diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/state/files/phosphor-reset-host-reboot-attempts@.service b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/state/files/phosphor-reset-host-reboot-attempts@.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35de430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/state/files/phosphor-reset-host-reboot-attempts@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Reset host reboot counter
+Wants=mapper-wait@-xyz-openbmc_project-state-host%i.service
+After=mapper-wait@-xyz-openbmc_project-state-host%i.service
+ConditionPathExists=!/run/openbmc/host@%i-on
+
+[Service]
+Restart=no
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "busctl set-property `mapper get-service /xyz/openbmc_project/state/host%i` /xyz/openbmc_project/state/host%i xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Boot.RebootAttempts AttemptsLeft u 3"
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=obmc-host-start@%i.target
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager.bb
index 9936156..0aefebb 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/state/phosphor-state-manager.bb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 FILES_${PN}-host = "${sbindir}/phosphor-host-state-manager"
 DBUS_SERVICE_${PN}-host += "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.service"
 DBUS_SERVICE_${PN}-host += "phosphor-reboot-host@.service"
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN}-host += "phosphor-reset-host-reboot-attempts@.service"
 
 FILES_${PN}-chassis = "${sbindir}/phosphor-chassis-state-manager"
 DBUS_SERVICE_${PN}-chassis += "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.service"
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@
 HOST_START_FMT = "../${HOST_STARTMIN_TMPL}:${HOST_START_TGTFMT}.requires/${HOST_STARTMIN_INSTFMT}"
 SYSTEMD_LINK_${PN}-host += "${@compose_list_zip(d, 'HOST_START_FMT', 'OBMC_HOST_INSTANCES')}"
 
+# Force the host-start target to call the reboot count reset service
+HOST_RST_RBT_ATTEMPTS_SVC = "phosphor-reset-host-reboot-attempts@.service"
+HOST_RST_RBT_ATTEMPTS_SVC_INST = "phosphor-reset-host-reboot-attempts@{0}.service"
+HOST_RST_RBT_ATTEMPTS_SVC_FMT = "../${HOST_RST_RBT_ATTEMPTS_SVC}:${HOST_START_TGTFMT}.requires/${HOST_RST_RBT_ATTEMPTS_SVC_INST}"
+SYSTEMD_LINK_${PN}-host += "${@compose_list_zip(d, 'HOST_RST_RBT_ATTEMPTS_SVC_FMT', 'OBMC_HOST_INSTANCES', 'OBMC_HOST_INSTANCES')}"
+
 SRC_URI += "git://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-state-manager"
 SRCREV = "969b2613fed44f5b504411b21a9c65d89ed28bf5"