diff --git a/include/manager.hpp b/include/manager.hpp
index 702e30f..3182126 100644
--- a/include/manager.hpp
+++ b/include/manager.hpp
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
 */
 #pragma once
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include <sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/BIOSConfig/Manager/server.hpp>
 
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace bios_config
@@ -26,8 +29,10 @@
 
 static constexpr auto service = "xyz.openbmc_project.BIOSConfigManager";
 static constexpr auto objectPath = "/xyz/openbmc_project/bios_config/manager";
+constexpr auto biosPersistFile = "biosData";
 
 using Base = sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::BIOSConfig::server::Manager;
+namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 /** @class Manager
  *
@@ -131,6 +136,7 @@
 
     sdbusplus::asio::object_server& objServer;
     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& systemBus;
+    std::filesystem::path biosFile;
 };
 
 } // namespace bios_config
diff --git a/include/manager_serialize.hpp b/include/manager_serialize.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..000314e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/manager_serialize.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "manager.hpp"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace bios_config
+{
+
+/** @brief Serialize and persist the bios manager object
+ *
+ *  @param[in] obj - bios manager object
+ *  @param[in] path - path to the file where the bios manager object
+ *                    is to be serialized
+ */
+void serialize(const Manager& obj, const fs::path& path);
+
+/** @brief Deserialize the persisted data and populate the bios manager object
+ *
+ *  @param[in] path - path to the persisted file
+ *  @param[in/out] entry - reference to the bios manager object which is the
+ *                         target of deserialization.
+ *
+ *  @return bool - true if the deserialization was successful, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool deserialize(const fs::path& path, Manager& entry);
+
+} // namespace bios_config
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