diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 08e0feb..821be9b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 conf.set_quoted(
     'SYSFS_TPM_MEASUREMENT_PATH', get_option('sysfs-tpm-measurement-path'))
 
+conf.set10(
+    'ONLY_ALLOW_BOOT_WHEN_BMC_READY', get_option('only-allow-boot-when-bmc-ready'))
+
 # globals shared across applications
 conf.set_quoted(
     'BASE_FILE_DIR', '/run/openbmc/')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 9c978a0..f34c174 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -136,3 +136,7 @@
     description : 'The sysfs path to the tpm measurement value.',
 )
 
+option('only-allow-boot-when-bmc-ready', type : 'boolean',
+    value : 'false',
+    description : 'Only allow chassis and host power on operations when BMC is Ready.'
+)