc_restore(void)
+{
+	struct idc **idc = idc_get();
+
+	tr_info(&idc_tr, "idc_restore()");
+
+	/* idc_restore() is invoked during D0->D0ix/D0ix->D0 flow. In that
+	 * case basic core structures e.g. idc struct should be already
+	 * allocated (in D0->D0ix primary core disables all secondary cores, but
+	 * memory has not been powered off).
+	 */
+	assert(*idc);
+
+#ifndef __ZEPHYR__
+	return platform_idc_restore();
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/include/sof/drivers/idc.h b/src/include/sof/drivers/idc.h
index 2074a7049..a1481ac61 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/drivers/idc.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/drivers/idc.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ void idc_free(void);
 
 int platform_idc_init(void);
 
+int platform_idc_restore(void);
+
 enum task_state idc_do_cmd(void *data);
 
 void idc_cmd(struct idc_msg *msg);
diff --git a/src/platform/intel/cavs/include/cavs/drivers/idc.h b/src/platform/intel/cavs/include/cavs/drivers/idc.h
index 9242450bd..11d30d7f4 100644
--- a/src/platform/intel/cavs/include/cavs/drivers/idc.h
+++ b/src/platform/intel/cavs/include/cavs/drivers/idc.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ int idc_send_msg(struct idc_msg *msg, uint32_t mode);
 
 int idc_init(void);
 
+int idc_restore(void);
+
 #else
 
 static inline int idc_send_msg(struct idc_msg *msg, uint32_t mode) { return 0; }
diff --git a/src/platform/library/include/platform/drivers/idc.h b/src/platform/library/include/platform/drivers/idc.h
index 9732796cb..977b4c008 100644
--- a/src/platform/library/include/platform/drivers/idc.h
+++ b/src/platform/library/include/platform/drivers/idc.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ static inline int idc_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int idc_restore(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* __PLATFORM_DRIVERS_IDC_H__ */
 
 #else