diff --git a/read_fru_data.hpp b/read_fru_data.hpp
index d89646c..cd5f661 100644
--- a/read_fru_data.hpp
+++ b/read_fru_data.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 static constexpr auto invMgrInterface = "xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Manager";
 static constexpr auto invObjPath = "/xyz/openbmc_project/inventory";
 static constexpr auto propInterface = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties";
+static constexpr auto invItemInterface = "xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item";
+static constexpr auto itemPresentProp = "Present";
 
 /**
  * @brief Get fru area data as per IPMI specification
diff --git a/storagehandler.cpp b/storagehandler.cpp
index 5b9726a..905d0b7 100644
--- a/storagehandler.cpp
+++ b/storagehandler.cpp
@@ -619,6 +619,19 @@
     return ipmi::responseSuccess(recordID);
 }
 
+bool isFruPresent(const std::string& fruPath)
+{
+    using namespace ipmi::fru;
+
+    sdbusplus::bus::bus bus{ipmid_get_sd_bus_connection()};
+
+    auto propValue =
+        ipmi::getDbusProperty(bus, invMgrInterface, invObjPath + fruPath,
+                              invItemInterface, itemPresentProp);
+
+    return std::get<bool>(propValue);
+}
+
 /** @brief implements the get FRU Inventory Area Info command
  *
  *  @returns IPMI completion code plus response data
@@ -637,6 +650,12 @@
         return ipmi::responseSensorInvalid();
     }
 
+    auto path = iter->second[0].path;
+    if (!isFruPresent(path))
+    {
+        return ipmi::responseSensorInvalid();
+    }
+
     try
     {
         return ipmi::responseSuccess(