diff --git a/src/Bref.php b/src/Bref.php
index 180cdbac6..06d93a52c 100644
--- a/src/Bref.php
+++ b/src/Bref.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Bref;
 
+use Bref\Listener\EventDispatcher;
 use Bref\Runtime\FileHandlerLocator;
 use Closure;
 use Psr\Container\ContainerInterface;
@@ -11,10 +12,14 @@ class Bref
 {
     private static ?Closure $containerProvider = null;
     private static ?ContainerInterface $container = null;
+    /**
+     * TODO deprecate hooks when the event dispatcher is stable.
+     */
     private static array $hooks = [
         'beforeStartup' => [],
         'beforeInvoke' => [],
     ];
+    private static EventDispatcher $eventDispatcher;
 
     /**
      * Configure the container that provides Lambda handlers.
@@ -26,6 +31,17 @@ public static function setContainer(Closure $containerProvider): void
         self::$containerProvider = $containerProvider;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @internal This API is experimental and may change at any time.
+     */
+    public static function events(): EventDispatcher
+    {
+        if (! isset(self::$eventDispatcher)) {
+            self::$eventDispatcher = new EventDispatcher;
+        }
+        return self::$eventDispatcher;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register a hook to be executed before the runtime starts.
      *
diff --git a/src/ConsoleRuntime/Main.php b/src/ConsoleRuntime/Main.php
index b5c3bbeeb..44359c0ee 100755
--- a/src/ConsoleRuntime/Main.php
+++ b/src/ConsoleRuntime/Main.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public static function run(): void
         LazySecretsLoader::loadSecretEnvironmentVariables();
 
         Bref::triggerHooks('beforeStartup');
+        Bref::events()->beforeStartup();
 
         $lambdaRuntime = LambdaRuntime::fromEnvironmentVariable('console');
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ public static function run(): void
             $lambdaRuntime->failInitialization("Handler `$handlerFile` doesn't exist", 'Runtime.NoSuchHandler');
         }
 
+        Bref::events()->afterStartup();
+
         /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         while (true) {
             $lambdaRuntime->processNextEvent(function ($event, Context $context) use ($handlerFile): array {
diff --git a/src/FpmRuntime/Main.php b/src/FpmRuntime/Main.php
index d3241b5d1..fa462c113 100755
--- a/src/FpmRuntime/Main.php
+++ b/src/FpmRuntime/Main.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public static function run(): void
         LazySecretsLoader::loadSecretEnvironmentVariables();
 
         Bref::triggerHooks('beforeStartup');
+        Bref::events()->beforeStartup();
 
         $lambdaRuntime = LambdaRuntime::fromEnvironmentVariable('fpm');
 
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public static function run(): void
             $lambdaRuntime->failInitialization(new RuntimeException('Error while starting PHP-FPM: ' . $e->getMessage(), 0, $e));
         }
 
+        Bref::events()->afterStartup();
+
         /** @phpstan-ignore-next-line */
         while (true) {
             $lambdaRuntime->processNextEvent($phpFpm);
diff --git a/src/FunctionRuntime/Main.php b/src/FunctionRuntime/Main.php
index f6925ca06..8d335ce8b 100644
--- a/src/FunctionRuntime/Main.php
+++ b/src/FunctionRuntime/Main.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public static function run(): void
         LazySecretsLoader::loadSecretEnvironmentVariables();
 
         Bref::triggerHooks('beforeStartup');
+        Bref::events()->beforeStartup();
 
         $lambdaRuntime = LambdaRuntime::fromEnvironmentVariable('function');
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ public static function run(): void
             $lambdaRuntime->failInitialization($e, 'Runtime.NoSuchHandler');
         }
 
