Index: runtime/src/kmp_barrier.cpp
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/kmp_barrier.cpp
+++ runtime/src/kmp_barrier.cpp
@@ -1297,6 +1297,7 @@
   ompt_data_t *my_task_data;
   ompt_data_t *my_parallel_data;
   void *return_address;
+  ompt_sync_region_t barrier_kind;
 #endif
 
   KA_TRACE(15, ("__kmp_barrier: T#%d(%d:%d) has arrived\n", gtid,
@@ -1309,15 +1310,16 @@
     my_task_data = OMPT_CUR_TASK_DATA(this_thr);
     my_parallel_data = OMPT_CUR_TEAM_DATA(this_thr);
     return_address = OMPT_LOAD_RETURN_ADDRESS(gtid);
+    barrier_kind = __ompt_get_barrier_kind(bt, this_thr);
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_begin, my_parallel_data,
-          my_task_data, return_address);
+          barrier_kind, ompt_scope_begin, my_parallel_data, my_task_data,
+          return_address);
     }
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region_wait) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region_wait)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_begin, my_parallel_data,
-          my_task_data, return_address);
+          barrier_kind, ompt_scope_begin, my_parallel_data, my_task_data,
+          return_address);
     }
 #endif
     // It is OK to report the barrier state after the barrier begin callback.
@@ -1575,13 +1577,13 @@
 #if OMPT_OPTIONAL
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region_wait) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region_wait)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_end, my_parallel_data,
-          my_task_data, return_address);
+          barrier_kind, ompt_scope_end, my_parallel_data, my_task_data,
+          return_address);
     }
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_end, my_parallel_data,
-          my_task_data, return_address);
+          barrier_kind, ompt_scope_end, my_parallel_data, my_task_data,
+          return_address);
     }
 #endif
     this_thr->th.ompt_thread_info.state = ompt_state_work_parallel;
@@ -1729,12 +1731,12 @@
     my_parallel_data = OMPT_CUR_TEAM_DATA(this_thr);
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_begin, my_parallel_data,
+          ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit, ompt_scope_begin, my_parallel_data,
           my_task_data, codeptr);
     }
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region_wait) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region_wait)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_begin, my_parallel_data,
+          ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit, ompt_scope_begin, my_parallel_data,
           my_task_data, codeptr);
     }
     if (!KMP_MASTER_TID(ds_tid))
@@ -2017,11 +2019,13 @@
       codeptr = team->t.ompt_team_info.master_return_address;
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region_wait) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region_wait)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_end, NULL, task_data, codeptr);
+          ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit, ompt_scope_end, NULL, task_data,
+          codeptr);
     }
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_end, NULL, task_data, codeptr);
+          ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit, ompt_scope_end, NULL, task_data,
+          codeptr);
     }
 #endif
     if (!KMP_MASTER_TID(ds_tid) && ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_implicit_task) {
Index: runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
+++ runtime/src/kmp_runtime.cpp
@@ -7370,11 +7370,13 @@
 
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region_wait) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region_wait)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_end, NULL, task_data, codeptr);
+          ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit, ompt_scope_end, NULL, task_data,
+          codeptr);
     }
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_end, NULL, task_data, codeptr);
+          ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit, ompt_scope_end, NULL, task_data,
+          codeptr);
     }
 #endif
     if (!KMP_MASTER_TID(ds_tid) && ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_implicit_task) {
Index: runtime/src/kmp_wait_release.h
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/kmp_wait_release.h
+++ runtime/src/kmp_wait_release.h
@@ -129,11 +129,13 @@
     void *codeptr = NULL;
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region_wait) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region_wait)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_end, NULL, tId, codeptr);
+          ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit, ompt_scope_end, NULL, tId,
+          codeptr);
     }
     if (ompt_enabled.ompt_callback_sync_region) {
       ompt_callbacks.ompt_callback(ompt_callback_sync_region)(
-          ompt_sync_region_barrier, ompt_scope_end, NULL, tId, codeptr);
+          ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit, ompt_scope_end, NULL, tId,
+          codeptr);
     }
 #endif
     if (!KMP_MASTER_TID(ds_tid)) {
Index: runtime/src/ompt-specific.h
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/ompt-specific.h
+++ runtime/src/ompt-specific.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 static uint64_t __ompt_get_get_unique_id_internal();
 */
 
