diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 76e9c1b..0997d31 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 sbin_PROGRAMS = ibm-log-manager
 
 ibm_log_manager_SOURCES = \
+	dbus.cpp \
 	main.cpp \
 	manager.cpp
 
diff --git a/dbus.cpp b/dbus.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1741019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbus.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2018 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+#include "dbus.hpp"
+
+namespace ibm
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+
+ObjectValueTree getManagedObjects(
+        sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
+        const std::string& service,
+        const std::string& objPath)
+{
+    ObjectValueTree interfaces;
+
+    auto method = bus.new_method_call(
+                      service.c_str(),
+                      objPath.c_str(),
+                      "org.freedesktop.DBus.ObjectManager",
+                      "GetManagedObjects");
+
+    auto reply = bus.call(method);
+
+    if (reply.is_method_error())
+    {
+        using namespace phosphor::logging;
+        log<level::ERR>("Failed to get managed objects",
+                entry("PATH=%s", objPath.c_str()));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        reply.read(interfaces);
+    }
+
+    return interfaces;
+}
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/dbus.hpp b/dbus.hpp
index 54dfd4a..468e327 100644
--- a/dbus.hpp
+++ b/dbus.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
 using DbusInterfaceMap = std::map<DbusInterface, DbusPropertyMap>;
 using DbusInterfaceList = std::vector<DbusInterface>;
 
+using ObjectValueTree =
+    std::map<sdbusplus::message::object_path, DbusInterfaceMap>;
+
+ObjectValueTree getManagedObjects(
+        sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
+        const std::string& service,
+        const std::string& objPath);
 }
 }