diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_errors.c b/bgpd/bgp_errors.c
index 7d04c63104..70cdf53bd4 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_errors.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_errors.c
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ static struct log_ref ferr_bgp_warn[] = {
 		.description = "BGP when it receives a NLRI with a label stack should have the BOS marked, this received packet does not have this",
 		.suggestion = "Gather log information from here and remote peer and open an Issue",
 	},
+	{
+		.code = BGP_WARN_ZEBRA_SEND,
+		.title = "BGP has attempted to send data to zebra and has failed to do so",
+		.description = "BGP has attempted to send data to zebra but has been unable to do so",
+		.suggestion = "Gather log data, open an Issue and restart FRR"
+	},
 	{
 		.code = END_FERR,
 	}
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_errors.h b/bgpd/bgp_errors.h
index a9f20f1407..6accd44230 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_errors.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_errors.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ enum bgp_log_refs {
 	BGP_WARN_EVPN_VPN_VNI,
 	BGP_WARN_EVPN_ESI,
 	BGP_WARN_INVALID_LABEL_STACK,
+	BGP_WARN_ZEBRA_SEND,
 };
 
 extern void bgp_error_init(void);
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_nht.c b/bgpd/bgp_nht.c
index 0c0c079950..cf055fd438 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_nht.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_nht.c
@@ -592,7 +592,8 @@ static void sendmsg_zebra_rnh(struct bgp_nexthop_cache *bnc, int command)
 			       bnc->bgp->vrf_id);
 	/* TBD: handle the failure */
 	if (ret < 0)
-		zlog_warn("sendmsg_nexthop: zclient_send_message() failed");
+		flog_warn(BGP_WARN_ZEBRA_SEND,
+			  "sendmsg_nexthop: zclient_send_message() failed");
 
 	if ((command == ZEBRA_NEXTHOP_REGISTER)
 	    || (command == ZEBRA_IMPORT_ROUTE_REGISTER))