diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69366f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// This file is Copyright its original authors, visible in version control
+// history.
+//
+// This file is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE
+// or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your option.
+// You may not use this file except in accordance with one or both of these
+// licenses.
+
+//! Events are surfaced by the library to indicate some action must be taken
+//! by the end-user.
+//!
+//! Because we don't have a built-in runtime, it's up to the end-user to poll
+//! [`crate::LiquidityManager::get_and_clear_pending_events()`] to receive events.
+
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::sync::{Condvar, Mutex};
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub(crate) struct EventQueue {
+	queue: Mutex<VecDeque<Event>>,
+	condvar: Condvar,
+}
+
+impl EventQueue {
+	pub fn enqueue(&self, event: Event) {
+		{
+			let mut queue = self.queue.lock().unwrap();
+			queue.push_back(event);
+		}
+
+		self.condvar.notify_one();
+	}
+
+	pub fn wait_next_event(&self) -> Event {
+		let mut queue =
+			self.condvar.wait_while(self.queue.lock().unwrap(), |queue| queue.is_empty()).unwrap();
+
+		let event = queue.pop_front().expect("non empty queue");
+		let should_notify = !queue.is_empty();
+
+		drop(queue);
+
+		if should_notify {
+			self.condvar.notify_one();
+		}
+
+		event
+	}
+
+	pub fn get_and_clear_pending_events(&self) -> Vec<Event> {
+		self.queue.lock().unwrap().drain(..).collect()
+	}
+}
+
+/// Event which you should probably take some action in response to.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Event {}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 028f820..4919017 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_auto_cfg))]
 
 mod channel_request;
+pub mod events;
 mod jit_channel;
 mod transport;
 mod utils;
diff --git a/src/transport/message_handler.rs b/src/transport/message_handler.rs
index 6f58583..20681fe 100644
--- a/src/transport/message_handler.rs
+++ b/src/transport/message_handler.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::events::{Event, EventQueue};
 use crate::transport::msgs::{LSPSMessage, RawLSPSMessage, LSPS_MESSAGE_TYPE};
 use crate::transport::protocol::LSPS0MessageHandler;
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ where
 	ES::Target: EntropySource,
 {
 	pending_messages: Arc<Mutex<Vec<(PublicKey, LSPSMessage)>>>,
+	pending_events: Arc<EventQueue>,
 	request_id_to_method_map: Mutex<HashMap<String, String>>,
 	lsps0_message_handler: LSPS0MessageHandler<ES>,
 	provider_config: Option<LiquidityProviderConfig>,
@@ -65,12 +67,27 @@ where
 
 		Self {
 			pending_messages,
+			pending_events: Arc::new(EventQueue::default()),
 			request_id_to_method_map: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
 			lsps0_message_handler,
 			provider_config,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/// Blocks until next event is ready and returns it
+	///
+	/// Typically you would spawn a thread or task that calls this in a loop
+	pub fn wait_next_event(&self) -> Event {
+		self.pending_events.wait_next_event()
+	}
+
+	/// Returns and clears all events without blocking
+	///
+	/// Typically you would spawn a thread or task that calls this in a loop
+	pub fn get_and_clear_pending_events(&self) -> Vec<Event> {
+		self.pending_events.get_and_clear_pending_events()
+	}
+
 	fn handle_lsps_message(
 		&self, msg: LSPSMessage, sender_node_id: &PublicKey,
 	) -> Result<(), lightning::ln::msgs::LightningError> {