diff --git a/thresh/src/main/java/monasca/thresh/domain/model/Alarm.java b/thresh/src/main/java/monasca/thresh/domain/model/Alarm.java
index 22949fe..3406861 100644
--- a/thresh/src/main/java/monasca/thresh/domain/model/Alarm.java
+++ b/thresh/src/main/java/monasca/thresh/domain/model/Alarm.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company, L.P.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public class Alarm extends AbstractEntity {
   private Map<String, SubAlarm> subAlarms;
   private Set<MetricDefinitionAndTenantId> alarmedMetrics = new HashSet<>();
   private AlarmState state;
+  private String link;
+  private String lifecycleState;
   private String stateChangeReason;
   private String alarmDefinitionId;
   private List<AlarmTransitionSubAlarm> transitionSubAlarms = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -97,6 +99,12 @@ public class Alarm extends AbstractEntity {
     if (state != other.state) {
       return false;
     }
+    if (!compareObjects(link, other.link)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (!compareObjects(lifecycleState, other.lifecycleState)) {
+      return false;
+    }
     if (!compareObjects(alarmDefinitionId, other.alarmDefinitionId)) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -179,6 +187,10 @@ public class Alarm extends AbstractEntity {
     return state;
   }
 
+  public String getLink() { return link; }
+
+  public String getLifecycleState() { return lifecycleState; }
+
   public String getStateChangeReason() {
     return stateChangeReason;
   }
@@ -192,6 +204,8 @@ public class Alarm extends AbstractEntity {
     final int prime = 31;
     int result = super.hashCode();
     result = prime * result + ((state == null) ? 0 : state.hashCode());
+    result = prime * result + ((link == null) ? 0 : link.hashCode());
+    result = prime * result + ((lifecycleState == null) ? 0 : lifecycleState.hashCode());
     result = prime * result + ((subAlarms == null) ? 0 : subAlarms.hashCode());
     result = prime * result + ((alarmDefinitionId == null) ? 0 : alarmDefinitionId.hashCode());
     result = prime * result + ((stateChangeReason == null) ? 0 : stateChangeReason.hashCode());
@@ -207,6 +221,14 @@ public class Alarm extends AbstractEntity {
     this.state = state;
   }
 
+  public void setLink(String newLink) {
+    this.link = newLink;
+  }
+
+  public void setLifecycleState(String newLifecycleState) {
+    this.lifecycleState = newLifecycleState;
+  }
+
   public void setSubAlarms(List<SubAlarm> subAlarms) {
     this.subAlarms = new HashMap<String, SubAlarm>();
     for (SubAlarm subAlarm : subAlarms) {
diff --git a/thresh/src/main/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/AlarmThresholdingBolt.java b/thresh/src/main/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/AlarmThresholdingBolt.java
index 8730fe8..18a5b34 100644
--- a/thresh/src/main/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/AlarmThresholdingBolt.java
+++ b/thresh/src/main/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/AlarmThresholdingBolt.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company, L.P.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -236,7 +236,8 @@ public class AlarmThresholdingBolt extends BaseRichBolt {
         new AlarmStateTransitionedEvent(alarmDefinition.getTenantId(), alarm.getId(),
             alarmDefinition.getId(), alarmedMetrics, alarmDefinition.getName(),
             alarmDefinition.getDescription(), initialState, alarm.getState(),
-            alarmDefinition.getSeverity(), alarmDefinition.isActionsEnabled(), stateChangeReason, 
+            alarmDefinition.getSeverity(), alarm.getLink(), alarm.getLifecycleState(),
+            alarmDefinition.isActionsEnabled(), stateChangeReason,
             alarm.getTransitionSubAlarms(), getTimestamp());
     try {
       alarmEventForwarder.send(Serialization.toJson(event));
@@ -262,6 +263,8 @@ public class AlarmThresholdingBolt extends BaseRichBolt {
     }
 
     oldAlarm.setState(alarmUpdatedEvent.alarmState);
+    oldAlarm.setLink(alarmUpdatedEvent.link);
+    oldAlarm.setLifecycleState(alarmUpdatedEvent.lifecycleState);
 
   }
 
diff --git a/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/AlarmThresholdingBoltTest.java b/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/AlarmThresholdingBoltTest.java
index 1ad31a2..00f26a5 100644
--- a/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/AlarmThresholdingBoltTest.java
+++ b/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/AlarmThresholdingBoltTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company, L.P.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public class AlarmThresholdingBoltTest {
             + "\"actionsEnabled\":true,"
             + "\"stateChangeReason\":\"Thresholds were exceeded for the sub-alarms: "
             + subAlarm.getExpression().getExpression() + " with the values: []\"," + "\"severity\":\"LOW\","
+            + "\"link\":null," + "\"lifecycleState\":null,"
             + "\"subAlarms\":[" + buildSubAlarmJson(alarm.getSubAlarms()) + "],"
             + "\"timestamp\":1395587091003}}";
 
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ public class AlarmThresholdingBoltTest {
             + subAlarms.get(1).getExpression().getExpression() + " with the values: [], "
             + subAlarms.get(2).getExpression().getExpression() + " with the values: []"
             + "\",\"severity\":\"LOW\","
+            + "\"link\":null," + "\"lifecycleState\":null,"
             + "\"subAlarms\":[" + buildSubAlarmJson(alarm.getSubAlarms()) + "],"
             + "\"timestamp\":1395587091003}}";
     verify(alarmEventForwarder, times(1)).send(okJson);
diff --git a/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/EventProcessingBoltTest.java b/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/EventProcessingBoltTest.java
index 8c5c31c..2357366 100644
--- a/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/EventProcessingBoltTest.java
+++ b/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/EventProcessingBoltTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company, L.P.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ public class EventProcessingBoltTest {
     }
     final AlarmUpdatedEvent event =
         new AlarmUpdatedEvent(alarm.getId(), alarmDefinition.getId(),
-            alarmDefinition.getTenantId(), alarmedMetrics, subAlarmMap, newState, alarm.getState());
+            alarmDefinition.getTenantId(), alarmedMetrics, subAlarmMap, newState, alarm.getState(),
+            alarm.getLink(), alarm.getLifecycleState());
    return event;
   }
 
diff --git a/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/deserializer/EventDeserializerTest.java b/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/deserializer/EventDeserializerTest.java
index 3b43b7c..91cbed6 100644
--- a/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/deserializer/EventDeserializerTest.java
+++ b/thresh/src/test/java/monasca/thresh/infrastructure/thresholding/deserializer/EventDeserializerTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company, L.P.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class EventDeserializerTest {
     final MetricDefinition md = new MetricDefinition("load", dimensions);
     alarmMetrics.add(md);
     roundTrip(new AlarmUpdatedEvent(ALARM_ID, ALARM_DEFINITION_ID, TENANT_ID, alarmMetrics,
-        subAlarms, AlarmState.OK, AlarmState.UNDETERMINED));
+        subAlarms, AlarmState.OK, AlarmState.UNDETERMINED, null, null));
   }
 
   private void roundTrip(Object event) {