diff --git a/rhodecode/events/__init__.py b/rhodecode/events/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rhodecode/events/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2016  RhodeCode GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
+# (only), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This program is dual-licensed. If you wish to learn more about the
+# RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
+# and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
+
+from pyramid.threadlocal import get_current_registry
+
+
+class RhodecodeEvent(object):
+    """
+    Base event class for all Rhodecode events
+    """
+
+
+def trigger(event):
+    """
+    Helper method to send an event. This wraps the pyramid logic to send an
+    event.
+    """
+    # For the first step we are using pyramids thread locals here. If the
+    # event mechanism works out as a good solution we should think about
+    # passing the registry as an argument to get rid of it.
+    registry = get_current_registry()
+    registry.notify(event)
+
+
+from rhodecode.events.user import (
+    UserPreCreate, UserPreUpdate, UserRegistered
+)
+
+from rhodecode.events.repo import (
+    RepoPreCreateEvent, RepoCreatedEvent,
+    RepoPreDeleteEvent, RepoDeletedEvent,
+    RepoPrePushEvent,   RepoPushEvent,
+    RepoPrePullEvent,   RepoPullEvent,
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rhodecode/interfaces.py b/rhodecode/events/interfaces.py
rename from rhodecode/interfaces.py
rename to rhodecode/events/interfaces.py
diff --git a/rhodecode/events/repo.py b/rhodecode/events/repo.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rhodecode/events/repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2016  RhodeCode GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
+# (only), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This program is dual-licensed. If you wish to learn more about the
+# RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
+# and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
+
+from rhodecode.model.db import Repository, Session
+from rhodecode.events import RhodecodeEvent
+
+
+class RepoEvent(RhodecodeEvent):
+    """
+    Base class for events acting on a repository.
+
+    :param repo: a :class:`Repository` instance
+    """
+    def __init__(self, repo):
+        self.repo = repo
+
+
+class RepoPreCreateEvent(RepoEvent):
+    """
+    An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` before a repo is
+    created.
+
+    :param repo_name: repository name
+    """
+    name = 'repo-pre-create'
+
+
+class RepoCreatedEvent(RepoEvent):
+    """
+    An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` whenever a repo is
+    created.
+    """
+    name = 'repo-created'
+
+
+class RepoPreDeleteEvent(RepoEvent):
+    """
+    An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` whenever a repo is
+    created.
+    """
+    name = 'repo-pre-delete'
+
+
+class RepoDeletedEvent(RepoEvent):
+    """
+    An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` whenever a repo is
+    created.
+    """
+    name = 'repo-deleted'
+
+
+class RepoVCSEvent(RepoEvent):
+    """
+    Base class for events triggered by the VCS
+    """
+    def __init__(self, repo_name, extras):
+        self.repo = Repository.get_by_repo_name(repo_name)
+        if not self.repo:
+            raise Exception('repo by this name %s does not exist' % repo_name)
+        self.extras = extras
+        super(RepoVCSEvent, self).__init__(self.repo)
+
+
+class RepoPrePullEvent(RepoVCSEvent):
+    """
+    An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` before commits
+    are pulled from a repo.
+    """
+    name = 'repo-pre-pull'
+
+
+class RepoPullEvent(RepoVCSEvent):
+    """
+    An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` after commits
+    are pulled from a repo.
+    """
+    name = 'repo-pull'
+
+
+class RepoPrePushEvent(RepoVCSEvent):
+    """
+    An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` before commits
+    are pushed to a repo.
+    """
+    name = 'repo-pre-push'
+
+
+class RepoPushEvent(RepoVCSEvent):
+    """
+    An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` after commits
+    are pushed to a repo.
+
+    :param extras: (optional) dict of data from proxied VCS actions
+    """
+    name = 'repo-push'
+
+    def __init__(self, repo_name, pushed_commit_ids, extras):
+        super(RepoPushEvent, self).__init__(repo_name, extras)
+        self.pushed_commit_ids = pushed_commit_ids
+
diff --git a/rhodecode/events.py b/rhodecode/events/user.py
rename from rhodecode/events.py
rename to rhodecode/events/user.py
--- a/rhodecode/events.py
+++ b/rhodecode/events/user.py
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
 # and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
 
 from zope.interface import implementer
-from rhodecode.interfaces import (
+from rhodecode.events import RhodecodeEvent
+from rhodecode.events.interfaces import (
     IUserRegistered, IUserPreCreate, IUserPreUpdate)
 
