diff --git a/docs/platform-interrupt-controller-API.rst b/docs/platform-interrupt-controller-API.rst
index 9ef2e3f67..a94a90c75 100644
--- a/docs/platform-interrupt-controller-API.rst
+++ b/docs/platform-interrupt-controller-API.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,45 @@ acknowledged via. ``plat_ic_acknowledge_interrupt``.
 In the case of ARM standard platforms using GIC, the *Running Priority Register*
 is read to determine the priority of the interrupt.
 
+Function: int plat_ic_is_spi(unsigned int id); [optional]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+    Argument : unsigned int
+    Return   : int
+
+The API should return whether the interrupt ID (first parameter) is categorized
+as a Shared Peripheral Interrupt. Shared Peripheral Interrupts are typically
+associated to system-wide peripherals, and these interrupts can target any PE in
+the system.
+
+Function: int plat_ic_is_ppi(unsigned int id); [optional]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+    Argument : unsigned int
+    Return   : int
+
+The API should return whether the interrupt ID (first parameter) is categorized
+as a Private Peripheral Interrupt. Private Peripheral Interrupts are typically
+associated with peripherals that are private to each PE. Interrupts from private
+peripherals target to that PE only.
+
+Function: int plat_ic_is_sgi(unsigned int id); [optional]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+    Argument : unsigned int
+    Return   : int
+
+The API should return whether the interrupt ID (first parameter) is categorized
+as a Software Generated Interrupt. Software Generated Interrupts are raised by
+explicit programming by software, and are typically used in inter-PE
+communication. Secure SGIs are reserved for use by Secure world software.
+
 ----
 
 *Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*
diff --git a/include/drivers/arm/gic_common.h b/include/drivers/arm/gic_common.h
index b9cae802f..f4e2c5266 100644
--- a/include/drivers/arm/gic_common.h
+++ b/include/drivers/arm/gic_common.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 /* Constants to categorise interrupts */
 #define MIN_SGI_ID		0
+#define MIN_SEC_SGI_ID		8
 #define MIN_PPI_ID		16
 #define MIN_SPI_ID		32
 #define MAX_SPI_ID		1019
diff --git a/include/plat/common/platform.h b/include/plat/common/platform.h
index 7468352d1..f00db0db2 100644
--- a/include/plat/common/platform.h
+++ b/include/plat/common/platform.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ uint32_t plat_interrupt_type_to_line(uint32_t type,
  * Optional interrupt management functions, depending on chosen EL3 components.
  ******************************************************************************/
 unsigned int plat_ic_get_running_priority(void);
+int plat_ic_is_spi(unsigned int id);
+int plat_ic_is_ppi(unsigned int id);
+int plat_ic_is_sgi(unsigned int id);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Optional common functions (may be overridden)
diff --git a/plat/common/plat_gicv2.c b/plat/common/plat_gicv2.c
index 1be693bb3..7d91f7922 100644
--- a/plat/common/plat_gicv2.c
+++ b/plat/common/plat_gicv2.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #pragma weak plat_interrupt_type_to_line
 
 #pragma weak plat_ic_get_running_priority
+#pragma weak plat_ic_is_spi
+#pragma weak plat_ic_is_ppi
+#pragma weak plat_ic_is_sgi
 
 /*
  * This function returns the highest priority pending interrupt at
@@ -129,3 +132,18 @@ unsigned int plat_ic_get_running_priority(void)
 {
 	return gicv2_get_running_priority();
 }
+
+int plat_ic_is_spi(unsigned int id)
+{
+	return (id >= MIN_SPI_ID) && (id <= MAX_SPI_ID);
+}
+
+int plat_ic_is_ppi(unsigned int id)
+{
+	return (id >= MIN_PPI_ID) && (id < MIN_SPI_ID);
+}
+
+int plat_ic_is_sgi(unsigned int id)
+{
+	return (id >= MIN_SGI_ID) && (id < MIN_PPI_ID);
+}
diff --git a/plat/common/plat_gicv3.c b/plat/common/plat_gicv3.c
index 02317f1df..5a6021c4a 100644
--- a/plat/common/plat_gicv3.c
+++ b/plat/common/plat_gicv3.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #pragma weak plat_interrupt_type_to_line
 
 #pragma weak plat_ic_get_running_priority
+#pragma weak plat_ic_is_spi
+#pragma weak plat_ic_is_ppi
+#pragma weak plat_ic_is_sgi
 
 CASSERT((INTR_TYPE_S_EL1 == INTR_GROUP1S) &&
 	(INTR_TYPE_NS == INTR_GROUP1NS) &&
@@ -163,6 +166,20 @@ unsigned int plat_ic_get_running_priority(void)
 	return gicv3_get_running_priority();
 }
 
+int plat_ic_is_spi(unsigned int id)
+{
+	return (id >= MIN_SPI_ID) && (id <= MAX_SPI_ID);
+}
+
+int plat_ic_is_ppi(unsigned int id)
+{
+	return (id >= MIN_PPI_ID) && (id < MIN_SPI_ID);
+}
+
+int plat_ic_is_sgi(unsigned int id)
+{
+	return (id >= MIN_SGI_ID) && (id < MIN_PPI_ID);
+}
 #endif
 #ifdef IMAGE_BL32