diff --git a/system/uorb/sensor/force.c b/system/uorb/sensor/force.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f568befa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/uorb/sensor/force.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * apps/system/uorb/sensor/force.c
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <sensor/force.h>
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UORB
+static void print_sensor_force_message(FAR const struct orb_metadata *meta,
+                                       FAR const void *buffer)
+{
+  FAR const struct sensor_force *message = buffer;
+  const orb_abstime now = orb_absolute_time();
+
+  uorbinfo_raw("%s:\ttimestamp: %" PRIu64 " (%" PRIu64 " us ago) "
+               "value: %.2f event: %" PRIi32 "",
+               meta->o_name, message->timestamp, now - message->timestamp,
+               message->force, message->event);
+}
+#endif
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Data
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+ORB_DEFINE(sensor_force, struct sensor_force, print_sensor_force_message);
diff --git a/system/uorb/sensor/force.h b/system/uorb/sensor/force.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21ad64a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/uorb/sensor/force.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * apps/system/uorb/sensor/force.h
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __APPS_SYSTEM_UORB_SENSOR_FORCE_H
+#define __APPS_SYSTEM_UORB_SENSOR_FORCE_H
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <uORB/uORB.h>
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Data
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* register this as object request broker structure */
+
+ORB_DECLARE(sensor_force);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/system/uorb/sensor/topics.c b/system/uorb/sensor/topics.c
index 4773e0f14..9d11ff961 100644
--- a/system/uorb/sensor/topics.c
+++ b/system/uorb/sensor/topics.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <sensor/co2.h>
 #include <sensor/dust.h>
 #include <sensor/ecg.h>
+#include <sensor/force.h>
 #include <sensor/gps.h>
 #include <sensor/gyro.h>
 #include <sensor/gesture.h>
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ static FAR const struct orb_metadata *g_sensor_list[] =
   ORB_ID(sensor_co2),
   ORB_ID(sensor_dust),
   ORB_ID(sensor_ecg),
+  ORB_ID(sensor_force),
   ORB_ID(sensor_gps),
   ORB_ID(sensor_gps_satellite),
   ORB_ID(sensor_gyro),
diff --git a/testing/sensortest/sensortest.c b/testing/sensortest/sensortest.c
index e0672da21..847db9523 100644
--- a/testing/sensortest/sensortest.c
+++ b/testing/sensortest/sensortest.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static void print_valf(FAR const char *buffer, FAR const char *name);
 static void print_valb(FAR const char *buffer, FAR const char *name);
 static void print_vali2(FAR const char *buffer, FAR const char *name);
 static void print_ecg(FAR const char *buffer, FAR const char *name);
+static void print_force(FAR const char *buffer, FAR const char *name);
 static void print_ppgd(FAR const char *buffer, FAR const char *name);
 static void print_ppgq(FAR const char *buffer, FAR const char *name);
 static void print_cap(FAR const char *buffer, FAR const char *name);
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ static const struct sensor_info g_sensor_info[] =
   {print_valf,  sizeof(struct sensor_co2),   "co2"},
   {print_valf,  sizeof(struct sensor_dust),  "dust"},
   {print_ecg,   sizeof(struct sensor_ecg),   "ecg"},
+  {print_force, sizeof(struct sensor_force), "force"},
   {print_gps,   sizeof(struct sensor_gps),   "gps"},
   {print_gps_satellite,
         sizeof(struct sensor_gps_satellite), "gps_satellite"},
@@ -171,6 +173,14 @@ static void print_ecg(const char *buffer, const char *name)
          name, event->timestamp, event->ecg, event->status);
 }
 
+static void print_force(const char *buffer, const char *name)
+{
+  FAR struct sensor_force *event = (FAR struct sensor_force *)buffer;
+
+  printf("%s: timestamp:%" PRIu64 " value:%.2f event:%" PRIi32 "\n",
+         name, event->timestamp, event->force, event->event);
+}
+
 static void print_ppgd(const char *buffer, const char *name)
 {
   FAR struct sensor_ppgd *event = (FAR struct sensor_ppgd *)buffer;