diff --git a/doc/developers-guide/plugin-development/event-notifications.md b/doc/developers-guide/plugin-development/event-notifications.md
index 7d3aeba994af..5e6836664c4e 100644
--- a/doc/developers-guide/plugin-development/event-notifications.md
+++ b/doc/developers-guide/plugin-development/event-notifications.md
@@ -483,3 +483,51 @@ In the shutdown case, plugins should not interact with lightnind except via (id-
     }
 }
 ```
+
+### `plugin_started` and 
+
+Emitted when a plugin has completed startup.
+
+```json
+{
+  "plugin_started": {
+    "plugin_name": "example_plugin",
+    "plugin_path": "/path/to/example_plugin.py",
+    "methods": [
+      "example_method1",
+      "example_method2",
+      "example_method3"
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Where:
+
+- `plugin_name`: The short name of the plugin.
+- `plugin_path`: The full file path to the plugin executable.
+- `methods`: An array of RPC method names that the plugin registered.
+
+### `plugin_stopped`
+
+Emitted when a plugin has been stopped or has exited.
+
+```json
+{
+  "plugin_stopped": {
+    "plugin_name": "example_plugin",
+    "plugin_path": "/path/to/example_plugin.py",
+    "methods": [
+      "example_method1",
+      "example_method2",
+      "example_method3"
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Where:
+
+- `plugin_name`: The short name of the plugin.
+- `plugin_path`: The full file path to the plugin executable.
+- `methods`: An array of RPC method names that the plugin registered.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lightningd/notification.c b/lightningd/notification.c
index cdaa24c9ab59..bc4c499bf656 100644
--- a/lightningd/notification.c
+++ b/lightningd/notification.c
@@ -638,3 +638,33 @@ void notify_log(struct lightningd *ld, const struct log_entry *l)
 	log_notification_serialize(n->stream, l);
 	notify_send(ld, n);
 }
+
+static void plugin_notification_serialize(struct json_stream *stream,
+					  struct plugin *plugin)
+{
+	json_add_string(stream, "plugin_name", plugin->shortname);
+	json_add_string(stream, "plugin_path", plugin->cmd);
+	json_array_start(stream, "methods");
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < tal_count(plugin->methods); i++) {
+		json_add_string(stream, NULL, plugin->methods[i]);
+	}
+	json_array_end(stream);
+}
+
+REGISTER_NOTIFICATION(plugin_started);
+
+void notify_plugin_started(struct lightningd *ld, struct plugin *plugin)
+{
+	struct jsonrpc_notification *n = notify_start("plugin_started");
+	plugin_notification_serialize(n->stream, plugin);
+	notify_send(ld, n);
+}
+
+REGISTER_NOTIFICATION(plugin_stopped);
+
+void notify_plugin_stopped(struct lightningd *ld, struct plugin *plugin)
+{
+	struct jsonrpc_notification *n = notify_start("plugin_stopped");
+	plugin_notification_serialize(n->stream, plugin);
+	notify_send(ld, n);
+}
diff --git a/lightningd/notification.h b/lightningd/notification.h
index 1c676f7eb0d6..8bf93447614c 100644
--- a/lightningd/notification.h
+++ b/lightningd/notification.h
@@ -109,4 +109,7 @@ bool notify_deprecated_oneshot(struct lightningd *ld,
 bool notify_plugin_shutdown(struct lightningd *ld, struct plugin *p);
 /* Inform the plugin when a log line is emitted */
 void notify_log(struct lightningd *ld, const struct log_entry *l);
+
+void notify_plugin_started(struct lightningd *ld, struct plugin *plugin);
+void notify_plugin_stopped(struct lightningd *ld, struct plugin *plugin);
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_LIGHTNINGD_NOTIFICATION_H */
diff --git a/lightningd/plugin.c b/lightningd/plugin.c
index 68d500c8f27e..9f05dc64446d 100644
--- a/lightningd/plugin.c
+++ b/lightningd/plugin.c
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ static void destroy_plugin(struct plugin *p)
 
 	if (tal_count(p->custom_msgs))
 		tell_connectd_custommsgs(p->plugins);
+
+	notify_plugin_stopped(p->plugins->ld, p); 
 }
 
 static u32 file_checksum(struct lightningd *ld, const char *path)
@@ -2140,6 +2142,7 @@ static void plugin_config_cb(const char *buffer,
 	}
 	if (tal_count(plugin->custom_msgs))
 		tell_connectd_custommsgs(plugin->plugins);
+	notify_plugin_started(plugin->plugins->ld, plugin);
 	check_plugins_initted(plugin->plugins);
 }