diff --git a/fsw/cfe-core/src/inc/cfe_sb_events.h b/fsw/cfe-core/src/inc/cfe_sb_events.h
index 16f8087fc..8087c5b0f 100644
--- a/fsw/cfe-core/src/inc/cfe_sb_events.h
+++ b/fsw/cfe-core/src/inc/cfe_sb_events.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 ** and when you're done adding, set this to the highest EID you used. It may
 ** be worthwhile to, on occasion, re-number the EID's to put them back in order.
 */
-#define CFE_SB_MAX_EID                  61
+#define CFE_SB_MAX_EID                  63
 
 /*
 ** SB task event message ID's.
@@ -844,6 +844,30 @@
 **/
 #define CFE_SB_LEN_ERR_EID              61
 
+/** \brief <tt> 'CreatePipeErr:Name Taken:app=\%s,ptr=0x\%x,depth=\%d,maxdepth=\%d' </tt>
+**  \event <tt> 'CreatePipeErr:Name Taken:app=\%s,ptr=0x\%x,depth=\%d,maxdepth=\%d' </tt>
+**
+**  \par Type: ERROR
+**
+**  \par Cause:
+**
+**  This error event message is issued when the #CFE_SB_CreatePipe API tries to create
+**  a pipe with a name that is in use.
+**/
+#define CFE_SB_CR_PIPE_NAME_TAKEN_EID   62
+
+/** \brief <tt> 'CreatePipeErr:No Free:app=\%s,ptr=0x\%x,depth=\%d,maxdepth=\%d' </tt>
+**  \event <tt> 'CreatePipeErr:No Free:app=\%s,ptr=0x\%x,depth=\%d,maxdepth=\%d' </tt>
+**
+**  \par Type: ERROR
+**
+**  \par Cause:
+**
+**  This error event message is issued when the #CFE_SB_CreatePipe API is unable to
+**  create a queue because there are no queues free.
+**/
+#define CFE_SB_CR_PIPE_NO_FREE_EID      63
+
 
 #endif /* _cfe_sb_events_ */
 
diff --git a/fsw/cfe-core/src/sb/cfe_sb_api.c b/fsw/cfe-core/src/sb/cfe_sb_api.c
index 74e6b5d58..4ec6371d3 100644
--- a/fsw/cfe-core/src/sb/cfe_sb_api.c
+++ b/fsw/cfe-core/src/sb/cfe_sb_api.c
@@ -160,13 +160,27 @@ int32  CFE_SB_CreatePipe(CFE_SB_PipeId_t *PipeIdPtr, uint16  Depth, const char *
 
         /* if OS_QueueCreate() failed because the pipe name passed in was already in use... */
         /* let's make sure we don't alter the user's pipe ID data */
-        if (Status == CFE_OS_ERR_NAME_TAKEN){
-            *PipeIdPtr = OriginalPipeIdParamValue;
-        }
-
-        CFE_EVS_SendEventWithAppID(CFE_SB_CR_PIPE_ERR_EID,CFE_EVS_EventType_ERROR,CFE_SB.AppId,
+        switch(Status) {
+            case OS_ERR_NAME_TAKEN:
+                CFE_EVS_SendEventWithAppID(CFE_SB_CR_PIPE_NAME_TAKEN_EID,CFE_EVS_EventType_ERROR,CFE_SB.AppId,
+                    "CreatePipeErr:OS_QueueCreate failed, name taken (app=%s, name=%s)",
+                    CFE_SB_GetAppTskName(TskId,FullName), PipeName);
+
+                *PipeIdPtr = OriginalPipeIdParamValue;
+
+                break;
+            case OS_ERR_NO_FREE_IDS:
+                CFE_EVS_SendEventWithAppID(CFE_SB_CR_PIPE_NO_FREE_EID,CFE_EVS_EventType_ERROR,CFE_SB.AppId,
+                    "CreatePipeErr:OS_QueueCreate failed, no free id's (app=%s)",
+                    CFE_SB_GetAppTskName(TskId,FullName));
+
+                break;
+            default:
+                CFE_EVS_SendEventWithAppID(CFE_SB_CR_PIPE_ERR_EID,CFE_EVS_EventType_ERROR,CFE_SB.AppId,
                 "CreatePipeErr:OS_QueueCreate returned %d,app %s",
                 (int)Status,CFE_SB_GetAppTskName(TskId,FullName));
+        }/* end switch(Status) */
+
         return CFE_SB_PIPE_CR_ERR;
     }/* end if */