diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa9c0e2..c13f65a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Subheadings to categorize changes are `added, changed, deprecated, removed, fixe
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### added
+
+- Added `KeyRotationEvent` events triggered on start, rotation, failure, and stoppage
+
 ### changed
 
 - Changed `instant::{Duration, Instant}` to `web_time::{Duration, Instant}`
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 68d5364..b294940 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{data_types::Keygen, Keystore, KeystoreState};
+use crate::{data_types::Keygen, KeyRotationEvent, Keystore, KeystoreState};
 use bevy::{ecs::system::Command, prelude::*};
 use bevy_async_task::AsyncTask;
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ impl Command for StartKeyRotation {
         if keystore.access_token_valid_for() > crate::Duration::ZERO {
             let mut state = world.resource_mut::<NextState<KeystoreState>>();
             state.set(KeystoreState::Conformant);
+            world.send_event(KeyRotationEvent::Started(keystore.clone()));
         } else {
             warn!("auth provider authenticated, but returned an expired access token, remaining nonconformant");
         }
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ impl Command for StartKeyRotationWithKeystore {
         if keystore.access_token_valid_for() > crate::Duration::ZERO {
             let mut state = world.resource_mut::<NextState<KeystoreState>>();
             state.set(KeystoreState::Conformant);
+            world.send_event(KeyRotationEvent::Started(self.keystore.clone()));
         } else {
             warn!("started key rotation with an expired keystore, remaining nonconformant");
         }
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ impl Command for StopKeyRotation {
     fn apply(self, world: &mut bevy::prelude::World) {
         let mut state = world.resource_mut::<NextState<KeystoreState>>();
         state.set(KeystoreState::NonConformant);
+        world.send_event(KeyRotationEvent::Stopped);
         info!("stopping key rotation");
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/data_types.rs b/src/data_types.rs
index 542b6b8..74cf608 100644
--- a/src/data_types.rs
+++ b/src/data_types.rs
@@ -93,3 +93,16 @@ impl Default for KeyRotationSettings {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// An event triggered for important key rotation events.
+#[derive(Event)]
+pub enum KeyRotationEvent {
+    /// Key rotation has started
+    Started(Keystore),
+    /// Keys were rotated successfully
+    Rotated(Keystore),
+    /// Tokens failed to rotate
+    FailedRotation(TokenRotationError),
+    /// Key rotation became non-conformant
+    Stopped,
+}
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index f5df66e..6196033 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 #[error(transparent)]
-pub struct TokenRotationError(#[from] Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send>);
+pub struct TokenRotationError(#[from] Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>);
 
 impl TokenRotationError {
-    pub fn new(source: impl std::error::Error + Send + 'static) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(source: impl std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static) -> Self {
         Self(Box::new(source))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6f52f3a..23543d3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ pub use web_time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 pub use commands::{StartKeyRotationExt, StopKeyRotationExt};
 pub use data_types::{
-    AuthProvider, KeyRotationSettings, Keygen, Keystore, KeystoreState,
+    AuthProvider, KeyRotationEvent, KeyRotationSettings, Keygen, Keystore,
+    KeystoreState,
 };
 pub use error::TokenRotationError;
 pub use plugin::KeyRotationPlugin;
diff --git a/src/systems.rs b/src/systems.rs
index 3c34c03..c233207 100644
--- a/src/systems.rs
+++ b/src/systems.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    data_types::{KeyRotationSettings, Keygen, Keystore},
+    data_types::{KeyRotationEvent, KeyRotationSettings, Keygen, Keystore},
     error::TokenRotationError,
     Duration, KeystoreState,
 };
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@ pub(crate) fn rotate_tokens(
     mut tr_rotate: AsyncTaskRunner<
         Result<Result<Keystore, TokenRotationError>, TimeoutError>,
     >,
+    mut event_writer: EventWriter<KeyRotationEvent>,
     mut rotation_timer: Local<Option<Timer>>,
     time: Res<Time>,
 ) {
     if let AsyncTaskStatus::Finished(resp) = tr_rotate.poll() {
         match resp {
             Ok(Ok(keys)) => {
-                *keystore = keys;
-                // todo send event
                 info!("token rotation successful");
+                *keystore = keys;
+                event_writer.send(KeyRotationEvent::Rotated(keystore.clone()));
             }
             err @ (Err(_) | Ok(Err(_))) => {
                 if let Err(_timeout) = err {
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ pub(crate) fn rotate_tokens(
                     );
                 } else if let Ok(Err(e)) = err {
                     warn!("key rotation failed: {e}");
+                    event_writer.send(KeyRotationEvent::FailedRotation(e));
                 }
-                // Todo send event for warnings
             }
         }
     }
@@ -77,11 +78,13 @@ pub(crate) fn rotate_tokens(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn state_transfer(
+pub(crate) fn state_transfer(
     mut token_state: ResMut<NextState<KeystoreState>>,
+    mut event_writer: EventWriter<KeyRotationEvent>,
     keystore: Res<Keystore>,
 ) {
     if keystore.access_token_valid_for() == Duration::ZERO {
         token_state.set(KeystoreState::NonConformant);
+        event_writer.send(KeyRotationEvent::Stopped);
     }
 }