diff --git a/core/pldm/Makefile.inc b/core/pldm/Makefile.inc
index dbca102a..a9b3b7e6 100644
--- a/core/pldm/Makefile.inc
+++ b/core/pldm/Makefile.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUBDIRS += $(PLDM_DIR)
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(SRC)/pldm/libpldm/
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(SRC)/pldm/ibm/libpldm/
 
-PLDM_OBJS = pldm-mctp.o pldm-responder.o
+PLDM_OBJS = pldm-mctp.o pldm-responder.o pldm-requester.o
 
 PLDM = $(PLDM_DIR)/built-in.a
 $(PLDM): $(PLDM_OBJS:%=$(PLDM_DIR)/%)
diff --git a/core/pldm/pldm-mctp.c b/core/pldm/pldm-mctp.c
index 51dbad0a..c7d7bb3b 100644
--- a/core/pldm/pldm-mctp.c
+++ b/core/pldm/pldm-mctp.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ static int handle_message_rx(uint8_t eid, const uint8_t *buf, int len)
 	}
 
 	switch (rx.hdrinf.msg_type) {
+	case PLDM_RESPONSE:
+		return pldm_requester_handle_response(&rx);
 	case PLDM_REQUEST:
 		return pldm_responder_handle_request(&rx);
 	break;
@@ -120,8 +122,13 @@ int pldm_mctp_init(uint8_t mode)
 
 	/* Register mandatory commands we'll respond to */
 	rc = pldm_responder_init();
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
 		prlog(PR_ERR, "Failed to register mandatory commands\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Requester implementation */
+	pldm_requester_init();
 
