diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config-native.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config-native.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db65e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config-native.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/phosphor-fan-control-events-config:"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config/events.yaml b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config/events.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94e55bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config/events.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+groups:
+    - name: zone0_fans
+      description: Group of fan inventory objects for zone 0
+      type: inventory
+      members:
+          - /system/chassis/motherboard/fan0
+          - /system/chassis/motherboard/fan1
+          - /system/chassis/motherboard/fan2
+          - /system/chassis/motherboard/fan3
+
+actions:
+    - name: count_state_before_speed
+      description: Set the speed when a number of properties at a state
+      parameters:
+          - count
+          - property
+          - speed
+
+events:
+    - name: missing_before_high_speed
+      zone_conditions:
+          - name: air_cooled_chassis
+            zones:
+                - 0
+      group: zone0_fans
+      interface: xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item
+      property:
+          name: Present
+          type: bool
+      action:
+          name: count_state_before_speed
+          count: 1
+          property: false
+          speed:
+              value: 10500
+              type: uint64_t
+    - name: fails_before_high_speed
+      zone_conditions:
+          - name: air_cooled_chassis
+            zones:
+                - 0
+      group: zone0_fans
+      interface: xyz.openbmc_project.State.Decorator.OperationalStatus
+      property:
+          name: Functional
+          type: bool
+      action:
+          name: count_state_before_speed
+          count: 1
+          property: false
+          speed:
+              value: 10500
+              type: uint64_t
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config-native.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..740b194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config-native.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+SUMMARY = "Phosphor zone events definition default data"
+PR = "r1"
+
+inherit native
+inherit obmc-phosphor-license
+inherit phosphor-fan
+
+SRC_URI += "file://events.yaml"
+
+S = "${WORKDIR}"
+
+do_install() {
+    DEST=${D}${control_datadir}
+    install -D events.yaml ${DEST}/events.yaml
+}
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config/events.yaml b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config/events.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b89d1dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-control-events-config/events.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#Default zone events definition YAML - empty.
+#For format, see documentation in fan control code repository example yaml.
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan.bb
index 04413e9..e7a6d7e 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan.bb
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@
 PACKAGECONFIG[control] = "--enable-control \
      FAN_DEF_YAML_FILE=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${control_datadir}/fans.yaml \
      FAN_ZONE_YAML_FILE=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${control_datadir}/zones.yaml \
+     ZONE_EVENTS_YAML_FILE=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${control_datadir}/events.yaml \
      FAN_ZONE_OUTPUT_DIR=${S}/control, \
     --disable-control, \
     virtual/phosphor-fan-control-fan-config \
     phosphor-fan-control-zone-config-native \
+    phosphor-fan-control-events-config-native \
     , \
 "