diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
index bf08aa5..0d079f2 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/section.hpp
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * @brief Get section in JSON. Derived classes to override when required to.
+     * @param[in] creatorID - Creator Subsystem ID from Private Header
+     * @return std::optional<std::string> - If a section comes with a JSON
+     * representation, this would return the string for it.
+     */
+    virtual std::optional<std::string> getJSON(uint8_t creatorID) const
+    {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @brief Shrinks a PEL section
      *
      * If this is even possible for a section depends on which section