diff --git a/src/include/console/post_codes.h b/src/include/console/post_codes.h
index 0310db3958..9f9b7886a6 100644
--- a/src/include/console/post_codes.h
+++ b/src/include/console/post_codes.h
@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@
  */
 #define POST_JUMPING_TO_PAYLOAD			0xf3
 
+/**
+ * \brief TPM failure
+ *
+ * An error with the TPM, either unexepcted state or communications failure.
+ */
+#define POST_TPM_FAILURE			0xed
+
 /**
  * \brief Not supposed to get here
  *
diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot.c b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot.c
index e42961ff47..44fe9e3025 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot.c
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/vboot.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static void init_vboot(int bootmode)
 
 #if !MOCK_TPM
 	printk(BIOS_ERR, "TPM: Error code 0x%x. Hard reset!\n", result);
+	post_code(POST_TPM_FAILURE);
 	hard_reset();
 #endif
 }