diff --git a/include/sel_logger.hpp b/include/sel_logger.hpp
index 2b01fa2..0be63fc 100644
--- a/include/sel_logger.hpp
+++ b/include/sel_logger.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 */
 
 #pragma once
+#include <sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp>
+
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <string>
 
 static constexpr const char* ipmiSelObject = "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.IPMI";
 static constexpr const char* ipmiSelPath = "/xyz/openbmc_project/Logging/IPMI";
@@ -40,9 +43,56 @@
 static const std::string nextRecordFilename = "next_records";
 #endif
 
+void toHexStr(const std::vector<uint8_t>& data, std::string& hexStr);
+
 template <typename... T>
-static uint16_t selAddSystemRecord(
-    std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection> conn,
-    const std::string& message, const std::string& path,
+uint16_t selAddSystemRecord(
+    [[maybe_unused]] std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection> conn,
+    [[maybe_unused]] const std::string& message, const std::string& path,
     const std::vector<uint8_t>& selData, const bool& assert,
-    const uint16_t& genId, T&&... metadata);
+    const uint16_t& genId, [[maybe_unused]] T&&... metadata)
+{
+    // Only 3 bytes of SEL event data are allowed in a system record
+    if (selData.size() > selEvtDataMaxSize)
+    {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Event data too large");
+    }
+    std::string selDataStr;
+    toHexStr(selData, selDataStr);
+
+#ifdef SEL_LOGGER_SEND_TO_LOGGING_SERVICE
+    sdbusplus::message_t AddToLog = conn->new_method_call(
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging", "/xyz/openbmc_project/logging",
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Create", "Create");
+
+    std::string journalMsg(
+        message + " from " + path + ": " +
+        " RecordType=" + std::to_string(selSystemType) +
+        ", GeneratorID=" + std::to_string(genId) +
+        ", EventDir=" + std::to_string(assert) + ", EventData=" + selDataStr);
+
+    AddToLog.append(
+        journalMsg, "xyz.openbmc_project.Logging.Entry.Level.Informational",
+        std::map<std::string, std::string>(
+            {{"SENSOR_PATH", path},
+             {"GENERATOR_ID", std::to_string(genId)},
+             {"RECORD_TYPE", std::to_string(selSystemType)},
+             {"EVENT_DIR", std::to_string(assert)},
+             {"SENSOR_DATA", selDataStr}}));
+    conn->call(AddToLog);
+    return 0;
+#else
+    unsigned int recordId = getNewRecordId();
+    if (recordId < selInvalidRecID)
+    {
+        sd_journal_send(
+            "MESSAGE=%s", message.c_str(), "PRIORITY=%i", selPriority,
+            "MESSAGE_ID=%s", selMessageId, "IPMI_SEL_RECORD_ID=%d", recordId,
+            "IPMI_SEL_RECORD_TYPE=%x", selSystemType,
+            "IPMI_SEL_GENERATOR_ID=%x", genId, "IPMI_SEL_SENSOR_PATH=%s",
+            path.c_str(), "IPMI_SEL_EVENT_DIR=%x", assert, "IPMI_SEL_DATA=%s",
+            selDataStr.c_str(), std::forward<T>(metadata)..., NULL);
+    }
+    return recordId;
+#endif
+}