diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dff55ab9..2597010a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Not released yet
 
+* Allow to get null instead of throwing an exception when calling `task(true)` without a current task
+* Add `ProcessStartEvent` and `ProcessTerminateEvent` events
+* Allow to listen to the symfony console events
 * Add a `compile` command that puts together a customizable PHP binary with a
   repacked castor app into one executable file
 * Set the process title according to the current application name and task name
diff --git a/doc/going-further/extending-castor/events.md b/doc/going-further/extending-castor/events.md
index 2be251d3..65679837 100644
--- a/doc/going-further/extending-castor/events.md
+++ b/doc/going-further/extending-castor/events.md
@@ -39,3 +39,17 @@ Here is the built-in events triggered by Castor:
 
 * `Castor\Event\AfterExecuteTaskEvent`: This event is triggered after executing
   a task. It provides access to the `TaskCommand` instance.
+
+* `Castor\Event\ProcessStartEvent`: This event is triggered after a process has
+  been started by the `run` function. It provides access to the `Process`
+  instance.
+
+* `Castor\Event\ProcessTerminateEvent`: This event is triggered after a process has
+  been terminated and launched inside the `run` function. It provides access to
+  the `Process` instance.
+
+## Console events
+
+Castor also provides a set of events related to the symfony console application,
+which can be used to listen to the console lifecycle, see the [symfony documentation
+to learn more about the console events](https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/console/events.html).
diff --git a/doc/going-further/helpers/console-and-io.md b/doc/going-further/helpers/console-and-io.md
index e742cf80..e2e1fb18 100644
--- a/doc/going-further/helpers/console-and-io.md
+++ b/doc/going-further/helpers/console-and-io.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ object.
 
 ## The `task()` function
 
-Castor provides the `task()` to access the current
+Castor provides the `task(bool $allowNull = false)` to access the current
 [`Symfony Command`](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/blob/6.3/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Command/Command.php)
 object that powers the task currently run by the user.
 
@@ -93,3 +93,8 @@ function bar(): void
 
 `castor bar` will output `bar`, not `foo`, even if this is the `foo()` function
 that triggers the call to `task()`.
+
+In some cases there may be no task to return, if an event listener is triggered
+before the task  or during a context initialization for example. In this case,
+`task()` will throw an exception. You can use the optional parameter to allow
+`task(true)` to return `null` in this case.
diff --git a/examples/event-listener.php b/examples/event-listener.php
index ab183ec6..752aa597 100644
--- a/examples/event-listener.php
+++ b/examples/event-listener.php
@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@
 use Castor\Attribute\AsTask;
 use Castor\Event\AfterExecuteTaskEvent;
 use Castor\Event\BeforeExecuteTaskEvent;
+use Castor\Event\ProcessStartEvent;
+use Castor\Event\ProcessTerminateEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\ConsoleEvents;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Event\ConsoleTerminateEvent;
 
 use function Castor\io;
+use function Castor\run;
+use function Castor\task;
 
 #[AsTask(description: 'An dummy task with event listeners attached')]
 function my_task(): void
 {
-    io()->writeln('Hello from task!');
+    run('echo "Hello from task!"');
 }
 
 #[AsListener(event: BeforeExecuteTaskEvent::class, priority: 1)]
@@ -49,3 +55,35 @@ function my_listener_that_has_higher_priority_for_multiple_events(BeforeExecuteT
         io()->writeln('Ola from listener! I am listening to multiple events but only showing only for AfterExecuteTaskEvent');
     }
 }
+
+#[AsListener(event: ConsoleEvents::TERMINATE)]
+function console_terminate_event(ConsoleTerminateEvent $event): void
+{
+    if ('event-listener:my-task' === $event->getCommand()?->getName()) {
+        io()->writeln('Hello from console terminate event listener!');
+    }
+}
+
+#[AsListener(event: ProcessTerminateEvent::class)]
+function process_terminate_event(ProcessTerminateEvent $event): void
+{
+    $command = task(true);
+
+    if ('event-listener:my-task' !== $command?->getName()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    io()->writeln('Hello after process stop!');
+}
+
+#[AsListener(event: ProcessStartEvent::class)]
+function process_start_event(ProcessStartEvent $event): void
+{
+    $command = task(true);
+
+    if ('event-listener:my-task' !== $command?->getName()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    io()->writeln('Hello after process start!');
+}
diff --git a/src/Console/Application.php b/src/Console/Application.php
index 96ebdda0..45171af4 100644
--- a/src/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Console/Application.php
@@ -119,9 +119,12 @@ public function getSymfonyStyle(): SymfonyStyle
         return $this->symfonyStyle ?? throw new \LogicException('SymfonyStyle not available yet.');
     }
 
