diff --git a/cpu/arm7_common/include/arm7_common.h b/cpu/arm7_common/include/arm7_common.h
index 983b5277da..fd91052c7d 100644
--- a/cpu/arm7_common/include/arm7_common.h
+++ b/cpu/arm7_common/include/arm7_common.h
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define BORD        (BIT4)
 #define PM2         (BIT7)
 
-#define PM_IDLE         (PM0)
-#define PM_SLEEP        (PM2|PM0)
-#define PM_POWERDOWN    (PM1)
+#define PM_IDLE             (PM0)
+#define PM_SLEEP            (PM2|PM0)
+#define PM_POWERDOWN        (PM1)
+#define PM_DEEP_POWERDOWN   (PM2|PM1)
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/cpu/lpc2387/Makefile.include b/cpu/lpc2387/Makefile.include
index fe5a518fa2..19cfdb7946 100644
--- a/cpu/lpc2387/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/lpc2387/Makefile.include
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 include $(RIOTCPU)/arm7_common/Makefile.include
 
 USEMODULE += arm7_common periph bitfield newlib
+USEMODULE += pm_layered
diff --git a/cpu/lpc2387/include/periph_cpu.h b/cpu/lpc2387/include/periph_cpu.h
index b944bbc392..468e56ddb5 100644
--- a/cpu/lpc2387/include/periph_cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/lpc2387/include/periph_cpu.h
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define __IO volatile
 
+/**
+ * @name    Power mode configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define PM_NUM_MODES        (4)
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @brief Fast GPIO register definition struct
  */
diff --git a/cpu/lpc2387/periph/pm.c b/cpu/lpc2387/periph/pm.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2afbb92509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpu/lpc2387/periph/pm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     cpu_lpc2387
+ * @ingroup     drivers_periph_pm
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Implementation of the kernels power management interface
+ *
+ * @note        Handling of wake-up from POWERDOWN & SLEEP is not implemented
+ *              yet, so those states are disabled.
+ *
+ * @author      Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@beuth-hochschule.de>
+ *
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include "periph/pm.h"
+
+#define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
+#include "debug.h"
+
+void pm_set(unsigned mode)
+{
+    switch (mode) {
+        case 0:
+            /* Everything except battery backup is powered down */
+            DEBUG_PUTS("pm_set(): setting Deep Power Down mode.");
+            PCON |= PM_DEEP_POWERDOWN;
+            break;
+        case 1:
+            /* PLL & Flash are powered down */
+            DEBUG_PUTS("pm_set(): setting Power Down mode.");
+            /* PCON |= PM_POWERDOWN; */
+            PCON |= PM_IDLE; /* fixme */
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            /* PLL is powered down */
+            DEBUG_PUTS("pm_set(): setting Sleep mode.");
+            /* PCON |= PM_SLEEP; */
+            PCON |= PM_IDLE; /* fixme */
+            break;
+        default: /* Falls through */
+        case 3:
+            DEBUG_PUTS("pm_set(): setting Idle mode.");
+            PCON |= PM_IDLE;
+            break;
+    }
+}