diff --git a/include/TachSensor.hpp b/include/TachSensor.hpp
index c91e21f..af39d0c 100644
--- a/include/TachSensor.hpp
+++ b/include/TachSensor.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
                boost::asio::io_service& io, const std::string& fanName,
                std::vector<thresholds::Threshold>&& thresholds,
                const std::string& sensorConfiguration,
-               const std::pair<size_t, size_t>& limits);
+               const std::pair<size_t, size_t>& limits,
+               const PowerState& powerState = PowerState::on);
     ~TachSensor();
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/FanMain.cpp b/src/FanMain.cpp
index e8f1fff..122bba0 100644
--- a/src/FanMain.cpp
+++ b/src/FanMain.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,18 @@
                     redundancy = &systemRedundancy;
                 }
 
+                PowerState powerState = PowerState::on;
+                auto findPower = baseConfiguration->second.find("PowerState");
+                if (findPower != baseConfiguration->second.end())
+                {
+                    auto ptrPower =
+                        std::get_if<std::string>(&(findPower->second));
+                    if (ptrPower)
+                    {
+                        setReadState(*ptrPower, powerState);
+                    }
+                }
+
                 constexpr double defaultMaxReading = 25000;
                 constexpr double defaultMinReading = 0;
                 auto limits =
@@ -307,7 +319,8 @@
                 tachSensors[sensorName] = std::make_unique<TachSensor>(
                     path.string(), baseType, objectServer, dbusConnection,
                     std::move(presenceSensor), redundancy, io, sensorName,
-                    std::move(sensorThresholds), *interfacePath, limits);
+                    std::move(sensorThresholds), *interfacePath, limits,
+                    powerState);
 
                 auto connector =
                     sensorData->find(baseType + std::string(".Connector"));
diff --git a/src/TachSensor.cpp b/src/TachSensor.cpp
index cb3d2a8..ba3b0a1 100644
--- a/src/TachSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/TachSensor.cpp
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@
                        boost::asio::io_service& io, const std::string& fanName,
                        std::vector<thresholds::Threshold>&& _thresholds,
                        const std::string& sensorConfiguration,
-                       const std::pair<size_t, size_t>& limits) :
+                       const std::pair<size_t, size_t>& limits,
+                       const PowerState& powerState) :
     Sensor(boost::replace_all_copy(fanName, " ", "_"), std::move(_thresholds),
            sensorConfiguration, objectType, limits.second, limits.first,
-           PowerState::on),
+           powerState),
     objServer(objectServer), redundancy(redundancy),
     presence(std::move(presenceSensor)),
     inputDev(io, open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY)), waitTimer(io), path(path)