diff --git a/config/power-config-host0.json b/config/power-config-host0.json
index 83e1059..f575b15 100644
--- a/config/power-config-host0.json
+++ b/config/power-config-host0.json
@@ -83,5 +83,8 @@
         "GracefulPowerOffS": 300,
         "WarmResetCheckMs": 500,
         "PowerOffSaveMs": 7000
+    },
+    "event_configs": {
+        "NMIWhenPoweredOff": true
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/power_control.cpp b/src/power_control.cpp
index 0dafd60..07fc14f 100644
--- a/src/power_control.cpp
+++ b/src/power_control.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
     {"SlotPowerCycleMs", 200}};
 
 static bool nmiEnabled = true;
+static bool nmiWhenPoweredOff = true;
 static bool sioEnabled = true;
 
 // Timers
@@ -2191,6 +2192,13 @@
 
 static void nmiButtonHandler(bool state)
 {
+    // Don't handle event if host not running and config doesn't force it
+    if (!nmiWhenPoweredOff &&
+        getHostState(powerState) !=
+            "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.HostState.Running")
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     nmiButtonIface->set_property("ButtonPressed", !state);
     if (!state)
     {
@@ -2415,6 +2423,14 @@
         }
     }
 
+    // If "events_configs" key is not in json config, fallback to {}
+    auto events = jsonData.value(
+        "event_configs", nlohmann::json(nlohmann::json::value_t::object));
+    if (events)
+    {
+        nmiWhenPoweredOff = events.value("NMIWhenPoweredOff", true);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }