diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
index 73174e4a9..9bda09bf8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
@@ -380,10 +380,9 @@ FullO3CPU<Impl>::FullO3CPU(DerivO3CPUParams *params)
         assert(o3_tc->cpu);
         o3_tc->thread = this->thread[tid];
 
-        if (FullSystem) {
-            // Setup quiesce event.
-            this->thread[tid]->quiesceEvent = new EndQuiesceEvent(tc);
-        }
+        // Setup quiesce event.
+        this->thread[tid]->quiesceEvent = new EndQuiesceEvent(tc);
+
         // Give the thread the TC.
         this->thread[tid]->tc = tc;
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc b/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
index 33c5b47ea..0e17c07b5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ SimpleThread::SimpleThread(BaseCPU *_cpu, int _thread_num, System *_sys,
 {
     clearArchRegs();
     tc = new ProxyThreadContext<SimpleThread>(this);
+    quiesceEvent = new EndQuiesceEvent(tc);
 }
 
 SimpleThread::SimpleThread(BaseCPU *_cpu, int _thread_num, System *_sys,
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.cc b/src/cpu/thread_context.cc
index 01ea51f26..691465996 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
  * Authors: Kevin Lim
  */
 
+#include "arch/kernel_stats.hh"
 #include "base/misc.hh"
 #include "base/trace.hh"
 #include "config/the_isa.hh"
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
 #include "cpu/quiesce_event.hh"
 #include "cpu/thread_context.hh"
 #include "debug/Context.hh"
+#include "debug/Quiesce.hh"
+#include "params/BaseCPU.hh"
 #include "sim/full_system.hh"
 
 void
@@ -103,6 +106,39 @@ ThreadContext::compare(ThreadContext *one, ThreadContext *two)
 
 }
 
+void
+ThreadContext::quiesce()
+{
+    if (!getCpuPtr()->params()->do_quiesce)
+        return;
+
+    DPRINTF(Quiesce, "%s: quiesce()\n", getCpuPtr()->name());
+
+    suspend();
+    if (getKernelStats())
+       getKernelStats()->quiesce();
+}
+
+
+void
+ThreadContext::quiesceTick(Tick resume)
+{
+    BaseCPU *cpu = getCpuPtr();
+
+    if (!cpu->params()->do_quiesce)
+        return;
+
+    EndQuiesceEvent *quiesceEvent = getQuiesceEvent();
+
+    cpu->reschedule(quiesceEvent, resume, true);
+
+    DPRINTF(Quiesce, "%s: quiesceTick until %lu\n", cpu->name(), resume);
+
+    suspend();
+    if (getKernelStats())
+        getKernelStats()->quiesce();
+}
+
 void
 serialize(ThreadContext &tc, CheckpointOut &cp)
 {
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
index 2544b19c6..f966c0aa1 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ class ThreadContext
     /// Set the status to Halted.
     virtual void halt() = 0;
 
+    /// Quiesce thread context
+    void quiesce();
+
+    /// Quiesce, suspend, and schedule activate at resume
+    void quiesceTick(Tick resume);
+
     virtual void dumpFuncProfile() = 0;
 
     virtual void takeOverFrom(ThreadContext *old_context) = 0;
@@ -367,6 +373,12 @@ class ProxyThreadContext : public ThreadContext
     /// Set the status to Halted.
     void halt() { actualTC->halt(); }
 
