diff --git a/cloudtrail.tf b/cloudtrail.tf
index 7d99165..b52bf4f 100644
--- a/cloudtrail.tf
+++ b/cloudtrail.tf
@@ -11,4 +11,20 @@ resource "aws_cloudtrail" "additional_auditing_trail" {
   s3_bucket_name             = var.additional_auditing_trail.bucket
   kms_key_id                 = var.additional_auditing_trail.kms_key_id
   tags                       = var.tags
+
+  event_selector {
+    dynamic "data_resource" {
+      for_each = var.additional_auditing_trail.event_selector.data_resource != null ? { create = true } : {}
+
+      content {
+        type   = var.additional_auditing_trail.event_selector.data_resource.type
+        values = var.additional_auditing_trail.event_selector.data_resource.values
+      }
+
+    }
+
+    include_management_events        = var.additional_auditing_trail.event_selector.include_management_events
+    exclude_management_event_sources = var.additional_auditing_trail.event_selector.exclude_management_event_sources
+    read_write_type                  = var.additional_auditing_trail.event_selector.read_write_type
+  }
 }
diff --git a/examples/basic/main.tf b/examples/basic/main.tf
index 3f33bca..9efb386 100644
--- a/examples/basic/main.tf
+++ b/examples/basic/main.tf
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ provider "datadog" {
 }
 
 provider "mcaf" {
-  aws {}
+  aws {
+    region = "eu-west-1"
+  }
 }
 
 module "landing_zone" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index cd6442f..b69d7a3 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -3,8 +3,16 @@ variable "additional_auditing_trail" {
     name       = string
     bucket     = string
     kms_key_id = string
+    event_selector = optional(object({
+      data_resource = optional(object({
+        type   = string
+        values = list(string)
+      }))
+      exclude_management_event_sources = optional(set(string), null)
+      include_management_events        = optional(bool, true)
+      read_write_type                  = optional(string, "All")
+    }))
   })
-  default     = null
   description = "CloudTrail configuration for additional auditing trail"
 }