diff --git a/include/HwmonTempSensor.hpp b/include/HwmonTempSensor.hpp
index 677cab8..e041085 100644
--- a/include/HwmonTempSensor.hpp
+++ b/include/HwmonTempSensor.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
                     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& conn,
                     boost::asio::io_service& io, const std::string& fanName,
                     std::vector<thresholds::Threshold>&& thresholds,
-                    const std::string& sensorConfiguration);
+                    const std::string& sensorConfiguration,
+                    const PowerState powerState);
     ~HwmonTempSensor();
 
   private:
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
     boost::asio::deadline_timer waitTimer;
     boost::asio::streambuf readBuf;
     std::string path;
+    PowerState readState;
     size_t errCount;
     void setupRead(void);
     void handleResponse(const boost::system::error_code& err);
diff --git a/src/HwmonTempMain.cpp b/src/HwmonTempMain.cpp
index d26b2d6..55d4508 100644
--- a/src/HwmonTempMain.cpp
+++ b/src/HwmonTempMain.cpp
@@ -201,12 +201,20 @@
                     std::cerr << "error populating thresholds for "
                               << sensorName << "\n";
                 }
+                auto findPowerOn = baseConfiguration->second.find("PowerState");
+                PowerState readState = PowerState::always;
+                if (findPowerOn != baseConfiguration->second.end())
+                {
+                    std::string powerState = std::visit(
+                        VariantToStringVisitor(), findPowerOn->second);
+                    setReadState(powerState, readState);
+                }
                 auto& sensor = sensors[sensorName];
                 sensor = nullptr;
                 sensor = std::make_unique<HwmonTempSensor>(
                     directory.string() + "/temp1_input", sensorType,
                     objectServer, dbusConnection, io, sensorName,
-                    std::move(sensorThresholds), *interfacePath);
+                    std::move(sensorThresholds), *interfacePath, readState);
 
                 // Looking for keys like "Name1" for temp2_input,
                 // "Name2" for temp3_input, etc.
@@ -230,7 +238,7 @@
                             "_input",
                         sensorType, objectServer, dbusConnection, io,
                         sensorName, std::vector<thresholds::Threshold>(),
-                        *interfacePath);
+                        *interfacePath, readState);
                 }
             }
         }));
diff --git a/src/HwmonTempSensor.cpp b/src/HwmonTempSensor.cpp
index 15d4d38..5222b04 100644
--- a/src/HwmonTempSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/HwmonTempSensor.cpp
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& conn,
     boost::asio::io_service& io, const std::string& sensorName,
     std::vector<thresholds::Threshold>&& _thresholds,
-    const std::string& sensorConfiguration) :
+    const std::string& sensorConfiguration, const PowerState powerState) :
     Sensor(boost::replace_all_copy(sensorName, " ", "_"),
            std::move(_thresholds), sensorConfiguration, objectType, maxReading,
            minReading),
     objServer(objectServer), inputDev(io, open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY)),
-    waitTimer(io), path(path), errCount(0)
+    waitTimer(io), path(path), errCount(0), readState(powerState)
 {
     sensorInterface = objectServer.add_interface(
         "/xyz/openbmc_project/sensors/temperature/" + name,
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         "/xyz/openbmc_project/sensors/temperature/" + name,
         association::interface);
     setInitialProperties(conn);
+    setupPowerMatch(conn);
     setupRead();
 }
 
@@ -154,5 +155,9 @@
 
 void HwmonTempSensor::checkThresholds(void)
 {
+    if (readState == PowerState::on && !isPowerOn())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     thresholds::checkThresholds(this);
 }