diff --git a/jupyter_scheduler/models.py b/jupyter_scheduler/models.py
index d6319f6f..3a49f65d 100644
--- a/jupyter_scheduler/models.py
+++ b/jupyter_scheduler/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, root_validator
 
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@
 SCHEDULE_RE = ""
 
 
+class EventType(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    parameters: Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+class Event(BaseModel):
+    event_id: str
+    event_type: str
+    parameters: Dict[str, Any]
+
+
 class RuntimeEnvironment(BaseModel):
     """Defines a runtime context where job
     execution will happen. For example, conda
@@ -26,6 +37,7 @@ class RuntimeEnvironment(BaseModel):
     compute_types: Optional[List[str]]
     default_compute_type: Optional[str]  # Should be a member of the compute_types list
     utc_only: Optional[bool]
+    event_types: Optional[List[EventType]]
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.json()
@@ -85,6 +97,7 @@ class CreateJob(BaseModel):
     name: str
     output_filename_template: Optional[str] = OUTPUT_FILENAME_TEMPLATE
     compute_type: Optional[str] = None
+    create_event: Optional[Event] = None
 
     @root_validator
     def compute_input_filename(cls, values) -> Dict:
@@ -145,6 +158,7 @@ class DescribeJob(BaseModel):
     status: Status = Status.CREATED
     status_message: Optional[str] = None
     downloaded: bool = False
+    create_event: Optional[Event] = None
 
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
@@ -209,6 +223,7 @@ class CreateJobDefinition(BaseModel):
     compute_type: Optional[str] = None
     schedule: Optional[str] = None
     timezone: Optional[str] = None
+    events: List[EventType] = []
 
     @root_validator
     def compute_input_filename(cls, values) -> Dict:
@@ -234,6 +249,7 @@ class DescribeJobDefinition(BaseModel):
     create_time: int
     update_time: int
     active: bool
+    events: List[EventType] = []
 
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
@@ -253,6 +269,7 @@ class UpdateJobDefinition(BaseModel):
     active: Optional[bool] = None
     compute_type: Optional[str] = None
     input_uri: Optional[str] = None
+    events: List[EventType] = []
 
 
 class ListJobDefinitionsQuery(BaseModel):
diff --git a/jupyter_scheduler/orm.py b/jupyter_scheduler/orm.py
index 0a4a214f..efdadbf6 100644
--- a/jupyter_scheduler/orm.py
+++ b/jupyter_scheduler/orm.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class Job(CommonColumns, Base):
     url = Column(String(256), default=generate_jobs_url)
     pid = Column(Integer)
     idempotency_token = Column(String(256))
+    create_event = Column(JsonType(1024), nullable=True)
 
 
 class JobDefinition(CommonColumns, Base):
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ class JobDefinition(CommonColumns, Base):
     url = Column(String(256), default=generate_job_definitions_url)
     create_time = Column(Integer, default=get_utc_timestamp)
     active = Column(Boolean, default=True)
+    events = Column(JsonType(1024), default=list)
 
 
 def create_tables(db_url, drop_tables=False):
diff --git a/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_scheduler.py b/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_scheduler.py
index 35ce245b..60849e49 100644
--- a/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/jupyter_scheduler/tests/test_scheduler.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from jupyter_scheduler.models import (
     CreateJobDefinition,
+    EventType,
     ListJobDefinitionsQuery,
     SortDirection,
     SortField,
@@ -14,20 +15,30 @@
 )
 from jupyter_scheduler.orm import JobDefinition
 
+test_job_def_params = {
+    "input_uri": "helloworld.ipynb",
+    "runtime_environment_name": "default",
+    "name": "hello world",
+    "output_formats": ["ipynb"],
+}
 
-def test_create_job_definition(jp_scheduler):
+event_type_params = {"name": "a", "parameters": {"foo": "bar"}}
+
+
+def create_job_definition(jp_scheduler, job_def_params):
     with patch("jupyter_scheduler.scheduler.fsspec") as mock_fsspec:
         with patch("jupyter_scheduler.scheduler.Scheduler.file_exists") as mock_file_exists:
             mock_file_exists.return_value = True
             job_definition_id = jp_scheduler.create_job_definition(
-                CreateJobDefinition(
-                    input_uri="helloworld.ipynb",
-                    runtime_environment_name="default",
-                    name="hello world",
-                    output_formats=["ipynb"],
-                )
+                CreateJobDefinition(**job_def_params)
             )
 
+            return job_definition_id
+
+
+def test_create_job_definition(jp_scheduler):
+    job_definition_id = create_job_definition(jp_scheduler, test_job_def_params)
+
     with jp_scheduler.db_session() as session:
         definitions = session.query(JobDefinition).all()
         assert 1 == len(definitions)
@@ -37,6 +48,20 @@ def test_create_job_definition(jp_scheduler):
         assert "helloworld.ipynb" == definition.input_filename
         assert "default" == definition.runtime_environment_name
         assert "hello world" == definition.name
+        assert [] == definition.events
+
+
+def test_create_job_definition_with_events(jp_scheduler):
+    params_with_events = {
+        **test_job_def_params,
+        "events": [EventType(**event_type_params)],
+    }
+    create_job_definition(jp_scheduler, params_with_events)
+
+    with jp_scheduler.db_session() as session:
+        definitions = session.query(JobDefinition).all()
+        definition = definitions[0]
+        assert [{"name": "a", "parameters": {"foo": "bar"}}] == definition.events
 
 
 job_definition_1 = {
@@ -49,6 +74,7 @@ def test_create_job_definition(jp_scheduler):
     "update_time": 1,
     "create_time": 1,
     "active": True,
+    "events": [],
 }
 
 job_definition_2 = {
@@ -62,6 +88,7 @@ def test_create_job_definition(jp_scheduler):
     "create_time": 2,
     "active": True,
     "tags": ["tag_2"],
+    "events": [],
 }
 
 job_definition_3 = {
@@ -75,6 +102,7 @@ def test_create_job_definition(jp_scheduler):
     "create_time": 3,
     "active": False,
     "tags": ["tag_3"],
+    "events": [],
 }