diff --git a/utils.hpp b/utils.hpp
index 6ac282d..abf525b 100644
--- a/utils.hpp
+++ b/utils.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
 #include <string>
 #include <variant>
@@ -248,6 +249,15 @@
  *  @return uint8_t - MCTP EID
  */
 uint8_t readHostEID();
+/** @brief Convert a value in the JSON to a D-Bus property value
+ *
+ *  @param[in] type - type of the D-Bus property
+ *  @param[in] value - value in the JSON file
+ *
+ *  @return PropertyValue - the D-Bus property value
+ */
+PropertyValue jsonEntryToDbusVal(std::string_view type,
+                                 const nlohmann::json& value);
 
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace pldm