diff --git a/indra/cwdebug/debug.cc b/indra/cwdebug/debug.cc
index 48392beae..2a4f1c4fa 100644
--- a/indra/cwdebug/debug.cc
+++ b/indra/cwdebug/debug.cc
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ void stop_recording_backtraces(void)
       channel_ct gtk DDCN("GTK");		//!< This debug channel is used for output related to gtk.
       channel_ct sdl DDCN("SDL");		//!< This debug channel is used for output related to sdl locking.
       channel_ct backtrace DDCN("BACKTRACE");	//!< This debug channel is used for backtraces.
-      channel_ct statemachine DDCN("STATEMACHINE");	//!< This debug channel is used class AIStateMachine.
+      channel_ct statemachine DDCN("STATEMACHINE");	//!< This debug channel is used for output related to class AIStateMachine.
+      channel_ct caps DDCN("CAPS");		//!< This debug channel is used for output related to Capabilities.
 
     } // namespace dc
   } // namespace DEBUGCHANNELS
diff --git a/indra/cwdebug/debug.h b/indra/cwdebug/debug.h
index e91eab92e..786b0c52a 100644
--- a/indra/cwdebug/debug.h
+++ b/indra/cwdebug/debug.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ extern CWD_API channel_ct gtk;
 extern CWD_API channel_ct sdl;
 extern CWD_API channel_ct backtrace;
 extern CWD_API channel_ct statemachine;
+extern CWD_API channel_ct caps;
 
 #endif