diff --git a/AntennaTracker/GCS_Mavlink.cpp b/AntennaTracker/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
index bb4a3d8ada0cd8..32b2001bf0af86 100644
--- a/AntennaTracker/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
+++ b/AntennaTracker/GCS_Mavlink.cpp
@@ -826,4 +826,4 @@ void AP_Camera::send_feedback(mavlink_channel_t chan) {}
 /* end dummy methods to avoid having to link against AP_Camera */
 
 // dummy method to avoid linking AFS
-bool AP_AdvancedFailsafe::gcs_terminate(bool should_terminate) {return false;}
+bool AP_AdvancedFailsafe::gcs_terminate(bool should_terminate, const char *reason) {return false;}
diff --git a/AntennaTracker/Tracker.h b/AntennaTracker/Tracker.h
index 89a63db8b12ad5..a1820981cac584 100644
--- a/AntennaTracker/Tracker.h
+++ b/AntennaTracker/Tracker.h
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ class Tracker : public AP_HAL::HAL::Callbacks {
 #endif
 
     // Battery Sensors
-    AP_BattMonitor battery{MASK_LOG_CURRENT};
+    AP_BattMonitor battery{MASK_LOG_CURRENT,
+                           FUNCTOR_BIND_MEMBER(&Tracker::handle_battery_failsafe, void, const char*, const int8_t),
+                           nullptr};
 
     struct Location current_loc;
 
@@ -263,6 +265,7 @@ class Tracker : public AP_HAL::HAL::Callbacks {
     void Log_Write_Vehicle_Startup_Messages();
     void log_init(void);
     bool should_log(uint32_t mask);
+    void handle_battery_failsafe(const char* type_str, const int8_t action);
 
 public:
     void mavlink_snoop(const mavlink_message_t* msg);
diff --git a/AntennaTracker/sensors.cpp b/AntennaTracker/sensors.cpp
index cfb2e3818f3d92..23f8e6a6570ec5 100644
--- a/AntennaTracker/sensors.cpp
+++ b/AntennaTracker/sensors.cpp
@@ -127,3 +127,10 @@ void Tracker::update_GPS(void)
     }
 }
 
+void Tracker::handle_battery_failsafe(const char* type_str, const int8_t action)
+{
+    // NOP
+    // useful failsafes in the future would include actually recalling the vehicle
+    // that is tracked before the tracker loses power to continue tracking it
+}
+