diff --git a/hypervisor_state_manager.cpp b/hypervisor_state_manager.cpp
index afd496a..e1f5106 100644
--- a/hypervisor_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/hypervisor_state_manager.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@
     {
         currentHostState(server::Host::HostState::Running);
     }
+    else if (bootProgress == "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Boot.Progress."
+                             "ProgressStages.Unspecified")
+    {
+        // Unspecified is set when the system is powered off so
+        // set the state to off and reset the requested host state
+        // back to its default
+        currentHostState(server::Host::HostState::Off);
+        server::Host::requestedHostTransition(server::Host::Transition::Off);
+    }
     else
     {
         // BootProgress changed and it is not one of the above so
diff --git a/test/hypervisor_state.cpp b/test/hypervisor_state.cpp
index a6ee783..9136c83 100644
--- a/test/hypervisor_state.cpp
+++ b/test/hypervisor_state.cpp
@@ -36,4 +36,9 @@
                    "ProgressStages.OSRunning";
     hypObj.updateCurrentHostState(bootProgress);
     EXPECT_EQ(hypObj.currentHostState(), server::Host::HostState::Running);
+
+    bootProgress = "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Boot.Progress."
+                   "ProgressStages.Unspecified";
+    hypObj.updateCurrentHostState(bootProgress);
+    EXPECT_EQ(hypObj.currentHostState(), server::Host::HostState::Off);
 }