diff --git a/side-switch/side_switch.cpp b/side-switch/side_switch.cpp
index 16fe6a3..d2a2384 100644
--- a/side-switch/side_switch.cpp
+++ b/side-switch/side_switch.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,26 @@
     return (true);
 }
 
+bool rebootTheBmc(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        utils::PropertyValue bmcReboot =
+            "xyz.openbmc_project.State.BMC.Transition.Reboot";
+
+        utils::setProperty(bus, "/xyz/openbmc_project/state/bmc0",
+                           "xyz.openbmc_project.State.BMC",
+                           "RequestedBMCTransition", bmcReboot);
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        error("rebooting the bmc failed: {ERROR}", "ERROR", e);
+        return (false);
+    }
+    info("BMC reboot initiated");
+    return (true);
+}
+
 int main()
 {
     info("Checking for side switch reboot");
@@ -221,5 +241,13 @@
         // switch to new firmware image so continue
     }
 
-    // TODO - Future commits in series to fill in rest of logic
+    if (!rebootTheBmc(bus))
+    {
+        error("unable to reboot the BMC");
+        // Return invalid rc to trigger systemd target recovery and appropriate
+        // error logging
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/side-switch/side_switch.hpp b/side-switch/side_switch.hpp
index 1ffd4d9..ddaa922 100644
--- a/side-switch/side_switch.hpp
+++ b/side-switch/side_switch.hpp
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@
  *  @return True if policy set correctly, false otherwise
  */
 bool setAutoPowerRestart(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus);
+
+/** @brief Reboot the BMC
+ *
+ *  @param[in] bus       - The Dbus bus object
+ *  @return True if reboot request had no error, false otherwise
+ */
+bool rebootTheBmc(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus);