diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ae01878..c31f09b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@
 
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_sensor_monitor" == "xyes"], [
 
+    AC_ARG_VAR(SENSOR_MONITOR_PERSIST_ROOT_PATH,
+               [Root path for persisting sensor monitor data])
+    AS_IF([test "x$SENSOR_MONITOR_PERSIST_ROOT_PATH" == "x"],
+          [SENSOR_MONITOR_PERSIST_ROOT_PATH="/var/lib/phosphor-fan-presence/sensor-monitor"])
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SENSOR_MONITOR_PERSIST_ROOT_PATH],
+                       ["$SENSOR_MONITOR_PERSIST_ROOT_PATH"],
+                       [Root path for persisting sensor monitor data])
+
     #Default hard shutdown delay is 23 seconds
     AC_ARG_VAR(SHUTDOWN_ALARM_HARD_SHUTDOWN_DELAY_MS,
             [Milliseconds to delay the alarm hard shutdown])
diff --git a/sensor-monitor/alarm_timestamps.hpp b/sensor-monitor/alarm_timestamps.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c7d148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sensor-monitor/alarm_timestamps.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2021 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "types.hpp"
+
+#include <cereal/archives/json.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/string.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/tuple.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/vector.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/clock.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/utility/timer.hpp>
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <map>
+#include <tuple>
+
+namespace sensor::monitor
+{
+
+/**
+ * @class AlarmTimestamps
+ *
+ * This class keeps track of the timestamps at which the shutdown
+ * timers are started in case the process or whole BMC restarts
+ * while a timer is running.  In the case where the process starts
+ * when a timer was previously running and an alarm is still active,
+ * a new timer can be started with just the remaining time.
+ */
+class AlarmTimestamps
+{
+  public:
+    ~AlarmTimestamps() = default;
+    AlarmTimestamps(const AlarmTimestamps&) = delete;
+    AlarmTimestamps& operator=(const AlarmTimestamps&) = delete;
+    AlarmTimestamps(AlarmTimestamps&&) = delete;
+    AlarmTimestamps& operator=(AlarmTimestamps&&) = delete;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructor
+     *
+     * Loads any saved timestamps
+     */
+    AlarmTimestamps()
+    {
+        load();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Adds an entry to the timestamps map and persists it.
+     *
+     * @param[in] key - The AlarmKey value
+     * @param[in] timestamp - The start timestamp to save
+     */
+    void add(const AlarmKey& key, uint64_t timestamp)
+    {
+        // Emplace won't do anything if an entry with that
+        // key was already present, so only save if an actual
+        // entry was added.
+        auto result = timestamps.emplace(key, timestamp);
+        if (result.second)
+        {
+            save();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Erase an entry using the passed in alarm key.
+     *
+     * @param[in] key - The AlarmKey value
+     */
+    void erase(const AlarmKey& key)
+    {
+        size_t removed = timestamps.erase(key);
+        if (removed)
+        {
+            save();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Erase an entry using an iterator.
+     */
+    void erase(std::map<AlarmKey, uint64_t>::const_iterator& entry)
+    {
+        timestamps.erase(entry);
+        save();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Clear all entries.
+     */
+    void clear()
+    {
+        if (!timestamps.empty())
+        {
+            timestamps.clear();
+            save();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Remove any entries for which there is not a running timer
+     *        for.  This is used on startup when an alarm could have cleared
+     *        during a restart to get rid of the old entries.
+     *
+     * @param[in] alarms - The current alarms map.
+     */
+    void prune(
+        const std::map<AlarmKey, std::unique_ptr<sdeventplus::utility::Timer<
+                                     sdeventplus::ClockId::Monotonic>>>& alarms)
+    {
+        auto size = timestamps.size();
+
+        auto isTimerStopped = [&alarms](const AlarmKey& key) {
+            auto alarm = alarms.find(key);
+            if (alarm != alarms.end())
+            {
+                auto& timer = alarm->second;
+                if (timer && timer->isEnabled())
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        };
+
+        auto it = timestamps.begin();
+
+        while (it != timestamps.end())
+        {
+            if (isTimerStopped(it->first))
+            {
+                it = timestamps.erase(it);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ++it;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (size != timestamps.size())
+        {
+            save();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the timestamps map
+     */
+    const std::map<AlarmKey, uint64_t>& get() const
+    {
+        return timestamps;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Saves the timestamps map in the filesystem using cereal.
+     *
+     * Since cereal doesn't understand the AlarmType or ShutdownType
+     * enums, they are converted to ints before being written.
+     */
+    void save()
+    {
+        std::filesystem::path path =
+            std::filesystem::path{SENSOR_MONITOR_PERSIST_ROOT_PATH} /
+            timestampsFilename;
+
+        if (!std::filesystem::exists(path.parent_path()))
+        {
+            std::filesystem::create_directory(path.parent_path());
+        }
+
+        std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, int, int, uint64_t>> times;
+
+        for (const auto& [key, time] : timestamps)
+        {
+            times.emplace_back(std::get<std::string>(key),
+                               static_cast<int>(std::get<ShutdownType>(key)),
+                               static_cast<int>(std::get<AlarmType>(key)),
+                               time);
+        }
+
+        std::ofstream stream{path.c_str()};
+        cereal::JSONOutputArchive oarchive{stream};
+
+        oarchive(times);
+    }
+
+  private:
+    static constexpr auto timestampsFilename = "shutdownAlarmStartTimes";
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Loads the saved timestamps from the filesystem.
+     *
+     * As with save(), cereal doesn't understand the ShutdownType or AlarmType
+     * enums so they have to have been saved as ints and converted.
+     */
+    void load()
+    {
+
+        std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, int, int, uint64_t>> times;
+
+        std::filesystem::path path =
+            std::filesystem::path{SENSOR_MONITOR_PERSIST_ROOT_PATH} /
+            timestampsFilename;
+
+        if (!std::filesystem::exists(path))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        std::ifstream stream{path.c_str()};
+        cereal::JSONInputArchive iarchive{stream};
+        iarchive(times);
+
+        for (const auto& [path, shutdownType, alarmType, timestamp] : times)
+        {
+            timestamps.emplace(AlarmKey{path,
+                                        static_cast<ShutdownType>(shutdownType),
+                                        static_cast<AlarmType>(alarmType)},
+                               timestamp);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The map of AlarmKeys and time start times.
+     */
+    std::map<AlarmKey, uint64_t> timestamps;
+};
+
+} // namespace sensor::monitor
diff --git a/sensor-monitor/shutdown_alarm_monitor.cpp b/sensor-monitor/shutdown_alarm_monitor.cpp
index 6023f88..d1508c0 100644
--- a/sensor-monitor/shutdown_alarm_monitor.cpp
+++ b/sensor-monitor/shutdown_alarm_monitor.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@
     if (_powerState->isPowerOn())
     {
         checkAlarms();
+
+        // Get rid of any previous saved timestamps that don't
+        // apply anymore.
+        timestamps.prune(alarms);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        timestamps.clear();
     }
 }
 
