diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
index 7a4c6d6..fb911eb 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
@@ -129,5 +130,44 @@
     return plid; // platform log id or 0
 }
 
+bool isHostStateRunning()
+{
+    constexpr auto path = "/xyz/openbmc_project/state/host0";
+    constexpr auto interface = "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host";
+    constexpr auto extended = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties";
+    constexpr auto function = "Get";
+
+    sdbusplus::message::message method;
+
+    if (0 == dbusMethod(path, interface, function, method, extended))
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            method.append(interface, "CurrentHostState");
+            auto bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_system();
+            auto response = bus.call(method);
+            std::variant<std::string> reply;
+
+            response.read(reply);
+            std::string currentHostState(std::get<std::string>(reply));
+
+            if (currentHostState ==
+                "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.HostState.Running")
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        catch (const sdbusplus::exception::exception& e)
+        {
+            log<level::ERR>(
+                fmt::format("Failed to read CurrentHostState property ({})",
+                            e.what())
+                    .c_str());
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 } // namespace dump
 } // namespace watchdog
diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.hpp b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.hpp
index 88d2ca6..e90c940 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.hpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.hpp
@@ -51,5 +51,12 @@
                    std::map<std::string, std::string>& additional,
                    const std::vector<FFDCTuple>& ffdc);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Query host state
+ *
+ * @return true if the CurrentHostState is 'Running'
+ */
+bool isHostStateRunning();
+
 } // namespace dump
 } // namespace watchdog
diff --git a/watchdog_timeout.cpp b/watchdog_timeout.cpp
index 5c374ef..527256a 100644
--- a/watchdog_timeout.cpp
+++ b/watchdog_timeout.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@
         bool primaryIplDone = sbe::isPrimaryIplDone();
         if (primaryIplDone)
         {
+            // Collect hostboot dump only if the host is in 'Running' state
+            if (!isHostStateRunning())
+            {
+                log<level::INFO>(
+                    "CurrentHostState is not in 'Running' state. Dump maybe "
+                    "already occurring, skipping this dump request...");
+                return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+            }
+
             // SBE boot done, Need to collect hostboot dump
             log<level::INFO>("Handle Hostboot boot failure");
             triggerHostbootDump(timeout);