diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/extended_user_header.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/extended_user_header.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c1938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/extended_user_header.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2019 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#include "extended_user_header.hpp"
+
+#include "pel_types.hpp"
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+const size_t defaultSymptomIDWord = 3;
+const size_t symptomIDMaxSize = 80;
+
+ExtendedUserHeader::ExtendedUserHeader(Stream& pel)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        unflatten(pel);
+        validate();
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Cannot unflatten extended user header",
+                        entry("ERROR=%s", e.what()));
+        _valid = false;
+    }
+}
+
+ExtendedUserHeader::ExtendedUserHeader(const DataInterfaceBase& dataIface,
+                                       const message::Entry& regEntry,
+                                       const SRC& src) :
+    _mtms(dataIface.getMachineTypeModel(), dataIface.getMachineSerialNumber())
+{
+    _header.id = static_cast<uint16_t>(SectionID::extendedUserHeader);
+    _header.version = extendedUserHeaderVersion;
+    _header.subType = 0;
+    _header.componentID = static_cast<uint16_t>(ComponentID::phosphorLogging);
+
+    memset(_serverFWVersion.data(), 0, _serverFWVersion.size());
+    auto version = dataIface.getServerFWVersion();
+
+    // The last byte must always be the NULL terminator
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < version.size() && i < firmwareVersionSize - 1; i++)
+    {
+        _serverFWVersion[i] = version[i];
+    }
+
+    memset(_subsystemFWVersion.data(), 0, _subsystemFWVersion.size());
+    version = dataIface.getBMCFWVersion();
+
+    // The last byte must always be the NULL terminator
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < version.size() && i < firmwareVersionSize - 1; i++)
+    {
+        _subsystemFWVersion[i] = version[i];
+    }
+
+    createSymptomID(regEntry, src);
+
+    _header.size = flattenedSize();
+    _valid = true;
+}
+
+void ExtendedUserHeader::flatten(Stream& pel) const
+{
+    pel << _header << _mtms;
+    pel.write(_serverFWVersion.data(), _serverFWVersion.size());
+    pel.write(_subsystemFWVersion.data(), _subsystemFWVersion.size());
+    pel << _reserved4B << _refTime << _reserved1B1 << _reserved1B2
+        << _reserved1B3 << _symptomIDSize << _symptomID;
+}
+
+void ExtendedUserHeader::unflatten(Stream& pel)
+{
+    pel >> _header >> _mtms;
+    pel.read(_serverFWVersion.data(), _serverFWVersion.size());
+    pel.read(_subsystemFWVersion.data(), _subsystemFWVersion.size());
+    pel >> _reserved4B >> _refTime >> _reserved1B1 >> _reserved1B2 >>
+        _reserved1B3 >> _symptomIDSize;
+
+    _symptomID.resize(_symptomIDSize);
+    pel >> _symptomID;
+}
+
+void ExtendedUserHeader::validate()
+{
+    bool failed = false;
+
+    if (header().id != static_cast<uint16_t>(SectionID::extendedUserHeader))
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Invalid failing Extended User Header section ID",
+                        entry("ID=0x%X", header().id));
+        failed = true;
+    }
+
+    if (header().version != extendedUserHeaderVersion)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Invalid Extended User Header version",
+                        entry("VERSION=0x%X", header().version));
+        failed = true;
+    }
+
+    _valid = (failed) ? false : true;
+}
+
+void ExtendedUserHeader::createSymptomID(const message::Entry& regEntry,
+                                         const SRC& src)
+{
+    // Contains the first 8 characters of the ASCII string plus additional
+    // words from the SRC, separated by underscores.  The message registry
+    // says which words to use, though that's optional and if not present
+    // then use a default word.
+    std::vector<size_t> idWords;
+
+    if (regEntry.src.symptomID)
+    {
+        idWords = regEntry.src.symptomID.value();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        idWords.push_back(defaultSymptomIDWord);
+    }
+
+    auto symptomID = src.asciiString().substr(0, 8);
+
+    const auto& hexWords = src.hexwordData();
+
+    for (auto wordNum : idWords)
+    {
+        symptomID.push_back('_');
+
+        // Get the hexword array index for this SRC word
+        auto index = src.getWordIndexFromWordNum(wordNum);
+
+        // Convert to ASCII
+        char word[20];
+        sprintf(word, "%08X", hexWords[index]);
+        symptomID += word;
+    }
+
+    std::copy(symptomID.begin(), symptomID.end(),
+              std::back_inserter(_symptomID));
+
+    // Max total size is 80, including the upcoming NULL
+    if (_symptomID.size() > (symptomIDMaxSize - 1))
+    {
+        _symptomID.resize(symptomIDMaxSize - 1);
+    }
+
+    // NULL terminated
+    _symptomID.push_back(0);
+
+    // PAD with NULLs to a 4 byte boundary
+    while ((_symptomID.size() % 4) != 0)
+    {
+        _symptomID.push_back(0);
+    }
+
+    _symptomIDSize = _symptomID.size();
+}
+
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/extended_user_header.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/extended_user_header.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..422b3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/extended_user_header.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "bcd_time.hpp"
+#include "data_interface.hpp"
+#include "elog_entry.hpp"
+#include "mtms.hpp"
+#include "registry.hpp"
+#include "section.hpp"
+#include "src.hpp"
+#include "stream.hpp"
+
+namespace openpower
+{
+namespace pels
+{
+
+constexpr uint8_t extendedUserHeaderVersion = 0x01;
+constexpr size_t firmwareVersionSize = 16;
+
+/**
+ * @class ExtendedUserHeader
+ *
+ * This represents the Extended User Header section in a PEL.  It is  a required
+ * section.  It contains code versions, an MTMS subsection, and a string called
+ * a symptom ID.
+ *
+ * The Section base class handles the section header structure that every
+ * PEL section has at offset zero.
+ */
+class ExtendedUserHeader : public Section
+{
+  public:
+    ExtendedUserHeader() = delete;
+    ~ExtendedUserHeader() = default;
+    ExtendedUserHeader(const ExtendedUserHeader&) = default;
+    ExtendedUserHeader& operator=(const ExtendedUserHeader&) = default;
+    ExtendedUserHeader(ExtendedUserHeader&&) = default;
+    ExtendedUserHeader& operator=(ExtendedUserHeader&&) = default;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructor
+     *
