diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a6dc5b..be5d9e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@
 test/*_test_*
 test/*_test
 phosphor-rsyslog-config/phosphor-rsyslog-conf
+peltool
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel_values.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel_values.cpp
index f8c877c..cb00150 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel_values.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel_values.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,15 @@
     {"S", "SLIC"},     {"B", "Hostboot"}, {"T", "OCC"},  {"M", "I/O Drawer"},
     {"K", "Sapphire"}, {"P", "PowerNV"}};
 
+/**
+ * @brief Map for transmission states
+ */
+const std::map<TransmissionState, std::string> transmissionStates = {
+    {TransmissionState::newPEL, "Not Sent"},
+    {TransmissionState::badPEL, "Rejected"},
+    {TransmissionState::sent, "Sent"},
+    {TransmissionState::acked, "Acked"}};
+
 std::string getValue(const uint8_t field, const pel_values::PELValues& values)
 {
 
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel_values.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel_values.hpp
index 9a1ed88..a52c8b3 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel_values.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel_values.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "pel_types.hpp"
+
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <tuple>
@@ -105,6 +107,11 @@
  */
 extern const std::map<std::string, std::string> creatorIDs;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Map for transmission states
+ */
+extern const std::map<TransmissionState, std::string> transmissionStates;
+
 } // namespace pel_values
 } // namespace pels
 } // namespace openpower
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/user_header.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/user_header.cpp
index b70da94..e29ffdf 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/user_header.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/user_header.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,15 @@
     eventType = pv::getValue(_eventType, pel_values::eventTypeValues);
     actionFlags =
         pv::getValuesBitwise(_actionFlags, pel_values::actionFlagsValues);
+
+    std::string hostState{"Invalid"};
+    auto iter = pv::transmissionStates.find(
+        static_cast<TransmissionState>(hostTransmissionState()));
+    if (iter != pv::transmissionStates.end())
+    {
+        hostState = iter->second;
+    }
+
     char tmpUhVal[8];
     sprintf(tmpUhVal, "%d", userHeaderVersion);
     std::string uhVerStr(tmpUhVal);
@@ -160,6 +169,7 @@
     jsonInsert(uh, "Event Severity", severity, 1);
     jsonInsert(uh, "Event Type", eventType, 1);
     jsonInsertArray(uh, "Action Flags", actionFlags, 1);
+    jsonInsert(uh, "Host Transmission", hostState, 1);
     uh.erase(uh.size() - 2);
     return uh;
 }