diff --git a/softoff/softoff.cpp b/softoff/softoff.cpp
index 9721c7e..71fa9dc 100644
--- a/softoff/softoff.cpp
+++ b/softoff/softoff.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sdeventplus/exception.hpp>
 #include <sdeventplus/source/io.hpp>
 #include <sdeventplus/source/time.hpp>
+#include <xyz/openbmc_project/State/Host/common.hpp>
 
 #include <array>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -278,13 +279,27 @@
     // TODO: fix mapping to work around OpenBMC ecosystem deficiencies
     pldm_tid_t pldmTID = static_cast<pldm_tid_t>(mctpEID);
 
+    uint8_t effecterState;
+    auto requestHostTransition =
+        pldm::utils::DBusHandler().getDbusProperty<std::string>(
+            "/xyz/openbmc_project/state/host0", "RequestedHostTransition",
+            sdbusplus::common::xyz::openbmc_project::state::Host::interface);
+    if (requestHostTransition !=
+        "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.Transition.Off")
+    {
+        effecterState = PLDM_SW_TERM_GRACEFUL_RESTART_REQUESTED;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        effecterState = PLDM_SW_TERM_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_REQUESTED;
+    }
+
     std::array<uint8_t,
                sizeof(pldm_msg_hdr) + sizeof(effecterID) +
                    sizeof(effecterCount) + sizeof(set_effecter_state_field)>
         requestMsg{};
     auto request = new (requestMsg.data()) pldm_msg;
-    set_effecter_state_field stateField{
-        PLDM_REQUEST_SET, PLDM_SW_TERM_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_REQUESTED};
+    set_effecter_state_field stateField{PLDM_REQUEST_SET, effecterState};
     instanceID = instanceIdDb.next(pldmTID);
     auto rc = encode_set_state_effecter_states_req(
         instanceID, effecterID, effecterCount, &stateField, request);