diff --git a/watch/funcs.go b/watch/funcs.go
index a6d1015964..bad10bec05 100644
--- a/watch/funcs.go
+++ b/watch/funcs.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func init() {
 		"nodes":     nodesWatch,
 		"service":   serviceWatch,
 		"checks":    checksWatch,
+		"event":     eventWatch,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -164,3 +165,30 @@ func checksWatch(params map[string]interface{}) (WatchFunc, error) {
 	}
 	return fn, nil
 }
+
+// eventWatch is used to watch for events, optionally filtering on name
+func eventWatch(params map[string]interface{}) (WatchFunc, error) {
+	var name string
+	if err := assignValue(params, "name", &name); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fn := func(p *WatchPlan) (uint64, interface{}, error) {
+		event := p.client.Event()
+		opts := consulapi.QueryOptions{WaitIndex: p.lastIndex}
+		events, meta, err := event.List(name, &opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, nil, err
+		}
+
+		// Prune to only the new events
+		for i := 0; i < len(events); i++ {
+			if event.IDToIndex(events[i].ID) == p.lastIndex {
+				events = events[i+1:]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return meta.LastIndex, events, err
+	}
+	return fn, nil
+}
diff --git a/watch/funcs_test.go b/watch/funcs_test.go
index d0dbb0c8f2..fa0ff87741 100644
--- a/watch/funcs_test.go
+++ b/watch/funcs_test.go
@@ -392,3 +392,43 @@ func TestChecksWatch_Service(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", invoke)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestEventWatch(t *testing.T) {
+	if consulAddr == "" {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
+	plan := mustParse(t, `{"type":"event", "name": "foo"}`)
+	invoke := 0
+	plan.Handler = func(idx uint64, raw interface{}) {
+		if invoke == 0 {
+			if raw == nil {
+				return
+			}
+			v, ok := raw.([]*consulapi.UserEvent)
+			if !ok || len(v) == 0 || string(v[len(v)-1].Name) != "foo" {
+				t.Fatalf("Bad: %#v", raw)
+			}
+			invoke++
+		}
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		defer plan.Stop()
+		time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		event := plan.client.Event()
+		params := &consulapi.UserEvent{Name: "foo"}
+		if _, _, err := event.Fire(params, nil); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	err := plan.Run(consulAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if invoke == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", invoke)
+	}
+}