diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.hpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.hpp
index 6607de0..237a662 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.hpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/inband_code_update.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@
     /* @brief Method to set the oem platform handler in CodeUpdate class */
     void setOemPlatformHandler(pldm::responder::oem_platform::Handler* handler);
 
+    /* @brief Method to check whether code update is
+     *        going on
+     *  @return - bool
+     */
+    bool isCodeUpdateInProgress()
+    {
+        return codeUpdateInProgress;
+    }
+
+    /* @brief Method to indicate whether code update
+     *        is going on
+     * @param[in] progress - yes/no
+     */
+    void setCodeUpdateProgress(bool progress)
+    {
+        codeUpdateInProgress = progress;
+    }
+
     virtual ~CodeUpdate()
     {}