diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 0962d1b6ea..81259dad2e 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ import path = require("path");
 import engine = require("engine.io");
 import { Client } from "./client";
 import { EventEmitter } from "events";
-import {
-  ExtendedError,
-  Namespace,
-  NamespaceReservedEventsMap,
-} from "./namespace";
+import { ExtendedError, Namespace, ServerReservedEventsMap } from "./namespace";
 import { ParentNamespace } from "./parent-namespace";
 import { Adapter, Room, SocketId } from "socket.io-adapter";
 import * as parser from "socket.io-parser";
@@ -176,7 +172,7 @@ export class Server<
 > extends StrictEventEmitter<
   ServerSideEvents,
   EmitEvents,
-  NamespaceReservedEventsMap<ListenEvents, EmitEvents, ServerSideEvents>
+  ServerReservedEventsMap<ListenEvents, EmitEvents, ServerSideEvents>
 > {
   public readonly sockets: Namespace<
     ListenEvents,
@@ -306,7 +302,12 @@ export class Server<
         if (err || !allow) {
           run();
         } else {
-          fn(this.parentNsps.get(nextFn.value)!.createChild(name));
+          const namespace = this.parentNsps
+            .get(nextFn.value)!
+            .createChild(name);
+          // @ts-ignore
+          this.sockets.emitReserved("new_namespace", namespace);
+          fn(namespace);
         }
       });
     };
@@ -627,6 +628,10 @@ export class Server<
       debug("initializing namespace %s", name);
       nsp = new Namespace(this, name);
       this._nsps.set(name, nsp);
+      if (name !== "/") {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        this.sockets.emitReserved("new_namespace", nsp);
+      }
     }
     if (fn) nsp.on("connect", fn);
     return nsp;
diff --git a/lib/namespace.ts b/lib/namespace.ts
index 1eae5318fc..4e472c1d4f 100644
--- a/lib/namespace.ts
+++ b/lib/namespace.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,23 @@ export interface NamespaceReservedEventsMap<
   ) => void;
 }
 
+export interface ServerReservedEventsMap<
+  ListenEvents,
+  EmitEvents,
+  ServerSideEvents
+> extends NamespaceReservedEventsMap<
+    ListenEvents,
+    EmitEvents,
+    ServerSideEvents
+  > {
+  new_namespace: (
+    namespace: Namespace<ListenEvents, EmitEvents, ServerSideEvents>
+  ) => void;
+}
+
 export const RESERVED_EVENTS: ReadonlySet<string | Symbol> = new Set<
-  keyof NamespaceReservedEventsMap<never, never, never>
->(<const>["connect", "connection"]);
+  keyof ServerReservedEventsMap<never, never, never>
+>(<const>["connect", "connection", "new_namespace"]);
 
 export class Namespace<
   ListenEvents extends EventsMap = DefaultEventsMap,
diff --git a/test/socket.io.ts b/test/socket.io.ts
index 84c57d1acb..88bf1adae3 100644
--- a/test/socket.io.ts
+++ b/test/socket.io.ts
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ describe("socket.io", () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it("should close a client without namespace", (done) => {
+    it("should close a client without namespace (2)", (done) => {
       const srv = createServer();
       const sio = new Server(srv, {
         connectTimeout: 100,
@@ -886,6 +886,17 @@ describe("socket.io", () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it("should emit an 'new_namespace' event", (done) => {
+      const sio = new Server();
+
+      sio.on("new_namespace", (namespace) => {
+        expect(namespace.name).to.eql("/nsp");
+        done();
+      });
+
+      sio.of("/nsp");
+    });
+
     describe("dynamic namespaces", () => {
       it("should allow connections to dynamic namespaces with a regex", (done) => {
         const srv = createServer();
@@ -942,6 +953,24 @@ describe("socket.io", () => {
           });
         });
       });
+
+      it("should emit an 'new_namespace' event for a dynamic namespace", (done) => {
+        const srv = createServer();
+        const sio = new Server(srv);
+        srv.listen(() => {
+          sio.of(/^\/dynamic-\d+$/);
+
+          sio.on("new_namespace", (namespace) => {
+            expect(namespace.name).to.be("/dynamic-101");
+
+            socket.disconnect();
+            srv.close();
+            done();
+          });
+
+          const socket = client(srv, "/dynamic-101");
+        });
+      });
     });
   });