diff --git a/include/common/bl_common.h b/include/common/bl_common.h
index 0eec989..d8741c9 100644
--- a/include/common/bl_common.h
+++ b/include/common/bl_common.h
@@ -89,6 +89,26 @@
 	(_p)->h.attr = (uint32_t)(_attr) ; \
 	} while (0)
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Constants to indicate type of exception to the common exception handler.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+#define SYNC_EXCEPTION_SP_EL0		0x0
+#define IRQ_SP_EL0			0x1
+#define FIQ_SP_EL0			0x2
+#define SERROR_SP_EL0			0x3
+#define SYNC_EXCEPTION_SP_ELX		0x4
+#define IRQ_SP_ELX			0x5
+#define FIQ_SP_ELX			0x6
+#define SERROR_SP_ELX			0x7
+#define SYNC_EXCEPTION_AARCH64		0x8
+#define IRQ_AARCH64			0x9
+#define FIQ_AARCH64			0xa
+#define SERROR_AARCH64			0xb
+#define SYNC_EXCEPTION_AARCH32		0xc
+#define IRQ_AARCH32			0xd
+#define FIQ_AARCH32			0xe
+#define SERROR_AARCH32			0xf
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 #include <cdefs.h> /* For __dead2 */
 #include <cassert.h>