diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/arm/rte_cpuflags.c b/lib/librte_eal/arm/rte_cpuflags.c
index 7b257b7873..e3a53bcece 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/arm/rte_cpuflags.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/arm/rte_cpuflags.c
@@ -151,3 +151,9 @@ rte_cpu_get_flag_name(enum rte_cpu_flag_t feature)
 		return NULL;
 	return rte_cpu_feature_table[feature].name;
 }
+
+void
+rte_cpu_get_intrinsics_support(struct rte_cpu_intrinsics *intrinsics)
+{
+	memset(intrinsics, 0, sizeof(*intrinsics));
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/generic/rte_cpuflags.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/generic/rte_cpuflags.h
index 872f0ebe3e..28a5aecde8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/include/generic/rte_cpuflags.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/generic/rte_cpuflags.h
@@ -13,6 +13,32 @@
 #include "rte_common.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include <rte_compat.h>
+
+/**
+ * Structure used to describe platform-specific intrinsics that may or may not
+ * be supported at runtime.
+ */
+struct rte_cpu_intrinsics {
+	uint32_t power_monitor : 1;
+	/**< indicates support for rte_power_monitor function */
+	uint32_t power_pause : 1;
+	/**< indicates support for rte_power_pause function */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @warning
+ * @b EXPERIMENTAL: this API may change without prior notice
+ *
+ * Check CPU support for various intrinsics at runtime.
+ *
+ * @param intrinsics
+ *     Pointer to a structure to be filled.
+ */
+__rte_experimental
+void
+rte_cpu_get_intrinsics_support(struct rte_cpu_intrinsics *intrinsics);
+
 /**
  * Enumeration of all CPU features supported
  */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/include/generic/rte_power_intrinsics.h b/lib/librte_eal/include/generic/rte_power_intrinsics.h
index f9522f2776..1c176e4ef5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/include/generic/rte_power_intrinsics.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/include/generic/rte_power_intrinsics.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
  * checked against the expected value, and if they match, the entering of
  * optimized power state may be aborted.
  *
+ * @warning It is responsibility of the user to check if this function is
+ *   supported at runtime using `rte_cpu_get_features()` API call. Failing to do
+ *   so may result in an illegal CPU instruction error.
+ *
  * @param p
  *   Address to monitor for changes. Must be aligned on an 64-byte boundary.
  * @param expected_value
@@ -69,6 +73,10 @@ static inline void rte_power_monitor(const volatile void *p,
  * This call will also lock a spinlock on entering sleep, and release it on
  * waking up the CPU.
  *
+ * @warning It is responsibility of the user to check if this function is
+ *   supported at runtime using `rte_cpu_get_features()` API call. Failing to do
+ *   so may result in an illegal CPU instruction error.
+ *
  * @param p
  *   Address to monitor for changes. Must be aligned on an 64-byte boundary.
  * @param expected_value
@@ -101,6 +109,10 @@ static inline void rte_power_monitor_sync(const volatile void *p,
  * Enter an architecture-defined optimized power state until a certain TSC
  * timestamp is reached.
  *
+ * @warning It is responsibility of the user to check if this function is
+ *   supported at runtime using `rte_cpu_get_features()` API call. Failing to do
+ *   so may result in an illegal CPU instruction error.
+ *
  * @param tsc_timestamp
  *   Maximum TSC timestamp to wait for. Note that the wait behavior is
  *   architecture-dependent.
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/ppc/rte_cpuflags.c b/lib/librte_eal/ppc/rte_cpuflags.c
index 3bb7563ce9..61db5c216d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/ppc/rte_cpuflags.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/ppc/rte_cpuflags.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 /* Symbolic values for the entries in the auxiliary table */
@@ -108,3 +109,9 @@ rte_cpu_get_flag_name(enum rte_cpu_flag_t feature)
 		return NULL;
 	return rte_cpu_feature_table[feature].name;
 }
+
+void
+rte_cpu_get_intrinsics_support(struct rte_cpu_intrinsics *intrinsics)
+{
+	memset(intrinsics, 0, sizeof(*intrinsics));
+}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index a93dea9fe6..ed944f2bd4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	# added in 20.11
 	__rte_eal_trace_generic_size_t;
 	rte_service_lcore_may_be_active;
+	rte_cpu_get_intrinsics_support;
 };
 
 INTERNAL {
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/x86/rte_cpuflags.c b/lib/librte_eal/x86/rte_cpuflags.c
index 0325c4b93b..a96312ff7f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/x86/rte_cpuflags.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/x86/rte_cpuflags.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "rte_cpuid.h"
 
@@ -179,3 +180,14 @@ rte_cpu_get_flag_name(enum rte_cpu_flag_t feature)
 		return NULL;
 	return rte_cpu_feature_table[feature].name;
 }
+
+void
+rte_cpu_get_intrinsics_support(struct rte_cpu_intrinsics *intrinsics)
+{
+	memset(intrinsics, 0, sizeof(*intrinsics));
+
+	if (rte_cpu_get_flag_enabled(RTE_CPUFLAG_WAITPKG)) {
+		intrinsics->power_monitor = 1;
+		intrinsics->power_pause = 1;
+	}
+}
