diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/RepositoryImportEvent.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/RepositoryImportEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b8975b861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/RepositoryImportEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.repository;
+
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import sonia.scm.HandlerEventType;
+import sonia.scm.event.Event;
+
+@Event
+@Getter
+@EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
+public class RepositoryImportEvent extends RepositoryEvent {
+
+  private final boolean failed;
+
+  public RepositoryImportEvent(HandlerEventType eventType, Repository repository, boolean failed) {
+    super(eventType, repository);
+    this.failed = failed;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryImportResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryImportResource.java
index a319f94457..bee60d5655 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryImportResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryImportResource.java
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import sonia.scm.HandlerEventType;
 import sonia.scm.NotFoundException;
 import sonia.scm.Type;
+import sonia.scm.event.ScmEventBus;
 import sonia.scm.repository.InternalRepositoryException;
 import sonia.scm.repository.Repository;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryHandler;
+import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryImportEvent;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryManager;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryPermissions;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryType;
@@ -73,13 +76,17 @@ public class RepositoryImportResource {
   private final RepositoryManager manager;
   private final RepositoryServiceFactory serviceFactory;
   private final ResourceLinks resourceLinks;
+  private final ScmEventBus eventBus;
 
   @Inject
   public RepositoryImportResource(RepositoryManager manager,
-                                  RepositoryServiceFactory serviceFactory, ResourceLinks resourceLinks) {
+                                  RepositoryServiceFactory serviceFactory,
+                                  ResourceLinks resourceLinks,
+                                  ScmEventBus eventBus) {
     this.manager = manager;
     this.serviceFactory = serviceFactory;
     this.resourceLinks = resourceLinks;
+    this.eventBus = eventBus;
   }
 
 //  /**
@@ -217,6 +224,7 @@ public class RepositoryImportResource {
       }
 
       pullCommand.pull(request.getUrl());
+      eventBus.post(new RepositoryImportEvent(HandlerEventType.CREATE, repository, false));
     } catch (ImportFailedException ex) {
       handleImportFailure(ex, repository);
       throw ex;
@@ -504,6 +512,7 @@ public class RepositoryImportResource {
     logger.error("import for repository failed, delete repository", ex);
 
     try {
+      eventBus.post(new RepositoryImportEvent(HandlerEventType.BEFORE_DELETE, repository, true));
       manager.delete(repository);
     } catch (InternalRepositoryException | NotFoundException e) {
       logger.error("can not delete repository after import failure", e);
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryRootResourceTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryRootResourceTest.java
index 6ba588abdc..d135193b60 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryRootResourceTest.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/api/v2/resources/RepositoryRootResourceTest.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import com.github.sdorra.shiro.ShiroRule;
 import com.github.sdorra.shiro.SubjectAware;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.io.Resources;
-import org.apache.shiro.authz.AuthorizationException;
 import org.apache.shiro.subject.SimplePrincipalCollection;
 import org.apache.shiro.subject.Subject;
 import org.jboss.resteasy.mock.MockHttpRequest;
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import sonia.scm.PageResult;
 import sonia.scm.config.ScmConfiguration;
+import sonia.scm.event.ScmEventBus;
 import sonia.scm.repository.CustomNamespaceStrategy;
 import sonia.scm.repository.ImportHandler;
 import sonia.scm.repository.NamespaceAndName;
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ public class RepositoryRootResourceTest extends RepositoryTestBase {
   private ScmConfiguration configuration;
   @Mock
   private Set<NamespaceStrategy> strategies;
+  @Mock
+  private ScmEventBus eventBus;
 
   @Captor
   private ArgumentCaptor<Predicate<Repository>> filterCaptor;
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ public class RepositoryRootResourceTest extends RepositoryTestBase {
     super.manager = repositoryManager;
     RepositoryCollectionToDtoMapper repositoryCollectionToDtoMapper = new RepositoryCollectionToDtoMapper(repositoryToDtoMapper, resourceLinks);
     super.repositoryCollectionResource = new RepositoryCollectionResource(repositoryManager, repositoryCollectionToDtoMapper, dtoToRepositoryMapper, resourceLinks, repositoryInitializer);
-    super.repositoryImportResource = new RepositoryImportResource(repositoryManager, serviceFactory, resourceLinks);
+    super.repositoryImportResource = new RepositoryImportResource(repositoryManager, serviceFactory, resourceLinks, eventBus);
     dispatcher.addSingletonResource(getRepositoryRootResource());
     when(serviceFactory.create(any(Repository.class))).thenReturn(service);
     when(scmPathInfoStore.get()).thenReturn(uriInfo);