diff --git a/src/include/kernel/terminate.H b/src/include/kernel/terminate.H
index b8033149586..ce634e5c8fa 100644
--- a/src/include/kernel/terminate.H
+++ b/src/include/kernel/terminate.H
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /*                                                                        */
 /* OpenPOWER HostBoot Project                                             */
 /*                                                                        */
-/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2012,2018                        */
+/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2012,2019                        */
 /* [+] International Business Machines Corp.                              */
 /*                                                                        */
 /*                                                                        */
@@ -87,4 +87,15 @@ void termModifySRC(uint8_t i_moduleID,
  */
 void termSetHbDump(void);
 
+/** @fn termSetIstep
+ *
+ *  @brief Set istep into progress code word of the SRC.
+ *
+ *  @param[in] i_istep: Encoded istep value
+ *  @param[out] NONE:
+ *
+ *  @return Nothing
+ */
+void termSetIstep(uint32_t i_istep);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/kernel/terminate.C b/src/kernel/terminate.C
index cb70e9be677..fb3e1d069c8 100644
--- a/src/kernel/terminate.C
+++ b/src/kernel/terminate.C
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 /*                                                                        */
 /* OpenPOWER HostBoot Project                                             */
 /*                                                                        */
-/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2012,2018                        */
+/* Contributors Listed Below - COPYRIGHT 2012,2019                        */
 /* [+] International Business Machines Corp.                              */
 /*                                                                        */
 /*                                                                        */
@@ -128,4 +128,13 @@ void termSetHbDump(void)
 
     return;
 }
+
+void termSetIstep(uint32_t i_istep)
+{
+    // Set istep into progress code word of the SRC
+    kernel_TIDataArea.src.SRCword4 = i_istep;
+    return;
+}
+
+
 #endif // BOOTLOADER
diff --git a/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.C b/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.C
index 973f7928b1b..61d359bef37 100644
--- a/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.C
+++ b/src/usr/initservice/istepdispatcher/istepdispatcher.C
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 #include <p9_perv_scom_addresses.H>
 // ---------------------------
 #include <initservice/extinitserviceif.H>
+#include <kernel/terminate.H>
 
 
 namespace ISTEPS_TRACE
@@ -2507,6 +2508,9 @@ errlHndl_t IStepDispatcher::sendProgressCode(bool i_needsLock)
     Util::writeScratchReg( SPLESS::MBOX_SCRATCH_REG5,
                            l_scratch5.data32 );
 
+    //--- Push the scratch reg into kernel to be added into TI area
+    termSetIstep(l_scratch5.data32);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISTEP_LPC_PORT80_DEBUG
     // Starting port 80h value for hostboot isteps.  Each step started will
     // increase the value by one.