-    public function getCommand(): Command
+    /**
+     * @return ($allowNull is true ? ?Command : Command)
+     */
+    public function getCommand(bool $allowNull = false): ?Command
     {
-        return $this->command ?? throw new \LogicException('Command not available yet.');
+        return $this->command ?? ($allowNull ? null : throw new \LogicException('Command not available yet.'));
     }
 
     // We do all the logic as late as possible to ensure the exception handler
diff --git a/src/Console/ApplicationFactory.php b/src/Console/ApplicationFactory.php
index ce258f9a..e59122d8 100644
--- a/src/Console/ApplicationFactory.php
+++ b/src/Console/ApplicationFactory.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public static function create(): SymfonyApplication
         $cache = new FilesystemAdapter(directory: $cacheDir);
         $logger = new Logger('castor', [], [new ProcessProcessor()]);
         $fs = new Filesystem();
+        $eventDispatcher = new EventDispatcher(logger: $logger);
 
         /** @var SymfonyApplication */
         // @phpstan-ignore-next-line
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public static function create(): SymfonyApplication
             $rootDir,
             new FunctionFinder($cache, $rootDir),
             $contextRegistry,
-            new EventDispatcher(logger: $logger),
+            $eventDispatcher,
             new ExpressionLanguage($contextRegistry),
             new StubsGenerator($logger),
             $logger,
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public static function create(): SymfonyApplication
             new FingerprintHelper($cache),
         );
 
+        $application->setDispatcher($eventDispatcher);
         $application->add(new DebugCommand($rootDir, $cacheDir, $contextRegistry));
 
         if (!class_exists(\RepackedApplication::class)) {
diff --git a/src/Event/ProcessStartEvent.php b/src/Event/ProcessStartEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27ba9ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Event/ProcessStartEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Castor\Event;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+
+class ProcessStartEvent
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public readonly Process $process,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Event/ProcessTerminateEvent.php b/src/Event/ProcessTerminateEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cffa4254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Event/ProcessTerminateEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Castor\Event;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+
+class ProcessTerminateEvent
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        public readonly Process $process,
+    ) {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/GlobalHelper.php b/src/GlobalHelper.php
index ab5cb90f..c6a210ab 100644
--- a/src/GlobalHelper.php
+++ b/src/GlobalHelper.php
@@ -77,9 +77,12 @@ public static function getSymfonyStyle(): SymfonyStyle
         return self::getApplication()->getSymfonyStyle();
     }
 
-    public static function getCommand(): Command
+    /**
+     * @return ($allowNull is true ? ?Command : Command)
+     */
+    public static function getCommand(bool $allowNull = false): ?Command
     {
-        return self::getApplication()->getCommand();
+        return self::getApplication()->getCommand($allowNull);
     }
 
     public static function getContext(?string $name = null): Context
diff --git a/src/functions.php b/src/functions.php
index 8154eb76..fdcf6ab8 100644
--- a/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/functions.php
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ function run(
         }
     });
 
+    GlobalHelper::getApplication()->eventDispatcher->dispatch(new Event\ProcessStartEvent($process));
+
     if (\Fiber::getCurrent()) {
         while ($process->isRunning()) {
             GlobalHelper::getSectionOutput()->tickProcess($process);
@@ -208,8 +210,12 @@ function run(
         }
     }
 
-    $exitCode = $process->wait();
-    GlobalHelper::getSectionOutput()->finishProcess($process);
+    try {
+        $exitCode = $process->wait();
+    } finally {
+        GlobalHelper::getSectionOutput()->finishProcess($process);
+        GlobalHelper::getApplication()->eventDispatcher->dispatch(new Event\ProcessTerminateEvent($process));
+    }
 
     if ($context->notify) {
         notify(sprintf('The command "%s" has been finished %s.', $process->getCommandLine(), 0 === $exitCode ? 'successfully' : 'with an error'));
@@ -658,9 +664,12 @@ function variable(string $key, mixed $default = null): mixed
     return GlobalHelper::getVariable($key, $default);
 }
 
-function task(): Command
+/**
+ * @return ($allowNull is true ? ?Command : Command)
+ */
+function task(bool $allowNull = false): ?Command
 {
-    return GlobalHelper::getCommand();
+    return GlobalHelper::getCommand($allowNull);
 }
 
 function get_command(): Command
diff --git a/tests/Examples/Generated/EventListenerMyTaskTest.php.output.txt b/tests/Examples/Generated/EventListenerMyTaskTest.php.output.txt
index 1086bc58..9ce661af 100644
--- a/tests/Examples/Generated/EventListenerMyTaskTest.php.output.txt
+++ b/tests/Examples/Generated/EventListenerMyTaskTest.php.output.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Hello from listener! (higher priority) before task execution
 Hello from listener! (lower priority)
 Ola from listener! I am listening to multiple events but only showing only for BeforeExecuteTaskEvent
+Hello after process start!
 Hello from task!
+Hello after process stop!
 Ola from listener! I am listening to multiple events but only showing only for AfterExecuteTaskEvent
+Hello from console terminate event listener!