+     * Fills in this class's data fields from the stream.
+     *
+     * @param[in] pel - the PEL data stream
+     */
+    explicit ExtendedUserHeader(Stream& pel);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Constructor
+     *
+     * @param[in] dataIface - The DataInterface object
+     * @param[in] regEntry - The message registry entry for this event
+     * @param[in] src - The SRC section object for this event
+     */
+    ExtendedUserHeader(const DataInterfaceBase& dataIface,
+                       const message::Entry& regEntry, const SRC& src);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Flatten the section into the stream
+     *
+     * @param[in] stream - The stream to write to
+     */
+    void flatten(Stream& stream) const override;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the size of this section when flattened into a PEL
+     *
+     * @return size_t - the size of the section
+     */
+    size_t flattenedSize()
+    {
+        return Section::flattenedSize() + _mtms.flattenedSize() +
+               _serverFWVersion.size() + _subsystemFWVersion.size() +
+               sizeof(_reserved4B) + sizeof(_refTime) + sizeof(_reserved1B1) +
+               sizeof(_reserved1B2) + sizeof(_reserved1B3) +
+               sizeof(_symptomIDSize) + _symptomIDSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the server firmware version
+     *
+     * @return std::string - The version
+     */
+    std::string serverFWVersion() const
+    {
+        std::string version;
+        for (size_t i = 0;
+             i < _serverFWVersion.size() && _serverFWVersion[i] != '\0'; i++)
+        {
+            version.push_back(_serverFWVersion[i]);
+        }
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the subsystem firmware version
+     *
+     * @return std::string - The version
+     */
+    std::string subsystemFWVersion() const
+    {
+        std::string version;
+        for (size_t i = 0;
+             i < _subsystemFWVersion.size() && _subsystemFWVersion[i] != '\0';
+             i++)
+        {
+            version.push_back(_subsystemFWVersion[i]);
+        }
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the machine type+model
+     *
+     * @return std::string - The MTM
+     */
+    std::string machineTypeModel() const
+    {
+        return _mtms.machineTypeAndModel();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the machine serial number
+     *
+     * @return std::string - The serial number
+     */
+    std::string machineSerialNumber() const
+    {
+        return _mtms.machineSerialNumber();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the Event Common Reference Time field
+     *
+     * @return BCDTime - The time value
+     */
+    const BCDTime& refTime() const
+    {
+        return _refTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Returns the symptom ID
+     *
+     * @return std::string - The symptom ID
+     */
+    std::string symptomID() const
+    {
+        std::string symptom;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < _symptomID.size() && _symptomID[i] != '\0'; i++)
+        {
+            symptom.push_back(_symptomID[i]);
+        }
+        return symptom;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * @brief Fills in the object from the stream data
+     *
+     * @param[in] stream - The stream to read from
+     */
+    void unflatten(Stream& stream);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Validates the section contents
+     *
+     * Updates _valid (in Section) with the results.
+     */
+    void validate() override;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Builds the symptom ID
+     *
+     * Uses the message registry to say which SRC fields to add
+     * to the SRC's ASCII string to make the ID, and uses a smart
+     * default if not specified in the registry.
+     *
+     * @param[in] regEntry - The message registry entry for this event
+     * @param[in] src - The SRC section object for this event
+     */
+    void createSymptomID(const message::Entry& regEntry, const SRC& src);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The structure that holds the machine TM and SN fields.
+     */
+    MTMS _mtms;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The server firmware version
+     *
+     * NULL terminated.
+     *
+     * The release version of the full firmware image.
+     */
+    std::array<uint8_t, firmwareVersionSize> _serverFWVersion;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The subsystem firmware version
+     *
+     * NULL terminated.
+     *
+     * On PELs created on the BMC, this will be the BMC code version.
+     */
+    std::array<uint8_t, firmwareVersionSize> _subsystemFWVersion;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Reserved
+     */
+    uint32_t _reserved4B = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Event Common Reference Time
+     *
+     * This is not used by PELs created on the BMC.
+     */
+    BCDTime _refTime;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Reserved
+     */
+    uint8_t _reserved1B1 = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Reserved
+     */
+    uint8_t _reserved1B2 = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Reserved
+     */
+    uint8_t _reserved1B3 = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The size of the symptom ID field
+     */
+    uint8_t _symptomIDSize;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief The symptom ID field
+     *
+     * Describes a unique event signature for the log.
+     * Required for serviceable events, otherwise optional.
+     * When present, must start with the first 8 characters
+     * of the ASCII string field from the SRC.
+     *
+     * NULL terminated.
+     */
+    std::vector<uint8_t> _symptomID;
+};
+
+} // namespace pels
+} // namespace openpower
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
index 35b1b29..5bce70d 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/openpower-pels.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	extensions/openpower-pels/callout.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/callouts.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/data_interface.cpp \
+	extensions/openpower-pels/extended_user_header.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/failing_mtms.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/fru_identity.cpp \
 	extensions/openpower-pels/generic.cpp \
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp
index e006541..022ac05 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/pel.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "pel.hpp"
 
