diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager/phosphor-service-monitor-default.json b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager/phosphor-service-monitor-default.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2c9be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager/phosphor-service-monitor-default.json
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+    "services" : [
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.biosconfig_manager.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Dump.Manager.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.EntityManager.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.hwmontempsensor.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Manager.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Network.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.nvmesensor.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Settings.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Software.BMC.Updater.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Download.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Version.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.State.BMC.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Time.Manager.service",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.User.Manager.service",
+        "bmcweb.service",
+        "attn_handler.service",
+        "bmc-acf-manager.service",
+        "bmc-vmi-ca-manager.service",
+        "com.ibm.panel.service",
+        "com.ibm.VPD.Manager.service",
+        "mctp-demux.service",
+        "org.open_power.OCC.Control.service",
+        "org.open_power.Dump.Manager.service",
+        "org.open_power.HardwareIsolation.service",
+        "org.openbmc.HostIpmi.service",
+        "phosphor-fan-control@0.service",
+        "phosphor-fan-monitor@0.service",
+        "phosphor-fan-presence-tach@0.service",
+        "phosphor-ipmi-net@eth0.service",
+        "phosphor-ipmi-net@eth1.service",
+        "phosphor-power-control.service",
+        "phosphor-psu-monitor.service",
+        "phosphor-regulators.service",
+        "phosphor-virtual-sensor.service",
+        "pldmd.service",
+        "sensor-monitor.service ",
+        "system-vpd.service"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager_%.bbappend
index 089d04c..71739b3 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-ibm/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager_%.bbappend
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@
 # system power on if chassis power is in a bad state
 RRECOMMENDS:${PN}-chassis = "${PN}-chassis-check-power-status"
 
+# Override critical services to monitor with IBM file
+FILESEXTRAPATHS:prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+FILES:${PN}-bmc:append = " ${sysconfdir}/phosphor-service-monitor-default.json"
+SRC_URI:append = " file://phosphor-service-monitor-default.json"
+do_install:append() {
+    install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/phosphor-systemd-target-monitor
+    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/phosphor-service-monitor-default.json \
+        ${D}${sysconfdir}/phosphor-systemd-target-monitor/
+}