 
 @implementer(IUserRegistered)
-class UserRegistered(object):
+class UserRegistered(RhodecodeEvent):
     """
     An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` whenever a user
     account is registered.
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class UserRegistered(object):
 
 
 @implementer(IUserPreCreate)
-class UserPreCreate(object):
+class UserPreCreate(RhodecodeEvent):
     """
     An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` before a new user
     object is created.
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class UserPreCreate(object):
 
 
 @implementer(IUserPreUpdate)
-class UserPreUpdate(object):
+class UserPreUpdate(RhodecodeEvent):
     """
     An instance of this class is emitted as an :term:`event` before a user
     object is updated.
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/hooks_base.py b/rhodecode/lib/hooks_base.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/hooks_base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/hooks_base.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import os
 import collections
 
 import rhodecode
+from rhodecode import events
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
 from rhodecode.lib.utils import action_logger
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import safe_str
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ def pre_push(extras):
     # Calling hooks after checking the lock, for consistent behavior
     pre_push_extension(repo_store_path=Repository.base_path(), **extras)
 
+    events.trigger(events.RepoPrePushEvent(repo_name=extras.repository,
+                                           extras=extras))
+
     return HookResponse(0, output)
 
 
@@ -128,6 +132,8 @@ def pre_pull(extras):
 
     # Calling hooks after checking the lock, for consistent behavior
     pre_pull_extension(**extras)
+    events.trigger(events.RepoPrePullEvent(repo_name=extras.repository,
+                                           extras=extras))
 
     return HookResponse(0, output)
 
@@ -138,6 +144,8 @@ def post_pull(extras):
     action = 'pull'
     action_logger(user, action, extras.repository, extras.ip, commit=True)
 
+    events.trigger(events.RepoPullEvent(repo_name=extras.repository,
+                                        extras=extras))
     # extension hook call
     post_pull_extension(**extras)
 
@@ -171,6 +179,10 @@ def post_push(extras):
     action_logger(
         extras.username, action, extras.repository, extras.ip, commit=True)
 
+    events.trigger(events.RepoPushEvent(repo_name=extras.repository,
+                                        pushed_commit_ids=commit_ids,
+                                        extras=extras))
+
     # extension hook call
     post_push_extension(
         repo_store_path=Repository.base_path(),
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/__init__.py b/rhodecode/model/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/__init__.py
@@ -145,17 +145,6 @@ class BaseModel(object):
         return self._get_instance(
             db.Permission, permission, callback=db.Permission.get_by_key)
 
-    def send_event(self, event):
-        """
-        Helper method to send an event. This wraps the pyramid logic to send an
-        event.
-        """
-        # For the first step we are using pyramids thread locals here. If the
-        # event mechanism works out as a good solution we should think about
-        # passing the registry into the constructor to get rid of it.
-        registry = get_current_registry()
-        registry.notify(event)
-
     @classmethod
     def get_all(cls):
         """
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/repo.py b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/repo.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import true, or_
 from zope.cachedescriptors.property import Lazy as LazyProperty
 
+from rhodecode import events
 from rhodecode.lib import helpers as h
 from rhodecode.lib.auth import HasUserGroupPermissionAny
 from rhodecode.lib.caching_query import FromCache
@@ -470,6 +471,8 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
                 parent_repo = fork_of
                 new_repo.fork = parent_repo
 
