diff --git a/include/services/spmd_svc.h b/include/services/spmd_svc.h
index 29dfdad34..95f070753 100644
--- a/include/services/spmd_svc.h
+++ b/include/services/spmd_svc.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ uint64_t spmd_smc_switch_state(uint32_t smc_fid,
 			       uint64_t x2,
 			       uint64_t x3,
 			       uint64_t x4,
-			       void *handle);
+			       void *handle,
+			       uint64_t flags);
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLER__ */
 
 #endif /* SPMD_SVC_H */
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/el3_spmc/spmc_main.c b/services/std_svc/spm/el3_spmc/spmc_main.c
index 9cfcd87ea..247e2c817 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/el3_spmc/spmc_main.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/el3_spmc/spmc_main.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static uint64_t spmc_smc_return(uint32_t smc_fid,
 	/* If we originated in the normal world then switch contexts. */
 	else if (!secure_origin && ffa_is_secure_world_id(dst_id)) {
 		return spmd_smc_switch_state(smc_fid, secure_origin, x1, x2,
-					     x3, x4, handle);
+					     x3, x4, handle, flags);
 	} else {
 		/* Unknown State. */
 		panic();
@@ -2490,9 +2490,11 @@ static uint64_t spmc_sp_interrupt_handler(uint32_t id,
 	/*
 	 * Forward the interrupt to the S-EL1 SP. The interrupt ID is not
 	 * populated as the SP can determine this by itself.
+	 * The flags field is forced to 0 mainly to pass the SVE hint bit
+	 * cleared for consumption by the lower EL.
 	 */
 	return spmd_smc_switch_state(FFA_INTERRUPT, false,
 				     FFA_PARAM_MBZ, FFA_PARAM_MBZ,
 				     FFA_PARAM_MBZ, FFA_PARAM_MBZ,
-				     handle);
+				     handle, 0ULL);
 }
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
index 5d19868a2..49d70581d 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
@@ -667,11 +667,22 @@ uint64_t spmd_smc_switch_state(uint32_t smc_fid,
 			       uint64_t x2,
 			       uint64_t x3,
 			       uint64_t x4,
-			       void *handle)
+			       void *handle,
+			       uint64_t flags)
 {
 	unsigned int secure_state_in = (secure_origin) ? SECURE : NON_SECURE;
 	unsigned int secure_state_out = (!secure_origin) ? SECURE : NON_SECURE;
 
+#if SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2
+	if ((secure_state_out == SECURE) && (is_sve_hint_set(flags) == true)) {
+		/*
+		 * Set the SVE hint bit in x0 and pass to the lower secure EL,
+		 * if it was set by the caller.
+		 */
+		smc_fid |= (FUNCID_SVE_HINT_MASK << FUNCID_SVE_HINT_SHIFT);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	/* Save incoming security state */
 #if SPMD_SPM_AT_SEL2
 	if (secure_state_in == NON_SECURE) {
@@ -746,8 +757,9 @@ static uint64_t spmd_smc_forward(uint32_t smc_fid,
 		return spmc_smc_handler(smc_fid, secure_origin, x1, x2, x3, x4,
 					cookie, handle, flags);
 	}
+
 	return spmd_smc_switch_state(smc_fid, secure_origin, x1, x2, x3, x4,
-				     handle);
+				     handle, flags);
 
 }