diff --git a/src/idc/zephyr_idc.c b/src/idc/zephyr_idc.c
index dd2413f74831..2a68487b158a 100644
--- a/src/idc/zephyr_idc.c
+++ b/src/idc/zephyr_idc.c
@@ -113,6 +113,32 @@ int idc_send_msg(struct idc_msg *msg, uint32_t mode)
 	int ret;
 	int idc_send_memcpy_err __unused;
 
+	if (!cpu_is_core_enabled(target_cpu)) {
+		tr_err(&zephyr_idc_tr, "Core %u is down, cannot sent IDC message", target_cpu);
+		return -EACCES;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Handler is NULL when work object has never been submitted.
+	 * In all other cases, we must use k_p4wq_wait() before reuse
+	 * of the object.
+	 */
+	if (work->handler) {
+		/*
+		 * If new request is in blocking mode, we must call
+		 * k_p4wq in blocking mode. This is workaround for
+		 * k_p4wq_wait() interface.
+		 */
+		work->sync = (mode == IDC_BLOCKING);
+
+		ret = k_p4wq_wait(work, K_USEC(IDC_TIMEOUT));
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			tr_err(&zephyr_idc_tr, "idc_send_msg error %d, target core %u",
+			       ret, target_cpu);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	idc_send_memcpy_err = memcpy_s(msg_cp, sizeof(*msg_cp), msg, sizeof(*msg));
 	assert(!idc_send_memcpy_err);
 	/* Same priority as the IPC thread which is an EDF task and under Zephyr */