diff --git a/scheduled_host_transition.hpp b/scheduled_host_transition.hpp
index c125638..1cb2591 100644
--- a/scheduled_host_transition.hpp
+++ b/scheduled_host_transition.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/event.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/utility/timer.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/State/ScheduledHostTransition/server.hpp>
+#include "config.h"
 
 class TestScheduledHostTransition;
 
@@ -13,6 +16,8 @@
 namespace manager
 {
 
+using Transition =
+    sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server::Host::Transition;
 using ScheduledHostTransitionInherit = sdbusplus::server::object::object<
     sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server::ScheduledHostTransition>;
 
@@ -24,8 +29,11 @@
 class ScheduledHostTransition : public ScheduledHostTransitionInherit
 {
   public:
-    ScheduledHostTransition(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const char* objPath) :
-        ScheduledHostTransitionInherit(bus, objPath)
+    ScheduledHostTransition(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const char* objPath,
+                            const sdeventplus::Event& event) :
+        ScheduledHostTransitionInherit(bus, objPath),
+        bus(bus),
+        timer(event, std::bind(&ScheduledHostTransition::callback, this))
     {
     }
 
@@ -43,11 +51,28 @@
 
   private:
     friend class TestScheduledHostTransition;
+
+    /** @brief sdbusplus bus client connection */
+    sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;
+
+    /** @brief Timer used for host transition with seconds */
+    sdeventplus::utility::Timer<sdeventplus::ClockId::RealTime> timer;
+
     /** @brief Get current time
      *
      *  @return - return current epoch time
      */
     std::chrono::seconds getTime();
+
+    /** @brief Implement host transition
+     *
+     *  @return - Does not return anything. Error will result in exception
+     *            being thrown
+     */
+    void hostTransition();
+
+    /** @brief Used by the timer to do host transition */
+    void callback();
 };
 } // namespace manager
 } // namespace state