diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
index 7997a746..4cfc8c0d 100755
--- a/example/index.js
+++ b/example/index.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ bitcoind.start(function(err) {
         });
       })(genesisBlock);
     }, 1000);
+    bitcoind.on('block', function(block) {
+      console.log('Found block');
+      console.log('Next: %s', block.nextblockhash);
+    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/bitcoind.js b/lib/bitcoind.js
index a72017aa..16beac21 100644
--- a/lib/bitcoind.js
+++ b/lib/bitcoind.js
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ Bitcoin.prototype.start = function(callback) {
     }
   }, 1000);
 
+  bitcoindjs.onBlock(function(block) {
+    self.emit('block', block);
+  });
+
+  bitcoindjs.onTx(function(tx) {
+    self.emit('tx', tx);
+  });
+
   if (this.log_pipe !== -1) {
     this.log('log pipe opened: %d', this.log_pipe);
     this._pipe = new net.Socket(this.log_pipe);
diff --git a/src/bitcoindjs.cc b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
index 37dd35f6..f20c8823 100644
--- a/src/bitcoindjs.cc
+++ b/src/bitcoindjs.cc
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ NAN_METHOD(IsStopped);
 NAN_METHOD(StopBitcoind);
 NAN_METHOD(GetBlock);
 NAN_METHOD(GetTx);
+NAN_METHOD(OnBlock);
+NAN_METHOD(OnTx);
 
 static void
 async_start_node_work(uv_work_t *req);
@@ -1078,6 +1080,72 @@ async_get_tx_after(uv_work_t *req) {
   delete req;
 }
 
+/**
+ * OnBlock(callback)
+ * bitcoind.onBlock(callback)
+ */
+
+NAN_METHOD(OnBlock) {
+  NanScope();
+
+  if (args.Length() < 1 || !args[0]->IsFunction()) {
+    return NanThrowError(
+      "Usage: bitcoindjs.onBlock(callback)");
+  }
+
+  Local<Function> callback = Local<Function>::Cast(args[0]);
+
+  Persistent<Function> cb;
+  cb = Persistent<Function>::New(callback);
+
+  Local<Object> block = NanNew<Object>();
+
+  const unsigned argc = 1;
+  Local<Value> argv[argc] = {
+    Local<Value>::New(block)
+  };
+  TryCatch try_catch;
+  cb->Call(Context::GetCurrent()->Global(), argc, argv);
+  if (try_catch.HasCaught()) {
+    node::FatalException(try_catch);
+  }
+
+  NanReturnValue(Undefined());
+}
+
+/**
+ * OnTx(callback)
+ * bitcoind.onTx(callback)
+ */
+
+NAN_METHOD(OnTx) {
+  NanScope();
+
+  if (args.Length() < 1 || !args[0]->IsFunction()) {
+    return NanThrowError(
+      "Usage: bitcoindjs.onTx(callback)");
+  }
+
+  Local<Function> callback = Local<Function>::Cast(args[0]);
+
+  Persistent<Function> cb;
+  cb = Persistent<Function>::New(callback);
+
+  Local<Object> tx = NanNew<Object>();
+
+  const unsigned argc = 1;
+  Local<Value> argv[argc] = {
+    Local<Value>::New(tx)
+  };
+  TryCatch try_catch;
+  cb->Call(Context::GetCurrent()->Global(), argc, argv);
+  if (try_catch.HasCaught()) {
+    node::FatalException(try_catch);
+  }
+
+  NanReturnValue(Undefined());
+}
+
 /**
  * Init
  */
@@ -1091,6 +1159,8 @@ init(Handle<Object> target) {
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "stopped", IsStopped);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getBlock", GetBlock);
   NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "getTx", GetTx);
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "onBlock", OnBlock);
+  NODE_SET_METHOD(target, "onTx", OnTx);
 }
 
 NODE_MODULE(bitcoindjs, init)