diff --git a/dbus/set.go b/dbus/set.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e36aaa03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbus/set.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package dbus
+
+type set struct {
+	data map[string]bool
+}
+
+func (s *set) Add(value string) {
+	s.data[value] = true
+}
+
+func (s *set) Contains(value string) (exists bool) {
+	_, exists = s.data[value]
+	return
+}
+
+func (s *set) Length() (int) {
+	return len(s.data)
+}
+
+func newSet() (*set) {
+	return &set{make(map[string] bool)}
+}
diff --git a/dbus/subscription.go b/dbus/subscription.go
index b87e462e..f31ce494 100644
--- a/dbus/subscription.go
+++ b/dbus/subscription.go
@@ -93,14 +93,15 @@ func (c *Conn) initDispatch() {
 }
 
 // Returns two unbuffered channels which will receive all changed units every
-// @interval@ seconds.  Deleted units are sent as nil.
+// interval.  Deleted units are sent as nil.
 func (c *Conn) SubscribeUnits(interval time.Duration) (<-chan map[string]*UnitStatus, <-chan error) {
-	return c.SubscribeUnitsCustom(interval, 0, func(u1, u2 *UnitStatus) bool { return *u1 != *u2 })
+	return c.SubscribeUnitsCustom(interval, 0, func(u1, u2 *UnitStatus) bool { return *u1 != *u2 }, nil)
 }
 
 // SubscribeUnitsCustom is like SubscribeUnits but lets you specify the buffer
-// size of the channels and the comparison function for detecting changes.
-func (c *Conn) SubscribeUnitsCustom(interval time.Duration, buffer int, isChanged func(*UnitStatus, *UnitStatus) bool) (<-chan map[string]*UnitStatus, <-chan error) {
+// size of the channels, the comparison function for detecting changes and a filter
+// function for cutting down on the noise that your channel receives.
+func (c *Conn) SubscribeUnitsCustom(interval time.Duration, buffer int, isChanged func(*UnitStatus, *UnitStatus) bool, filterUnit func (string) bool) (<-chan map[string]*UnitStatus, <-chan error) {
 	old := make(map[string]*UnitStatus)
 	statusChan := make(chan map[string]*UnitStatus, buffer)
 	errChan := make(chan error, buffer)
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ func (c *Conn) SubscribeUnitsCustom(interval time.Duration, buffer int, isChange
 			if err == nil {
 				cur := make(map[string]*UnitStatus)
 				for i := range units {
+					if filterUnit != nil && filterUnit(units[i].Name) {
+						continue
+					}
 					cur[units[i].Name] = &units[i]
 				}
 
@@ -132,7 +136,9 @@ func (c *Conn) SubscribeUnitsCustom(interval time.Duration, buffer int, isChange
 
 				old = cur
 
-				statusChan <- changed
+				if len(changed) != 0 {
+					statusChan <- changed
+				}
 			} else {
 				errChan <- err
 			}
diff --git a/dbus/subscription_set.go b/dbus/subscription_set.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26257860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbus/subscription_set.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package dbus
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+// SubscriptionSet returns a subscription set which is like conn.Subscribe but
+// can filter to only return events for a set of units.
+type SubscriptionSet struct {
+	*set
+	conn *Conn
+}
+
+
+func (s *SubscriptionSet) filter(unit string) bool {
+	return !s.Contains(unit)
+}
+
+// Subscribe starts listening for dbus events for all of the units in the set.
+// Returns channels identical to conn.SubscribeUnits.
+func (s *SubscriptionSet) Subscribe() (<-chan map[string]*UnitStatus, <-chan error) {
+	// TODO: Make fully evented by using systemd 209 with properties changed values
+	return s.conn.SubscribeUnitsCustom(time.Second, 0,
+		func(u1, u2 *UnitStatus) bool { return *u1 != *u2 },
+		func(unit string) bool { return s.filter(unit) },
+	)
+}
+
+// NewSubscriptionSet returns a new subscription set.
+func (conn *Conn) NewSubscriptionSet() (*SubscriptionSet) {
+	return &SubscriptionSet{newSet(), conn}
+}
diff --git a/dbus/subscription_set_test.go b/dbus/subscription_set_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db600850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbus/subscription_set_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package dbus
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TestSubscribeUnit exercises the basics of subscription of a particular unit.
+func TestSubscriptionSetUnit(t *testing.T) {
+	target := "subscribe-events-set.service"
+
+	conn, err := New()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = conn.Subscribe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	subSet := conn.NewSubscriptionSet()
+	evChan, errChan := subSet.Subscribe()
+
+	subSet.Add(target)
+	setupUnit(target, conn, t)
+
+	job, err := conn.StartUnit(target, "replace")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if job != "done" {
+		t.Fatal("Couldn't start", target)
+	}
+
+	timeout := make(chan bool, 1)
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
+		close(timeout)
+	}()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case changes := <-evChan:
+			tCh, ok := changes[target]
+
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatal("Unexpected event %v", changes)
+			}
+
+			if tCh.ActiveState == "active" && tCh.Name == target {
+				goto success
+			}
+		case err = <-errChan:
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		case <-timeout:
+			t.Fatal("Reached timeout")
+		}
+	}
+
+success:
+	return
+}
+
+
diff --git a/fixtures/subscribe-events-set.service b/fixtures/subscribe-events-set.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1f8c367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/subscribe-events-set.service
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=start stop test
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/bin/sleep 400