diff --git a/rcljava/CMakeLists.txt b/rcljava/CMakeLists.txt
index 684f2275..a3b0c297 100644
--- a/rcljava/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rcljava/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ set(${PROJECT_NAME}_jni_sources
   "src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_client_ClientImpl.cpp"
   "src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_contexts_ContextImpl.cpp"
   "src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_executors_BaseExecutor.cpp"
+  "src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl.cpp"
   "src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_node_NodeImpl.cpp"
   "src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_publisher_PublisherImpl.cpp"
   "src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_service_ServiceImpl.cpp"
@@ -125,6 +126,9 @@ set(${PROJECT_NAME}_sources
   "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/consumers/BiConsumer.java"
   "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/consumers/Consumer.java"
   "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/consumers/TriConsumer.java"
+  "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventHandler.java"
+  "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventHandlerImpl.java"
+  "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventStatus.java"
   "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/executors/AnyExecutable.java"
   "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/executors/BaseExecutor.java"
   "src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/executors/Executor.java"
diff --git a/rcljava/include/org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl.h b/rcljava/include/org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2416ca08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcljava/include/org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <jni.h>
+/* Header for class org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl */
+
+#ifndef ORG_ROS2_RCLJAVA_EVENTS_EVENTHANDLERIMPL_H_
+#define ORG_ROS2_RCLJAVA_EVENTS_EVENTHANDLERIMPL_H_
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Class:     org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl
+ * Method:    nativeDispose
+ * Signature: (J)V
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void
+JNICALL Java_org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl_nativeDispose(JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong event_handle);
+
+/*
+ * Class:     org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl
+ * Method:    nativeTake
+ * Signature: (JJ)V
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void
+JNICALL Java_org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl_nativeTake(
+  JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong event_handle, jlong event_status_handle);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif  // ORG_ROS2_RCLJAVA_EVENTS_EVENTHANDLERIMPL_H_
diff --git a/rcljava/src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl.cpp b/rcljava/src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c23fd533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcljava/src/main/cpp/org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include <jni.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "rcl/error_handling.h"
+#include "rcl/event.h"
+
+#include "rcljava_common/exceptions.hpp"
+
+#include "org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl.h"
+
+using rcljava_common::exceptions::rcljava_throw_exception;
+using rcljava_common::exceptions::rcljava_throw_rclexception;
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl_nativeDispose(
+  JNIEnv * env, jclass, jlong event_handle)
+{
+  if (event_handle == 0) {
+    // everything is ok, already destroyed
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto * event = reinterpret_cast<rcl_event_t *>(event_handle);
+
+  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_event_fini(event);
+
+  if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
+    std::string msg = "Failed to destroy event: " + std::string(rcl_get_error_string().str);
+    rcl_reset_error();
+    rcljava_throw_exception(env, "java/lang/IllegalStateException", msg);
+  }
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_org_ros2_rcljava_events_EventHandlerImpl_nativeTake(JNIEnv *env, jclass, jlong event_handle, jlong event_status_handle)
+{
+  auto * event = reinterpret_cast<rcl_event_t *>(event_handle);
+  if (!event) {
+    rcljava_throw_exception(
+      env,
+      "java/lang/IllegalArgumentException",
+      "The underlying rcl_event_t has been already disposed");
+  }
+  void * event_status = reinterpret_cast<void *>(event_status_handle);
+  if (!event_status) {
+    rcljava_throw_exception(
+      env,
+      "java/lang/IllegalArgumentException",
+      "The passed event status is NULL");
+  }
+  rcl_ret_t ret = rcl_take_event(event, event_status);
+  if (RCL_RET_OK != ret) {
+    rcljava_throw_rclexception(env, ret, rcl_get_error_string().str);
+    rcl_reset_error();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventHandler.java b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7df0f4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package org.ros2.rcljava.events;
+
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+
+import org.ros2.rcljava.interfaces.Disposable;
+import org.ros2.rcljava.events.EventStatus;
+
+/**
+ * This class serves as a bridge between a rcl_event_t and RCLJava.
+ * An EventHandler must be created via
+ * @{link Publisher#createEventHandler(Class&lt;T&gt;, Consumer&lt;T&gt;)}
+ * @{link Subscription#createEventHandler(Class&lt;T&gt;, Consumer&lt;T&gt;)}
+ *
+ * @param <T> The event status type.
+ * @param <ParentT> The parent class type.
+ */
+public interface EventHandler<T extends EventStatus, ParentT extends Disposable> extends Disposable {
+  /**
+   * @return The event status type.
+   */
+  Class<T> getEventStatusType();
+
+  /**
+   * @return The parent entity type.
+   */
+  Class<ParentT> getParentType();
+
+  /**
+   * @return A weak reference to the parent.
+   */
+  WeakReference<ParentT> getParentReference();
+
+  /**
+   * @return Execute the registered event callback
+   */
+  void executeCallback();
+}
diff --git a/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventHandlerImpl.java b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventHandlerImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..013ec29a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventHandlerImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package org.ros2.rcljava.events;
+
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+
+import org.ros2.rcljava.common.JNIUtils;
+import org.ros2.rcljava.consumers.Consumer;
+import org.ros2.rcljava.events.EventHandler;
+import org.ros2.rcljava.events.EventStatus;
+import org.ros2.rcljava.interfaces.Disposable;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * This class serves as a bridge between a rcl_event_t and RCLJava.
+ * An EventHandler must be created via
+ * @{link Publisher#createEventHandler(Class&lt;T&gt;, Consumer&lt;T&gt;)}
+ * @{link Subscription#createEventHandler(Class&lt;T&gt;, Consumer&lt;T&gt;)}
+ *
+ * @param <T> The status event type.
