diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/power_consumption/i2c/src/driver_test.c b/tests/benchmarks/power_consumption/i2c/src/driver_test.c
index 1f39d89b46a6..1ead8ac0d807 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/power_consumption/i2c/src/driver_test.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/power_consumption/i2c/src/driver_test.c
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 
 static const struct device *i2c = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_ALIAS(sensor_bme688));
 
+static bool suspend_req;
+
+bool self_suspend_req(void)
+{
+	suspend_req = true;
+	return true;
+}
 
 void thread_definition(void)
 {
@@ -17,6 +24,10 @@ void thread_definition(void)
 
 	while (1) {
 		ret = i2c_reg_read_byte(i2c, 0x76, 0x75, &value);
+		if (suspend_req) {
+			suspend_req = false;
+			k_thread_suspend(k_current_get());
+		}
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printk("Failure in reading byte %d", ret);
 			return;