diff --git a/chain/events/events.go b/chain/events/events.go
index acb65d2c1..8ad40f95f 100644
--- a/chain/events/events.go
+++ b/chain/events/events.go
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ type Events struct {
 
 	heightEvents
 	*hcEvents
+
+	observers []TipSetObserver
 }
 
-func NewEvents(ctx context.Context, api eventAPI) *Events {
-	gcConfidence := 2 * build.ForkLengthThreshold
-
+func NewEventsWithConfidence(ctx context.Context, api eventAPI, gcConfidence abi.ChainEpoch) *Events {
 	tsc := newTSCache(gcConfidence, api)
 
 	e := &Events{
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ func NewEvents(ctx context.Context, api eventAPI) *Events {
 			htHeights:        map[abi.ChainEpoch][]uint64{},
 		},
 
-		hcEvents: newHCEvents(ctx, api, tsc, uint64(gcConfidence)),
-		ready:    make(chan struct{}),
+		hcEvents:  newHCEvents(ctx, api, tsc, uint64(gcConfidence)),
+		ready:     make(chan struct{}),
+		observers: []TipSetObserver{},
 	}
 
 	go e.listenHeadChanges(ctx)
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ func NewEvents(ctx context.Context, api eventAPI) *Events {
 	return e
 }
 
+func NewEvents(ctx context.Context, api eventAPI) *Events {
+	gcConfidence := 2 * build.ForkLengthThreshold
+	return NewEventsWithConfidence(ctx, api, gcConfidence)
+}
+
 func (e *Events) listenHeadChanges(ctx context.Context) {
 	for {
 		if err := e.listenHeadChangesOnce(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ func (e *Events) listenHeadChangesOnce(ctx context.Context) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := e.headChange(rev, app); err != nil {
+		if err := e.headChange(ctx, rev, app); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("headChange failed: %s", err)
 		}
 
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ func (e *Events) listenHeadChangesOnce(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (e *Events) headChange(rev, app []*types.TipSet) error {
+func (e *Events) headChange(ctx context.Context, rev, app []*types.TipSet) error {
 	if len(app) == 0 {
 		return xerrors.New("events.headChange expected at least one applied tipset")
 	}
@@ -189,5 +195,39 @@ func (e *Events) headChange(rev, app []*types.TipSet) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := e.observeChanges(ctx, rev, app); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return e.processHeadChangeEvent(rev, app)
 }
+
+// A TipSetObserver receives notifications of tipsets
+type TipSetObserver interface {
+	Apply(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet) error
+	Revert(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet) error
+}
+
+// TODO: add a confidence level so we can have observers with difference levels of confidence
+func (e *Events) Observe(obs TipSetObserver) error {
+	e.lk.Lock()
+	defer e.lk.Unlock()
+	e.observers = append(e.observers, obs)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// observeChanges expects caller to hold e.lk
+func (e *Events) observeChanges(ctx context.Context, rev, app []*types.TipSet) error {
+	for _, ts := range rev {
+		for _, o := range e.observers {
+			_ = o.Revert(ctx, ts)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, ts := range app {
+		for _, o := range e.observers {
+			_ = o.Apply(ctx, ts)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/node/builder.go b/node/builder.go
index 33a947826..ece74896c 100644
--- a/node/builder.go
+++ b/node/builder.go
@@ -729,3 +729,19 @@ func Test() Option {
 		Override(new(*storageadapter.DealPublisher), storageadapter.NewDealPublisher(nil, storageadapter.PublishMsgConfig{})),
 	)
 }
+
+// For 3rd party dep injection.
+
+func WithRepoType(repoType repo.RepoType) func(s *Settings) error {
+	return func(s *Settings) error {
+		s.nodeType = repoType
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func WithInvokesKey(i invoke, resApi interface{}) func(s *Settings) error {
+	return func(s *Settings) error {
+		s.invokes[i] = fx.Populate(resApi)
+		return nil
+	}
+}