diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerFailureIsolation.cpp b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerFailureIsolation.cpp
index 48783c200..88fba19f4 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerFailureIsolation.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerFailureIsolation.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ReturnValue_t DeviceHandlerFailureIsolation::eventReceived(EventMessage* event)
   switch (event->getEvent()) {
     case HasModesIF::MODE_TRANSITION_FAILED:
     case HasModesIF::OBJECT_IN_INVALID_MODE:
+    case DeviceHandlerIF::DEVICE_WANTS_HARD_REBOOT:
       // We'll try a recovery as long as defined in MAX_REBOOT.
       // Might cause some AssemblyBase cycles, so keep number low.
       handleRecovery(event->getEvent());
diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerIF.h b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerIF.h
index 1fc63d3b2..1ea742f7e 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerIF.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerIF.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class DeviceHandlerIF {
   static const Event INVALID_DEVICE_COMMAND = MAKE_EVENT(8, severity::LOW);
   static const Event MONITORING_LIMIT_EXCEEDED = MAKE_EVENT(9, severity::LOW);
   static const Event MONITORING_AMBIGUOUS = MAKE_EVENT(10, severity::HIGH);
+  static const Event DEVICE_WANTS_HARD_REBOOT = MAKE_EVENT(11, severity::HIGH);
 
   static const uint8_t INTERFACE_ID = CLASS_ID::DEVICE_HANDLER_IF;