diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
index 95c53ca..331238e 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@
         // Update System Info to Extended User Data
         pel->updateSysInfoInExtendedUserDataSection(*_dataIface);
 
+        // Check for severity 0x51 and update boot progress SRC
+        updateProgressSRC(pel);
+
         try
         {
             log<level::DEBUG>(
@@ -385,6 +388,9 @@
         log<level::INFO>(msg.c_str());
     }
 
+    // Check for severity 0x51 and update boot progress SRC
+    updateProgressSRC(pel);
+
     // Activate any resulting service indicators if necessary
     auto policy = service_indicators::getPolicy(*_dataIface);
     policy->activate(*pel);
@@ -860,5 +866,37 @@
     }
 }
 
+void Manager::updateProgressSRC(
+    std::unique_ptr<openpower::pels::PEL>& pel) const
+{
+    // Check for pel severity of type - 0x51 = critical error, system
+    // termination
+    if (pel->userHeader().severity() == 0x51)
+    {
+        auto src = pel->primarySRC();
+        if (src)
+        {
+            std::vector<uint8_t> asciiSRC = (*src)->getSrcStruct();
+            uint64_t srcRefCode = 0;
+
+            // Read bytes from offset [40-47] e.g. BD8D1001
+            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+            {
+                srcRefCode |=
+                    (static_cast<uint64_t>(asciiSRC[40 + i]) << (8 * i));
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                _dataIface->createProgressSRC(srcRefCode, asciiSRC);
+            }
+            catch (std::exception& e)
+            {
+                // Exception - may be no boot progress interface on dbus
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace pels
 } // namespace openpower