diff --git a/bmc_state_manager.cpp b/bmc_state_manager.cpp
index 5376994..faab43f 100644
--- a/bmc_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/bmc_state_manager.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include "bmc_state_manager.hpp"
 
 #include "utils.hpp"
@@ -224,6 +226,18 @@
          "{REQUESTED_BMC_TRANSITION}",
          "REQUESTED_BMC_TRANSITION", value);
 
+#ifdef CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+    /*
+     * Do not do transition when the any firmware being updated
+     */
+    if ((server::BMC::Transition::Reboot == value) &&
+        (phosphor::state::manager::utils::isFirmwareUpdating(this->bus)))
+    {
+        info("Firmware being updated, reject the transition request");
+        throw sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error::Unavailable();
+    }
+#endif // CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+
     executeTransition(value);
     return server::BMC::requestedBMCTransition(value);
 }
diff --git a/chassis_state_manager.cpp b/chassis_state_manager.cpp
index 05cc784..324270b 100644
--- a/chassis_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/chassis_state_manager.cpp
@@ -597,6 +597,19 @@
             BMCNotReady();
     }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+    /*
+     * Do not do transition when the any firmware being updated
+     */
+    if ((value != Transition::Off) &&
+        (phosphor::state::manager::utils::isFirmwareUpdating(this->bus)))
+    {
+        info("Firmware being updated, reject the transition request");
+        throw sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error::Unavailable();
+    }
+#endif // CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+
     startUnit(systemdTargetTable.find(value)->second);
     return server::Chassis::requestedPowerTransition(value);
 }
diff --git a/host_state_manager.cpp b/host_state_manager.cpp
index 3118b4a..fbb2123 100644
--- a/host_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/host_state_manager.cpp
@@ -424,6 +424,17 @@
     // check of this count will occur
     if (value != server::Host::Transition::Off)
     {
+#ifdef CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+        /*
+         * Do not do transition when the any firmware being updated
+         */
+        if (phosphor::state::manager::utils::isFirmwareUpdating(this->bus))
+        {
+            info("Firmware being updated, reject the transition request");
+            throw sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error::Unavailable();
+        }
+#endif // CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+
         decrementRebootCount();
     }
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6991667..da267b6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
 conf.set_quoted(
     'CHASSIS_ON_FILE', '/run/openbmc/chassis@{}-on')
 
+conf.set(
+    'CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION', get_option('check-fwupdate-before-do-transition').enabled())
+
 configure_file(output: 'config.h', configuration: conf)
 
 if(get_option('warm-reboot').allowed())
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 66fd2fc..94aa714 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -108,3 +108,8 @@
     value : false,
     description : 'Only allow chassis and host power on operations when BMC is Ready.'
 )
+
+option('check-fwupdate-before-do-transition', type : 'feature',
+    value : 'enabled',
+    description : 'Only do transition request when no firmware being updated'
+)
diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index 26a1e8b..04ce3a4 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Dump/Create/client.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Logging/Create/client.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/ObjectMapper/client.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/Software/ActivationBlocksTransition/client.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/State/BMC/client.hpp>
 
 #include <chrono>
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@
 constexpr auto PROPERTY_INTERFACE = "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties";
 
 using ObjectMapper = sdbusplus::client::xyz::openbmc_project::ObjectMapper<>;
+using ActBlockTrans = sdbusplus::client::xyz::openbmc_project::software::
+    ActivationBlocksTransition<>;
 
 void subscribeToSystemdSignals(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus)
 {
@@ -268,6 +271,40 @@
     return false;
 }
 
+#ifdef CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+bool isFirmwareUpdating(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus)
+{
+    /*
+     * This method looks for ActivationBlocksTransition interface, if any object
+     * path is including this interface, the Transition action should be
+     * prevented.
+     */
+    auto mapper = bus.new_method_call(
+        ObjectMapper::default_service, ObjectMapper::instance_path,
+        ObjectMapper::interface, "GetSubTreePaths");
+
+    mapper.append("/", 0, std::vector<std::string>({ActBlockTrans::interface}));
+
+    std::vector<std::string> mapperResponse;
+
+    try
+    {
+        auto mapperResponseMsg = bus.call(mapper);
+
+        mapperResponseMsg.read(mapperResponse);
+    }
+    catch (const sdbusplus::exception_t& e)
+    {
+        error("Error in mapper call with root path, interface "
+              "ActivationBlocksTransition, and exception {ERROR}",
+              "ERROR", e);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return !mapperResponse.empty();
+}
+#endif // CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace manager
 } // namespace state
diff --git a/utils.hpp b/utils.hpp
index 0d2431f..54ce58a 100644
--- a/utils.hpp
+++ b/utils.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Logging/Entry/server.hpp>
 
@@ -102,6 +104,14 @@
  */
 bool waitBmcReady(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus, std::chrono::seconds timeout);
 
+#ifdef CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+/** @brief Determine if any firmware being updated
+ *
+ * @param[in] bus          - The Dbus bus object
+ */
+bool isFirmwareUpdating(sdbusplus::bus_t& bus);
+#endif // CHECK_FWUPDATE_BEFORE_DO_TRANSITION
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace manager
 } // namespace state