diff --git a/host_state_manager.cpp b/host_state_manager.cpp
index 378396c..162ebd0 100644
--- a/host_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/host_state_manager.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <iostream>
+#include <systemd/sd-bus.h>
 #include "host_state_manager.hpp"
 
 namespace phosphor
@@ -8,6 +9,60 @@
 namespace manager
 {
 
+// TODO - Will be rewritten once sdbusplus client bindings are in place
+//        and persistent storage design is in place
+void Host::determineInitialState()
+{
+    std::string sysState;
+
+    auto method = this->bus.new_method_call("org.openbmc.managers.System",
+                                            "/org/openbmc/managers/System",
+                                            "org.openbmc.managers.System",
+                                            "getSystemState");
+
+    auto reply = this->bus.call(method);
+
+    reply.read(sysState);
+
+    if(sysState == "HOST_BOOTED")
+    {
+        std::cout << "HOST is BOOTED " << sysState << std::endl;
+        sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server::Host::
+            currentHostState(HostState::Running);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::cout << "HOST is not BOOTED " << sysState << std::endl;
+        sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server::Host::
+            currentHostState(HostState::Off);
+    }
+
+    // Set transition initially to Off
+    // TODO - Eventually need to restore this from persistent storage
+    sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server::Host::
+                requestedHostTransition(Transition::Off);
+
+    return;
+}
+
+Host::Transition Host::requestedHostTransition(Transition value)
+{
+    std::cout << "Someone is setting the RequestedHostTransition field" <<
+            std::endl;
+    return sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server::Host::
+            requestedHostTransition(value);
+}
+
+
+Host::HostState Host::currentHostState(HostState value)
+{
+    std::cout << "Someone is being bad and trying to set the HostState field" <<
+            std::endl;
+
+    return sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::State::server::Host::
+            currentHostState();
+}
+
 } // namespace manager
 } // namespace state
 } // namepsace phosphor