diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
index 69381da..e8eef10 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@
 
 # Inhibit phosphor-hwmon-config-mrw
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_phosphor-hwmon-config = ""
+
+# Inhibit phosphor-fan-presence-mrw-native
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/phosphor-fan-presence-config = \
+    "phosphor-fan-presence-config-native"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-config%/config.yaml b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-config%/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53e0f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-config%/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+- Tach:
+  - PrettyName: fan2
+    Inventory: /system/chassis/motherboard/fan2
+    Description:
+    Sensors:
+      - fan2
+  - PrettyName: fan0
+    Inventory: /system/chassis/motherboard/fan0
+    Description:
+    Sensors:
+      - fan0
+  - PrettyName: fan1
+    Inventory: /system/chassis/motherboard/fan1
+    Description:
+    Sensors:
+      - fan1
+  - PrettyName: fan3
+    Inventory: /system/chassis/motherboard/fan3
+    Description:
+    Sensors:
+      - fan3
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-config-native%.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-config-native%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72d991c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-witherspoon/recipes-phosphor/fans/phosphor-fan-presence-config-native%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"