diff --git a/xyz/openbmc_project/Condition/HostFirmware.interface.yaml b/xyz/openbmc_project/Condition/HostFirmware.interface.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ee8190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xyz/openbmc_project/Condition/HostFirmware.interface.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+description: >
+    Implement to provide information on the condition of the host firmware.
+    The expectation is the implementer of this interface utilize their host
+    protocol (IPMI, PLDM, ...) to check the state of the host firmware running
+    on the system.
+
+properties:
+    - name: CurrentFirmwareCondition
+      type: enum[self.FirmwareCondition]
+      default: 'Unknown'
+      description: >
+          The current condition of the host
+
+enumerations:
+    - name: FirmwareCondition
+      description: >
+        The current condition of the host firmware
+      values:
+        - name: 'Unknown'
+          description: >
+            The condition of the host firmware is unknown
+        - name: 'Off'
+          description: >
+            Host firmware is not responsive to communication
+        - name: 'Running'
+          description: >
+            Host firmware is running and responsive to communication
diff --git a/xyz/openbmc_project/Control/Host.interface.yaml b/xyz/openbmc_project/Control/Host.interface.yaml
index 52abf5f..afe9bad 100644
--- a/xyz/openbmc_project/Control/Host.interface.yaml
+++ b/xyz/openbmc_project/Control/Host.interface.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
             command has been sent to the host.
         - name: Heartbeat
           description: >
+            Note: This is in the process of being deprecated in favor of the
+            new xyz.openbmc_project.Condition.HostFirmware interface.
             Used to determine if the host is running and functional.  This
             command will return once the command has been sent to the host.
             The response to the attention and the reading of the command