diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 62e7ae5..7d65c7a 100755
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 	watch.hpp \
 	version.hpp \
 	image_manager.hpp \
-	item_updater.hpp
+	item_updater.hpp \
+	activation.hpp
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = \
 	phosphor-version-software-manager \
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 	download_manager_main.cpp
 
 phosphor_image_updater_SOURCES = \
+	activation.cpp \
 	item_updater.cpp \
 	item_updater_main.cpp
 
diff --git a/activation.cpp b/activation.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f8795c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include "activation.hpp"
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace software
+{
+namespace updater
+{
+
+namespace softwareServer = sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Software::server;
+
+auto Activation::activation(Activations value) ->
+        Activations
+{
+    if (value == softwareServer::Activation::Activations::Activating)
+    {
+        if (!activationBlocksTransition)
+        {
+            activationBlocksTransition =
+                      std::make_unique<ActivationBlocksTransition>(
+                                bus,
+                                path);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        activationBlocksTransition.reset(nullptr);
+    }
+    return softwareServer::Activation::activation(value);
+}
+
+auto Activation::requestedActivation(RequestedActivations value) ->
+        RequestedActivations
+{
+    if ((value == softwareServer::Activation::RequestedActivations::Active) &&
+        (softwareServer::Activation::requestedActivation() !=
+                  softwareServer::Activation::RequestedActivations::Active))
+    {
+        if ((softwareServer::Activation::activation() ==
+                    softwareServer::Activation::Activations::Ready) ||
+            (softwareServer::Activation::activation() ==
+                    softwareServer::Activation::Activations::Failed))
+        {
+            Activation::activation(
+                    softwareServer::Activation::Activations::Activating);
+
+        }
+    }
+    return softwareServer::Activation::requestedActivation(value);
+}
+
+} // namespace updater
+} // namespace software
+} // namespace phosphor
diff --git a/activation.hpp b/activation.hpp
index 3b5e254..09183f1 100644
--- a/activation.hpp
+++ b/activation.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Software/Activation/server.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Software/ActivationBlocksTransition/server.hpp>
 
 namespace phosphor
 {
@@ -12,6 +13,26 @@
 
 using ActivationInherit = sdbusplus::server::object::object<
     sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Software::server::Activation>;
+using ActivationBlocksTransitionInherit = sdbusplus::server::object::object<
+ sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Software::server::ActivationBlocksTransition>;
+
+/** @class ActivationBlocksTransition
+ *  @brief OpenBMC ActivationBlocksTransition implementation.
+ *  @details A concrete implementation for
+ *  xyz.openbmc_project.Software.ActivationBlocksTransition DBus API.
+ */
+class ActivationBlocksTransition : public ActivationBlocksTransitionInherit
+{
+    public:
+        /** @brief Constructs ActivationBlocksTransition.
+         *
+         *  @param[in] bus    - The Dbus bus object
+         *  @param[in] path   - The Dbus object path
+         */
+         ActivationBlocksTransition(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus,
+                                   const std::string& path) :
+                   ActivationBlocksTransitionInherit(bus, path.c_str()) {}
+};
 
 /** @class Activation
  *  @brief OpenBMC activation software management implementation.
@@ -43,6 +64,23 @@
             emit_object_added();
         }
 
+        /** @brief Overloaded Activation property setter function
+         *
+         * @param[in] value - One of Activation::Activations
+         *
+         * @return Success or exception thrown
+         */
+        Activations activation(Activations value) override;
+
+        /** @brief Overloaded requestedActivation property setter function
+         *
+         * @param[in] value - One of Activation::RequestedActivations
+         *
+         * @return Success or exception thrown
+         */
+        RequestedActivations requestedActivation(RequestedActivations value)
+                override;
+
         /** @brief Persistent sdbusplus DBus bus connection */
         sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
 
@@ -51,6 +89,9 @@
 
         /** @brief Version id */
         std::string versionId;
+
+        /** @brief Persistent ActivationBlocksTransition dbus object */
+        std::unique_ptr<ActivationBlocksTransition> activationBlocksTransition;
 };
 
 } // namespace updater