diff --git a/lib/dao.js b/lib/dao.js
index 118717e9..3a8c4a18 100644
--- a/lib/dao.js
+++ b/lib/dao.js
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function (data, callback) {
     function modelCreated() {
       if (--wait === 0) {
         callback(gotError ? errors : null, instances);
+        if(!gotError) instances.forEach(Model.emit.bind('changed'));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ DataAccessObject.create = function (data, callback) {
           saveDone.call(obj, function () {
             createDone.call(obj, function () {
               callback(err, obj);
+              if(!err) Model.emit('changed', obj);
             });
           });
         }, obj);
@@ -627,6 +629,7 @@ DataAccessObject.remove =
   DataAccessObject.deleteAll =
     DataAccessObject.destroyAll = function destroyAll(where, cb) {
       if (stillConnecting(this.getDataSource(), this, arguments)) return;
+      var Model = this;
 
       if (!cb && 'function' === typeof where) {
         cb = where;
@@ -635,6 +638,7 @@ DataAccessObject.remove =
       if (!where) {
         this.getDataSource().connector.destroyAll(this.modelName, function (err, data) {
           cb && cb(err, data);
+          if(!err) Model.emit('deletedAll');
         }.bind(this));
       } else {
         // Support an optional where object
@@ -642,6 +646,7 @@ DataAccessObject.remove =
         where = this._coerce(where);
         this.getDataSource().connector.destroyAll(this.modelName, where, function (err, data) {
           cb && cb(err, data);
+          if(!err) Model.emit('deletedAll', where);
         }.bind(this));
       }
     };
@@ -655,11 +660,13 @@ DataAccessObject.removeById =
   DataAccessObject.deleteById =
     DataAccessObject.destroyById = function deleteById(id, cb) {
       if (stillConnecting(this.getDataSource(), this, arguments)) return;
+      var Model = this;
 
       this.getDataSource().connector.destroy(this.modelName, id, function (err) {
         if ('function' === typeof cb) {
           cb(err);
         }
+        if(!err) Model.emit('deleted', id);
       }.bind(this));
     };
 
@@ -704,6 +711,7 @@ setRemoting(DataAccessObject.count, {
  */
 DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function (options, callback) {
   if (stillConnecting(this.getDataSource(), this, arguments)) return;
+  var Model = this.constructor;
 
   if (typeof options == 'function') {
     callback = options;
@@ -760,6 +768,9 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.save = function (options, callback) {
           updateDone.call(inst, function () {
             saveDone.call(inst, function () {
               callback(err, inst);
+              if(!err) {
+                Model.emit('changed', inst);
+              }
             });
           });
         });
@@ -789,15 +800,18 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.remove =
   DataAccessObject.prototype.delete =
     DataAccessObject.prototype.destroy = function (cb) {
       if (stillConnecting(this.getDataSource(), this, arguments)) return;
+      var Model = this.constructor;
+      var id = getIdValue(this.constructor, this);
 
       this.trigger('destroy', function (destroyed) {
-        this._adapter().destroy(this.constructor.modelName, getIdValue(this.constructor, this), function (err) {
+        this._adapter().destroy(this.constructor.modelName, id, function (err) {
           if (err) {
             return cb(err);
           }
 
           destroyed(function () {
             if (cb) cb();
+            Model.emit('deleted', id);
           });
         }.bind(this));
       });
@@ -831,7 +845,8 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, cb
   if (stillConnecting(this.getDataSource(), this, arguments)) return;
 
   var inst = this;
-  var model = this.constructor.modelName;
+  var Model = this.constructor
+  var model = Model.modelName;
 
   if (typeof data === 'function') {
     cb = data;
@@ -870,7 +885,8 @@ DataAccessObject.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, cb
             }
             done.call(inst, function () {
               saveDone.call(inst, function () {
-                cb(err, inst);
+                if(cb) cb(err, inst);
+                if(!err) Model.emit('changed', inst);
               });
             });
           });
diff --git a/test/events.js b/test/events.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2867591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/events.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+var should = require('./init.js');
+
+describe('events', function() {
+  beforeEach(function(done) {
+    var test = this;
+    this.db = getSchema();
+    this.TestModel = this.db.define('TestModel');
+    this.db.automigrate(function(err) {
+      if(err) return done(err);
+      test.TestModel.create(function(err, inst) {
+        if(err) return done(err);
+        test.inst = inst;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    this.shouldEmitEvent = function(eventName, listener, done) {
+      var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
+        done(new Error('did not emit ' + eventName));
+      }, 100);
+      this.TestModel.on(eventName, function() {
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
+        listener.apply(this, arguments);
+        done();
+      });
+    }
+  });
+  
+  describe('changed', function() {
+    it('should be emitted after save', function(done) {
+      var model = new this.TestModel({name: 'foobar'});
+      this.shouldEmitEvent('changed', assertValidChangedArgs, done);
+      model.save();
+    });
+    it('should be emitted after upsert', function(done) {
+      this.shouldEmitEvent('changed', assertValidChangedArgs, done);
+      this.TestModel.upsert({name: 'batbaz'});
+    });
+    it('should be emitted after create', function(done) {
+      this.shouldEmitEvent('changed', assertValidChangedArgs, done);
+      this.TestModel.create({name: '...'});
+    });
+    it('should be emitted after updateAttributes', function(done) {
+      var test = this;
+      this.TestModel.create({name: 'bazzy'}, function(err, model) {
+        // prevent getting the changed event from "create"
+        process.nextTick(function() {
+          test.shouldEmitEvent('changed', assertValidChangedArgs, done);
+          model.updateAttributes({name: 'foo'});
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  
+  describe('deleted', function() {
+    it('should be emitted after destroy', function(done) {
+      this.shouldEmitEvent('deleted', assertValidDeletedArgs, done);
+      this.inst.destroy();
+    });
+    it('should be emitted after deleteById', function(done) {
+      this.shouldEmitEvent('deleted', assertValidDeletedArgs, done);
+      this.TestModel.deleteById(this.inst.id);
+    });
+  });
+  
+  describe('deletedAll', function() {
+    it('should be emitted after destroyAll', function(done) {
+      this.shouldEmitEvent('deletedAll', function(where) {
+        where.name.should.equal('foo');
+      }, done);
+      this.TestModel.destroyAll({name: 'foo'});
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+function assertValidChangedArgs(obj) {
+  obj.should.have.property('id');
+}
+
+function assertValidDeletedArgs(id) {
+  id.should.be.ok;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/hooks.test.js b/test/hooks.test.js
index 2610f1b3..f613122b 100644
--- a/test/hooks.test.js
+++ b/test/hooks.test.js
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ describe('hooks', function () {
   });
 });
 
+
+
 function addHooks(name, done) {
   var called = false, random = String(Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000));
   User['before' + name] = function (next, data) {