diff --git a/include/posix/pthread.h b/include/posix/pthread.h
index cd9f949431fc..f412adc8fdbc 100644
--- a/include/posix/pthread.h
+++ b/include/posix/pthread.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct timespec {
 	s32_t tv_nsec;
 };
 #endif
+#include "pthread_sched.h"
 
 static inline s32_t _ts_to_ms(const struct timespec *to)
 {
diff --git a/include/posix/pthread_sched.h b/include/posix/pthread_sched.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..80bb80b8fefb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/posix/pthread_sched.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define SCHED_COOP 0
+#define SCHED_PREMPT 1
+
+extern int sched_get_priority_min(int policy);
+extern int sched_get_priority_max(int policy);
+extern int sched_yield(void);
+
diff --git a/kernel/posix/CMakeLists.txt b/kernel/posix/CMakeLists.txt
index a82c866d8db0..cfb02abb13ad 100644
--- a/kernel/posix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kernel/posix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ target_sources(kernel PRIVATE posix/pthread_common.c)
 target_sources(kernel PRIVATE posix/pthread_cond.c)
 target_sources(kernel PRIVATE posix/pthread_mutex.c)
 target_sources(kernel PRIVATE posix/pthread_barrier.c)
+target_sources(kernel PRIVATE posix/pthread_sched.c)
diff --git a/kernel/posix/pthread_sched.c b/kernel/posix/pthread_sched.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8fab347667d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/posix/pthread_sched.c
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <kernel.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+/*
+ *  ======== sched_get_priority_min ========
+ *  Provide Minimum Priority for the given policy
+ *
+ *  In case of Cooperative priority value returned
+ *  is negative of the priority value.
+ *
+ *  returns:	priority corresponing to policy
+ *		-EINVAL for Error
+ */
+int sched_get_priority_min(int policy)
+{
+
+	int priority = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!((policy == CONFIG_COOP_ENABLED) || (policy == SCHED_PREMPT))) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+#if defined(CONFIG_COOP_ENABLED) && defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_ENABLED)
+	priority = (policy == SCHED_COOP) ? (-1 * -1) :
+		K_LOWEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_COOP_ENABLED)
+	priority = (policy == SCHED_COOP) ?
+		(-1 * K_LOWEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO) : -EINVAL;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_ENABLED)
+	priority = (policy == SCHED_PREMPT) ? K_LOWEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO :
+		-EINVAL;
+#endif
+	return priority;
+}
+
+/*
+ * ======== sched_get_priority_max ========
+ * Provide Maximum Priority for the given policy
+ *
+ * In case of Cooperative priority value returned
+ * is negative of the priority value.
+ *
+ * returns:	priority corresponing to policy
+ *		-EINVAL for Error
+ */
+int sched_get_priority_max(int policy)
+{
+	int priority = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!((policy == CONFIG_COOP_ENABLED) || (policy == SCHED_PREMPT))) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+#if defined(CONFIG_COOP_ENABLED) && defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_ENABLED)
+	priority = (policy == SCHED_COOP) ?
+		(-1 * K_HIGHEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO) : 0;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_COOP_ENABLED)
+	priority = (policy == SCHED_COOP) ?
+		(-1 * K_HIGHEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO) : -EINVAL;
+#elif defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_ENABLED)
+	priority = (policy == SCHED_PREMPT) ?
+		K_HIGHEST_APPLICATION_THREAD_PRIO : -EINVAL;
+#endif
+	return priority;
+}
+
+/*
+ *  ======== sched_yield ========
+ */
+int sched_yield(void)
+{
+	k_yield();
+	return 0;
+}
+