+ * @param <ParentT> The parent class type.
+ */
+public class EventHandlerImpl<
+    T extends EventStatus,
+    ParentT extends Disposable>
+implements EventHandler<T, ParentT> {
+  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EventHandlerImpl.class);
+
+  static {
+    try {
+      JNIUtils.loadImplementation(EventHandlerImpl.class);
+    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError ule) {
+      logger.error("Native code library failed to load.\n" + ule);
+      System.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor.
+   *
+   * @param parentType The <code>Class</code> type of the parent.
+   *    It can be either a @{link org.ros2.rcljava.Publisher} or a
+   *    @{link org.ros2.rcljava.Subscription} class.
+   * @param parentReference A {@link java.lang.ref.WeakReference} to the
+   *     @{link org.ros2.rcljava.Publisher} or @{link org.ros2.rcljava.Subscription}
+   *     that created this event handler.
+   * @param handle A pointer to the underlying ROS 2 event structure, as an integer.
+   *     Must not be zero.
+   * @param eventStatusType The <code>Class</code> of the messages that this
+   *     subscription will receive. We need this because of Java's type erasure,
+   *     which doesn't allow us to use the generic parameter of
+   *     @{link org.ros2.rcljava.Subscription} directly.
+   * @param callback The callback function that will be called when the event
+   *     is triggered.
+   */
+  public EventHandlerImpl(
+      final Class<ParentT> parentType,
+      final WeakReference<ParentT> parentReference,
+      final long handle,
+      final Class<T> eventStatusType,
+      final Consumer<T> callback) {
+    this.parentType = parentType;
+    this.parentReference = parentReference;
+    this.handle = handle;
+    this.eventStatusType = eventStatusType;
+    this.callback = callback;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  public final Class<T> getEventStatusType() {
+    return this.eventStatusType;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  public final Class<ParentT> getParentType() {
+    return this.parentType;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  public final WeakReference<ParentT> getParentReference() {
+    return this.parentReference;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  public final long getHandle() {
+    return this.handle;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Destroy a ROS 2 event (rcl_event_t).
+   *
+   * @param handle A pointer to the underlying ROS 2 event structure,
+   *     as an integer. Must not be zero.
+   */
+  private static native void nativeDispose(long handle);
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  public final void dispose() {
+    nativeDispose(this.handle);
+    this.handle = 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Takes the RCL event status and returns a pointer to it.
+   *
+   * @param event_handle A pointer to the underlying ROS 2 event (rcl_event_t).
+   * @param event_status_handle A pointer to the underlying ROS 2 event status (void *).
+   *     Must not be zero.
+   */
+  private static native void nativeTake(long event_handle, long event_status_handle);
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritDoc}
+   */
+  public final void executeCallback() {
+    T eventStatus = null;
+    try {
+        eventStatus = this.eventStatusType.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
+    } catch (NoSuchMethodException nme) {
+        nme.printStackTrace();
+    } catch (InvocationTargetException ite) {
+        ite.printStackTrace();
+    } catch (InstantiationException ie) {
+        ie.printStackTrace();
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException iae) {
+        iae.printStackTrace();
+    }
+    long nativeEventStatusHandle = eventStatus.allocateRCLStatusEvent();
+    nativeTake(this.handle, nativeEventStatusHandle);
+    eventStatus.fromRCLEvent(nativeEventStatusHandle);
+    eventStatus.deallocateRCLStatusEvent(nativeEventStatusHandle);
+    callback.accept(eventStatus);
+  }
+
+  private final Class<T> eventStatusType;
+  private final Class<ParentT> parentType;
+  private final WeakReference<ParentT> parentReference;
+  private long handle;
+  private final Consumer<T> callback;
+}
diff --git a/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventStatus.java b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b129826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/EventStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package org.ros2.rcljava.events;
+
+import org.ros2.rcljava.interfaces.Disposable;
+
+/**
+ * This class serves as a bridge between ROS2's rcl event status types and RCLJava.
+ */
+public interface EventStatus {
+  /**
+   * Allocates an rcl event status.
+   *
+   * @return A pointer to the allocated status.
+   */
+  long allocateRCLStatusEvent();
+
+  /**
+   * Deallocates an rcl event status.
+   *
+   * @param handle Pointer to a previously allocated event status.
+   */
+  void deallocateRCLStatusEvent(long handle);
+
+  /**
+   * Loads the event with the data of the rcl event status.
+   *
+   * @param handle A pointer to the underlying event status.
+   */
+  void fromRCLEvent(long handle);
+}
diff --git a/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/PublisherEventStatus.java b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/PublisherEventStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6c9881b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/PublisherEventStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package org.ros2.rcljava.events;
+
+import org.ros2.rcljava.events.EventStatus;
+
+/**
+ * This class serves as a bridge between ROS2's rcl publisher event
+ * status types and RCLJava.
+ */
+public interface PublisherEventStatus extends EventStatus {
+  /**
+   * @return The status event type.
+   */
+  int get_publisher_event_type();
+}
diff --git a/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/SubscriptionEventStatus.java b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/SubscriptionEventStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..224e9e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/events/SubscriptionEventStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package org.ros2.rcljava.events;
+
+import org.ros2.rcljava.events.EventStatus;
+
+/**
+ * This class serves as a bridge between ROS2's rcl subscription event
+ * status types and RCLJava.
+ */
+public interface SubscriptionEventStatus extends EventStatus {
+  /**
+   * @return The status event type.
+   */
+  int get_subscription_event_type();
+}