diff --git a/locales/en/messages.json b/locales/en/messages.json
index 856c963ca0..071943bed8 100755
--- a/locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/locales/en/messages.json
@@ -1634,6 +1634,9 @@
     "portsFunction_TELEMETRY_PI": {
         "message": "PI"
     },
+    "portsFunction_HIL": {
+        "message": "HIL"
+    },
     "portsFunction_TELEMETRY_MSP": {
         "message": "MSP"
     },
diff --git a/src/js/msp/MSPHelper.js b/src/js/msp/MSPHelper.js
index 07a3208a0d..ca97bd689c 100644
--- a/src/js/msp/MSPHelper.js
+++ b/src/js/msp/MSPHelper.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function MspHelper() {
     'FRSKY_OSD': 16,
     'VTX_MSP': 17,
     'TELEMETRY_PI': 18,
+    'HIL': 19,
     };
 
     self.REBOOT_TYPES = {
diff --git a/src/js/tabs/ports.js b/src/js/tabs/ports.js
index 9ac56e1dba..088ced5cf7 100644
--- a/src/js/tabs/ports.js
+++ b/src/js/tabs/ports.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ports.initialize = function (callback) {
         { name: 'TELEMETRY_LTM',        groups: ['telemetry'], sharableWith: ['msp'], notSharableWith: ['peripherals'], maxPorts: 1 },
         { name: 'TELEMETRY_MAVLINK',    groups: ['telemetry'], sharableWith: ['msp'], notSharableWith: ['peripherals'], maxPorts: 1 },
         { name: 'TELEMETRY_PI',         groups: ['telemetry'], sharableWith: ['msp'], notSharableWith: ['peripherals'], maxPorts: 1 },
+        { name: 'HIL',                  groups: ['telemetry'], sharableWith: ['msp'], notSharableWith: ['peripherals'], maxPorts: 1 },
         { name: 'IRC_TRAMP',            groups: ['peripherals'], maxPorts: 1 },
         { name: 'ESC_SENSOR',           groups: ['sensors'], maxPorts: 1 },
         { name: 'TBS_SMARTAUDIO',       groups: ['peripherals'], maxPorts: 1 },