diff --git a/common/utils.cpp b/common/utils.cpp
index f659c07..1dac2e5 100644
--- a/common/utils.cpp
+++ b/common/utils.cpp
@@ -434,5 +434,29 @@
     return PLDM_INVALID_EFFECTER_ID;
 }
 
+int emitStateSensorEventSignal(uint8_t tid, uint16_t sensorId,
+                               uint8_t sensorOffset, uint8_t eventState,
+                               uint8_t previousEventState)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        auto& bus = DBusHandler::getBus();
+        auto msg = bus.new_signal("/xyz/openbmc_project/pldm",
+                                  "xyz.openbmc_project.PLDM.Event",
+                                  "StateSensorEvent");
+        msg.append(tid, sensorId, sensorOffset, eventState, previousEventState);
+
+        msg.signal_send();
+    }
+    catch (std::exception& e)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Error emitting pldm event signal:"
+                  << "ERROR=" << e.what() << "\n";
+        return PLDM_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return PLDM_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace pldm
diff --git a/common/utils.hpp b/common/utils.hpp
index 0eb2b2d..e84ed7b 100644
--- a/common/utils.hpp
+++ b/common/utils.hpp
@@ -297,5 +297,21 @@
                              uint16_t entityInstance, uint16_t containerId,
                              uint16_t stateSetId);
 
+/** @brief Emit the sensor event signal
+ *
+ *	@param[in] tid - the terminus id
+ *  @param[in] sensorId - sensorID value of the sensor
+ *  @param[in] sensorOffset - Identifies which state sensor within a
+ * composite state sensor the event is being returned for
+ *  @param[in] eventState - The event state value from the state change that
+ * triggered the event message
+ *  @param[in] previousEventState - The event state value for the state from
+ * which the present event state was entered.
+ *  @return PLDM completion code
+ */
+int emitStateSensorEventSignal(uint8_t tid, uint16_t sensorId,
+                               uint8_t sensorOffset, uint8_t eventState,
+                               uint8_t previousEventState);
+
 } // namespace utils
 } // namespace pldm