diff --git a/orte/mca/oob/base/base.h b/orte/mca/oob/base/base.h
index 75d90f82b6..b1327c4e23 100644
--- a/orte/mca/oob/base/base.h
+++ b/orte/mca/oob/base/base.h
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_oob_uri_req_t);
     }while(0);
 ORTE_DECLSPEC void orte_oob_base_set_addr(int fd, short args, void *cbdata);
 
+#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
+ORTE_DECLSPEC void orte_oob_base_ft_event(int fd, short args, void *cbdata);
+#endif
+
 END_C_DECLS
 #endif
 
diff --git a/orte/mca/oob/base/oob_base_frame.c b/orte/mca/oob/base/oob_base_frame.c
index 02634deab8..1e5ca736ee 100644
--- a/orte/mca/oob/base/oob_base_frame.c
+++ b/orte/mca/oob/base/oob_base_frame.c
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ static int orte_oob_base_open(mca_base_open_flag_t flags)
     opal_hash_table_init(&orte_oob_base.peers, 128);
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&orte_oob_base.actives, opal_list_t);
 
+#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
+    /* register the FT event callback */
+    orte_state.add_job_state(ORTE_JOB_STATE_FT_EVENT, orte_oob_ft_event, ORTE_ERROR_PRI);
+#endif
+
      /* Open up all available components */
     return mca_base_framework_components_open(&orte_oob_base_framework, flags);
 }
diff --git a/orte/mca/oob/base/oob_base_stubs.c b/orte/mca/oob/base/oob_base_stubs.c
index 03db122335..b57eb413a7 100644
--- a/orte/mca/oob/base/oob_base_stubs.c
+++ b/orte/mca/oob/base/oob_base_stubs.c
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@ static void process_uri(char *uri)
     opal_argv_free(uris);
 }
 
-#if 0
-
-int mca_oob_base_ft_event(int state)
+#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
+void orte_oob_base_ft_event(int sd, short argc, void *cbdata)
 {
     int rc;
     mca_oob_module_t *mod;
+    orte_state_caddy_t *state = (orte_state_caddy_t*)cbdata;
 
     /* loop across all available modules in priority order
      * and call each one's ft_event handler
@@ -396,8 +396,7 @@ int mca_oob_base_ft_event(int state)
             }
         }
     }
-
-    return ORTE_SUCCESS;
+    OBJ_RELEASE(state);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/orte/mca/plm/plm_types.h b/orte/mca/plm/plm_types.h
index 1aea21f671..1bb17cc9db 100644
--- a/orte/mca/plm/plm_types.h
+++ b/orte/mca/plm/plm_types.h
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ typedef int32_t orte_job_state_t;
 #define ORTE_JOB_STATE_REPORT_PROGRESS         (ORTE_JOB_STATE_ERROR + 17)  /* report launch progress - not an error */
 #define ORTE_JOB_STATE_ALLOC_FAILED            (ORTE_JOB_STATE_ERROR + 18)  /* job failed to obtain an allocation */
 
+/* define an FT event */
+#define ORTE_JOB_STATE_FT_EVENT                (ORTE_JOB_STATE_ERROR + 19)
+
+
 /* Define a boundary so that external developers
  * have a starting point for defining their own
  * job states