diff --git a/src/create-type.js b/src/create-type.js
index d8538e5..22cbb21 100644
--- a/src/create-type.js
+++ b/src/create-type.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
+const events = require("events");
 const mapObj = require("map-obj");
 
 const typeRules = require("./type-rules");
@@ -50,14 +51,17 @@ module.exports = function createType(name, schema) {
 			}
 		};
 
-		let proto = Object.create(protoProperties, propertyDescriptors);
+		let proto = Object.create(events.EventEmitter.prototype, propertyDescriptors);
+		Object.assign(proto, protoProperties);
+
 		let schemaKeys = getSchemaKeys(schema);
 
 		let factory = function createInstance(instanceProps) {
 			factory._isUsed = true;
 
 			let instance = Object.create(proto);
-			instance._data = {};
+			events.EventEmitter.call(instance);
+			instance._data = {}; /* FIXME: Is this not a deopt, because it breaks monomorphism? */
 
 			// for (let key of factory._schemaKeys) {
 			// 	if (instanceProps[key] != null) {
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ module.exports = function createType(name, schema) {
 
 		factory.deserialize = function (data, deserializer) {
 			hashAllTypes();
-			
+
 			return deserialize(this, JSON.parse(data), typeMap, {
 				deserializer: deserializer
 			});
diff --git a/test/events.js b/test/events.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c218d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/events.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"use strict";
+
+const expect = require("chai").expect;
+
+const dm = require("../src");
+
+let User = dm.createType("User", {
+	name: dm.string(),
+	messages: dm.setOf(dm.string()),
+	addMessage: dm.guard([dm.string()], dm.nothing(), function (message) {
+		this.messages.add(message);
+		this.emit("message:added", message);
+	})
+});
+
+describe("events", () => {
+	it("should behave like an EventEmitter", () => {
+		let joe = User({
+			name: "Joe",
+			messages: new Set()
+		});
+
+		let messageCounter = 0;
+
+		joe.addListener("message:added", (message) => {
+			messageCounter += 1;
+		});
+
+		joe.addMessage("Hello world!");
+
+		expect(messageCounter).to.equal(1);
+
+		joe.removeAllListeners("message:added");
+
+		joe.addMessage("This should not fire a handler");
+
+		expect(messageCounter).to.equal(1);
+	});
+});