diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a16f6b9..4aea983 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,13 @@ function openUrl(url, readerMode) {
           },
           function(msg) {
             alert("KO: " + msg);
-          })
+          });
+
+        SafariViewController.addEventListener("exit", function onExit() {
+          console.log("Browser was dismissed");
+
+          SafariViewController.removeEventListener("exit", onExit);
+        });
     } else {
       // potentially powered by InAppBrowser because that (currently) clobbers window.open
       window.open(url, '_blank', 'location=yes');
diff --git a/demo/index.html b/demo/index.html
index fd16bae..28e49e1 100644
--- a/demo/index.html
+++ b/demo/index.html
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ <h1>Safari VC</h1>
     <button onclick="openUrl('https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari', false)">Open Wikipedia</button><br/><br/>
     <button onclick="openUrl('https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari', true)">Open Wikipedia in reader mode</button><br/><br/>
     <button onclick="openUrl('https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safari', false);setTimeout(dismissSafari, 10000)">Open Wikipedia, auto-dismiss after 10s</button>
+
+    <p>Events</o>
+    <br/>
+    <input type="checkbox" name="exit" onchange="toggleEventAlert(this.checked, this.name, 'Browser was dismissed')">
   </div>
 </div>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="cordova.js"></script>
@@ -52,6 +56,25 @@ <h1>Safari VC</h1>
   function dismissSafari() {
     SafariViewController.hide()
   }
+
+  function addEventAlert(eventName, alertMessage) {
+    SafariViewController.addEventListener(eventName, function() {
+      alert(alertMessage);
+    });
+  }
+
+  function removeEvent(eventName) {
+    SafariViewController.removeEventListener(eventName);
+  }
+
+  function toggleEventAlert(on, eventName, alertMessage) {
+    if (on) {
+      addEventAlert(eventname, alertMessage);
+    }
+    else {
+      removeEvent(eventName);
+    }
+  }
 </script>
 </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/src/ios/SafariViewController.m b/src/ios/SafariViewController.m
index 5f35856..b0db545 100644
--- a/src/ios/SafariViewController.m
+++ b/src/ios/SafariViewController.m
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 @implementation SafariViewController
 {
   SFSafariViewController *vc;
+  NSString *callbackId;
 }
 
 - (void) isAvailable:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
@@ -21,19 +22,36 @@ - (void) show:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
   }
   NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
   bool readerMode = [[options objectForKey:@"enterReaderModeIfAvailable"] isEqualToNumber:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES]];
+  CDVPluginResult *pluginResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK];
 
   vc = [[SFSafariViewController alloc] initWithURL:url entersReaderIfAvailable:readerMode];
   vc.delegate = self;
   [self.viewController presentViewController:vc animated:YES completion:nil];
-  [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:[CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK] callbackId:command.callbackId];
+
+  callbackId = command.callbackId;
+  [pluginResult setKeepCallback:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES]];
+
+  [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:pluginResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
 }
 
 - (void) hide:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
   if (vc != nil) {
     [vc dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
-    vc = nil;
   }
   [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:[CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK] callbackId:command.callbackId];
+
+  // -safariViewControllerDidFinish: is not called when the controller is
+  // hidden programmatically
+  [self didDismissSafariViewController];
+}
+
+- (void) didDismissSafariViewController {
+  if (callbackId != nil) {
+    [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:[CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsDictionary:@{ @"type": @"exit" }] callbackId:callbackId];
+    callbackId = nil;
+  }
+
+  vc = nil;
 }
 
 # pragma mark - SFSafariViewControllerDelegate
@@ -42,7 +60,7 @@ - (void) hide:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command {
     Upon this call, the view controller is dismissed modally.
  */
 - (void)safariViewControllerDidFinish:(SFSafariViewController *)controller {
-  // could emit event to JS, but don't see the usecase yet - perhaps check InAppBrowser impl
+  [self didDismissSafariViewController];
 }
 
 /*! @abstract Invoked when the initial URL load is complete.
diff --git a/www/SafariViewController.js b/www/SafariViewController.js
index a72f252..1f69a03 100644
--- a/www/SafariViewController.js
+++ b/www/SafariViewController.js
@@ -1,12 +1,42 @@
 var exec = require("cordova/exec");
+var channel = require("cordova/channel");
+
+var channels = {
+  exit: channel.create("exit")
+};
+
+function eventHandler(event) {
+  if (event && (event.type in channels)) {
+    channels[event.type].fire(event);
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   isAvailable: function (onSuccess, onError) {
     exec(onSuccess, onError, "SafariViewController", "isAvailable", []);
   },
   show: function (options, onSuccess, onError) {
-    exec(onSuccess, onError, "SafariViewController", "show", [options]);
+    // This callback remains open for event handling; call onSuccess only once
+    // then await events.
+    exec(function(event) {
+      if (onSuccess) {
+        onSuccess.apply(null, arguments);
+        onSuccess = null;
+      }
+      eventHandler(event);
+    }, onError, "SafariViewController", "show", [options]);
   },
   hide: function (onSuccess, onError) {
     exec(onSuccess, onError, "SafariViewController", "hide", []);
+  },
+  addEventListener: function (eventname,f) {
+    if (eventname in channels) {
+      channels[eventname].subscribe(f);
+    }
+  },
+  removeEventListener: function(eventname, f) {
+    if (eventname in channels) {
+      channels[eventname].unsubscribe(f);
+    }
   }
 };
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