+            events.trigger(events.RepoPreCreateEvent(new_repo))
+
             self.sa.add(new_repo)
 
             EMPTY_PERM = 'repository.none'
@@ -525,11 +528,13 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
             # now automatically start following this repository as owner
             ScmModel(self.sa).toggle_following_repo(new_repo.repo_id,
                                                     owner.user_id)
+
             # we need to flush here, in order to check if database won't
             # throw any exceptions, create filesystem dirs at the very end
             self.sa.flush()
+            events.trigger(events.RepoCreatedEvent(new_repo))
+            return new_repo
 
-            return new_repo
         except Exception:
             log.error(traceback.format_exc())
             raise
@@ -633,6 +638,7 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
                 raise AttachedForksError()
 
             old_repo_dict = repo.get_dict()
+            events.trigger(events.RepoPreDeleteEvent(repo))
             try:
                 self.sa.delete(repo)
                 if fs_remove:
@@ -644,6 +650,7 @@ class RepoModel(BaseModel):
                     'deleted_on': time.time(),
                 })
                 log_delete_repository(**old_repo_dict)
+                events.trigger(events.RepoDeletedEvent(repo))
             except Exception:
                 log.error(traceback.format_exc())
                 raise
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/user.py b/rhodecode/model/user.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/user.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/user.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import ipaddress
 from sqlalchemy.exc import DatabaseError
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import true, false
 
-from rhodecode.events import UserPreCreate, UserPreUpdate
+from rhodecode import events
 from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import (
     safe_unicode, get_current_rhodecode_user, action_logger_generic,
     AttributeDict)
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ class UserModel(BaseModel):
                 # raises UserCreationError if it's not allowed for any reason to
                 # create new active user, this also executes pre-create hooks
                 check_allowed_create_user(user_data, cur_user, strict_check=True)
-            self.send_event(UserPreCreate(user_data))
+            events.trigger(events.UserPreCreate(user_data))
             new_user = User()
             edit = False
         else:
             log.debug('updating user %s', username)
-            self.send_event(UserPreUpdate(user, user_data))
+            events.trigger(events.UserPreUpdate(user, user_data))
             new_user = user
             edit = True
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/events/__init__.py b/rhodecode/tests/events/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/events/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2016  RhodeCode GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
+# (only), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This program is dual-licensed. If you wish to learn more about the
+# RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
+# and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/events/conftest.py b/rhodecode/tests/events/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/events/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2016-2016  RhodeCode GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
+# (only), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This program is dual-licensed. If you wish to learn more about the
+# RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
+# and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
+
+import mock
+import decorator
+
+
+def assert_fires_events(*expected_events):
+    """ Testing decorator to check if the function fires events in order """
+    def deco(func):
+        def wrapper(func, *args, **kwargs):
+            with mock.patch('rhodecode.events.trigger') as mock_trigger:
+                result = func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+            captured_events = []
+            for call in mock_trigger.call_args_list:
+                event = call[0][0]
+                captured_events.append(type(event))
+
+            assert set(captured_events) == set(expected_events)
+            return result
+        return decorator.decorator(wrapper, func)
+    return deco
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py b/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/events/test_repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2016  RhodeCode GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3
+# (only), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This program is dual-licensed. If you wish to learn more about the
+# RhodeCode Enterprise Edition, including its added features, Support services,
+# and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
+
+import pytest
+
+from rhodecode.tests.events.conftest import assert_fires_events
+
+from rhodecode.lib import hooks_base, utils2
+from rhodecode.model.repo import RepoModel
+from rhodecode.events.repo import (
+    RepoPrePullEvent, RepoPullEvent,
+    RepoPrePushEvent, RepoPushEvent,
+    RepoPreCreateEvent, RepoCreatedEvent,
+    RepoPreDeleteEvent, RepoDeletedEvent,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def scm_extras(user_regular, repo_stub):
+    extras = utils2.AttributeDict({
+        'ip': '127.0.0.1',
+        'username': user_regular.username,
+        'action': '',
+        'repository': repo_stub.repo_name,
+        'scm': repo_stub.scm_instance().alias,
+        'config': '',
+        'server_url': 'http://example.com',
+        'make_lock': None,
+        'locked_by': [None],
+        'commit_ids': ['a' * 40] * 3,
+    })
+    return extras
+
+
+@assert_fires_events(
+    RepoPreCreateEvent, RepoCreatedEvent, RepoPreDeleteEvent, RepoDeletedEvent)
+def test_create_delete_repo_fires_events(backend):
+    repo = backend.create_repo()
+    RepoModel().delete(repo)
+
+
+@assert_fires_events(RepoPrePushEvent, RepoPushEvent)
+def test_pull_fires_events(scm_extras):
+    hooks_base.pre_push(scm_extras)
+    hooks_base.post_push(scm_extras)
+
+
+@assert_fires_events(RepoPrePullEvent, RepoPullEvent)
+def test_push_fires_events(scm_extras):
+    hooks_base.pre_pull(scm_extras)
+    hooks_base.post_pull(scm_extras)
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/lib/test_hooks_base.py b/rhodecode/tests/lib/test_hooks_base.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/lib/test_hooks_base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/lib/test_hooks_base.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ from rhodecode.lib import hooks_base, ut
     action_logger=mock.Mock(),
     post_push_extension=mock.Mock(),
     Repository=mock.Mock())
-def test_post_push_truncates_commits():
+def test_post_push_truncates_commits(user_regular, repo_stub):
     extras = {
         'ip': '127.0.0.1',
-        'username': 'test',
+        'username': user_regular.username,
         'action': 'push_local',
-        'repository': 'test',
+        'repository': repo_stub.repo_name,
         'scm': 'git',
         'config': '',
         'server_url': 'http://example.com',
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/models/test_pullrequest.py b/rhodecode/tests/models/test_pullrequest.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/models/test_pullrequest.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/models/test_pullrequest.py
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ class TestPullRequestModel:
             '6126b7bfcc82ad2d3deaee22af926b082ce54cc6',
             MergeFailureReason.NONE)
 
