diff --git a/BUCK b/BUCK
index d81f4daf..2f038b28 100644
--- a/BUCK
+++ b/BUCK
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ COMPILER_FLAGS = LIBRARY_COMPILER_FLAGS + [
 TEST_COMPILER_FLAGS = BASE_COMPILER_FLAGS + GMOCK_OVERRIDE_FLAGS + [
     "-std=c++1y",
     "-DDEBUG",
+    "-DYG_ENABLE_EVENTS",
 ]
 
 yoga_cxx_library(
diff --git a/tests/EventsTest.cpp b/tests/EventsTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d8d3bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/EventsTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the LICENSE
+ * file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <yoga/Yoga.h>
+#include <yoga/events.h>
+#include <yoga/YGNode.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace facebook {
+namespace yoga {
+namespace test {
+
+struct EventArgs {
+  const YGNode* node;
+  Event::Type type;
+  std::unique_ptr<void, std::function<void(void*)>> dataPtr;
+
+  template <Event::Type E>
+  const Event::TypedData<E>& data() {
+    return *static_cast<Event::TypedData<E>*>(dataPtr.get());
+  }
+};
+
+struct EventTest : public ::testing::Test {
+  static EventArgs lastEvent;
+  static void SetUpTestCase() noexcept;
+};
+
+TEST_F(EventTest, new_node_has_event) {
+  auto c = YGConfigGetDefault();
+  auto n = YGNodeNew();
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.node, n);
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.type, Event::NodeAllocation);
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.data<Event::NodeAllocation>().config, c);
+
+  YGNodeFree(n);
+}
+
+TEST_F(EventTest, new_node_with_config_event) {
+  auto c = YGConfigNew();
+  auto n = YGNodeNewWithConfig(c);
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.node, n);
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.type, Event::NodeAllocation);
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.data<Event::NodeAllocation>().config, c);
+
+  YGNodeFree(n);
+  YGConfigFree(c);
+}
+
+TEST_F(EventTest, clone_node_event) {
+  auto c = YGConfigNew();
+  auto n = YGNodeNewWithConfig(c);
+  auto clone = YGNodeClone(n);
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.node, clone);
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.type, Event::NodeAllocation);
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.data<Event::NodeAllocation>().config, c);
+
+  YGNodeFree(n);
+  YGNodeFree(clone);
+  YGConfigFree(c);
+}
+
+TEST_F(EventTest, free_node_event) {
+  auto c = YGConfigNew();
+  auto n = YGNodeNewWithConfig(c);
+  YGNodeFree(n);
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.node, n);
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.type, Event::NodeDeallocation);
+  ASSERT_EQ(lastEvent.data<Event::NodeDeallocation>().config, c);
+
+  YGConfigFree(c);
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+template <Event::Type E>
+EventArgs createArgs(const YGNode& node, const Event::Data& data) {
+  using Data = Event::TypedData<E>;
+  auto deleteData = [](void* x) { delete static_cast<Data*>(x); };
+  return {&node, E, {new Data{data.get<E>()}, deleteData}};
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+void EventTest::SetUpTestCase() noexcept {
+  static bool isSetup = false;
+  if (isSetup) {
+    return;
+  }
+  isSetup = true;
+
+  Event::subscribe([](const YGNode& node, Event::Type type, Event::Data data) {
+    switch (type) {
+      case Event::NodeAllocation:
+        lastEvent = createArgs<Event::NodeAllocation>(node, data);
+        break;
+      case Event::NodeDeallocation:
+        lastEvent = createArgs<Event::NodeDeallocation>(node, data);
+        break;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+EventArgs EventTest::lastEvent{};
+
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace yoga
+} // namespace facebook
diff --git a/yoga/Yoga.cpp b/yoga/Yoga.cpp
index f3f68fd0..72772366 100644
--- a/yoga/Yoga.cpp
+++ b/yoga/Yoga.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "YGNode.h"
 #include "YGNodePrint.h"
 #include "Yoga-internal.h"
+#include "events.h"
 #include "instrumentation.h"
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <float.h>
@@ -213,6 +214,9 @@ WIN_EXPORT YGNodeRef YGNodeNewWithConfig(const YGConfigRef config) {
   YGAssertWithConfig(
       config, node != nullptr, "Could not allocate memory for node");
   gNodeInstanceCount++;
+#ifdef YG_ENABLE_EVENTS
+  Event::publish<Event::NodeAllocation>(node, {config});
+#endif
 
   if (config->useWebDefaults) {
     node->getStyle().flexDirection() = YGFlexDirectionRow;
@@ -238,6 +242,9 @@ YGNodeRef YGNodeClone(YGNodeRef oldNode) {
       node != nullptr,
       "Could not allocate memory for node");
   gNodeInstanceCount++;
+#ifdef YG_ENABLE_EVENTS
+  Event::publish<Event::NodeAllocation>(node, {node->getConfig()});
+#endif
   node->setOwner(nullptr);
   return node;
 }
@@ -284,6 +291,9 @@ void YGNodeFree(const YGNodeRef node) {
   }
 
   node->clearChildren();
+#ifdef YG_ENABLE_EVENTS
+  Event::publish<Event::NodeDeallocation>(node, {node->getConfig()});
+#endif
   delete node;
   gNodeInstanceCount--;
 }
diff --git a/yoga/events.cpp b/yoga/events.cpp
index 19092fc5..2548204a 100644
--- a/yoga/events.cpp
+++ b/yoga/events.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 namespace facebook {
 namespace yoga {
 
diff --git a/yoga/events.h b/yoga/events.h
index c48fab7b..bd8cdd4b 100644
--- a/yoga/events.h
+++ b/yoga/events.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace facebook {
 namespace yoga {
 
 struct Event {
-  enum Type {};
+  enum Type { NodeAllocation, NodeDeallocation };
   class Data;
   using Subscriber = void(const YGNode&, Type, Data);
 
@@ -51,5 +51,15 @@ private:
   static void publish(const YGNode&, Type, const Data&);
 };
 
+template <>
+struct Event::TypedData<Event::NodeAllocation> {
+  YGConfig* config;
+};
+
+template <>
+struct Event::TypedData<Event::NodeDeallocation> {
+  YGConfig* config;
+};
+
 } // namespace yoga
 } // namespace facebook