diff --git a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io.hpp b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io.hpp
index 4e0cad4..f0555d7 100644
--- a/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io.hpp
+++ b/oem/ibm/libpldmresponder/file_io.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "libpldm/base.h"
 #include "oem/ibm/libpldm/file_io.h"
+#include "oem/ibm/libpldm/host.h"
 
 namespace pldm
 {
@@ -143,7 +144,6 @@
 
 namespace oem_ibm
 {
-
 class Handler : public CmdHandler
 {
   public:
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@
                          [this](const pldm_msg* request, size_t payloadLength) {
                              return this->fileAck(request, payloadLength);
                          });
+        handlers.emplace(PLDM_HOST_GET_ALERT_STATUS,
+                         [this](const pldm_msg* request, size_t payloadLength) {
+                             return this->getAlertStatus(request,
+                                                         payloadLength);
+                         });
     }
 
     /** @brief Handler for readFileIntoMemory command
@@ -267,6 +272,15 @@
     Response writeFile(const pldm_msg* request, size_t payloadLength);
 
     Response fileAck(const pldm_msg* request, size_t payloadLength);
+
+    /** @brief Handler for getAlertStatus command
+     *
+     *  @param[in] request - PLDM request msg
+     *  @param[in] payloadLength - length of the message payload
+     *
+     *  @return PLDM response message
+     */
+    Response getAlertStatus(const pldm_msg* request, size_t payloadLength);
 };
 
 } // namespace oem_ibm