diff --git a/dump_entry.cpp b/dump_entry.cpp
index 0ecb9cb..b37a914 100644
--- a/dump_entry.cpp
+++ b/dump_entry.cpp
@@ -2,16 +2,66 @@
 
 #include "dump_manager.hpp"
 
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/elog-errors.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/elog.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/lg2.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/event.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/source/event.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Common/File/error.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Common/error.hpp>
+
+#include <cstring>
+
 namespace phosphor
 {
 namespace dump
 {
 
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+
 void Entry::delete_()
 {
     // Remove Dump entry D-bus object
     parent.erase(id);
 }
 
+sdbusplus::message::unix_fd Entry::getFileHandle()
+{
+    using namespace sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::File::Error;
+    using metadata = xyz::openbmc_project::Common::File::Open;
+    if (file.empty())
+    {
+        lg2::error("Failed to get file handle: File path is empty.");
+        elog<sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error::Unavailable>();
+    }
+
+    if (fdCloseEventSource)
+    {
+        // Return the existing file descriptor
+        return fdCloseEventSource->first;
+    }
+
+    int fd = open(file.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
+    if (fd == -1)
+    {
+        auto err = errno;
+        lg2::error("Failed to open dump file: id: {ID} error: {ERRNO}", "ID",
+                   id, "ERRNO", std::strerror(errno));
+        elog<Open>(metadata::ERRNO(err), metadata::PATH(file.c_str()));
+    }
+
+    // Create a new Defer event source for closing this fd
+    sdeventplus::Event event = sdeventplus::Event::get_default();
+    auto eventSource = std::make_unique<sdeventplus::source::Defer>(
+        event, [this](auto& /*source*/) { closeFD(); });
+
+    // Store the file descriptor and event source in the optional pair
+    fdCloseEventSource = std::make_pair(fd, std::move(eventSource));
+
+    return fd;
+}
+
 } // namespace dump
 } // namespace phosphor