diff --git a/knex.js b/knex.js
index df8798a4c..d9f9bdb1a 100644
--- a/knex.js
+++ b/knex.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ var QueryInterface = require('./lib/query/methods');
 // Create a new "knex" instance with the appropriate configured client.
 Knex.initialize = function(config) {
   var Dialect, client;
+  var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 
   // The object we're potentially using to kick off an
   // initial chain. It is assumed that `knex` isn't a
@@ -49,9 +50,20 @@ Knex.initialize = function(config) {
   // in case it's called with `new`.
   function knex(tableName) {
     var qb = new client.QueryBuilder;
+
+    // Passthrough all "query" events to the knex object.
+    qb.on('query', function(data) {
+      knex.emit('query', data);
+    });
     return tableName ? qb.table(tableName) : qb;
   }
 
+  // Hook up the "knex" object as an EventEmitter.
+  var ee = new EventEmitter();
+  for (var key in ee) {
+    knex[key] = ee[key];
+  }
+
   // The `__knex__` is used if you need to duck-type check whether this
   // is a knex builder, without a full on `instanceof` check.
   knex.VERSION = knex.__knex__  = '0.6.0';
diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index 733eb71a0..a3bacd658 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Util.js
+// helpers.js
 // -------
 
 // Just some common functions needed in multiple places within the library.
diff --git a/lib/query/builder.js b/lib/query/builder.js
index 41a477147..aa9a8f79f 100644
--- a/lib/query/builder.js
+++ b/lib/query/builder.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // Builder
 // -------
-var _           = require('lodash');
+var _            = require('lodash');
+var inherits     = require('inherits');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 
-var Raw         = require('../raw');
-var helpers     = require('../helpers');
+var Raw          = require('../raw');
+var helpers      = require('../helpers');
 
 var JoinClause  = require('./joinclause');
 
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ function QueryBuilder() {
   this._joinFlag  = 'inner';
   this._boolFlag  = 'and';
 }
+inherits(QueryBuilder, EventEmitter);
 
 // All operators used in the `where` clause generation.
 var operators = ['=', '<', '>', '<=', '>=', '<>', '!=', 'like', 'not like',
diff --git a/lib/raw.js b/lib/raw.js
index 3d3095e3e..525c781c4 100644
--- a/lib/raw.js
+++ b/lib/raw.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // -------
 var SqlString = require('./sqlstring');
 var _ = require('lodash');
+var inherits = require('inherits');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 
 function Raw(sql, bindings) {
   if (sql.toSQL) {
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ function Raw(sql, bindings) {
   this._debug = void 0;
   this._transacting = void 0;
 }
+inherits(Raw, EventEmitter);
 
 // Wraps the current sql with `before` and `after`.
 Raw.prototype.wrap = function(before, after) {
diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index f0ec37061..fc7bfe42a 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Runner.prototype.stream = function(options, handler) {
 // to run in sequence, and on the same connection, especially helpful when schema building
 // and dealing with foreign key constraints, etc.
 Runner.prototype.query = Promise.method(function(obj) {
+  this.builder.emit('query', obj);
   return this._query(obj).bind(this).then(this.processResponse);
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/schema/builder.js b/lib/schema/builder.js
index 61898f583..e647f6c03 100644
--- a/lib/schema/builder.js
+++ b/lib/schema/builder.js
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 var _            = require('lodash');
+var inherits     = require('inherits');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+
 var SqlString    = require('../sqlstring');
 
 // Constructor for the builder instance, typically called from
 // `knex.builder`, accepting the current `knex` instance,
 // and pulling out the `client` and `grammar` from the current
 // knex instance.
-var SchemaBuilder = function() {
+function SchemaBuilder() {
   this._sequence = [];
   this._errors = [];
-};
+}
+inherits(SchemaBuilder, EventEmitter);
 
 // Each of the schema builder methods just add to the
 // "_sequence" array for consistency.
diff --git a/lib/transaction.js b/lib/transaction.js
index 4abbfeea3..532387fa8 100644
--- a/lib/transaction.js
+++ b/lib/transaction.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Transaction
 // -------
 var Promise = require('./promise');
+var inherits = require('inherits');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 
 // Creates a new wrapper object for constructing a transaction.
 // Called by the `knex.transaction`, which sets the correct client
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ var Promise = require('./promise');
 function Transaction(container) {
   this.container = container;
 }
+inherits(Transaction, EventEmitter);
 
 // Build the object passed around inside the transaction container.
 Transaction.prototype.containerObject = function(runner) {