diff --git a/docs/src/changelog.md b/docs/src/changelog.md
index 2f65cb8a2..44812af88 100644
--- a/docs/src/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/src/changelog.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `BMI.get_time_units` now gets called on the model rather than the type, like all other BMI
   functions, except `BMI.initialize`. Also it returns "s" instead of "seconds since
   1970-01-01T00:00:00", in line with the BMI specification.
+- Added the `interception` component to total actual evapotranspiration `actevap` of `SBM`
+  (was defined as the sum of soil evaporation, transpiration and open water evaporation).  
 
 ### Changed
 - The time values returned in the BMI interface are no longer in seconds since 1970, but in
diff --git a/docs/src/model_docs/params_vertical.md b/docs/src/model_docs/params_vertical.md
index d8f3033e0..56bac933c 100644
--- a/docs/src/model_docs/params_vertical.md
+++ b/docs/src/model_docs/params_vertical.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ specific_leaf = "Sl"
 | `transpiration` | transpiration | mm Δt``^{-1}`` | - |
 | `ae_ustore` | actual evaporation from unsaturated store | mm Δt``^{-1}`` | - |
 | `interception` | interception | mm Δt``^{-1}`` | - |
-| `soilevap` | soil evaporation from unsaturated store | mm Δt``^{-1}`` | - |
+| `soilevap` | total soil evaporation from unsaturated and saturated store | mm Δt``^{-1}`` | - |
 | `soilevapsat` | soil evaporation from saturated store | mm Δt``^{-1}`` | - |
 | `actcapflux` | actual capillary rise | mm Δt``^{-1}`` | - |
 | `actevapsat` | actual transpiration from saturated store | mm Δt``^{-1}`` | - |
diff --git a/src/sbm.jl b/src/sbm.jl
index 5f46ec9ad..f0d8d24b1 100644
--- a/src/sbm.jl
+++ b/src/sbm.jl
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     ae_ustore::Vector{T}
     # Interception [mm Δt⁻¹]
     interception::Vector{T}
-    # Soil evaporation from unsaturated store [mm Δt⁻¹]
+    # Soil evaporation from unsaturated and saturated store [mm Δt⁻¹]
     soilevap::Vector{T}
     # Soil evaporation from saturated store [mm Δt⁻¹]
     soilevapsat::Vector{T}
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ function update_until_recharge(sbm::SBM, config)
         # recharge (mm) for saturated zone
         recharge = (transfer - actcapflux - actleakage - actevapsat - soilevapsat)
         transpiration = actevapsat + actevapustore
-        actevap = soilevap + transpiration + ae_openw_r + ae_openw_l
+        actevap = soilevap + transpiration + ae_openw_r + ae_openw_l + sbm.interception[i]
 
         # update the outputs and states
         sbm.n_unsatlayers[i] = n_usl