diff --git a/xml/host_control.xml b/xml/host_control.xml
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+<node>
+	<interface name="org.openbmc.HostControl">
+		<method name="boot"/>
+		<method name="shutdown"/>
+		<signal name="booted"/>
+	</interface>	
+</node>