diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
index a00da37..40501a5 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "manager.hpp"
 
 #include "additional_data.hpp"
+#include "json_utils.hpp"
 #include "pel.hpp"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -250,16 +251,20 @@
         throw common_error::InvalidArgument();
     }
 
-    if (_hostNotifier)
+    if (reason == RejectionReason::BadPEL)
     {
-        if (reason == RejectionReason::BadPEL)
+        AdditionalData data;
+        data.add("BAD_ID", getNumberString("0x%08X", pelID));
+        _eventLogger.log("org.open_power.Logging.Error.SentBadPELToHost",
+                         Entry::Level::Informational, data);
+        if (_hostNotifier)
         {
             _hostNotifier->setBadPEL(pelID);
         }
-        else if (reason == RejectionReason::HostFull)
-        {
-            _hostNotifier->setHostFull(pelID);
-        }
+    }
+    else if ((reason == RejectionReason::HostFull) && _hostNotifier)
+    {
+        _hostNotifier->setHostFull(pelID);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
index 7e278e3..6b4ab45 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
@@ -132,6 +132,34 @@
                 "Description": "The server's CA certificate has not been provided",
                 "Message": "The server's CA certificate has not been provided"
             }
+        },
+
+        {
+            "Name": "org.open_power.Logging.Error.SentBadPELToHost",
+            "Subsystem": "bmc_firmware",
+            "Severity": "non_error",
+
+            "SRC":
+            {
+                "ReasonCode": "0x2001",
+                "Words6To9":
+                {
+                    "6":
+                    {
+                        "Description": "The bad PEL ID",
+                        "AdditionalDataPropSource": "BAD_ID"
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+
+            "Documentation":
+            {
+                "Description": "The BMC sent the host a malformed PEL",
+                "Message": "The BMC sent the host a malformed PEL",
+                "Notes": [
+                    "The host firmware rejected that PEL."
+                ]
+            }
         }
     ]
 }