diff --git a/hostmngr/Makefile b/hostmngr/Makefile
index d37b6cd3c..1afe2e503 100644
--- a/hostmngr/Makefile
+++ b/hostmngr/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hostmngr
-PKG_VERSION:=1.2.11
+PKG_VERSION:=1.2.12
 
 LOCAL_DEV=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(TOPDIR)/feeds/iopsys/bbfdm/bbfdm.mk
 
+
 define Package/hostmngr
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ define Package/hostmngr/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/hostmngr $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/hostmngr
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/scripts/hosts_acl.sh $(1)/usr/share/hostmngr/
+
+	$(BBFDM_REGISTER_SERVICES) ./bbfdm_service.json $(1) $(PKG_NAME)
 	$(BBFDM_INSTALL_MS_DM) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/bbf_plugin/libhostmngr.so $(1) $(PKG_NAME)
 endef
 
diff --git a/hostmngr/bbfdm_service.json b/hostmngr/bbfdm_service.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8160ef09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hostmngr/bbfdm_service.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "daemon": {
+    "enable": "1",
+    "service_name": "hostmngr",
+    "unified_daemon": false,
+    "services": [
+      {
+        "parent_dm": "Device.",
+        "object": "Hosts"
+      }
+    ],
+    "config": {
+      "loglevel": "3"
+    }
+  }
+}