diff --git a/elog_entry.cpp b/elog_entry.cpp
index 36a3fb2..9c5d213 100644
--- a/elog_entry.cpp
+++ b/elog_entry.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 #include "elog_serialize.hpp"
 #include "log_manager.hpp"
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Common/File/error.hpp>
+
 namespace phosphor
 {
 namespace logging
@@ -37,5 +41,34 @@
     return current;
 }
 
+sdbusplus::message::unix_fd Entry::getEntry()
+{
+    FILE* fp = fopen(path().c_str(), "rb");
+    if (fp == nullptr)
+    {
+        auto e = errno;
+        log<level::ERR>("Failed to open Entry File", entry("ERRNO=%d", e),
+                        entry("PATH=%s", path().c_str()));
+        throw sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::File::Error::Open();
+    }
+
+    auto fd = fileno(fp);
+
+    // Schedule the fd to be closed by sdbusplus when it sends it back over
+    // D-Bus.
+    sdeventplus::Event event = sdeventplus::Event::get_default();
+    fdCloseEventSource = std::make_unique<sdeventplus::source::Defer>(
+        event, std::bind(std::mem_fn(&Entry::closeFD), this, fd,
+                         std::placeholders::_1));
+
+    return fd;
+}
+
+void Entry::closeFD(int fd, sdeventplus::source::EventBase& source)
+{
+    close(fd);
+    fdCloseEventSource.reset();
+}
+
 } // namespace logging
 } // namespace phosphor