+        Bref::events()->afterStartup();
+
         $loopMax = getenv('BREF_LOOP_MAX') ?: 1;
         $loops = 0;
         while (true) {
diff --git a/src/Listener/BrefEventSubscriber.php b/src/Listener/BrefEventSubscriber.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..489c3cfbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Listener/BrefEventSubscriber.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Bref\Listener;
+
+use Bref\Context\Context;
+// @phpcs:disable
+use Bref\Event\Handler;
+use Psr\Http\Server\RequestHandlerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Listen to Bref internal events.
+ *
+ * Warning: Bref events are low-level extension points to be used by framework
+ * integrations. For user code, it is not recommended to use them. Use your
+ * framework's extension points instead.
+ *
+ * @internal This API is experimental and may change at any time.
+ */
+abstract class BrefEventSubscriber
+{
+    /**
+     * Register a hook to be executed before the runtime starts.
+     */
+    public function beforeStartup(): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a hook to be executed after the runtime has started.
+     */
+    public function afterStartup(): void
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a hook to be executed before any Lambda invocation.
+     */
+    public function beforeInvoke(
+        callable | Handler | RequestHandlerInterface $handler,
+        mixed $event,
+        Context $context,
+    ): void {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register a hook to be executed after any Lambda invocation.
+     *
+     * In case of an error, the `$error` parameter will be set and
+     * `$result` will be `null`.
+     */
+    public function afterInvoke(
+        callable | Handler | RequestHandlerInterface $handler,
+        mixed $event,
+        Context $context,
+        mixed $result,
+        \Throwable | null $error = null,
+    ): void {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Listener/EventDispatcher.php b/src/Listener/EventDispatcher.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8da3fe6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Listener/EventDispatcher.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Bref\Listener;
+
+use Bref\Context\Context;
+// @phpcs:disable
+use Bref\Event\Handler;
+use Psr\Http\Server\RequestHandlerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @internal This API is experimental and may change at any time.
+ */
+final class EventDispatcher extends BrefEventSubscriber
+{
+    /**
+     * @param BrefEventSubscriber[] $subscribers
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        private array $subscribers = [],
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Register an event subscriber class.
+     */
+    public function subscribe(BrefEventSubscriber $subscriber): void
+    {
+        $this->subscribers[] = $subscriber;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger the `beforeStartup` event.
+     *
+     * @internal This method is called by Bref and should not be called by user code.
+     */
+    public function beforeStartup(): void
+    {
+        foreach ($this->subscribers as $listener) {
+            $listener->beforeStartup();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger the `afterStartup` event.
+     *
+     * @internal This method is called by Bref and should not be called by user code.
+     */
+    public function afterStartup(): void
+    {
+        foreach ($this->subscribers as $listener) {
+            $listener->afterStartup();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger the `beforeInvoke` event.
+     *
+     * @internal This method is called by Bref and should not be called by user code.
+     */
+    public function beforeInvoke(
+        callable | Handler | RequestHandlerInterface $handler,
+        mixed $event,
+        Context $context,
+    ): void {
+        foreach ($this->subscribers as $listener) {
+            $listener->beforeInvoke($handler, $event, $context);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger the `afterInvoke` event.
+     *
+     * @internal This method is called by Bref and should not be called by user code.
+     */
+    public function afterInvoke(
+        callable | Handler | RequestHandlerInterface $handler,
+        mixed $event,
+        Context $context,
+        mixed $result,
+        \Throwable | null $error = null,
+    ): void {
+        foreach ($this->subscribers as $listener) {
+            $listener->afterInvoke($handler, $event, $context, $result, $error);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Runtime/LambdaRuntime.php b/src/Runtime/LambdaRuntime.php
index 0b4014c4c..3e311bd6d 100755
--- a/src/Runtime/LambdaRuntime.php
+++ b/src/Runtime/LambdaRuntime.php
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public function processNextEvent(Handler | RequestHandlerInterface | callable $h
         [$event, $context] = $this->waitNextInvocation();
 
         Bref::triggerHooks('beforeInvoke');
+        Bref::events()->beforeInvoke($handler, $event, $context);
 
         $this->ping();
 
@@ -89,9 +90,13 @@ public function processNextEvent(Handler | RequestHandlerInterface | callable $h
             $result = $this->invoker->invoke($handler, $event, $context);
 
             $this->sendResponse($context->getAwsRequestId(), $result);
+
+            Bref::events()->afterInvoke($handler, $event, $context, $result);
         } catch (Throwable $e) {
             $this->signalFailure($context->getAwsRequestId(), $e);
 
+            Bref::events()->afterInvoke($handler, $event, $context, null, $e);
+
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Listener/EventDispatcherTest.php b/tests/Listener/EventDispatcherTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..701753bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Listener/EventDispatcherTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Bref\Test\Listener;
+
+use Bref\Context\Context;
+use Bref\Listener\EventDispatcher;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use stdClass;
+
+class EventDispatcherTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test subscribe(): void
+    {
+        $eventDispatcher = new EventDispatcher;
+        $subscriber = new FakeSubscriber;
+        $eventDispatcher->subscribe($subscriber);
+
+        $eventDispatcher->beforeStartup();
+        $this->assertTrue($subscriber->invokedBeforeStartup);
+
+        $handler = fn () => null;
+        $event = new stdClass;
+        $context = Context::fake();
+        $eventDispatcher->beforeInvoke($handler, $event, $context);
+        $this->assertEquals([$handler, $event, $context], $subscriber->invokedBeforeInvoke);
+
+        $result = new stdClass;
+        $eventDispatcher->afterInvoke($handler, $event, $context, $result);
+        $this->assertEquals([$handler, $event, $context, $result, null], $subscriber->invokedAfterInvoke);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Listener/FakeSubscriber.php b/tests/Listener/FakeSubscriber.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..446db1126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Listener/FakeSubscriber.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Bref\Test\Listener;
+
+use Bref\Listener\BrefEventSubscriber;
+
+class FakeSubscriber extends BrefEventSubscriber
+{
+    public bool $invokedBeforeStartup = false;
+    public mixed $invokedBeforeInvoke = null;
+    public mixed $invokedAfterInvoke = null;
+
+    public function beforeStartup(): void
+    {
+        $this->invokedBeforeStartup = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param mixed ...$params
+     */
+    public function beforeInvoke(...$params): void
+    {
+        $this->invokedBeforeInvoke = $params;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param mixed ...$params
+     */
+    public function afterInvoke(...$params): void
+    {
+        $this->invokedAfterInvoke = $params;
+    }
+}