diff --git a/xbmc/addons/AddonEvents.h b/xbmc/addons/AddonEvents.h
index 9ac00ab49b78f..6ada929c7b5a1 100644
--- a/xbmc/addons/AddonEvents.h
+++ b/xbmc/addons/AddonEvents.h
@@ -71,5 +71,17 @@ namespace ADDON
      * @deprecated Use Enabled, ReInstalled and UnInstalled instead.
      */
     struct InstalledChanged : AddonEvent {};
+
+    struct Load : AddonEvent
+    {
+      std::string id;
+      explicit Load(std::string id) : id(std::move(id)) {}
+    };
+
+    struct Unload : AddonEvent
+    {
+      std::string id;
+      explicit Unload(std::string id) : id(std::move(id)) {}
+    };
   };
 };
diff --git a/xbmc/addons/AddonManager.cpp b/xbmc/addons/AddonManager.cpp
index b68c4ab96fc4e..1620ff09b47f0 100644
--- a/xbmc/addons/AddonManager.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/addons/AddonManager.cpp
@@ -706,6 +706,10 @@ bool CAddonMgr::UnloadAddon(const AddonPtr& addon)
     if (m_cpluff->uninstall_plugin(m_cp_context, addon->ID().c_str()) == CP_OK)
     {
       CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "CAddonMgr: %s unloaded", addon->ID().c_str());
+
+      lock.Leave();
+      AddonEvents::Unload event(addon->ID());
+      m_unloadEvents.HandleEvent(event);
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -737,6 +741,11 @@ bool CAddonMgr::LoadAddon(const std::string& addonId)
     return false;
   }
 
+  lock.Leave();
+
+  AddonEvents::Load event(addon->ID());
+  m_unloadEvents.HandleEvent(event);
+
   if (IsAddonDisabled(addon->ID()))
   {
     EnableAddon(addon->ID());
diff --git a/xbmc/addons/AddonManager.h b/xbmc/addons/AddonManager.h
index 7ea9ad808695b..c7715aa7817f3 100644
--- a/xbmc/addons/AddonManager.h
+++ b/xbmc/addons/AddonManager.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace ADDON
     virtual ~CAddonMgr();
 
     CEventStream<AddonEvent>& Events() { return m_events; }
+    CEventStream<AddonEvent>& UnloadEvents() { return m_unloadEvents; }
 
     IAddonMgrCallback* GetCallbackForType(TYPE type);
     bool RegisterAddonMgrCallback(TYPE type, IAddonMgrCallback* cb);
@@ -312,6 +313,7 @@ namespace ADDON
     CCriticalSection m_critSection;
     CAddonDatabase m_database;
     CEventSource<AddonEvent> m_events;
+    CBlockingEventSource<AddonEvent> m_unloadEvents;
     std::set<std::string> m_systemAddons;
     std::set<std::string> m_optionalAddons;
   };