diff --git a/include/json-ipc.h b/include/json-ipc.h
index 1ba141c..eac2f22 100644
--- a/include/json-ipc.h
+++ b/include/json-ipc.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ void jsonipc_error_cleanup(struct jsonipc_error*);
 struct jsonipc_request* jsonipc_request_parse_new(json_t* root,
 		struct jsonipc_error* err);
 struct jsonipc_request* jsonipc_request_new(const char* method, json_t* params);
+struct jsonipc_request* jsonipc_event_new(const char* method, json_t* params);
 json_t* jsonipc_request_pack(struct jsonipc_request*, json_error_t* err);
 void jsonipc_request_destroy(struct jsonipc_request*);
 
diff --git a/src/json-ipc.c b/src/json-ipc.c
index 7a4c643..7ebf094 100644
--- a/src/json-ipc.c
+++ b/src/json-ipc.c
@@ -89,17 +89,28 @@ failure:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int request_id = 1;
-struct jsonipc_request* jsonipc_request_new(const char* method, json_t* params)
+struct jsonipc_request* jsonipc_request__new(const char* method, json_t* params,
+		json_t* id)
 {
 	struct jsonipc_request* ipc = calloc(1, sizeof(*ipc));
 	ipc->method = method;
 	ipc->params = params;
 	json_incref(ipc->params);
-	ipc->id = json_integer(request_id++);
+	ipc->id = id;
 	return ipc;
 }
 
+static int request_id = 1;
+struct jsonipc_request* jsonipc_request_new(const char* method, json_t* params)
+{
+	return jsonipc_request__new(method, params, json_integer(request_id++));
+}
+
+struct jsonipc_request* jsonipc_event_new(const char* method, json_t* params)
+{
+	return jsonipc_request__new(method, params, NULL);
+}
+
 json_t* jsonipc_request_pack(struct jsonipc_request* self, json_error_t* err)
 {
 	return json_pack_ex(err, 0, "{s:s, s:O*, s:O*}",