diff --git a/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c b/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
index 4bcd07b..3d28261 100644
--- a/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
+++ b/source/hal/platform/simple/source/timer_simple_platform.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -16,11 +16,26 @@
  */
 #include "timer_simple_platform.h"
 
-#include "irqs.h"
-#include "log_macros.h"
+#include "log_macros.h"     /* Logging macros */
+#include "cmsis.h"          /* For CPU related defintiions */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+static uint64_t cpu_cycle_count = 0;    /* 64-bit cpu cycle counter */
+extern uint32_t SystemCoreClock;        /* Expected to come from the cmsis-device lib */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Gets the system tick triggered cycle counter for the CPU.
+ * @return  64-bit counter value.
+ **/
+static uint64_t Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count(void);
+
+/**
+ * SysTick initialisation
+ */
+static int Init_SysTick(void);
+
+
 base_time_counter get_time_counter(void)
 {
     base_time_counter t = {
@@ -56,3 +71,53 @@
 {
     /* Add any custom requirement for this platform here */
 }
+
+
+void SysTick_Handler(void)
+{
+    /* Increment the cycle counter based on load value. */
+    cpu_cycle_count += SysTick->LOAD + 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the current SysTick derived counter value
+ */
+static uint64_t Get_SysTick_Cycle_Count(void)
+{
+    uint32_t systick_val;
+
+    NVIC_DisableIRQ(SysTick_IRQn);
+    systick_val = SysTick->VAL & SysTick_VAL_CURRENT_Msk;
+    NVIC_EnableIRQ(SysTick_IRQn);
+
+    return cpu_cycle_count + (SysTick->LOAD - systick_val);
+}
+
+/**
+ * SysTick initialisation
+ */
+static int Init_SysTick(void)
+{
+    const uint32_t ticks_10ms = SystemCoreClock/100 + 1;
+    int err = 0;
+
+    /* Reset CPU cycle count value. */
+    cpu_cycle_count = 0;
+
+    /* Changing configuration for sys tick => guard from being
+     * interrupted. */
+    NVIC_DisableIRQ(SysTick_IRQn);
+
+    /* SysTick init - this will enable interrupt too. */
+    err = SysTick_Config(ticks_10ms);
+
+    /* Enable interrupt again. */
+    NVIC_EnableIRQ(SysTick_IRQn);
+
+    /* Wait for SysTick to kick off */
+    while (!err && !SysTick->VAL) {
+        __NOP();
+    }
+
+    return err;
+}
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