diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index 99775da5..b5b80f5b 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ Peer.prototype._handleVersion = function handleVersion(payload) {
   // ACK
   this._write(this.framer.verack());
   this.version = payload;
+  this.emit('version', payload);
 };
 
 Peer.prototype._handleGetData = function handleGetData(items) {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index eed4b085..f67a12ff 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -340,6 +340,14 @@ Pool.prototype._addPeer = function _addPeer(backoff) {
   peer.on('txs', function(txs) {
     self.emit('txs', txs, peer);
   });
+
+  peer.on('version', function(version) {
+    self.emit('version', version, peer);
+  });
+
+  utils.nextTick(function() {
+    self.emit('peer', peer);
+  });
 };
 
 Pool.prototype._removePeer = function _removePeer(peer) {