diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
index fa6bc59..3c9b2cb 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@
             log<level::ERR>("Unable to add PEL to Repository",
                             entry("PEL_ID=0x%X", pel->id()));
         }
+
+        // Check if firmware should quiesce system due to error
+        checkPelAndQuiesce(pel);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -349,6 +352,9 @@
     // Activate any resulting service indicators if necessary
     auto policy = service_indicators::getPolicy(*_dataIface);
     policy->activate(*pel);
+
+    // Check if firmware should quiesce system due to error
+    checkPelAndQuiesce(pel);
 }
 
 sdbusplus::message::unix_fd Manager::getPEL(uint32_t pelID)
@@ -580,5 +586,29 @@
     return {0, 0};
 }
 
+void Manager::checkPelAndQuiesce(std::unique_ptr<openpower::pels::PEL>& pel)
+{
+    if (pel->userHeader().severity() ==
+        static_cast<uint8_t>(SeverityType::nonError))
+    {
+        log<level::DEBUG>("PEL severity informational. no quiesce needed");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!_logManager.isQuiesceOnErrorEnabled())
+    {
+        log<level::DEBUG>("QuiesceOnHwError not enabled, no quiesce needed");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Now check if it has any type of callout
+    if (pel->isCalloutPresent())
+    {
+        log<level::INFO>("QuiesceOnHwError enabled, PEL severity not nonError, "
+                         "and callout is present");
+
+        _logManager.quiesceOnError(pel->obmcLogID());
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace pels
 } // namespace openpower
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
index 59c2e0d..e726812 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/manager.hpp
@@ -301,6 +301,17 @@
     void pelFileDeleted(sdeventplus::source::IO& io, int fd, uint32_t revents);
 
     /**
+     * @brief Check if the input PEL should cause a quiesce of the system
+     *
+     * If QuiesceOnHwError is enabled within phosphor-settings and the PEL
+     * from the host has a severity which is not SeverityType::nonError then
+     * execute the quiesce and boot block logic.
+     *
+     * @param[in] pel - The PEL to check
+     */
+    void checkPelAndQuiesce(std::unique_ptr<openpower::pels::PEL>& pel);
+
+    /**
      * @brief Reference to phosphor-logging's Manager class
      */
     phosphor::logging::internal::Manager& _logManager;
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp
index 64b0f59..f66d985 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp
@@ -464,6 +464,34 @@
     return callouts;
 }
 
+bool PEL::isCalloutPresent() const
+{
+    auto pSRC = primarySRC();
+    if (!pSRC)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool calloutPresent = false;
+    if ((*pSRC)->callouts())
+    {
+        for (auto& i : (*pSRC)->callouts()->callouts())
+        {
+            if (((*i).fruIdentity()))
+            {
+                auto& fruId = (*i).fruIdentity();
+                if ((*fruId).failingComponentType() != 0)
+                {
+                    calloutPresent = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return calloutPresent;
+}
+
 namespace util
 {
 
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.hpp
index 2cfa8f3..d48b346 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.hpp
@@ -284,6 +284,13 @@
         return static_cast<TransmissionState>(_uh->hmcTransmissionState());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns true if any callout is present in the primary SRC
+     *
+     * @return true if callout present, false otherwise
+     */
+    bool isCalloutPresent() const;
+
   private:
     /**
      * @brief Builds the section objects from a PEL data buffer
diff --git a/test/openpower-pels/pel_test.cpp b/test/openpower-pels/pel_test.cpp
index 0680185..e1697ac 100644
--- a/test/openpower-pels/pel_test.cpp
+++ b/test/openpower-pels/pel_test.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(mtmsCount, 1);
     EXPECT_EQ(euhCount, 1);
     EXPECT_EQ(udCount, 2); // AD section and sysInfo section
+    ASSERT_FALSE(pel.isCalloutPresent());
 
     {
         // The same thing, but without the action flags specified
@@ -860,6 +861,7 @@
         ASSERT_TRUE(pel.primarySRC().value()->callouts());
         auto& callouts = pel.primarySRC().value()->callouts()->callouts();
         ASSERT_EQ(callouts.size(), 1);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(pel.isCalloutPresent());
 
         EXPECT_EQ(callouts[0]->priority(), 'H');
         EXPECT_EQ(callouts[0]->locationCode(), "UXXX-P1");