diff --git a/ibm_vpd_app.cpp b/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
index f723613..d865ba5 100644
--- a/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
+++ b/ibm_vpd_app.cpp
@@ -473,6 +473,11 @@
 
             if (!isSystemVpd && !itemEEPROM.value("noprime", false))
             {
+                inventory::PropertyMap presProp;
+                presProp.emplace("Present", false);
+                interfaces.emplace("xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item",
+                                   move(presProp));
+
                 if (itemEEPROM.find("extraInterfaces") != itemEEPROM.end())
                 {
                     for (const auto& eI : itemEEPROM["extraInterfaces"].items())