diff --git a/common/include/i2c/i2c.hpp b/common/include/i2c/i2c.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <sdbusplus/async.hpp>
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <string>
+
+extern "C"
+{
+#include <i2c/smbus.h>
+#include <linux/i2c-dev.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
+}
+
+namespace phosphor::i2c
+{
+
+class I2C
+{
+  public:
+    explicit I2C(uint16_t bus, uint16_t node) :
+        busStr("/dev/i2c-" + std::to_string(bus)), deviceNode(node)
+    {
+        open();
+    }
+
+    I2C(I2C& i2c) = delete;
+    I2C& operator=(I2C other) = delete;
+    I2C(I2C&& other) = delete;
+    I2C& operator=(I2C&& other) = delete;
+
+    ~I2C()
+    {
+        this->close();
+    }
+
+    sdbusplus::async::task<bool> sendReceive(
+        uint8_t* writeData, uint8_t writeSize, uint8_t* readData,
+        uint8_t readSize) const;
+
+    bool isOpen() const
+    {
+        return (fd != invalidFd);
+    }
+
+    int close() const;
+
+  private:
+    static constexpr int invalidFd = -1;
+    int fd = invalidFd;
+    std::string busStr;
+    uint16_t deviceNode;
+    int open();
+}; // end class I2C
+
+} // namespace phosphor::i2c