diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/codahalemetricspublisher/HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisherCommand.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/codahalemetricspublisher/HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisherCommand.java
index 09f4f0e2a..88bbef9c3 100644
--- a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/codahalemetricspublisher/HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisherCommand.java
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/codahalemetricspublisher/HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisherCommand.java
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public HystrixRollingNumberEvent call() {
             }
         });
         // the rolling number of MaxConcurrentExecutionCount. Can be used to determine saturation
-        safelyCreateRollingCountForEvent("rollingMaxConcurentExecutionCount", new Func0<HystrixRollingNumberEvent>() {
+        safelyCreateRollingCountForEvent("rollingMaxConcurrentExecutionCount", new Func0<HystrixRollingNumberEvent>() {
             @Override
             public HystrixRollingNumberEvent call() {
                 return HystrixRollingNumberEvent.COMMAND_MAX_ACTIVE;
diff --git a/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/codahalemetricspublisher/HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisherCommandTest.java b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/codahalemetricspublisher/HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisherCommandTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cc95e16f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hystrix-contrib/hystrix-codahale-metrics-publisher/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/contrib/codahalemetricspublisher/HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisherCommandTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package com.netflix.hystrix.contrib.codahalemetricspublisher;
+
+import com.codahale.metrics.Gauge;
+import com.codahale.metrics.MetricRegistry;
+import com.netflix.hystrix.HystrixCommand;
+import com.netflix.hystrix.HystrixCommandGroupKey;
+import com.netflix.hystrix.HystrixCommandKey;
+import com.netflix.hystrix.strategy.HystrixPlugins;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisherCommandTest {
+    private final MetricRegistry metricRegistry = new MetricRegistry();
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() {
+        HystrixPlugins.getInstance().registerMetricsPublisher(new HystrixCodaHaleMetricsPublisher(metricRegistry));
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void teardown() {
+        HystrixPlugins.reset();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void commandMaxActiveGauge() {
+        final HystrixCommandKey hystrixCommandKey = HystrixCommandKey.Factory.asKey("test");
+        final HystrixCommandGroupKey hystrixCommandGroupKey = HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey("test");
+
+        new HystrixCommand<Void>(HystrixCommand.Setter
+                .withGroupKey(hystrixCommandGroupKey)
+                .andCommandKey(hystrixCommandKey)) {
+            @Override
+            protected Void run() throws Exception {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }.execute();
+
+        for (Map.Entry<String, Gauge> entry : metricRegistry.getGauges().entrySet()) {
+            entry.getValue().getValue();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixEventType.java b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixEventType.java
index e29798b26..0bf9a04d4 100644
--- a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixEventType.java
+++ b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixEventType.java
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public enum HystrixEventType {
     EXCEPTION_THROWN(false),
     RESPONSE_FROM_CACHE(true),
     CANCELLED(true),
-    COLLAPSED(false);
+    COLLAPSED(false),
+    COMMAND_MAX_ACTIVE(false);
 
     private final boolean isTerminal;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ public static HystrixEventType from(HystrixRollingNumberEvent event) {
             case RESPONSE_FROM_CACHE: return RESPONSE_FROM_CACHE;
             case COLLAPSED: return COLLAPSED;
             case BAD_REQUEST: return BAD_REQUEST;
+            case COMMAND_MAX_ACTIVE: return COMMAND_MAX_ACTIVE;
             default:
                 throw new RuntimeException("Not an event that can be converted to HystrixEventType : " + event);
         }