diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/internal.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/internal.h
index ca6b74926..fe8070f7c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/internal.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/internal.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <pipewire/private.h>
 
 #include "format.h"
+#include "server.h"
 
 struct pw_loop;
 struct pw_context;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ struct impl {
 
 	struct ratelimit rate_limit;
 
+	struct spa_hook_list hooks;
 	struct spa_list servers;
 
 	struct pw_work_queue *work_queue;
@@ -85,6 +87,19 @@ struct impl {
 	struct stats stat;
 };
 
+struct impl_events {
+#define VERSION_IMPL_EVENTS	0
+	uint32_t version;
+
+	void (*server_started) (void *data, struct server *server);
+
+	void (*server_stopped) (void *data, struct server *server);
+};
+
+void impl_add_listener(struct impl *impl,
+		struct spa_hook *listener,
+		const struct impl_events *events, void *data);
+
 extern bool debug_messages;
 
 void broadcast_subscribe_event(struct impl *impl, uint32_t mask, uint32_t event, uint32_t id);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index 07f664ba1..cb89c7419 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -5461,6 +5461,8 @@ static void impl_clear(struct impl *impl)
 	pw_map_for_each(&impl->samples, impl_free_sample, impl);
 	pw_map_clear(&impl->samples);
 
+	spa_hook_list_clean(&impl->hooks);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_DBUS
 	if (impl->dbus_name) {
 		dbus_release_name(impl->dbus_name);
@@ -5599,6 +5601,7 @@ struct pw_protocol_pulse *pw_protocol_pulse_new(struct pw_context *context,
 
 	impl->work_queue = pw_context_get_work_queue(context);
 
+	spa_hook_list_init(&impl->hooks);
 	spa_list_init(&impl->servers);
 	impl->rate_limit.interval = 2 * SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC;
 	impl->rate_limit.burst = 1;
@@ -5650,6 +5653,13 @@ error_exit:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+void impl_add_listener(struct impl *impl,
+		struct spa_hook *listener,
+		const struct impl_events *events, void *data)
+{
+	spa_hook_list_append(&impl->hooks, listener, events, data);
+}
+
 void *pw_protocol_pulse_get_user_data(struct pw_protocol_pulse *pulse)
 {
 	return SPA_PTROFF(pulse, sizeof(struct impl), void);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/server.c
index 89f343a12..5f2fdaba3 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/server.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ static struct server *server_new(struct impl *impl)
 
 static int server_start(struct server *server, const struct sockaddr_storage *addr)
 {
-	const struct impl * const impl = server->impl;
+	struct impl * const impl = server->impl;
 	int res = 0, fd;
 
 	switch (addr->ss_family) {
@@ -924,6 +924,8 @@ static int server_start(struct server *server, const struct sockaddr_storage *ad
 		res = -errno;
 		pw_log_error("server %p: can't create server source: %m", impl);
 	}
+	if (res >= 0)
+		spa_hook_list_call(&impl->hooks, struct impl_events, server_started, 0, server);
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -1069,6 +1071,8 @@ void server_free(struct server *server)
 		client_unref(c);
 	}
 
+	spa_hook_list_call(&impl->hooks, struct impl_events, server_stopped, 0, server);
+
 	if (server->source)
 		pw_loop_destroy_source(impl->loop, server->source);