diff --git a/extensions/phal/create_pel.cpp b/extensions/phal/create_pel.cpp
index 379e87e..14d796d 100644
--- a/extensions/phal/create_pel.cpp
+++ b/extensions/phal/create_pel.cpp
@@ -86,11 +86,16 @@
     }
 }
 
-void createPEL(const std::string& event)
+void createPEL(const std::string& event, const FFDCData& ffdcData)
 {
     std::map<std::string, std::string> additionalData;
     auto bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_default();
+
     additionalData.emplace("_PID", std::to_string(getpid()));
+    for (auto& data : ffdcData)
+    {
+        additionalData.emplace(data);
+    }
 
     try
     {
diff --git a/extensions/phal/create_pel.hpp b/extensions/phal/create_pel.hpp
index a582d0e..0081c68 100644
--- a/extensions/phal/create_pel.hpp
+++ b/extensions/phal/create_pel.hpp
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@
 void createBootErrorPEL(const FFDCData& ffdcData, const json& calloutData);
 
 /**
- * @brief Create a PEL for the specified event type
+ * @brief Create a PEL for the specified event type and additional data
  *
  *  @param  event - the event type
+ *  @param[in] ffdcData - failure data to append to PEL
  */
-void createPEL(const std::string& event);
+void createPEL(const std::string& event, const FFDCData& ffdcData = {});
 
 /**
  * @class FFDCFile