diff --git a/EKF/common.h b/EKF/common.h
index 653ce9df60..4cca1ec5d1 100644
--- a/EKF/common.h
+++ b/EKF/common.h
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ union ekf_solution_status {
 	uint16_t pred_pos_horiz_rel : 1; // 8 - True if the EKF has sufficient data to enter a mode that will provide a (relative) position estimate
 	uint16_t pred_pos_horiz_abs : 1; // 9 - True if the EKF has sufficient data to enter a mode that will provide a (absolute) position estimate
 	uint16_t gps_glitch         : 1; // 10 - True if the EKF has detected a GPS glitch
+	uint16_t accel_error        : 1; // 11 - True if the EKF has detected bad accelerometer data
     } flags;
     uint16_t value;
 };
diff --git a/EKF/ekf_helper.cpp b/EKF/ekf_helper.cpp
index ffff704b7f..6f1acc217f 100644
--- a/EKF/ekf_helper.cpp
+++ b/EKF/ekf_helper.cpp
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ void Ekf::get_ekf_soln_status(uint16_t *status)
 	bool gps_pos_innov_bad = (_vel_pos_test_ratio[3] > 1.0f) || (_vel_pos_test_ratio[4] > 1.0f);
 	bool mag_innov_good = (_mag_test_ratio[0] < 1.0f) && (_mag_test_ratio[1] < 1.0f) && (_mag_test_ratio[2] < 1.0f) && (_yaw_test_ratio < 1.0f);
 	soln_status.flags.gps_glitch = (gps_vel_innov_bad || gps_pos_innov_bad) && mag_innov_good;
+	soln_status.flags.accel_error = _bad_vert_accel_detected;
 	*status = soln_status.value;
 }