+    /// Quiesce thread context
+    void quiesce() { actualTC->quiesce(); }
+
+    /// Quiesce, suspend, and schedule activate at resume
+    void quiesceTick(Tick resume) { actualTC->quiesceTick(resume); }
+
     void dumpFuncProfile() { actualTC->dumpFuncProfile(); }
 
     void takeOverFrom(ThreadContext *oldContext)
diff --git a/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc b/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
index 8f20c5ff9..4f9bbff6e 100644
--- a/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
+++ b/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
@@ -234,105 +234,34 @@ void
 quiesce(ThreadContext *tc)
 {
     DPRINTF(PseudoInst, "PseudoInst::quiesce()\n");
-    if (!FullSystem)
-        panicFsOnlyPseudoInst("quiesce");
-
-    if (!tc->getCpuPtr()->params()->do_quiesce)
-        return;
-
-    DPRINTF(Quiesce, "%s: quiesce()\n", tc->getCpuPtr()->name());
-
-    tc->suspend();
-    if (tc->getKernelStats())
-        tc->getKernelStats()->quiesce();
+    tc->quiesce();
 }
 
 void
 quiesceSkip(ThreadContext *tc)
 {
     DPRINTF(PseudoInst, "PseudoInst::quiesceSkip()\n");
-    if (!FullSystem)
-        panicFsOnlyPseudoInst("quiesceSkip");
-
-    BaseCPU *cpu = tc->getCpuPtr();
-
-    if (!cpu->params()->do_quiesce)
-        return;
-
-    EndQuiesceEvent *quiesceEvent = tc->getQuiesceEvent();
-
-    Tick resume = cpu->nextCycle() + 1;
-
-    cpu->reschedule(quiesceEvent, resume, true);
-
-    DPRINTF(Quiesce, "%s: quiesceSkip() until %d\n",
-            cpu->name(), resume);
-
-    tc->suspend();
-    if (tc->getKernelStats())
-        tc->getKernelStats()->quiesce();
+    tc->quiesceTick(tc->getCpuPtr()->nextCycle() + 1);
 }
 
 void
 quiesceNs(ThreadContext *tc, uint64_t ns)
 {
     DPRINTF(PseudoInst, "PseudoInst::quiesceNs(%i)\n", ns);
-    if (!FullSystem)
-        panicFsOnlyPseudoInst("quiesceNs");
-
-    BaseCPU *cpu = tc->getCpuPtr();
-
-    if (!cpu->params()->do_quiesce)
-        return;
-
-    EndQuiesceEvent *quiesceEvent = tc->getQuiesceEvent();
-
-    Tick resume = curTick() + SimClock::Int::ns * ns;
-
-    cpu->reschedule(quiesceEvent, resume, true);
-
-    DPRINTF(Quiesce, "%s: quiesceNs(%d) until %d\n",
-            cpu->name(), ns, resume);
-
-    tc->suspend();
-    if (tc->getKernelStats())
-        tc->getKernelStats()->quiesce();
+    tc->quiesceTick(curTick() + SimClock::Int::ns * ns);
 }
 
 void
 quiesceCycles(ThreadContext *tc, uint64_t cycles)
 {
     DPRINTF(PseudoInst, "PseudoInst::quiesceCycles(%i)\n", cycles);
-    if (!FullSystem)
-        panicFsOnlyPseudoInst("quiesceCycles");
-
-    BaseCPU *cpu = tc->getCpuPtr();
-
-    if (!cpu->params()->do_quiesce)
-        return;
-
-    EndQuiesceEvent *quiesceEvent = tc->getQuiesceEvent();
-
-    Tick resume = cpu->clockEdge(Cycles(cycles));
-
-    cpu->reschedule(quiesceEvent, resume, true);
-
-    DPRINTF(Quiesce, "%s: quiesceCycles(%d) until %d\n",
-            cpu->name(), cycles, resume);
-
-    tc->suspend();
-    if (tc->getKernelStats())
-        tc->getKernelStats()->quiesce();
+    tc->quiesceTick(tc->getCpuPtr()->clockEdge(Cycles(cycles)));
 }
 
 uint64_t
 quiesceTime(ThreadContext *tc)
 {
     DPRINTF(PseudoInst, "PseudoInst::quiesceTime()\n");
-    if (!FullSystem) {
-        panicFsOnlyPseudoInst("quiesceTime");
-        return 0;
-    }
 
     return (tc->readLastActivate() - tc->readLastSuspend()) /
         SimClock::Int::ns;