diff --git a/include/asterisk/cel.h b/include/asterisk/cel.h
index 353c061..99c2c6f 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/cel.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/cel.h
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ enum ast_cel_event_type {
        AST_CEL_PICKUP = 24,
        /*! \brief this call was forwarded somewhere else  */
        AST_CEL_FORWARD = 25,
+    /*! \brief channel is put on hold state */
+    AST_CEL_HOLD_START = 26,
+    /*! \brief channel is released from hold state */
+    AST_CEL_HOLD_END = 27,
 };
 
 /*! 
diff --git a/main/cel.c b/main/cel.c
index 32d8836..a7b857a 100644
--- a/main/cel.c
+++ b/main/cel.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ static const char * const cel_event_types[CEL_MAX_EVENT_IDS] = {
        [AST_CEL_3WAY_END]         = "3WAY_END",
        [AST_CEL_HOOKFLASH]        = "HOOKFLASH",
        [AST_CEL_LINKEDID_END]     = "LINKEDID_END",
+       [AST_CEL_HOLD_START]       = "HOLD_START",
+       [AST_CEL_HOLD_END]         = "HOLD_END",
 };
 
 /*!
diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index e85a096..1f2e450 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -7545,6 +7545,10 @@ void ast_uninstall_music_functions(void)
 /*! \brief Turn on music on hold on a given channel */
 int ast_moh_start(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *mclass, const char *interpclass)
 {
+    ast_cel_report_event(chan, AST_CEL_HOLD_START, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+    pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "HOLDING", "Yes");
+
        if (ast_moh_start_ptr)
                return ast_moh_start_ptr(chan, mclass, interpclass);
 
@@ -7556,8 +7560,14 @@ int ast_moh_start(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *mclass, const char *inte
 /*! \brief Turn off music on hold on a given channel */
 void ast_moh_stop(struct ast_channel *chan)
 {
+    ast_cel_report_event(chan, AST_CEL_HOLD_END, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+    /* Effectively remove variable */
+    pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "HOLDING", NULL);
+
        if (ast_moh_stop_ptr)
                ast_moh_stop_ptr(chan);
+
 }
 
 void ast_moh_cleanup(struct ast_channel *chan)