diff --git a/src/plugin/Component.cc b/src/plugin/Component.cc
index 96476f2aea..7374622910 100644
--- a/src/plugin/Component.cc
+++ b/src/plugin/Component.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ void Component::Describe(ODesc* d) const {
 
         case component::LOG_SERIALIZER: d->Add("Log Serializer"); break;
 
+        case component::STORAGE_BACKEND: d->Add("Storage Backend"); break;
+
         default:
             reporter->InternalWarning("unknown component type in plugin::Component::Describe");
             d->Add("<unknown component type>");
diff --git a/src/plugin/Component.h b/src/plugin/Component.h
index f61fe0555b..259fc4ebc8 100644
--- a/src/plugin/Component.h
+++ b/src/plugin/Component.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ enum Type {
     CLUSTER_BACKEND,  /// A cluster backend.
     EVENT_SERIALIZER, /// A serializer for events, used by cluster backends.
     LOG_SERIALIZER,   /// A serializer for log batches, used by cluster backends.
+    STORAGE_BACKEND,  /// A backend for the storage framework.
 };
 
 } // namespace component