diff --git a/events/s3_batch_job.go b/events/s3_batch_job.go
index f2626edd..5d8dc3c0 100644
--- a/events/s3_batch_job.go
+++ b/events/s3_batch_job.go
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 package events
 
+// S3BatchJobResultCode represents the result of an S3BatchJobTask (i.e.
+// succeeded, permanent failure, or temmporary failure)
+type S3BatchJobResultCode string
+
+// S3BatchJobResultCode represents the result of an S3BatchJobTask (i.e.
+// succeeded, permanent failure, or temmporary failure)
+const (
+	S3BatchJobResultCodeSucceeded        S3BatchJobResultCode = "Succeeded"
+	S3BatchJobResultCodeTemporaryFailure S3BatchJobResultCode = "TemporaryFailure"
+	S3BatchJobResultCodePermanentFailure S3BatchJobResultCode = "PermanentFailure"
+)
+
 // S3BatchJobEvent encapsulates the detail of a s3 batch job
 type S3BatchJobEvent struct {
 	InvocationSchemaVersion string           `json:"invocationSchemaVersion"`