diff --git a/interfaces.go b/interfaces.go
index 8b0d06621..5bdaa49bb 100644
--- a/interfaces.go
+++ b/interfaces.go
@@ -204,6 +204,22 @@ func NewRequest(r *http.Request) *Request {
 	}
 }
 
+// Mechanism is the mechanism by which an exception was generated and handled.
+type Mechanism struct {
+	Type        string                 `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Description string                 `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	HelpLink    string                 `json:"help_link,omitempty"`
+	Handled     *bool                  `json:"handled,omitempty"`
+	Data        map[string]interface{} `json:"data,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// SetUnhandled indicates that the exception is an unhandled exception, i.e.
+// from a panic.
+func (m *Mechanism) SetUnhandled() {
+	h := false
+	m.Handled = &h
+}
+
 // Exception specifies an error that occurred.
 type Exception struct {
 	Type       string      `json:"type,omitempty"`  // used as the main issue title
@@ -211,6 +227,7 @@ type Exception struct {
 	Module     string      `json:"module,omitempty"`
 	ThreadID   string      `json:"thread_id,omitempty"`
 	Stacktrace *Stacktrace `json:"stacktrace,omitempty"`
+	Mechanism  *Mechanism  `json:"mechanism,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // SDKMetaData is a struct to stash data which is needed at some point in the SDK's event processing pipeline
diff --git a/interfaces_test.go b/interfaces_test.go
index 092e67555..9cb89284b 100644
--- a/interfaces_test.go
+++ b/interfaces_test.go
@@ -160,6 +160,55 @@ func TestEventMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMechanismMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	mechanism := &Mechanism{
+		Type:        "some type",
+		Description: "some description",
+		HelpLink:    "some help link",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{
+			"some data":         "some value",
+			"some numeric data": 12345,
+		},
+	}
+
+	got, err := json.Marshal(mechanism)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	want := `{"type":"some type","description":"some description","help_link":"some help link",` +
+		`"data":{"some data":"some value","some numeric data":12345}}`
+
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, string(got)); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Event mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMechanismMarshalJSON_withHandled(t *testing.T) {
+	mechanism := &Mechanism{
+		Type:        "some type",
+		Description: "some description",
+		HelpLink:    "some help link",
+		Data: map[string]interface{}{
+			"some data":         "some value",
+			"some numeric data": 12345,
+		},
+	}
+	mechanism.SetUnhandled()
+
+	got, err := json.Marshal(mechanism)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	want := `{"type":"some type","description":"some description","help_link":"some help link",` +
+		`"handled":false,"data":{"some data":"some value","some numeric data":12345}}`
+
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, string(got)); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Event mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestStructSnapshots(t *testing.T) {
 	testSpan := &Span{
 		TraceID:      TraceIDFromHex("d6c4f03650bd47699ec65c84352b6208"),