diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/DeviceTypeInterfaces/IEmergencyOSD.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/DeviceTypeInterfaces/IEmergencyOSD.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d35fcfa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/DeviceTypeInterfaces/IEmergencyOSD.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.DeviceTypeInterfaces
+{
+    public interface IEmergencyOSD
+    {
+        void ShowEmergencyMessage();
+        void HideEmergencyMessage();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/Config/EssentialsRoomConfig.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/Config/EssentialsRoomConfig.cs
index 3f457176..e9a2c29b 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/Config/EssentialsRoomConfig.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/Config/EssentialsRoomConfig.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Config
                 //switch on emergency type here.  Right now only contact and shutdown
                 var e = new EssentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure(room.Key + "-emergency", props.Emergency, room);
                 DeviceManager.AddDevice(e);
+                return e;
             }
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/EsentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/EsentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure.cs
index 2be18f09..35681680 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/EsentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure.cs
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Room/EsentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure.cs
@@ -29,13 +29,37 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
                     cs.DigitalInputPorts[portNum].StateChange += EsentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure_StateChange;
                 }
             }
+            else if (config.Trigger.Type.Equals("versiport", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var portNum = (uint)config.Trigger.Number;
+                if (portNum <= cs.NumberOfVersiPorts)
+                {
+                    cs.VersiPorts[portNum].Register();
+                    cs.VersiPorts[portNum].SetVersiportConfiguration(eVersiportConfiguration.DigitalInput);
+                    cs.VersiPorts[portNum].DisablePullUpResistor = true;
+                    cs.VersiPorts[portNum].VersiportChange += EssentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure_VersiportChange; ;
+                }
+            }
             Behavior = config.Behavior;
             TriggerOnClose = config.Trigger.TriggerOnClose;
         }
 
+        private void EssentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure_VersiportChange(Versiport port, VersiportEventArgs args)
+        {
+            if (args.Event == eVersiportEvent.DigitalInChange)
+            {
+                ContactClosure_StateChange(port.DigitalIn);
+            }
+        }
+
         void EsentialsRoomEmergencyContactClosure_StateChange(DigitalInput digitalInput, DigitalInputEventArgs args)
         {
-            if (args.State && TriggerOnClose || !args.State && !TriggerOnClose)
+            ContactClosure_StateChange(args.State);
+        }
+
+        void ContactClosure_StateChange(bool portState)
+        {
+            if (portState && TriggerOnClose || !portState && !TriggerOnClose)
             {
                 InEmergency = true;
                 if (EmergencyStateChange != null)