diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java b/api/src/main/java/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
index 852198b91a7..ebe7590fd5f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ public class EventTypes {
     public static final String EVENT_VM_EXPUNGE = "VM.EXPUNGE";
     public static final String EVENT_VM_IMPORT = "VM.IMPORT";
     public static final String EVENT_VM_UNMANAGE = "VM.UNMANAGE";
+    public static final String EVENT_VM_RECOVER = "VM.RECOVER";
 
     // Domain Router
     public static final String EVENT_ROUTER_CREATE = "ROUTER.CREATE";
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 7de7b8e43a3..3d447c62e21 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -2037,6 +2037,7 @@ public class UserVmManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements UserVmManager, Vir
 
     @Override
     @DB
+    @ActionEvent(eventType = EventTypes.EVENT_VM_RECOVER, eventDescription = "Recovering VM")
     public UserVm recoverVirtualMachine(RecoverVMCmd cmd) throws ResourceAllocationException, CloudRuntimeException {
 
         final Long vmId = cmd.getId();