diff --git a/mission/payload/PayloadPcduHandler.cpp b/mission/payload/PayloadPcduHandler.cpp
index 1e6d16db..1a2b35ff 100644
--- a/mission/payload/PayloadPcduHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/payload/PayloadPcduHandler.cpp
@@ -564,6 +564,19 @@ bool PayloadPcduHandler::checkCurrent(float val, float upperBound, Event event)
   return true;
 }
 
+ReturnValue_t PayloadPcduHandler::checkModeCommand(Mode_t commandedMode, Submode_t commandedSubmode,
+                                                   uint32_t* msToReachTheMode) {
+  if (commandedMode != MODE_OFF) {
+    PoolReadGuard pg(&enablePl);
+    if (pg.getReadResult() == returnvalue::OK) {
+      if (enablePl.plUseAllowed.isValid() and not enablePl.plUseAllowed.value) {
+        return NON_OP_SOC;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return DeviceHandlerBase::checkModeCommand(commandedMode, commandedSubmode, msToReachTheMode);
+}
+
 ReturnValue_t PayloadPcduHandler::isModeCombinationValid(Mode_t mode, Submode_t submode) {
   using namespace plpcdu;
   if (mode == MODE_NORMAL) {
diff --git a/mission/payload/PayloadPcduHandler.h b/mission/payload/PayloadPcduHandler.h
index d9370dcf..e96eadf1 100644
--- a/mission/payload/PayloadPcduHandler.h
+++ b/mission/payload/PayloadPcduHandler.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h>
 #include <fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.h>
 #include <fsfw/timemanager/Countdown.h>
+#include <mission/controller/controllerdefinitions/PowerCtrlDefinitions.h>
 #include <mission/payload/payloadPcduDefinitions.h>
 #include <mission/system/objects/Stack5VHandler.h>
 
@@ -76,6 +77,8 @@ class PayloadPcduHandler : public DeviceHandlerBase {
 #endif
 
  private:
+  pwrctrl::EnablePl enablePl = pwrctrl::EnablePl(objects::POWER_CONTROLLER);
+
   static constexpr bool NO_ADC_CHECKS = false;
 
   enum class States : uint8_t {
@@ -152,6 +155,8 @@ class PayloadPcduHandler : public DeviceHandlerBase {
   uint32_t getTransitionDelayMs(Mode_t modeFrom, Mode_t modeTo) override;
   ReturnValue_t initializeLocalDataPool(localpool::DataPool& localDataPoolMap,
                                         LocalDataPoolManager& poolManager) override;
+  ReturnValue_t checkModeCommand(Mode_t commandedMode, Submode_t commandedSubmode,
+                                 uint32_t* msToReachTheMode) override;
   ReturnValue_t isModeCombinationValid(Mode_t mode, Submode_t submode) override;
   ReturnValue_t getParameter(uint8_t domainId, uint8_t uniqueId, ParameterWrapper* parameterWrapper,
                              const ParameterWrapper* newValues, uint16_t startAtIndex) override;