+ompt_sync_region_t __ompt_get_barrier_kind(enum barrier_type, kmp_info_t *);
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  * macros
  ****************************************************************************/
Index: runtime/src/ompt-specific.cpp
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/ompt-specific.cpp
+++ runtime/src/ompt-specific.cpp
@@ -448,3 +448,25 @@
   }
   return ++ID;
 }
+
+ompt_sync_region_t __ompt_get_barrier_kind(enum barrier_type bt,
+                                           kmp_info_t *thr) {
+  if (bt == bs_forkjoin_barrier)
+    return ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit;
+
+  if (bt != bs_plain_barrier)
+    return ompt_sync_region_barrier_implementation;
+
+  if (!thr->th.th_ident)
+    return ompt_sync_region_barrier;
+
+  kmp_int32 flags = thr->th.th_ident->flags;
+
+  if ((flags & KMP_IDENT_BARRIER_EXPL) != 0)
+    return ompt_sync_region_barrier_explicit;
+
+  if ((flags & KMP_IDENT_BARRIER_IMPL) != 0)
+    return ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit;
+
+  return ompt_sync_region_barrier_implementation;
+}
Index: runtime/test/ompt/synchronization/barrier/implicit_task_data.c
===================================================================
--- runtime/test/ompt/synchronization/barrier/implicit_task_data.c
+++ runtime/test/ompt/synchronization/barrier/implicit_task_data.c
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
   {
     case ompt_scope_begin:
       task_data->value = ompt_get_unique_id();
-      if(kind == ompt_sync_region_barrier)
+      if (kind == ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit)
         printf("%" PRIu64 ": ompt_event_barrier_begin: parallel_id=%" PRIu64 ", task_id=%" PRIu64 ", codeptr_ra=%p\n", ompt_get_thread_data()->value, parallel_data->value, task_data->value, codeptr_ra);
       break;
     case ompt_scope_end:
-      if(kind == ompt_sync_region_barrier)
+      if (kind == ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit)
         printf("%" PRIu64 ": ompt_event_barrier_end: parallel_id=%" PRIu64 ", task_id=%" PRIu64 ", codeptr_ra=%p\n", ompt_get_thread_data()->value, (parallel_data)?parallel_data->value:0, task_data->value, codeptr_ra);
       break;
   }
@@ -101,11 +101,15 @@
   switch(endpoint)
   {
     case ompt_scope_begin:
-      if(kind == ompt_sync_region_barrier)
-          printf("%" PRIu64 ": ompt_event_wait_barrier_begin: parallel_id=%" PRIu64 ", task_id=%" PRIu64 ", codeptr_ra=%p\n", ompt_get_thread_data()->value, parallel_data->value, task_data->value, codeptr_ra);
+      if (kind == ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit)
+        printf("%" PRIu64
+               ": ompt_event_wait_barrier_begin: parallel_id=%" PRIu64
+               ", task_id=%" PRIu64 ", codeptr_ra=%p\n",
+               ompt_get_thread_data()->value, parallel_data->value,
+               task_data->value, codeptr_ra);
       break;
     case ompt_scope_end:
-      if(kind == ompt_sync_region_barrier)
+      if (kind == ompt_sync_region_barrier_implicit)
         printf("%" PRIu64 ": ompt_event_wait_barrier_end: parallel_id=%" PRIu64 ", task_id=%" PRIu64 ", codeptr_ra=%p\n", ompt_get_thread_data()->value, (parallel_data)?parallel_data->value:0, task_data->value, codeptr_ra);
       break;
   }