diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 042e893be5..5fac010ec2 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -816,6 +816,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	SWITCH_EVENT_DETECTED_SPEECH	- Detected Speech
 	SWITCH_EVENT_PRIVATE_COMMAND	- A private command event 
 	SWITCH_EVENT_HEARTBEAT			- Machine is alive
+	SWITCH_EVENT_TRAP				- Error Trap
     SWITCH_EVENT_ALL				- All events at once
 </pre>
 
@@ -857,6 +858,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	SWITCH_EVENT_DETECTED_SPEECH,
 	SWITCH_EVENT_PRIVATE_COMMAND,
 	SWITCH_EVENT_HEARTBEAT,
+	SWITCH_EVENT_TRAP,
 	SWITCH_EVENT_ALL
 } switch_event_types_t;
 
diff --git a/src/switch_event.c b/src/switch_event.c
index 4413da2821..3d7652ff42 100644
--- a/src/switch_event.c
+++ b/src/switch_event.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static char *EVENT_NAMES[] = {
 	"DETECTED_SPEECH",
 	"PRIVATE_COMMAND",
 	"HEARTBEAT",
+	"TRAP",
 	"ALL"
 };