diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.cc b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.cc
index 2104eb852..b0e06daba 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.cc
@@ -1177,6 +1177,22 @@ LteEnbRrc::DoRecvHandoverRequestAck (EpcX2SapUser::HandoverRequestAckParams para
 
 }
 
+void
+LteEnbRrc::DoRecvHandoverPreparationFailure (EpcX2SapUser::HandoverPreparationFailureParams params)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
+
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Recv X2 message: HANDOVER PREPARATION FAILURE");
+
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("oldEnbUeX2apId = " << params.oldEnbUeX2apId);
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("sourceCellId = " << params.sourceCellId);
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("targetCellId = " << params.targetCellId);
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("cause = " << params.cause);
+  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("criticalityDiagnostics = " << params.criticalityDiagnostics);
+
+  NS_ASSERT ("Processing of HANDOVER PREPARATION FAILURE X2 message IS NOT IMPLEMENTED");
+}
+
 void
 LteEnbRrc::DoRecvUeContextRelease (EpcX2SapUser::UeContextReleaseParams params)
 {
diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.h b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.h
index eb38e3525..5bf23554c 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.h
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.h
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ private:
   // X2 SAP methods
   void DoRecvHandoverRequest (EpcX2SapUser::HandoverRequestParams params);
   void DoRecvHandoverRequestAck (EpcX2SapUser::HandoverRequestAckParams params);
+  void DoRecvHandoverPreparationFailure (EpcX2SapUser::HandoverPreparationFailureParams params);
   void DoRecvUeContextRelease (EpcX2SapUser::UeContextReleaseParams params);
   void DoRecvLoadInformation (EpcX2SapUser::LoadInformationParams params);
   void DoRecvResourceStatusUpdate (EpcX2SapUser::ResourceStatusUpdateParams params);