+        merge_extras['repository'] = pull_request.target_repo.repo_name
         PullRequestModel().merge(
             pull_request, pull_request.author, extras=merge_extras)
 
@@ -308,6 +309,7 @@ class TestPullRequestModel:
             '6126b7bfcc82ad2d3deaee22af926b082ce54cc6',
             MergeFailureReason.MERGE_FAILED)
 
+        merge_extras['repository'] = pull_request.target_repo.repo_name
         PullRequestModel().merge(
             pull_request, pull_request.author, extras=merge_extras)
 
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ class TestIntegrationMerge(object):
         pull_request = pr_util.create_pull_request(
             approved=True, mergeable=True)
         # TODO: johbo: Needed for sqlite, try to find an automatic way for it
+        merge_extras['repository'] = pull_request.target_repo.repo_name
         Session().commit()
 
         with mock.patch.dict(rhodecode.CONFIG, extra_config, clear=False):
@@ -379,6 +382,7 @@ class TestIntegrationMerge(object):
         pull_request = pr_util.create_pull_request(
             approved=True, mergeable=True)
         # TODO: johbo: Needed for sqlite, try to find an automatic way for it
+        merge_extras['repository'] = pull_request.target_repo.repo_name
         Session().commit()
 
         with mock.patch('rhodecode.EXTENSIONS.PRE_PUSH_HOOK') as pre_pull:
@@ -400,6 +404,7 @@ class TestIntegrationMerge(object):
         # all data is pre-computed, that's why just updating the DB is not
         # enough.
         merge_extras['locked_by'] = locked_by
+        merge_extras['repository'] = pull_request.target_repo.repo_name
         # TODO: johbo: Needed for sqlite, try to find an automatic way for it
         Session().commit()
         merge_status = PullRequestModel().merge(