diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
index 9fe3893..6353e2d 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
+
 #include "section_header.hpp"
 
+#include <optional>
+
 namespace openpower
 {
 namespace pels
 {
-
 /**
  * @class Section
  *
@@ -46,6 +48,16 @@
      */
     virtual void flatten(Stream& stream) const = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Get section in JSON. Derived classes to override when required to.
+     * @return std::optional<std::string> - If a section comes with a JSON
+     * repressentation, this would return the string for it.
+     */
+    virtual std::optional<std::string> getJSON() const
+    {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
   protected:
     /**
      * @brief Returns the flattened size of the section header