 #include "bcd_time.hpp"
+#include "extended_user_header.hpp"
 #include "failing_mtms.hpp"
 #include "hexdump.hpp"
 #include "log_id.hpp"
@@ -46,7 +47,11 @@
     _uh = std::make_unique<UserHeader>(entry, severity);
 
     auto src = std::make_unique<SRC>(entry, additionalData);
+
+    auto euh = std::make_unique<ExtendedUserHeader>(dataIface, entry, *src);
+
     _optionalSections.push_back(std::move(src));
+    _optionalSections.push_back(std::move(euh));
 
     auto mtms = std::make_unique<FailingMTMS>(dataIface);
     _optionalSections.push_back(std::move(mtms));
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/section_factory.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/section_factory.cpp
index 8a52a02..43a7d70 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/section_factory.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/section_factory.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 #include "section_factory.hpp"
 
+#include "extended_user_header.hpp"
 #include "failing_mtms.hpp"
 #include "generic.hpp"
 #include "pel_types.hpp"
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@
         case static_cast<uint16_t>(SectionID::secondarySRC):
             section = std::make_unique<SRC>(pelData);
             break;
+        case static_cast<uint16_t>(SectionID::extendedUserHeader):
+            section = std::make_unique<ExtendedUserHeader>(pelData);
+            break;
         default:
             // A generic object, but at least an object.
             section = std::make_unique<Generic>(pelData);
diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/src.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/src.hpp
index e6f7029..dada63a 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/src.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/src.hpp
@@ -195,6 +195,23 @@
         return _flags & powerFaultEvent;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the _hexData[] index to use based on the corresponding
+     *        SRC word number.
+     *
+     * Converts the specification nomenclature to this data structure.
+     * See the _hexData documentation below for more information.
+     *
+     * @param[in] wordNum - The SRC word number, as defined by the spec.
+     *
+     * @return size_t The corresponding index into _hexData.
+     */
+    inline size_t getWordIndexFromWordNum(size_t wordNum) const
+    {
+        assert(wordNum >= 2 && wordNum <= 9);
+        return wordNum - 2;
+    }
+
   private:
     /**
      * @brief Fills in the user defined hex words from the
@@ -222,23 +239,6 @@
     void unflatten(Stream& stream);
 
     /**
-     * @brief Get the _hexData[] index to use based on the corresponding
-     *        SRC word number.
-     *
-     * Converts the specification nomenclature to this data structure.
-     * See the _hexData documentation below for more information.
-     *
-     * @param[in] wordNum - The SRC word number, as defined by the spec.
-     *
-     * @return size_t The corresponding index into _hexData.
-     */
-    inline size_t getWordIndexFromWordNum(size_t wordNum) const
-    {
-        assert(wordNum >= 2 && wordNum <= 9);
-        return wordNum - 2;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * @brief Says if the word number is in the range of user defined words.
      *
      * This is only used for BMC generated SRCs, where words 6 - 9 are the