diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/app.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/app.ts
index cab18af060..afc5ab7b1a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/app.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AppController } from './app.controller';
 import { CacheModule } from './cache';
 import { ConfigModule } from './config';
+import { EventModule } from './event';
 import { BusinessModules } from './modules';
 import { AuthModule } from './modules/auth';
 import { PrismaModule } from './prisma';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const BasicModules = [
   PrismaModule,
   ConfigModule.forRoot(),
   CacheModule,
+  EventModule,
   StorageModule.forRoot(),
   SessionModule,
   RateLimiterModule,
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/event/events.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/event/events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e98bb72440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/event/events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { Snapshot, User, Workspace } from '@prisma/client';
+
+import { ChangePayload, Flatten, Payload } from './types';
+
+interface EventDefinitions {
+  user: {
+    created: Payload<User>;
+    updated: Payload<ChangePayload<User>>;
+    deleted: Payload<User['id']>;
+  };
+
+  workspace: {
+    created: Payload<Workspace>;
+    updated: Payload<ChangePayload<Workspace>>;
+    deleted: Payload<Workspace['id']>;
+  };
+
+  snapshot: {
+    created: Payload<Snapshot>;
+    updated: Payload<ChangePayload<Snapshot>>;
+    deleted: Payload<Pick<Snapshot, 'id' | 'workspaceId'>>;
+  };
+}
+
+export type EventKV = Flatten<EventDefinitions>;
+
+export type Event = keyof EventKV;
+export type EventPayload<E extends Event> = EventKV[E];
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/event/index.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/event/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06b398ad04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/event/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Global, Injectable, Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import {
+  EventEmitter2,
+  EventEmitterModule,
+  OnEvent as RawOnEvent,
+} from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
+
+import { Event, EventPayload } from './events';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class EventEmitter {
+  constructor(private readonly emitter: EventEmitter2) {}
+
+  emit<E extends Event>(event: E, payload: EventPayload<E>) {
+    return this.emitter.emit(event, payload);
+  }
+
+  emitAsync<E extends Event>(event: E, payload: EventPayload<E>) {
+    return this.emitter.emitAsync(event, payload);
+  }
+
+  on<E extends Event>(event: E, handler: (payload: EventPayload<E>) => void) {
+    return this.emitter.on(event, handler);
+  }
+
+  once<E extends Event>(event: E, handler: (payload: EventPayload<E>) => void) {
+    return this.emitter.once(event, handler);
+  }
+}
+
+export const OnEvent = (
+  event: Event,
+  opts?: Parameters<typeof RawOnEvent>[1]
+) => {
+  return RawOnEvent(event, opts);
+};
+
+@Global()
+@Module({
+  imports: [EventEmitterModule.forRoot()],
+  providers: [EventEmitter],
+  exports: [EventEmitter],
+})
+export class EventModule {}
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/event/types.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/event/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a4bb5771c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/event/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+export type Payload<T> = {
+  __payload: true;
+  data: T;
+};
+
+export type ChangePayload<T> = {
+  from: Partial<T>;
+  to: Partial<T>;
+};
+
+export type Join<A extends string, B extends string> = A extends ''
+  ? B
+  : `${A}.${B}`;
+
+export type PathType<T, Path extends string> = string extends Path
+  ? unknown
+  : Path extends keyof T
+    ? T[Path]
+    : Path extends `${infer K}.${infer R}`
+      ? K extends keyof T
+        ? PathType<T[K], R>
+        : unknown
+      : unknown;
+
+export type Leaves<T, P extends string = ''> = T extends Payload<any>
+  ? P
+  : T extends Record<string, any>
+    ? {
+        [K in keyof T]: K extends string ? Leaves<T[K], Join<P, K>> : never;
+      }[keyof T]
+    : never;
+
+export type Flatten<T> = Leaves<T> extends infer R
+  ? {
+      // @ts-expect-error yo, ts can't make it
+      [K in R]: PathType<T, K> extends Payload<infer U> ? { data: U } : never;
+    }
+  : never;
diff --git a/packages/backend/server/src/modules/index.ts b/packages/backend/server/src/modules/index.ts
index d021dd8bfa..422b276265 100644
--- a/packages/backend/server/src/modules/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/server/src/modules/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { DynamicModule, Type } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { EventEmitterModule } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
 import { ScheduleModule } from '@nestjs/schedule';
 
 import { GqlModule } from '../graphql.module';
@@ -11,11 +10,7 @@ import { SyncModule } from './sync';
 import { UsersModule } from './users';
 import { WorkspaceModule } from './workspaces';
 
-const BusinessModules: (Type | DynamicModule)[] = [
-  EventEmitterModule.forRoot({
-    global: true,
-  }),
-];
+const BusinessModules: (Type | DynamicModule)[] = [];
 
 switch (SERVER_FLAVOR) {
   case 'sync':