diff --git a/activation.cpp b/activation.cpp
index 4b715e4..ab76420 100644
--- a/activation.cpp
+++ b/activation.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@
                 // Create active association
                 parent.createActiveAssociation(path);
 
+                // Create updateable association as this
+                // can be re-programmed.
+                parent.createUpdateableAssociation(path);
+
                 if (Activation::checkApplyTimeImmediate() == true)
                 {
                     log<level::INFO>("Image Active. ApplyTime is immediate, "
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 403ea8d..5fba420 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
 AC_DEFINE(FUNCTIONAL_FWD_ASSOCIATION, "functional", [The name of the functional forward association.])
 AC_DEFINE(FUNCTIONAL_REV_ASSOCIATION, "software_version", [The functional reverse association.])
 
+AC_DEFINE(UPDATEABLE_FWD_ASSOCIATION, "updateable", [The name of the updateable forward association.])
+AC_DEFINE(UPDATEABLE_REV_ASSOCIATION, "software_version", [The updateable reverse association.])
+
 AC_ARG_VAR(VERSION_BUSNAME, [The Dbus busname to own])
 AS_IF([test "x$VERSION_BUSNAME" == "x"], [VERSION_BUSNAME="xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Version"])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([VERSION_BUSNAME], ["$VERSION_BUSNAME"], [The DBus busname to own])
diff --git a/item_updater.cpp b/item_updater.cpp
index 4f2b833..7fe69e4 100644
--- a/item_updater.cpp
+++ b/item_updater.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@
                 createActiveAssociation(path);
             }
 
+            // All updateable firmware components must expose the updateable
+            // association.
+            createUpdateableAssociation(path);
+
             // Create Version instance for this version.
             auto versionPtr = std::make_unique<VersionClass>(
                 bus, path, version, purpose, "",
@@ -553,6 +557,13 @@
     associations(assocs);
 }
 
+void ItemUpdater::createUpdateableAssociation(const std::string& path)
+{
+    assocs.emplace_back(std::make_tuple(UPDATEABLE_FWD_ASSOCIATION,
+                                        UPDATEABLE_REV_ASSOCIATION, path));
+    associations(assocs);
+}
+
 void ItemUpdater::removeAssociations(const std::string& path)
 {
     for (auto iter = assocs.begin(); iter != assocs.end();)
diff --git a/item_updater.hpp b/item_updater.hpp
index 52607bc..0664a70 100644
--- a/item_updater.hpp
+++ b/item_updater.hpp
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@
      */
     void createFunctionalAssociation(const std::string& path);
 
+    /** @brief Creates a updateable association to the
+     *  "running" BMC software image
+     *
+     * @param[in]  path - The path to create the association.
+     */
+    void createUpdateableAssociation(const std::string& path);
+
     /** @brief Persistent sdbusplus D-Bus bus connection. */
     sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;