diff --git a/bin/ipmi_debug.py b/bin/ipmi_debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43dbcbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ipmi_debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import dbus
+import string
+import os
+import fcntl
+import glib
+import gobject
+import dbus.service
+import dbus.mainloop.glib
+
+DBUS_NAME = 'org.openbmc.HostIpmi'
+OBJ_NAME = '/org/openbmc/HostIpmi/1'
+
+def print_packet(seq, netfn, cmd, data):
+    print 'seq:   0x%02x\nnetfn: 0x%02x\ncmd:   0x%02x\ndata:  [%s]' % (
+            seq, netfn, cmd,
+            ", ".join(['0x%02x' % x for x in data]))
+
+
+class IpmiDebug(dbus.service.Object):
+    def __init__(self,bus,name):
+        dbus.service.Object.__init__(self,bus,name)
+
+    @dbus.service.signal(DBUS_NAME, "yyyay")
+    def ReceivedMessage(self, seq, netfn, cmd, data):
+        print "IPMI packet from host:"
+        print_packet(seq, netfn, cmd, data)
+
+    @dbus.service.method(DBUS_NAME, "yyyay", "x")
+    def sendMessage(self, seq, netfn, cmd, data):
+        print "IPMI packet sent to host:"
+        print_packet(seq, netfn, cmd, data)
+        return 0
+
+class ConsoleReader(object):
+    def __init__(self, ipmi_obj):
+        self.buffer = ''
+        self.seq = 0
+        self.ipmi_obj = ipmi_obj
+        flags = fcntl.fcntl(sys.stdin.fileno(), fcntl.F_GETFL)
+        flags |= os.O_NONBLOCK
+        fcntl.fcntl(sys.stdin.fileno(), fcntl.F_SETFL, flags)
+        glib.io_add_watch(sys.stdin, glib.IO_IN, self.io_callback)
+
+    def io_callback(self, fd, condition):
+        chunk = fd.read()
+        for char in chunk:
+            self.buffer += char
+            if char == '\n':
+                self.line(self.buffer)
+                self.buffer = ''
+
+        return True
+
+    def line(self, data):
+        s = data.split(' ')
+        if len(s) < 2:
+            print "Not enough bytes to form a valid IPMI packet"
+            return
+        try:
+            data = [int(c, 16) for c in s]
+        except ValueError:
+            return
+        self.seq += 1
+        self.ipmi_obj.ReceivedMessage(self.seq, data[0], data[1], data[2:])
+
+def main():
+    dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
+    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
+    name = dbus.service.BusName(DBUS_NAME, bus)
+    obj = IpmiDebug(bus, OBJ_NAME)
+    mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+    r = ConsoleReader(obj)
+
+    print ("Enter IPMI packet as hex values. First two bytes will be used"
+            "as netfn and cmd")
+    mainloop.run()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/xml/openbmc_intf.xml b/xml/openbmc_intf.xml
index 62884d5..3964e2a 100644
--- a/xml/openbmc_intf.xml
+++ b/xml/openbmc_intf.xml
@@ -163,6 +163,20 @@
 		
                 <property name="color" type="i" access="read"/>
 		<property name="function" type="s" access="read"/>
-
+	</interface>
+	<interface name="org.openbmc.HostIpmi">
+		<signal name="ReceivedMessage">
+			<arg type="y" name="seq" />
+			<arg type="y" name="netfn" />
+			<arg type="y" name="cmd" />
+			<arg type="ay" name="data" />
+		</signal>
+		<method name="sendMessage">
+			<arg direction="in" type="y" name="seq" />
+			<arg direction="in" type="y" name="netfn" />
+			<arg direction="in" type="y" name="cmd" />
+			<arg direction="in" type="ay" name="data" />
+			<arg direction="out" type="x" />
+		</method>
 	</interface>
 </node>