diff --git a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/aspects/flow/statistics/collectors/FaultStatisticCollector.java b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/aspects/flow/statistics/collectors/FaultStatisticCollector.java
index 8fba86c4c2..24a538b056 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/aspects/flow/statistics/collectors/FaultStatisticCollector.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/main/java/org/apache/synapse/aspects/flow/statistics/collectors/FaultStatisticCollector.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public static void reportFault(MessageContext messageContext) {
 				dataUnit.setCurrentIndex(StatisticDataCollectionHelper.getParentFlowPosition(messageContext, null));
 
 				FaultEvent faultEvent = new FaultEvent(dataUnit);
+				faultEvent.getDataUnit().generateElasticMetadata(messageContext);
                 addEventAndIncrementCount(messageContext, faultEvent);
 			}
 		}