diff --git a/activation.cpp b/activation.cpp
index 3f16b7b..5b54571 100755
--- a/activation.cpp
+++ b/activation.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@
     squashfsLoaded = false;
     rwVolumesCreated = false;
     Activation::unsubscribeFromSystemdSignals();
+    // Create active association
+    parent.createActiveAssociation(path);
 }
 
 auto Activation::activation(Activations value) ->
@@ -232,6 +234,9 @@
 
 void Activation::delete_()
 {
+    // Remove active association
+    parent.removeActiveAssociation(path);
+
     parent.erase(versionId);
 }
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9bfb226..bbfd979 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 AC_DEFINE(ACTIVATION_REV_ASSOCIATION, "inventory", [The name of the activation's reverse association.])
 AC_DEFINE(HOST_INVENTORY_PATH, "/xyz/openbmc_project/inventory/system/chassis", [The host inventory path.])
 
+AC_DEFINE(ACTIVE_FWD_ASSOCIATION, "active", [The name of the active's forward association.])
+AC_DEFINE(ACTIVE_REV_ASSOCIATION, "software_version", [The name of the active's reverse association.])
+
 AC_DEFINE(VERSION_IFACE, "xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Version",
     [The software version manager interface])
 AC_DEFINE(FILEPATH_IFACE, "xyz.openbmc_project.Common.FilePath",
diff --git a/item_updater.cpp b/item_updater.cpp
index 9038471..6df57ac 100644
--- a/item_updater.cpp
+++ b/item_updater.cpp
@@ -398,6 +398,30 @@
     }
 }
 
+void ItemUpdater::createActiveAssociation(std::string path)
+{
+    assocs.emplace_back(std::make_tuple(ACTIVE_FWD_ASSOCIATION,
+                                        ACTIVE_REV_ASSOCIATION,
+                                        path));
+    associations(assocs);
+}
+
+void ItemUpdater::removeActiveAssociation(std::string path)
+{
+    for (auto iter = assocs.begin(); iter != assocs.end();)
+    {
+        if ((std::get<2>(*iter)).compare(path) == 0)
+        {
+            iter = assocs.erase(iter);
+            associations(assocs);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ++iter;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace updater
 } // namespace software
 } // namespace openpower
diff --git a/item_updater.hpp b/item_updater.hpp
index a9bc8f4..affbe53 100755
--- a/item_updater.hpp
+++ b/item_updater.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "activation.hpp"
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Common/FactoryReset/server.hpp>
 #include "version.hpp"
+#include "org/openbmc/Associations/server.hpp"
 
 namespace openpower
 {
@@ -13,9 +14,13 @@
 {
 
 using ItemUpdaterInherit = sdbusplus::server::object::object<
-    sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::server::FactoryReset>;
+    sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::server::FactoryReset,
+    sdbusplus::org::openbmc::server::Associations>;
 namespace MatchRules = sdbusplus::bus::match::rules;
 
+using AssociationList =
+        std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>>;
+
 /** @class ItemUpdater
  *  @brief Manages the activation of the version items.
  */
@@ -79,6 +84,19 @@
          */
         void freeSpace();
 
+        /** @brief Creates an active association to the
+         *  newly active software image
+         *
+         * @param[in]  path - The path to create the association to.
+         */
+        void createActiveAssociation(std::string path);
+
+        /** @brief Removes an active association to the software image
+         *
+         * @param[in]  path - The path to remove the association from.
+         */
+        void removeActiveAssociation(std::string path);
+
     private:
         /** @brief Callback function for Software.Version match.
          *  @details Creates an Activation dbus object.
@@ -110,6 +128,9 @@
         /** @brief sdbusplus signal match for Software.Version */
         sdbusplus::bus::match_t versionMatch;
 
+        /** @brief This entry's associations */
+        AssociationList assocs = {};
+
         /** @brief Clears read only PNOR partition for
          *  given Activation dbus object
          *