diff --git a/libs/esl/src/esl.c b/libs/esl/src/esl.c
index 03d1e026ac..565cf9d5be 100644
--- a/libs/esl/src/esl.c
+++ b/libs/esl/src/esl.c
@@ -834,6 +834,9 @@ ESL_DECLARE(esl_status_t) esl_recv_event(esl_handle_t *handle, int check_q, esl_
 				
 				if (!revent) {
 					esl_event_create(&revent, ESL_EVENT_CLONE);
+					revent->event_id = ESL_EVENT_SOCKET_DATA;
+					esl_event_add_header_string(revent, ESL_STACK_BOTTOM, "Event-Name", "SOCKET_DATA");
+
 				}
 				
 				hname = beg;
diff --git a/libs/esl/src/esl_event.c b/libs/esl/src/esl_event.c
index 27f680acf9..1188a01707 100644
--- a/libs/esl/src/esl_event.c
+++ b/libs/esl/src/esl_event.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static const char *EVENT_NAMES[] = {
 	"RECORD_STOP",
 	"CALL_UPDATE",
 	"FAILURE",
+	"SOCKET_DATA",
 	"ALL"
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/esl/src/include/esl_event.h b/libs/esl/src/include/esl_event.h
index 712c12fa45..790add2d54 100644
--- a/libs/esl/src/include/esl_event.h
+++ b/libs/esl/src/include/esl_event.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	ESL_EVENT_RECORD_STOP,
 	ESL_EVENT_CALL_UPDATE,
 	ESL_EVENT_FAILURE,
+	ESL_EVENT_SOCKET_DATA,
 	ESL_EVENT_ALL
 } esl_event_types_t;
 
diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index a3ff346cf0..9609a1fa78 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	SWITCH_EVENT_RECORD_STOP,
 	SWITCH_EVENT_CALL_UPDATE,
 	SWITCH_EVENT_FAILURE,
+	SWITCH_EVENT_SOCKET_DATA,
 	SWITCH_EVENT_ALL
 } switch_event_types_t;
 
diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
index 3ef03f3a9f..2480c8cc94 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ static switch_status_t read_packet(listener_t *listener, switch_event_t **event,
 					}
 					count++;
 					if (count == 1) {
-						switch_event_create(event, SWITCH_EVENT_COMMAND);
+						switch_event_create(event, SWITCH_EVENT_SOCKET_DATA);
 						switch_event_add_header_string(*event, SWITCH_STACK_BOTTOM, "Command", mbuf);
 					} else if (cur) {
 						char *var, *val;
diff --git a/src/switch_event.c b/src/switch_event.c
index 8ee097f271..85d6ed061a 100644
--- a/src/switch_event.c
+++ b/src/switch_event.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static char *EVENT_NAMES[] = {
 	"RECORD_STOP",
 	"CALL_UPDATE",
 	"FAILURE",
+	"SOCKET_DATA",
 	"ALL"
 };