diff --git a/impl/graphsync/graphsync_impl.go b/impl/graphsync/graphsync_impl.go
index 4582a5d2..318ae8b4 100644
--- a/impl/graphsync/graphsync_impl.go
+++ b/impl/graphsync/graphsync_impl.go
@@ -166,6 +166,16 @@ func (impl *graphsyncImpl) OpenPushDataChannel(ctx context.Context, requestTo pe
 	if err != nil {
 		return chid, err
 	}
+	evt := datatransfer.Event{
+		Code:      datatransfer.Open,
+		Message:   "New Request Initiated",
+		Timestamp: time.Now(),
+	}
+	chst := impl.channels.GetByIDAndSender(chid, impl.peerID)
+	err = impl.pubSub.Publish(internalEvent{evt, chst})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("err publishing DT event: %s", err.Error())
+	}
 	return chid, nil
 }
 
@@ -183,6 +193,16 @@ func (impl *graphsyncImpl) OpenPullDataChannel(ctx context.Context, requestTo pe
 	if err != nil {
 		return chid, err
 	}
+	evt := datatransfer.Event{
+		Code:      datatransfer.Open,
+		Message:   "New Request Initiated",
+		Timestamp: time.Now(),
+	}
+	chst := impl.channels.GetByIDAndSender(chid, requestTo)
+	err = impl.pubSub.Publish(internalEvent{evt, chst})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("err publishing DT event: %s", err.Error())
+	}
 	return chid, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/impl/graphsync/graphsync_impl_test.go b/impl/graphsync/graphsync_impl_test.go
index 4e1f9224..bbb7a68c 100644
--- a/impl/graphsync/graphsync_impl_test.go
+++ b/impl/graphsync/graphsync_impl_test.go
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ func TestDataTransferInitiatingPullGraphsyncRequests(t *testing.T) {
 
 		subscribeCalls := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 		subscribe := func(event datatransfer.Event, channelState datatransfer.ChannelState) {
-			if event.Code == datatransfer.Error {
+			if event.Code == datatransfer.Progress {
 				subscribeCalls <- struct{}{}
 			}
 		}
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ func TestDataTransferPushRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 
 	finished := make(chan struct{}, 2)
 	errChan := make(chan struct{}, 2)
+	opened := make(chan struct{}, 2)
 	var subscriber datatransfer.Subscriber = func(event datatransfer.Event, channelState datatransfer.ChannelState) {
 		if event.Code == datatransfer.Complete {
 			finished <- struct{}{}
@@ -943,6 +944,9 @@ func TestDataTransferPushRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 		if event.Code == datatransfer.Error {
 			errChan <- struct{}{}
 		}
+		if event.Code == datatransfer.Open {
+			opened <- struct{}{}
+		}
 	}
 	dt1.SubscribeToEvents(subscriber)
 	dt2.SubscribeToEvents(subscriber)
@@ -953,11 +957,16 @@ func TestDataTransferPushRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 
 	chid, err := dt1.OpenPushDataChannel(ctx, host2.ID(), &voucher, rootCid, gsData.AllSelector)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+	opens := 0
+	completes := 0
+	for opens < 2 || completes < 2 {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			t.Fatal("Did not complete succcessful data transfer")
 		case <-finished:
+			completes++
+		case <-opened:
+			opens++
 		case <-errChan:
 			t.Fatal("received error on data transfer")
 		}
@@ -984,10 +993,18 @@ func TestDataTransferPullRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	dt2 := NewGraphSyncDataTransfer(host2, gs2, gsData.StoredCounter2)
 
 	finished := make(chan struct{}, 2)
+	errChan := make(chan struct{}, 2)
+	opened := make(chan struct{}, 2)
 	var subscriber datatransfer.Subscriber = func(event datatransfer.Event, channelState datatransfer.ChannelState) {
 		if event.Code == datatransfer.Complete {
 			finished <- struct{}{}
 		}
+		if event.Code == datatransfer.Error {
+			errChan <- struct{}{}
+		}
+		if event.Code == datatransfer.Open {
+			opened <- struct{}{}
+		}
 	}
 	dt1.SubscribeToEvents(subscriber)
 	dt2.SubscribeToEvents(subscriber)
@@ -998,11 +1015,18 @@ func TestDataTransferPullRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 
 	_, err := dt2.OpenPullDataChannel(ctx, host1.ID(), &voucher, rootCid, gsData.AllSelector)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+	opens := 0
+	completes := 0
+	for opens < 2 || completes < 2 {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			t.Fatal("Did not complete succcessful data transfer")
 		case <-finished:
+			completes++
+		case <-opened:
+			opens++
+		case <-errChan:
+			t.Fatal("received error on data transfer")
 		}
 	}
 	gsData.VerifyFileTransferred(t, root, true)
diff --git a/impl/graphsync/graphsync_receiver.go b/impl/graphsync/graphsync_receiver.go
index 449f841c..dd48b411 100644
--- a/impl/graphsync/graphsync_receiver.go
+++ b/impl/graphsync/graphsync_receiver.go
@@ -43,12 +43,22 @@ func (receiver *graphsyncReceiver) ReceiveRequest(
 		receiver.impl.sendGsRequest(ctx, initiator, incoming.TransferID(), incoming.IsPull(), dataSender, root, stor)
 	}
 
-	_, err = receiver.impl.channels.CreateNew(incoming.TransferID(), incoming.BaseCid(), stor, voucher, initiator, dataSender, dataReceiver)
+	chid, err := receiver.impl.channels.CreateNew(incoming.TransferID(), incoming.BaseCid(), stor, voucher, initiator, dataSender, dataReceiver)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err)
 		receiver.impl.sendResponse(ctx, false, initiator, incoming.TransferID())
 		return
 	}
+	evt := datatransfer.Event{
+		Code:      datatransfer.Open,
+		Message:   "Incoming request accepted",
+		Timestamp: time.Now(),
+	}
+	chst := receiver.impl.channels.GetByIDAndSender(chid, dataSender)
+	err = receiver.impl.pubSub.Publish(internalEvent{evt, chst})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("err publishing DT event: %s", err.Error())
+	}
 	receiver.impl.sendResponse(ctx, true, initiator, incoming.TransferID())
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +119,7 @@ func (receiver *graphsyncReceiver) ReceiveResponse(
 		// initiator is us. construct a channel id for a pull request that we initiated and see
 		// if there is one in our saved channel list. otherwise we should not respond.
 		chid := datatransfer.ChannelID{Initiator: receiver.impl.peerID, ID: incoming.TransferID()}
+		evt.Code = datatransfer.Progress
 
 		// if we are handling a response to a pull request then they are sending data and the
 		// initiator is us
@@ -116,7 +127,6 @@ func (receiver *graphsyncReceiver) ReceiveResponse(
 			baseCid := chst.BaseCID()
 			root := cidlink.Link{Cid: baseCid}
 			receiver.impl.sendGsRequest(ctx, receiver.impl.peerID, incoming.TransferID(), true, sender, root, chst.Selector())
-			evt.Code = datatransfer.Progress
 		}
 	}
 	err := receiver.impl.pubSub.Publish(internalEvent{evt, chst})