diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
index f54d519b9e..c08b5d1ae2 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@
 #define TGS_EVENT_WATCHDOG_DETACH 16
 // We don't actually implement these 3 events as the DMAPI can never receive them.
 // #define TGS_EVENT_WATCHDOG_LAUNCH 17
-// #define TGS_EVENT_WORLD_END_PROCESS 18
-// #define TGS_EVENT_WORLD_DEL 19
+// #define TGS_EVENT_WATCHDOG_CRASH 18
+// #define TGS_EVENT_WORLD_END_PROCESS 19
+// #define TGS_EVENT_WORLD_DEL 20
 /// Watchdog event when TgsInitializationComplete() is called. No parameters.
- #define TGS_EVENT_WORLD_PRIME 20
+ #define TGS_EVENT_WORLD_PRIME 21
 
 // OTHER ENUMS
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Events/EventType.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Events/EventType.cs
index 38aed033d9..d0a6b2b4be 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Events/EventType.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Events/EventType.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Events
 		[EventScript("WatchdogLaunch")]
 		WatchdogLaunch,
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Watchdog event when DreamDaemon exits unexpectedly. No parameters.
+		/// </summary>
+		[EventScript("WatchdogLaunch")]
+		WatchdogCrash,
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// In between watchdog DreamDaemon restarts if the process has been force-ended by the DMAPI (TgsEndProcess()). No parameters.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/BasicWatchdog.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/BasicWatchdog.cs
index 176ed5b106..e334bdc63b 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/BasicWatchdog.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/BasicWatchdog.cs
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 			switch (reason)
 			{
 				case MonitorActivationReason.ActiveServerCrashed:
-					if (Server.TerminationWasRequested)
-						await EventConsumer.HandleEvent(EventType.WorldEndProcess, Enumerable.Empty<string>(), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+					var eventType = Server.TerminationWasRequested
+						? EventType.WorldEndProcess
+						: EventType.WatchdogCrash;
+					await EventConsumer.HandleEvent(eventType, Enumerable.Empty<string>(), cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-					string exitWord = Server.TerminationWasRequested ? "exited" : "crashed";
+					var exitWord = Server.TerminationWasRequested ? "exited" : "crashed";
 					if (Server.RebootState == Session.RebootState.Shutdown)
 					{
 						// the time for graceful shutdown is now