diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ccdf95b..c9b28c2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 libhostservice_LTLIBRARIES = libhostservice.la
 libhostservice_la_SOURCES = \
 	host-services.cpp \
-	host-interface.cpp
+	host-interface.cpp \
+	utils.cpp
 libhostservice_la_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) \
                             $(libmapper_LIBS) \
                             $(PHOSPHOR_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
diff --git a/host-interface.cpp b/host-interface.cpp
index 05539b9..f485516 100644
--- a/host-interface.cpp
+++ b/host-interface.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <queue>
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+#include <utils.hpp>
 #include "host-interface.hpp"
 
 namespace phosphor
@@ -7,6 +8,10 @@
 namespace host
 {
 
+constexpr auto MAPPER_BUSNAME = "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper";
+constexpr auto MAPPER_PATH = "/xyz/openbmc_project/object_mapper";
+constexpr auto MAPPER_INTERFACE = "xyz.openbmc_project.ObjectMapper";
+
 using namespace phosphor::logging;
 
 // When you see base:: you know we're referencing our base class
@@ -20,6 +25,31 @@
             entry("CONTROL_HOST_CMD=%s",
                   convertForMessage(command)));
     workQueue.push(command);
+
+    // If this was the only entry then send the SMS attention
+    if(workQueue.size() == 1)
+    {
+        log<level::INFO>("Asserting SMS Attention");
+
+        std::string IPMI_PATH("/org/openbmc/HostIpmi/1");
+        std::string IPMI_INTERFACE("org.openbmc.HostIpmi");
+
+        auto host = ipmi::getService(this->bus,IPMI_INTERFACE,IPMI_PATH);
+
+        auto method = this->bus.new_method_call(host.c_str(),
+                                                IPMI_PATH.c_str(),
+                                                IPMI_INTERFACE.c_str(),
+                                                "setAttention");
+        auto reply = this->bus.call(method);
+
+        if (reply.is_method_error())
+        {
+            log<level::ERR>("Error in setting SMS attention");
+            throw std::runtime_error("ERROR in call to setAttention");
+        }
+        log<level::INFO>("SMS Attention asserted");
+    }
+
     return;
 }
 
diff --git a/host-interface.hpp b/host-interface.hpp
index 56d19d1..a3b7efa 100644
--- a/host-interface.hpp
+++ b/host-interface.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
              const char* objPath) :
              sdbusplus::server::object::object<
                 sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Control::server::Host>(
-                        bus, objPath)
+                        bus, objPath),
+             bus(bus)
         {}
 
         /** @brief Send input command to host
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@
          * @param[in] command       - Input command to execute
          */
         void execute(Command command) override;
+
+    private:
+
+        /** @brief Persistent sdbusplus DBus bus connection. */
+        sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
 };
 
 } // namespace host