@@ -226,6 +234,48 @@
         // threshold immediately.
     }
 
+    uint64_t now = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
+                       std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
+                       .count();
+
+    // If there is a saved timestamp for this timer, then we were restarted
+    // while the timer was running.  Calculate the remaining time to use
+    // for the timer.
+    auto previousStartTime = timestamps.get().find(alarmKey);
+    if (previousStartTime != timestamps.get().end())
+    {
+        const uint64_t& original = previousStartTime->second;
+
+        log<level::INFO>(fmt::format("Found previously running {} timer "
+                                     "for {} with start time {}",
+                                     propertyName, sensorPath, original)
+                             .c_str());
+
+        // Sanity check it isn't total garbage.
+        if (now > original)
+        {
+            uint64_t remainingTime = 0;
+            auto elapsedTime = now - original;
+
+            if (elapsedTime < static_cast<uint64_t>(shutdownDelay.count()))
+            {
+                remainingTime =
+                    static_cast<uint64_t>(shutdownDelay.count()) - elapsedTime;
+            }
+
+            shutdownDelay = std::chrono::milliseconds{remainingTime};
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            log<level::WARNING>(
+                fmt::format(
+                    "Restarting {} shutdown timer for {} for full "
+                    "time because saved time {} is after current time {}",
+                    propertyName, original, now)
+                    .c_str());
+        }
+    }
+
     log<level::INFO>(
         fmt::format("Starting {}ms {} shutdown timer due to sensor {} value {}",
                     shutdownDelay.count(), propertyName, sensorPath, *value)
@@ -238,6 +288,10 @@
         event, std::bind(&ShutdownAlarmMonitor::timerExpired, this, alarmKey));
 
     timer->restartOnce(shutdownDelay);
+
+    // Note that if this key is already in the timestamps map because
+    // the timer was already running the timestamp wil not be updated.
+    timestamps.add(alarmKey, now);
 }
 
 void ShutdownAlarmMonitor::stopTimer(const AlarmKey& alarmKey)
@@ -262,6 +316,8 @@
     auto& timer = alarm->second;
     timer->setEnabled(false);
     timer.reset();
+
+    timestamps.erase(alarmKey);
 }
 
 void ShutdownAlarmMonitor::timerExpired(const AlarmKey& alarmKey)
@@ -278,6 +334,8 @@
     SDBusPlus::callMethod(systemdService, systemdPath, systemdMgrIface,
                           "StartUnit", "obmc-chassis-hard-poweroff@0.target",
                           "replace");
+
+    timestamps.erase(alarmKey);
 }
 
 void ShutdownAlarmMonitor::powerStateChanged(bool powerStateOn)
@@ -288,6 +346,8 @@
     }
     else
     {
+        timestamps.clear();
+
         // Cancel and delete all timers
         std::for_each(alarms.begin(), alarms.end(), [](auto& alarm) {
             auto& timer = alarm.second;
diff --git a/sensor-monitor/shutdown_alarm_monitor.hpp b/sensor-monitor/shutdown_alarm_monitor.hpp
index de1c49e..002c883 100644
--- a/sensor-monitor/shutdown_alarm_monitor.hpp
+++ b/sensor-monitor/shutdown_alarm_monitor.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 #pragma once
+#include "alarm_timestamps.hpp"
 #include "power_state.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 
@@ -183,6 +184,11 @@
     std::map<AlarmKey, std::unique_ptr<sdeventplus::utility::Timer<
                            sdeventplus::ClockId::Monotonic>>>
         alarms;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The running alarm timer timestamps.
+     */
+    AlarmTimestamps timestamps;
 };
 
 } // namespace sensor::monitor