diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..711dbc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// The kind of of event
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum PluginEventKind {
+    /// An editor is closed
+    FileEditorClosed,
+}
+
+/// An event that can be handled.
+/// Note that not all events are sent by default, and that you must subscribe to them!
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum PluginEvent {
+    /// A file-backed editor was closed
+    FileEditorClosed { path: PathBuf },
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bf9c1e0..cc70f98 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+use event::PluginEventKind;
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
 
+pub mod event;
+
 pub trait LapcePlugin {
     fn initialize(&mut self, configuration: serde_json::Value) {}
+
+    fn update(&mut self, event: serde_json::Value) {}
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
@@ -22,6 +27,15 @@ macro_rules! register_plugin {
                     .initialize($crate::object_from_stdin().unwrap());
             });
         }
+
+        #[no_mangle]
+        fn update() {
+            STATE.with(|state| {
+                state
+                    .borrow_mut()
+                    .update($crate::object_from_stdin().unwrap());
+            });
+        }
     };
 }
 
@@ -43,6 +57,16 @@ pub fn send_notification(method: &str, params: &Value) {
     unsafe { host_handle_notification() };
 }
 
+/// Subscribe to specific events to receive them in the [`LapcePlugin::update`] method
+pub fn subscribe(events: &[PluginEventKind]) {
+    send_notification(
+        "subscribe",
+        &json!({
+            "events": events,
+        }),
+    )
+}
+
 pub fn start_lsp(exec_path: &str, language_id: &str, options: Option<Value>) {
     send_notification(
         "start_lsp_server",