diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h b/cpu/sam0_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
index 9ee96a6f81..8516c56b6b 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/include/periph_cpu_common.h
@@ -598,6 +598,20 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 void gpio_init_mux(gpio_t pin, gpio_mux_t mux);
 
+#ifdef PM_SLEEPCFG_SLEEPMODE_OFF
+
+/**
+ * @brief   CPU provides own pm_off() function
+ */
+#  define PROVIDES_PM_OFF
+
+/**
+ * @brief   CPU provides own pm_off() function
+ */
+#  define PROVIDES_PM_LAYERED_OFF
+
+#endif /* PM_SLEEPCFG_SLEEPMODE_OFF */
+
 /**
  * @brief   Called before the power management enters a power mode
  *
diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/periph/pm.c b/cpu/sam0_common/periph/pm.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdf74f818b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/periph/pm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 ML!PA Consulting GmbH
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     cpu_sam0_common
+ * @ingroup     drivers_periph_pm
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Implementation of pm_off()
+ *
+ * @author      Benjamin Valentin <benjamin.valentin@ml-pa.com>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include "periph/pm.h"
+
+#ifdef PM_SLEEPCFG_SLEEPMODE_OFF
+void pm_off(void)
+{
+    irq_disable();
+
+    PM->SLEEPCFG.bit.SLEEPMODE = PM_SLEEPCFG_SLEEPMODE_OFF;
+    while (PM->SLEEPCFG.bit.SLEEPMODE != PM_SLEEPCFG_SLEEPMODE_OFF) {}
+
+    cortexm_sleep(1);
+}
+#endif