 out:
 	prlog(PR_NOTICE, "%s - done, rc: %d\n", __func__, rc);
diff --git a/core/pldm/pldm-requester.c b/core/pldm/pldm-requester.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..412d495a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/pldm/pldm-requester.c
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
+// Copyright 2022 IBM Corp.
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "PLDM: " fmt
+
+#include <cpu.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <timebase.h>
+#include <ast.h>
+#include <pldm/libpldm/utils.h>
+#include "pldm.h"
+
+struct pldm_request {
+	struct list_node link;
+
+	/* originating request params */
+	int dest;
+	int instance;
+	int cmd_code;
+	int type;
+
+	/* messages requested */
+	void *request_msg;
+	int request_len;
+
+	/* timeout handling */
+	struct timer timeout;
+	uint64_t timeout_ms;
+	uint64_t start_time;
+
+	/* completion callback */
+	void (*complete)(struct pldm_rx_data *rx, void *data);
+	void *complete_data;
+};
+
+struct pldm_response {
+	void **response_msg;
+	size_t *response_len;
+	bool done;
+	int rc;
+};
+
+/* pldm requests queue */
+static LIST_HEAD(list_pldm_requests);
+struct lock list_lock;
+struct timer requests_timer;
+
+static struct pldm_request *active_request;
+
+static bool matches_request(const struct pldm_rx_data *rx,
+			    const struct pldm_request *req)
+{
+	if (req->instance != rx->hdrinf.instance)
+		return false;
+	if (req->type != rx->hdrinf.pldm_type)
+		return false;
+	if (req->cmd_code != rx->hdrinf.command)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void send_and_wait_complete(struct pldm_rx_data *rx, void *data)
+{
+	struct pldm_response *resp = (struct pldm_response *)data;
+	int len;
+
+	if (rx != NULL) {
+		len = rx->msg_len;
+		*resp->response_len = len;
+		*resp->response_msg = zalloc(len);
+		memcpy(*resp->response_msg, rx->msg, len);
+
+		resp->rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
+	} else {
+		*resp->response_len = 0;
+		*resp->response_msg = NULL;
+		resp->rc = OPAL_TIMEOUT;
+	}
+
+	resp->done = true;
+}
+
+static void handle_response(struct pldm_rx_data *rx)
+{
+	uint64_t now;
+
+	if (active_request == NULL) {
+		prlog(PR_ERR, "%s: No active request\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* unactivate the timer */
+	if (rx != NULL)
+		cancel_timer(&active_request->timeout);
+
+	if (active_request->complete)
+		active_request->complete(rx, active_request->complete_data);
+
+	now = mftb();
+	prlog(PR_TRACE, "%s: Finished after %ldms, t:%d c:%d i:%d \n",
+			__func__,
+			tb_to_msecs(now - active_request->start_time),
+			active_request->type,
+			active_request->cmd_code,
+			active_request->instance);
+
+	free(active_request->request_msg);
+	free(active_request);
+	active_request = NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Timeout :(
+ */
+static void expiry(struct timer *t __unused, void *data, uint64_t now __unused)
+{
+	struct pldm_request *req = (struct pldm_request *)data;
+
+	if (active_request == NULL) {
+		prlog(PR_ERR, "request timedout! (active request NULL)\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	prlog(PR_ERR, "request timedout! (active request: t:%d c:%d i:%d)\n",
+		      active_request->type,
+		      active_request->cmd_code,
+		      active_request->instance);
+
+	prlog(PR_TRACE, "%s: Original request t:%d c:%d i:%d -----\n",
+			__func__, req->type, req->cmd_code, req->instance);
+
+	/* no data received. Finish the procedure */
+	handle_response(NULL);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handle PLDM message received from the PLDM terminus over MCTP
+ */
+int pldm_requester_handle_response(struct pldm_rx_data *rx)
+{
+	/* check the message received */
+	if (active_request == NULL) {
+		prlog(PR_ERR, "%s: No active request. "
+			      "Response received t:%d c:%d i:%d\n",
+			      __func__,
+			      rx->hdrinf.pldm_type,
+			      rx->hdrinf.command,
+			      rx->hdrinf.instance);
+		return OPAL_WRONG_STATE;
+	}
+
+	if (!matches_request(rx, active_request)) {
+		prlog(PR_ERR, "%s: Unexpected response! t:%d c:%d i:%d want %d,%d,%d\n",
+			      __func__,
+			      rx->hdrinf.pldm_type,
+			      rx->hdrinf.command,
+			      rx->hdrinf.instance,
+			      active_request->type,
+			      active_request->cmd_code,
+			      active_request->instance
+			);
+		return OPAL_WRONG_STATE;
+	}
+
+	/* The expected message seems correct */
+	handle_response(rx);
+
+	return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Send the PLDM request
+ */
+static void requests_poller(struct timer *t __unused,
+			    void *data __unused,
+			    uint64_t now __unused)
+{
+	int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
+
+	lock(&list_lock);
+
+	/* no new request to handle */
