diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/mod_skinny.h b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/mod_skinny.h
index b5cc96b7ae..20d68faba5 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/mod_skinny.h
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/mod_skinny.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define SKINNY_EVENT_UNREGISTER "skinny::unregister"
 #define SKINNY_EVENT_EXPIRE "skinny::expire"
 #define SKINNY_EVENT_ALARM "skinny::alarm"
+#define SKINNY_EVENT_XML_ALARM "skinny::xml_alarm"
 #define SKINNY_EVENT_CALL_STATE "skinny::call_state"
 #define SKINNY_EVENT_USER_TO_DEVICE "skinny::user_to_device"
 #define SKINNY_EVENT_DEVICE_TO_USER "skinny::device_to_user"
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_protocol.h b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_protocol.h
index ee3c33a497..20e7d7f92f 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_protocol.h
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_protocol.h
@@ -627,8 +627,7 @@ union skinny_data {
 	struct extended_data_message extended_data;
 
     uint16_t as_uint16;
-    char as_char;
-    void *raw;
+    char as_char[1];
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_server.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_server.c
index 9bf9d9fb9b..5874be4c6c 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_server.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_server.c
@@ -1963,6 +1963,26 @@ switch_status_t skinny_handle_extended_data_message(listener_t *listener, skinny
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+switch_status_t skinny_handle_xml_alarm(listener_t *listener, skinny_message_t *request)
+{
+	switch_event_t *event = NULL;
+	char *tmp = NULL;
+
+	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO,
+		"Received XML alarm.\n");
+	/* skinny::xml_alarm event */
+	skinny_device_event(listener, &event, SWITCH_EVENT_CUSTOM, SKINNY_EVENT_XML_ALARM);
+	/* Ensure that the body is null-terminated */
+	tmp = malloc(request->length - 4 + 1);
+	memcpy(tmp, request->data.as_char, request->length - 4);
+	tmp[request->length - 4] = '\0';
+	switch_event_add_body(event, "%s", tmp);
+	switch_safe_free(tmp);
+	switch_event_fire(&event);
+
+	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 switch_status_t skinny_handle_request(listener_t *listener, skinny_message_t *request)
 {
 	if (listener->profile->debug >= 10 || request->type != KEEP_ALIVE_MESSAGE) {
@@ -2032,6 +2052,8 @@ switch_status_t skinny_handle_request(listener_t *listener, skinny_message_t *re
 			return skinny_handle_extended_data_message(listener, request);
 		case DEVICE_TO_USER_DATA_RESPONSE_VERSION1_MESSAGE:
 			return skinny_handle_extended_data_message(listener, request);
+		case XML_ALARM_MESSAGE:
+			return skinny_handle_xml_alarm(listener, request);
 		default:
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_WARNING,
 				"Unhandled request %s (type=%x,length=%d).\n", skinny_message_type2str(request->type), request->type, request->length);
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/test-skinny.pl b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/test-skinny.pl
index a44afa33dc..02cf3cc2f6 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/test-skinny.pl
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/test-skinny.pl
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ if(!$socket) {
     exit 1;
 }
 # =============================================================================
+$socket->send_raw(
+    XML_ALARM_MESSAGE,
+    "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\x0a<x-cisco-alarm>\x0a<Alarm Name=\"LastOutOfServiceInformation\">\x0a<ParameterList>\x0a<String name=\"DeviceName\">SEP002699438F62</String>\x0a<String name=\"DeviceIPv4Address\">192.168.3.201/24</String>\x0a<String name=\"IPv4DefaultGateway\">192.168.3.254</String>\x0a<String name=\"DeviceIPv6Address\"></String>\x0a<String name=\"IPv6DefaultGateway\"></String>\x0a<String name=\"ModelNumber\">CP-7961G</String>\x0a<String name=\"NeighborIPv4Address\">192.168.0.253</String>\x0a<String name=\"NeighborIPv6Address\"></String>\x0a<String name=\"NeighborDeviceID\">sw2.wvds.local</String>\x0a<String name=\"NeighborPortID\">3</String>\x0a<Enum name=\"DHCPv4Status\">1</Enum>\x0a<Enum name=\"DHCPv6Status\">0</Enum>\x0a<Enum name=\"TFTPCfgStatus\">0</Enum>\x0a<Enum name=\"DNSStatusUnifiedCM1\">0</Enum>\x0a<Enum name=\"DNSStatusUnifiedCM2\">0</Enum>\x0a<Enum name=\"DNSStatusUnifiedCM3\">0</Enum>\x0a<String name=\"VoiceVLAN\">4095</String>\x0a<String name=\"UnifiedCMIPAddress\"><not open></String>\x0a<String name=\"LocalPort\">-1</String>\x0a<String name=\"TimeStamp\">1289313813826</String>\x0a<Enum name=\"ReasonForOutOfService\"></Enum>\x0a<String name=\"LastProtocolEventSent\">1:Register</String>\x0a<String name=\"LastProtocolEventReceived\">129:RegisterAck</String>\x0a</ParameterList>\x0a</Alarm>\x0a</x-cisco-alarm>\x0a"
+    );
+    $socket->sleep(20);
+    exit;
 $socket->send_message(
     REGISTER_MESSAGE,
     device_name => $device_name,