diff --git a/source/DSCResources/DSC_xServiceResource/DSC_xServiceResource.psm1 b/source/DSCResources/DSC_xServiceResource/DSC_xServiceResource.psm1
index 7650039c5..8dc157ca7 100644
--- a/source/DSCResources/DSC_xServiceResource/DSC_xServiceResource.psm1
+++ b/source/DSCResources/DSC_xServiceResource/DSC_xServiceResource.psm1
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ function Set-TargetResource
         $FailureCommand,
 
         [Parameter()]
-        [System.Object[]]
+        [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance[]]
         $FailureActionsCollection,
 
         [Parameter()]
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ function Test-TargetResource
         $FailureCommand,
 
         [Parameter()]
-        [System.Object[]]
+        [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance[]]
         $FailureActionsCollection,
 
         [Parameter()]
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ function Set-ServiceProperty
         $FailureCommand,
 
         [Parameter()]
-        [System.Object[]]
+        [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance[]]
         $FailureActionsCollection,
 
         [Parameter()]
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ function Set-ServiceFailureActionProperty {
         $FailureCommand,
 
         [Parameter()]
-        [System.Object[]]
+        [Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance[]]
         $FailureActionsCollection,
 
         [Parameter()]
diff --git a/source/DSCResources/DSC_xServiceResource/DSC_xServiceResource.schema.mof b/source/DSCResources/DSC_xServiceResource/DSC_xServiceResource.schema.mof
index 2876dbea2..d409201f2 100644
--- a/source/DSCResources/DSC_xServiceResource/DSC_xServiceResource.schema.mof
+++ b/source/DSCResources/DSC_xServiceResource/DSC_xServiceResource.schema.mof
@@ -16,4 +16,15 @@ class DSC_xServiceResource : OMI_BaseResource
   [Write,Description("An array of strings indicating the names of the dependencies of the service.")] String Dependencies[];
   [Write,Description("The time to wait for the service to start in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000.")] uint32 StartupTimeout;
   [Write,Description("The time to wait for the service to stop in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000.")] uint32 TerminateTimeout;
+  [Write,Description("The time to wait for the Failure count to reset in seconds.")] UInt32 ResetPeriodSeconds;
+  [Write,Description("The command line to run if a service fails.")] String FailureCommand;
+  [Write,EmbeddedInstance("DSC_xFailureAction"),Description("The actions to take when a service fails.")] String FailureActionsCollection[];
+  [Write,Description("A flag indicating whether failure actions should be invoked on non-crash failures.")] Boolean FailureActionsOnNonCrashFailures;
+};
+
+[ClassVersion("1.0.0")]
+class DSC_xFailureAction
+{
+  [Write, Description("The action to take on failure"), ValueMap{"NONE", "RESTART", "REBOOT", "RUN_COMMAND"}, Values{"NONE", "RESTART", "REBOOT", "RUN_COMMAND"}] String Type;
+  [Write, Description("Delay in seconds to wait before taking the specified action")] UInt32 DelaySeconds;
 };