  We suggest a clockwork mechanism for a Higgs-like inflation with the
non-minimal coupling term $\xi\phi^2 R$. The seemingly unnatural ratio of
parameters, $\lambda/\xi^2 \sim 10^{-10}$ of the self quartic coupling of the
inflaton, $\lambda$, and the non-minimal coupling, $\xi$, is understood by
exponential suppression of $\lambda$ by the clockwork mechanism, instead of a
large non-minimal coupling. The portal interaction between the inflaton and the
Standard Model (SM) Higgs doublet is introduced as a source of reheating and
the inflaton mass. Successful realization of inflation requires that the
inflaton gets a mass around (sub) GeV scale, which would lead to observable
consequences depending on reheating process and its lifetime.
