diff --git a/libfprint/fp-device.h b/libfprint/fp-device.h
index d2d50ca..5b41c89 100644
--- a/libfprint/fp-device.h
+++ b/libfprint/fp-device.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ typedef enum {
  * @FP_DEVICE_ERROR_DATA_FULL: No space on device available for operation
  * @FP_DEVICE_ERROR_DATA_DUPLICATE: Enrolling template duplicates storaged templates
  * @FP_DEVICE_ERROR_REMOVED: The device has been removed.
+ * @FP_DEVICE_ERROR_TOO_HOT: The device might be getting too hot
  *
  * Error codes for device operations. More specific errors from other domains
  * such as #G_IO_ERROR or #G_USB_DEVICE_ERROR may also be reported.
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ typedef enum {
   FP_DEVICE_ERROR_DATA_DUPLICATE,
   /* Leave some room to add more DATA related errors */
   FP_DEVICE_ERROR_REMOVED = 0x100,
+  FP_DEVICE_ERROR_TOO_HOT,
 } FpDeviceError;
 
 GQuark fp_device_retry_quark (void);
diff --git a/libfprint/fpi-device.c b/libfprint/fpi-device.c
index 914af05..fbce24c 100644
--- a/libfprint/fpi-device.c
+++ b/libfprint/fpi-device.c
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ fpi_device_error_new (FpDeviceError error)
       msg = "This device has been removed from the system.";
       break;
 
+    case FP_DEVICE_ERROR_TOO_HOT:
+      msg = "Device disabled to prevent overheating.";
+      break;
+
     default:
       g_warning ("Unsupported error, returning general error instead!");
       error = FP_DEVICE_ERROR_GENERAL;