diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8481175..657424d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@
         AX_PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBPLDM], [libpldm])]
 )
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([dont-send-pels-to-host],
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-dont-send-pels-to-host],
+                   [Do not send PELs to the host. \
+                    Only applies when PELs are enabled.]),
+    [AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-DDONT_SEND_PELS_TO_HOST])]
+)
+
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile test/Makefile phosphor-rsyslog-config/Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([phosphor-logging.pc])
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
index b454d37..5c6e714 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/entry_points.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "elog_entry.hpp"
 #include "extensions.hpp"
 #include "manager.hpp"
+#include "pldm_interface.hpp"
 
 namespace openpower
 {
@@ -32,7 +33,15 @@
     std::unique_ptr<DataInterfaceBase> dataIface =
         std::make_unique<DataInterface>(logManager.getBus());
 
+#ifndef DONT_SEND_PELS_TO_HOST
+    std::unique_ptr<HostInterface> hostIface = std::make_unique<PLDMInterface>(
+        logManager.getBus().get_event(), *(dataIface.get()));
+
+    manager = std::make_unique<Manager>(logManager, std::move(dataIface),
+                                        std::move(hostIface));
+#else
     manager = std::make_unique<Manager>(logManager, std::move(dataIface));
+#endif
 }
 
 REGISTER_EXTENSION_FUNCTION(pelStartup);