diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
index ef954ce..5099168 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@
 	extensions/openpower-pels/severity.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/user_data.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/user_header.cpp
+
+registrydir = $(datadir)/phosphor-logging/pels/
+registry_DATA = extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2f2ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "PELs":
+    [
+
+    ]
+}