diff --git a/addon/utils/ce/pernet-raw-editor.ts b/addon/utils/ce/pernet-raw-editor.ts
index 4713a3962..aa2b19c60 100644
--- a/addon/utils/ce/pernet-raw-editor.ts
+++ b/addon/utils/ce/pernet-raw-editor.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import RichNode from "@lblod/marawa/rich-node";
 import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
 import { Editor } from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/editor/input-handlers/manipulation";
 import {ModelError} from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/utils/errors";
+import EventBus from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/utils/event-bus";
 
 export interface ContentObserver {
   handleTextInsert: (position: number, text: string, extraInfo: Array<unknown>) => void
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ export default class PernetRawEditor extends RawEditor implements Editor {
         observer.handleFullContentUpdate(extraInfo);
       }
     }
+    EventBus.emit("contentChanged", undefined);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/addon/utils/ce/raw-editor.ts b/addon/utils/ce/raw-editor.ts
index 9b2b15c76..6c34f8e40 100644
--- a/addon/utils/ce/raw-editor.ts
+++ b/addon/utils/ce/raw-editor.ts
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ import Model from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/model/model";
 import ModelRange from '@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/model/model-range';
 import ModelSelection from '@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/model/model-selection';
 import ModelSelectionTracker from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/utils/ce/model-selection-tracker";
-import { walk as walkDomNode } from "@lblod/marawa/node-walker";
+import {walk as walkDomNode} from "@lblod/marawa/node-walker";
 import RichNode from "@lblod/marawa/rich-node";
 import classic from 'ember-classic-decorator';
 import ModelElement from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/model/model-element";
 import InsertXmlCommand from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/commands/insert-xml-command";
 import {ModelError} from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/utils/errors";
 import InsertTextCommand from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/commands/insert-text-command";
+import EventBus, {EditorEventListener, EditorEventName} from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/utils/event-bus";
 
 /**
  * Raw contenteditable editor. This acts as both the internal and external API to the DOM.
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ class RawEditor extends EmberObject {
   }
 
   get model(): Model {
-    if(!this._model) {
+    if (!this._model) {
       throw new ModelError("Model accessed before initialization is complete");
     }
     return this._model;
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ class RawEditor extends EmberObject {
   set model(value: Model) {
     this._model = value;
   }
+
   /**
    * Register a command for use with {@link executeCommand}
    * @param command
@@ -216,6 +218,14 @@ class RawEditor extends EmberObject {
   createSelection(): ModelSelection {
     return new ModelSelection(this.model);
   }
+
+  on<E extends EditorEventName>(eventName: E, callback: EditorEventListener<E>) {
+    EventBus.on(eventName, callback);
+  }
+
+  off<E extends EditorEventName>(eventName: E, callback: EditorEventListener<E>) {
+    EventBus.off(eventName, callback);
+  }
 }
 
 export default RawEditor;
diff --git a/addon/utils/event-bus.ts b/addon/utils/event-bus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e78df1f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/utils/event-bus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import {createLogger, Logger} from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/utils/logging-utils";
+
+export interface EditorEvent<E extends EditorEventName> {
+  name: E,
+  payload: EDITOR_EVENT_MAP[E]
+}
+
+export type EDITOR_EVENT_MAP = {
+  "contentChanged": void
+};
+export type EditorEventName = keyof EDITOR_EVENT_MAP;
+
+export type EditorEventListener<E extends EditorEventName> = (event: EditorEvent<E>) => void;
+
+export default class EventBus {
+  static instance: EventBus;
+
+  private static getInstance() {
+    if (!this.instance) {
+      this.instance = new EventBus();
+    }
+    return this.instance;
+  }
+
+  static on<E extends EditorEventName>(eventName: E, callback: EditorEventListener<E>): void {
+    this.getInstance().on(eventName, callback);
+  }
+
+  static off<E extends EditorEventName>(eventName: E, callback: EditorEventListener<E>): void {
+    this.getInstance().off(eventName, callback);
+  }
+
+  // TODO: figure out how to allow void events to omit the payload argument
+  static emit<E extends EditorEventName>(eventName: E, payload: EDITOR_EVENT_MAP[E]): void {
+    this.getInstance().emit(eventName, payload);
+  }
+
+  private listeners: Map<EditorEventName, Array<EditorEventListener<EditorEventName>>> = new Map<EditorEventName, Array<EditorEventListener<EditorEventName>>>();
+  private logger: Logger = createLogger("EventBus");
+
+  private on<E extends EditorEventName>(eventName: E, callback: EditorEventListener<E>): void {
+    const eventListeners = this.listeners.get(eventName);
+    if (eventListeners) {
+      eventListeners.push(callback);
+    } else {
+      this.listeners.set(eventName, [callback]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private off<E extends EditorEventName>(eventName: E, callback: EditorEventListener<E>): void {
+    const eventListeners = this.listeners.get(eventName);
+    if (eventListeners) {
+      const index = eventListeners.indexOf(callback);
+      if (index !== -1) {
+        eventListeners.splice(index, 1);
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  private emit<E extends EditorEventName>(eventName: E, payload: EDITOR_EVENT_MAP[E]): void {
+    const eventListeners = this.listeners.get(eventName);
+    this.logger.log(`Emitting event: ${eventName} with payload:`, payload);
+    if (eventListeners) {
+      eventListeners.forEach(listener => listener({name: eventName, payload}));
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/addon/utils/rdfa/rdfa-document.ts b/addon/utils/rdfa/rdfa-document.ts
index ca0814655..d22e93620 100644
--- a/addon/utils/rdfa/rdfa-document.ts
+++ b/addon/utils/rdfa/rdfa-document.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import PernetRawEditor from '../ce/pernet-raw-editor';
 import xmlFormat from 'xml-formatter';
 import HTMLExportWriter from '@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/model/writers/html-export-writer';
 import ModelRange from '@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/model/model-range';
+import EventBus, {EditorEventListener} from "@lblod/ember-rdfa-editor/utils/event-bus";
 
 /**
  * RdfaDocument is a virtual representation of the document
@@ -56,8 +57,16 @@ export default class RdfaDocument {
     return result;
   }
 
-
   setHtmlContent(html: string) {
     this.htmlContent = html;
   }
+
+  // this shows how we can limit the public events with types
+  on<E extends "contentChanged">(eventName: E, callback: EditorEventListener<E>) {
+    EventBus.on(eventName, callback);
+  }
+
+  off<E extends "contentChanged">(eventName: E, callback: EditorEventListener<E>) {
+    EventBus.off(eventName, callback);
+  }
 }