diff --git a/power-control/service-files/obmc-send-signal-post-host-start@.service b/power-control/service-files/obmc-send-signal-post-host-start@.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Broadcast post host start signal to dbus
+Wants=mapper-wait@-xyz-openbmc_project-state-host%i.service
+After=mapper-wait@-xyz-openbmc_project-state-host%i.service
+
+[Service]
+Restart=no
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "dbus-send --system --type=signal /xyz/openbmc_project/state/host0 xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.PostHostStart"
+SyslogIdentifier=posthoststartsignal
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=obmc-host-started@%i.target