diff --git a/msg/vehicle_land_detected.msg b/msg/vehicle_land_detected.msg
index e7f741b8bf..be0cb98204 100644
--- a/msg/vehicle_land_detected.msg
+++ b/msg/vehicle_land_detected.msg
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 bool landed		# true if vehicle is currently landed on the ground
 bool freefall	# true if vehicle is currently in free-fall
+bool ground_contact # true if vehicle has ground contact but is not landed