diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
index 519a4a13c..f3adf401b 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
@@ -848,11 +848,23 @@ sub rpower_response {
 
     if ($node_info{$node}{cur_status} eq "RPOWER_STATUS_RESPONSE" and !$next_status{ $node_info{$node}{cur_status} }) { 
         if ($response_info->{'data'}->{CurrentHostState} =~ /Off$/) {
-            xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("off", $callback, $node);
+            # State is off, but check if it is transitioning
+            if ($response_info->{'data'}->{RequestedHostTransition} =~ /On$/) {
+                xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("powering-on", $callback, $node);
+            }
+            else {
+                xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("off", $callback, $node);
+            }
         } elsif ($response_info->{'data'}->{CurrentHostState} =~ /Quiesced$/) {
             xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("quiesced", $callback, $node);
         } else {
-            xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("on", $callback, $node);
+            # State is on, but check if it is transitioning
+            if ($response_info->{'data'}->{RequestedHostTransition} =~ /Off$/) {
+                xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("powering-off", $callback, $node);
+            }
+            else {
+                xCAT::SvrUtils::sendmsg("on", $callback, $node);
+            }
         }
     }