+	if (list_empty(&list_pldm_requests))
+		goto out;
+
+	/* wait for the end of the processing of the current request */
+	if (active_request)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* remove the first entry in a list */
+	active_request = list_pop(&list_pldm_requests,
+				  struct pldm_request,
+				  link);
+
+	/* Start timer to control a timeout from the PLDM terminus */
+	init_timer(&active_request->timeout, expiry, active_request);
+	schedule_timer(&active_request->timeout,
+		       msecs_to_tb(active_request->timeout_ms));
+	active_request->start_time = mftb();
+
+	/* Send PLDM message over MCTP */
+	prlog(PR_TRACE, "%s: Sending request to BMC t:%d c:%d i:%d -----\n",
+			__func__,
+			active_request->type,
+			active_request->cmd_code,
+			active_request->instance);
+
+	rc = pldm_mctp_message_tx(active_request->dest,
+				  active_request->request_msg,
+				  active_request->request_len);
+	if (rc)
+		prlog(PR_ERR, "%s: Error %d while sending request\n",
+		      __func__, rc);
+
+out:
+	unlock(&list_lock);
+	schedule_timer(&requests_timer, msecs_to_tb(5));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Add PLDM request in the queue
+ */
+static int queue_request(void *request_msg, int request_len,
+			 uint64_t timeout_ms,
+			 void (*complete)(struct pldm_rx_data *rx, void *data),
+			 void *complete_data)
+{
+	struct pldm_header_info hdrinf;
+	struct pldm_request *pending;
+
+	if (unpack_pldm_header(request_msg, &hdrinf)) {
+		prlog(PR_ERR, "%s: error parsing pldm header\n",
+			      __func__);
+		return OPAL_PARAMETER;
+	}
+
+	pending = zalloc(sizeof(struct pldm_request));
+
+	pending->dest		= BMC_EID;
+	pending->instance	= hdrinf.instance;
+	pending->type		= hdrinf.pldm_type;
+	pending->cmd_code	= hdrinf.command;
+	pending->timeout_ms	= timeout_ms;
+	pending->request_msg	= zalloc(request_len);
+	memcpy(pending->request_msg, request_msg, request_len);
+
+	pending->request_len	= request_len;
+	pending->complete	= complete;
+	pending->complete_data	= complete_data;
+
+	/* add an entry at the end of a linked list */
+	lock(&list_lock);
+	prlog(PR_TRACE, "%s: Add request t:%d c:%d i:%d -----\n",
+			__func__,
+			pending->type,
+			pending->cmd_code,
+			pending->instance);
+	list_add_tail(&list_pldm_requests, &pending->link);
+	unlock(&list_lock);
+
+	return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#define TIMEOUT_MS 8000
+
+/*
+ * Queue a PLDM request and don't wait.
+ * When a response is received, call the associated callback.
+ */
+int pldm_requester_queue(void *request_msg, size_t request_len,
+			 void (*complete)(struct pldm_rx_data *rx, void *data),
+			 void *complete_data)
+{
+	int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
+
+	rc = ast_mctp_ready();
+	if (rc) {
+		prlog(PR_ERR, "%s: BMC is not listening (rc: %d)\n",
+			      __func__, rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	/* Queue PLDM request */
+	rc = queue_request(request_msg, request_len,
+			   TIMEOUT_MS, complete,
+			   complete_data);
+	if (rc) {
+		prlog(PR_ERR, "%s: Error %d while queuing request\n",
+			      __func__, rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Queue a PLDM request and spin until we get a response.
+ */
+int pldm_requester_queue_and_wait(void *request_msg, size_t request_len,
+				  void **response_msg, size_t *response_len)
+{
+	struct pldm_response resp;
+	int rc;
+
+	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
+	resp.response_msg = response_msg;
+	resp.response_len = response_len;
+
+	rc = pldm_requester_queue(request_msg, request_len,
+				  send_and_wait_complete, &resp);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	/* wait for a response from the BMC */
+	do {
+		time_wait_ms(5);
+	} while (!resp.done);
+
+	return resp.rc;
+}
+
+void pldm_requester_init(void)
+{
+	/* lock used to queue and unqueue pldm requests */
+	init_lock(&list_lock);
+
+	init_timer(&requests_timer, requests_poller, NULL);
+	schedule_timer(&requests_timer, msecs_to_tb(5));
+}
diff --git a/core/pldm/pldm.h b/core/pldm/pldm.h
index 7df413da..fa7a80de 100644
--- a/core/pldm/pldm.h
+++ b/core/pldm/pldm.h
@@ -42,4 +42,13 @@ int pldm_mctp_message_tx(uint8_t dest_id, uint8_t *buf, int len);
 int pldm_responder_handle_request(struct pldm_rx_data *rx);
 int pldm_responder_init(void);
 
+/* Requester support */
+int pldm_requester_handle_response(struct pldm_rx_data *rx);
+int pldm_requester_queue(void *request_msg, size_t request_len,
+			 void (*complete)(struct pldm_rx_data *rx, void *data),
+			 void *complete_data);
+int pldm_requester_queue_and_wait(void *request_msg, size_t request_len,
+				  void **response_msg, size_t *response_len);
+void pldm_requester_init(void);
+
 #endif /* __COREPLDM_H__ */
