diff --git a/src/command/cmd_common.c b/src/command/cmd_common.c
index 2c29bd9..d51e36b 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_common.c
+++ b/src/command/cmd_common.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static uint8_t g_echo_session;
 #define ECHO_SAMPLE_SIZE       2U
 #define RIM_OVERHEAD_SIZE      8U
 #define RIC_OVERHEAD_SIZE      12U
+#define RIM_ERROR_SAMPLE_COUNT 0xFFFFU
 
 uint8_t cmd_next_echo_session(void)
 {
@@ -463,6 +464,22 @@ void cmd_send_response_rim(const uint8_t *sample_bytes, uint16_t sample_count)
     cmd_send_response_rim_ric(sample_bytes, sample_count, samples_per_pkt);
 }
 
+void cmd_send_response_rim_error(void)
+{
+    uint8_t *buf = tx_rim_buf;
+
+    buf[0] = 'r'; buf[1] = 'i'; buf[2] = 'm'; buf[3] = ':';
+    buf[4] = (uint8_t)(RIM_ERROR_SAMPLE_COUNT >> 8);
+    buf[5] = (uint8_t)(RIM_ERROR_SAMPLE_COUNT & 0xFF);
+
+    uint16_t crc = cmd_crc16_compute(buf, 6U);
+    buf[6] = (uint8_t)(crc & 0xFF);
+    buf[7] = (uint8_t)(crc >> 8);
+
+    DBG_PRINTF("[CMD] tx rim error=0x%04X len=8\r\n", RIM_ERROR_SAMPLE_COUNT);
+    ble_data_send(buf, 8U);
+}
+
 void cmd_send_response_piezo_config(const char *tag, uint16_t freq, uint16_t cycles, uint16_t avg, uint16_t delay_us, uint16_t samples)
 {
     uint8_t *buf = tx_cfg_buf;
@@ -487,4 +504,4 @@ void cmd_send_response_piezo_config(const char *tag, uint16_t freq, uint16_t cyc
     buf[15] = (uint8_t)(crc >> 8);
 
     ble_data_send(buf, sizeof(tx_cfg_buf));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/command/cmd_common.h b/src/command/cmd_common.h
index 8077868..2630364 100644
--- a/src/command/cmd_common.h
+++ b/src/command/cmd_common.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ int cmd_send_response_imu(const int16_t accel[3], const int16_t gyro[3]);
 void cmd_send_response_echo(uint8_t session, uint8_t channel, const uint16_t *samples, uint16_t num_samples);
 void cmd_send_response_bundle(uint16_t batt_mv, const int16_t accel[3], const int16_t gyro[3], int16_t temp_cdeg);
 void cmd_send_response_rim(const uint8_t *sample_bytes, uint16_t sample_count);
+void cmd_send_response_rim_error(void);
 void cmd_send_response_piezo_config(const char *tag, uint16_t freq, uint16_t cycles, uint16_t avg, uint16_t delay_us, uint16_t samples);
 
 #endif /* CMD_COMMON_H__ */