diff --git a/providers/base/bin/check_power_mode.py b/providers/base/bin/check_power_mode.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c31a407c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/base/bin/check_power_mode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# This file is part of Checkbox.
+#
+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+#    Authors: Bin Li <bin.li@canonical.com>
+#
+# Checkbox is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3,
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+#
+# Checkbox is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Checkbox.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+"""Check current power mode."""
+from pathlib import Path
+from switch_power_mode import get_sysfs_content
+
+
+def main():
+    """main function to read the power mode."""
+    sysfs_root = Path("/sys/firmware/acpi/")
+    profile_path = sysfs_root / "platform_profile"
+
+    profile = get_sysfs_content(profile_path)
+    print(profile)
+    # uncomment the following lines to set another mode for testing
+    # from switch_power_mode import set_power_profile
+    # set_power_profile("power-saver")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/providers/base/tests/test_check_power_mode.py b/providers/base/tests/test_check_power_mode.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..033f2b45b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/base/tests/test_check_power_mode.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+# Written by:
+#   Bin Li <bin.li@canonical.com>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3,
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# pylint: disable=import-error
+
+""" A unittest module for the check_power_mode module. """
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+import io
+
+from check_power_mode import main
+
+
+class TestCheckPowerMode(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests for the check_power_mode module."""
+
+    @patch("sys.stdout", new_callable=io.StringIO)
+    @patch("check_power_mode.get_sysfs_content")
+    def test_main_success(self, mock_get_sysfs_content, mock_stdout):
+        """
+        Tests successful execution of the main function.
+        """
+        mock_get_sysfs_content.return_value = "balanced"
+
+        # Call the main function
+        main()
+
+        self.assertEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(), "balanced\n")
+
+    @patch("sys.stdout", new_callable=io.StringIO)
+    @patch("check_power_mode.get_sysfs_content")
+    def test_main_failure(self, mock_get_sysfs_content, mock_stdout):
+        """
+        Tests failed execution of the main function.
+        """
+        mock_get_sysfs_content.return_value = ""
+
+        main()
+
+        self.assertNotEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(), "balanced\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/providers/base/units/suspend/suspend.pxu b/providers/base/units/suspend/suspend.pxu
index 305af613cf..50282bcb12 100644
--- a/providers/base/units/suspend/suspend.pxu
+++ b/providers/base/units/suspend/suspend.pxu
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ estimated_duration: 1.2
 _summary: Dumps memory info to a file for comparison after suspend
 command: meminfo_resource.py > "$PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE"/meminfo_before_suspend
 
+plugin: shell
+category_id: com.canonical.plainbox::suspend
+id: suspend/power_mode_before_suspend
+estimated_duration: 1.2
+requires:
+  module.name == 'platform_profile'
+  package.name == 'power-profiles-daemon'
+  platform_profile.supported == 'True'
+_summary: Dumps power_mode info to a file for comparison after suspend
+command: check_power_mode.py > "$PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE"/power_mode_before_suspend
+
 unit: template
 template-resource: device
 template-filter: device.category == 'NETWORK'
@@ -616,6 +627,19 @@ _purpose:
 command: meminfo_resource.py | diff "$PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE"/meminfo_before_suspend -
 _summary: Ensure all memory is accessible after waking from suspend mode.
 
+plugin: shell
+category_id: com.canonical.plainbox::suspend
+id: suspend/power_mode_after_suspend
+estimated_duration: 1.2
+requires:
+  module.name == 'platform_profile'
+  package.name == 'power-profiles-daemon'
+  platform_profile.supported == 'True'
+depends: suspend/suspend_advanced_auto suspend/power_mode_before_suspend
+_description:
+ Verify that power mode is changed after resuming from suspend.
+command: check_power_mode.py | diff "$PLAINBOX_SESSION_SHARE"/power_mode_before_suspend -
+
 plugin: manual
 category_id: com.canonical.plainbox::suspend
 id: suspend/display_after_suspend