diff --git a/channel.c b/channel.c
index c35454570..5c8756017 100644
--- a/channel.c
+++ b/channel.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
 	[IIO_DELTA_VELOCITY] = "delta_velocity",
 	[IIO_COLORTEMP] = "colortemp",
 	[IIO_CHROMATICITY] = "chromaticity",
+	[IIO_ATTENTION] = "attention",
 };
 
 static const char * const hwmon_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
diff --git a/include/iio/iio.h b/include/iio/iio.h
index 82395aabf..b515435ab 100644
--- a/include/iio/iio.h
+++ b/include/iio/iio.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ enum iio_chan_type {
 	IIO_DELTA_VELOCITY,
 	IIO_COLORTEMP,
 	IIO_CHROMATICITY,
+	IIO_ATTENTION,
 	IIO_CHAN_TYPE_UNKNOWN = INT_MAX
 };