diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
index d0732eac0f0a..ce8b102ce52f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ static const char * const iio_ev_type_text[] = {
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH_ADAPTIVE] = "thresh_adaptive",
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_ADAPTIVE] = "mag_adaptive",
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_CHANGE] = "change",
+	[IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_REFERENCED] = "mag_referenced",
 };
 
 static const char * const iio_ev_dir_text[] = {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
index 48c13147c0a8..472cead10d8d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ enum iio_event_type {
 	IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH_ADAPTIVE,
 	IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_ADAPTIVE,
 	IIO_EV_TYPE_CHANGE,
+	IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_REFERENCED,
 };
 
 enum iio_event_direction {
diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
index b94a16ba5c6c..2f4581658859 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static const char * const iio_ev_type_text[] = {
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH_ADAPTIVE] = "thresh_adaptive",
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_ADAPTIVE] = "mag_adaptive",
 	[IIO_EV_TYPE_CHANGE] = "change",
+	[IIO_EV_TYPE_MAG_REFERENCED] = "mag_referenced",
 };
 
 static const char * const iio_ev_dir_text[] = {