diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6967272c..475cc712 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,7 +220,19 @@ Programmatic Errors indicating that a non-fatal error occurred, such as an appli
 
 #### Creating a Programmatic Error
 
-Programmatic errors are created by adding [span events](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/instrumentation/python/manual/#adding-events) with a custom attribute being set with the key name `lumigo.type`.
+Programmatic errors can now be created easily using the `create_programmatic_error` function provided by the `lumigo_opentelemetry` package. This allows you to capture and report errors with minimal setup, without requiring direct interaction with the OpenTelemetry trace SDK.
+
+For example, you can add a programmatic error as follows:
+
+```python
+from lumigo_opentelemetry import create_programmatic_error
+
+create_programmatic_error("The customer 123 was not found", "CustomerNotExist")
+```
+
+The first argument, "Error message", is a descriptive message for the error, while the second argument, "ErrorType", represents the type of the error.
+
+Alternately, programmatic errors can also be created by adding [span events](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/instrumentation/python/manual/#adding-events) with a custom attribute being set with the key name `lumigo.type`.
 
 For example, you could add a programmatic error as follows:
 
diff --git a/src/lumigo_opentelemetry/__init__.py b/src/lumigo_opentelemetry/__init__.py
index 8dfce10c..71e3c36c 100644
--- a/src/lumigo_opentelemetry/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lumigo_opentelemetry/__init__.py
@@ -296,6 +296,12 @@ def wrapper(*args: List[Any], **kwargs: Dict[Any, Any]) -> T:
     return wrapper
 
 
+def create_programmatic_error(error_message: str, error_type: str) -> None:
+    from opentelemetry.trace import get_current_span
+
+    get_current_span().add_event(error_message, {"lumigo.type": error_type})
+
+
 # Load the package on import
 init_data = init()
 
@@ -309,4 +315,5 @@ def wrapper(*args: List[Any], **kwargs: Dict[Any, Any]) -> T:
     "logger",
     "tracer_provider",
     "logger_provider",
+    "create_programmatic_error",
 ]
diff --git a/src/test/unit/test_tracer.py b/src/test/unit/test_tracer.py
index 5d7998c3..fea1fd5e 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/test_tracer.py
+++ b/src/test/unit/test_tracer.py
@@ -151,6 +151,38 @@ def test_python_version_too_new(self):
         )
 
 
+class TestCreateProgrammaticError(unittest.TestCase):
+    @httpretty.activate(allow_net_connect=False)
+    def test_create_event_with_correct_attributes(self):
+        from lumigo_opentelemetry import create_programmatic_error, tracer_provider
+
+        self.assertIsNotNone(create_programmatic_error)
+
+        span_processor = Mock(SpanProcessor)
+        tracer_provider.add_span_processor(span_processor)
+
+        tracer = tracer_provider.get_tracer(__name__)
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span("Root") as span:
+            create_programmatic_error("Error message", "ErrorType")
+
+        # Verify `on_start` was called
+        span_processor.on_start.assert_called()
+
+        # Capture the span passed to `on_start`
+        span = span_processor.on_start.call_args[0][
+            0
+        ]  # Extract the `span` argument from the first call
+
+        events = span.events
+        # Verify the event was added
+        self.assertEqual(len(events), 1)
+
+        event = events[0]
+        # Verify the event has the correct attributes
+        self.assertEqual(event.name, "Error message")
+        self.assertEqual(event.attributes["lumigo.type"], "ErrorType")
+
+
 class TestLumigoWrapped(unittest.TestCase):
     @httpretty.activate(allow_net_connect=False)
     def test_access_lumigo_wrapped(self):