diff --git a/sonic_platform_base/chassis_base.py b/sonic_platform_base/chassis_base.py
index db865e753..b9ee9f57f 100644
--- a/sonic_platform_base/chassis_base.py
+++ b/sonic_platform_base/chassis_base.py
@@ -878,6 +878,18 @@ def get_port_or_cage_type(self, index):
     # System LED methods
     ##############################################
 
+    def initizalize_system_led(self):
+        """
+        Initialize the system status LED.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if the system LED was initialized successfully.
+        """
+        if device_info.is_switch_bmc():
+            # BMC platforms have no controllable system LED, nothing to initialize.
+            return True
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def set_status_led(self, color):
         """
         Sets the state of the system LED
@@ -889,6 +901,9 @@ def set_status_led(self, color):
         Returns:
             bool: True if system LED state is set successfully, False if not
         """
+        if device_info.is_switch_bmc():
+            # BMC platforms have no controllable system LED.
+            return False
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def get_status_led(self):
@@ -899,6 +914,9 @@ def get_status_led(self):
             A string, one of the valid LED color strings which could be vendor
             specified.
         """
+        if device_info.is_switch_bmc():
+            # BMC platforms have no controllable system LED.
+            return "N/A"
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     ##############################################
diff --git a/tests/chassis_base_test.py b/tests/chassis_base_test.py
index 685eacd81..9303a3626 100644
--- a/tests/chassis_base_test.py
+++ b/tests/chassis_base_test.py
@@ -50,6 +50,37 @@ def test_chassis_base(self):
 
             assert exception_raised
 
+    @mock.patch('sonic_py_common.device_info.is_switch_bmc', return_value=True)
+    def test_system_led_bmc(self, _mock_is_switch_bmc):
+        # BMC platforms have no controllable system LED, so the base class
+        # provides no-op defaults instead of raising NotImplementedError.
+        chassis = ChassisBase()
+        assert(chassis.initizalize_system_led() == True)
+        assert(chassis.set_status_led("green") == False)
+        assert(chassis.get_status_led() == "N/A")
+
+    @mock.patch('sonic_py_common.device_info.is_switch_bmc', return_value=False)
+    def test_system_led_non_bmc(self, _mock_is_switch_bmc):
+        # Non-BMC platforms are expected to implement these themselves.
+        chassis = ChassisBase()
+        not_implemented_methods = [
+                [chassis.initizalize_system_led, [], {}],
+                [chassis.set_status_led, ["COLOR"], {}],
+                [chassis.get_status_led, [], {}],
+            ]
+
+        for method in not_implemented_methods:
+            exception_raised = False
+            try:
+                func = method[0]
+                args = method[1]
+                kwargs = method[2]
+                func(*args, **kwargs)
+            except NotImplementedError:
+                exception_raised = True
+
+            assert exception_raised
+
     def test_smartswitch(self):
         chassis = ChassisBase()
         assert(chassis.is_smartswitch() == False)