diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index ccf39befde85..7e3090109e33 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ extern void fetch_next_timer_interrupt_remote(unsigned long basej, u64 basem,
 					      unsigned int cpu);
 extern void timer_lock_remote_bases(unsigned int cpu);
 extern void timer_unlock_remote_bases(unsigned int cpu);
+extern bool timer_base_is_idle(void);
 # endif
 #else /* CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON */
 static inline void timers_update_nohz(void) { }
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 4420cdf59e8c..e02ac4607985 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -2159,6 +2159,16 @@ void timer_lock_remote_bases(unsigned int cpu)
 	raw_spin_lock(&base_local->lock);
 	raw_spin_lock_nested(&base_global->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 }
+
+/**
+ * timer_base_is_idle() - Return whether timer base is set idle
+ *
+ * Returns value of local timer base is_idle value.
+ */
+bool timer_base_is_idle(void)
+{
+	return __this_cpu_read(timer_bases[BASE_LOCAL].is_idle);
+}
 # endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 static inline u64 __get_next_timer_interrupt(unsigned long basej, u64 basem,