diff --git a/src/fastevent.c b/src/fastevent.c
index be8e05b2..5022c698 100644
--- a/src/fastevent.c
+++ b/src/fastevent.c
@@ -14,8 +14,201 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "common/thread/thread.h"
+
 #include "fastevent.h"
 
 #include "logging.h"
 #define CATMODULE "fastevent"
 
+#ifdef FASTEVENT_ENABLED
+
+struct registration {
+    refobject_base_t __base;
+
+    fastevent_type_t type;
+    fastevent_cb_t cb;
+    fastevent_freecb_t freecb;
+    void *userdata;
+};
+
+struct eventrow {
+    size_t length;
+    size_t used;
+    struct registration **registrations;
+};
+
+static struct eventrow fastevent_registrations[FASTEVENT_TYPE__END];
+static rwlock_t fastevent_lock;
+
+static inline struct eventrow * __get_row(fastevent_type_t type)
+{
+    size_t idx = type;
+
+    if (idx >= FASTEVENT_TYPE__END)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return &(fastevent_registrations[idx]);
+}
+
+static int __add_to_row(struct eventrow * row, struct registration *registration)
+{
+    struct registration **n;
+
+    if (row == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    /* Check if we need to reallocate row space */
+    if (row->length == row->used) {
+        n = realloc(row->registrations, sizeof(*n)*(row->length + 4));
+        if (n == NULL) {
+            ICECAST_LOG_ERROR("Can not allocate row space.");
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        row->registrations = n;
+        row->length += 4;
+    }
+
+    row->registrations[row->used++] = registration;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int __remove_from_row(struct eventrow * row, struct registration *registration)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (row == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < row->used; i++) {
+        if (row->registrations[i] == registration) {
+            memmove(&(row->registrations[i]), &(row->registrations[i+1]), sizeof(*(row->registrations))*(row->used - i - 1));
+            row->used--;
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+
+static void __unregister(refobject_t self, void **userdata)
+{
+    struct registration *registration = REFOBJECT_TO_TYPE(self, struct registration *);
+    struct eventrow * row;
+
+    (void)userdata;
+
+    thread_rwlock_wlock(&fastevent_lock);
+    row = __get_row(registration->type);
+    if (__remove_from_row(row, registration) != 0) {
+        ICECAST_LOG_ERROR("Can not remove fast event from row. BUG.");
+    }
+    thread_rwlock_unlock(&fastevent_lock);
+
+    if (registration->freecb)
+        registration->freecb(&(registration->userdata));
+
+    if (registration->userdata != NULL)
+        free(registration->userdata);
+}
+
+int fastevent_initialize(void)
+{
+    thread_rwlock_create(&fastevent_lock);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int fastevent_shutdown(void)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    thread_rwlock_wlock(&fastevent_lock);
+    for (i = 0; i < FASTEVENT_TYPE__END; i++) {
+        if (fastevent_registrations[i].used) {
+            ICECAST_LOG_ERROR("Subsystem shutdown but elements still in use. BUG.");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        free(fastevent_registrations[i].registrations);
+        fastevent_registrations[i].registrations = NULL;
+    }
+    thread_rwlock_unlock(&fastevent_lock);
+    thread_rwlock_destroy(&fastevent_lock);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+refobject_t fastevent_register(fastevent_type_t type, fastevent_cb_t cb, fastevent_freecb_t freecb, void *userdata)
+{
+    struct eventrow * row;
+    struct registration *registration;
+    refobject_t ret;
+
+    if (cb == NULL)
+        return REFOBJECT_NULL;
+
+    thread_rwlock_wlock(&fastevent_lock);
+    row = __get_row(type);
+
+    if (row == NULL) {
+        thread_rwlock_unlock(&fastevent_lock);
+        return REFOBJECT_NULL;
+    }
+
+    ret = refobject_new(sizeof(struct registration), __unregister, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+    if (REFOBJECT_IS_NULL(ret)) {
+        thread_rwlock_unlock(&fastevent_lock);
+        return REFOBJECT_NULL;
+    }
+
+    registration = REFOBJECT_TO_TYPE(ret, struct registration *);
+
+    registration->type = type;
+    registration->cb = cb;
+    registration->freecb = freecb;
+    registration->userdata = userdata;
+
+    if (__add_to_row(row, registration) != 0) {
+        thread_rwlock_unlock(&fastevent_lock);
+        refobject_unref(ret);
+        return REFOBJECT_NULL;
+    }
+
+    thread_rwlock_unlock(&fastevent_lock);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void fastevent_emit(fastevent_type_t type, fastevent_flag_t flags, fastevent_datatype_t datatype, ...)
+{
+    struct eventrow * row;
+    va_list ap, apx;
+    size_t i;
+
+    ICECAST_LOG_DEBUG("event: type=%i, flags=%i, datatype=%i, ...", (int)type, (int)flags, (int)datatype);
+
+    thread_rwlock_rlock(&fastevent_lock);
+    row = __get_row(type);
+    if (row == NULL || row->used == 0) {
+        thread_rwlock_unlock(&fastevent_lock);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    va_start(ap, datatype);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < row->used; i++) {
+        va_copy(apx, ap);
+        row->registrations[i]->cb(row->registrations[i]->userdata, type, flags, datatype, apx);
+        va_end(apx);
+    }
+
+    thread_rwlock_unlock(&fastevent_lock);
+
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/fastevent.h b/src/fastevent.h
index 6b07a5ec..594f1d9d 100644
--- a/src/fastevent.h
+++ b/src/fastevent.h
@@ -9,4 +9,43 @@
 #ifndef __FASTEVENT_H__
 #define __FASTEVENT_H__
 
+/* Add all conditions when to enable fast events here. */
+#if 1
+#define FASTEVENT_ENABLED
+#endif
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <refobject.h>
+
+typedef enum {
+    FASTEVENT_TYPE_SLOWEVENT = 0,
+    FASTEVENT_TYPE__END /* must be last element */
+} fastevent_type_t;
+
+typedef enum {
+    FASTEVENT_DATATYPE_NONE = 0,
+    FASTEVENT_DATATYPE_EVENT,
+    FASTEVENT_DATATYPE_CLIENT,
+    FASTEVENT_DATATYPE_CONNECTION
+} fastevent_datatype_t;
+
+typedef int fastevent_flag_t;
+#define FASTEVENT_FLAG_NONE                     ((fastevent_flag_t)0x0000)
+#define FASTEVENT_FLAG_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED     ((fastevent_flag_t)0x0001)
+
+typedef void (*fastevent_cb_t)(const void *userdata, fastevent_type_t type, fastevent_flag_t flags, fastevent_datatype_t datatype, va_list ap);
+typedef void (*fastevent_freecb_t)(void **userdata);
+
+#ifdef FASTEVENT_ENABLED
+int fastevent_initialize(void);
+int fastevent_shutdown(void);
+refobject_t fastevent_register(fastevent_type_t type, fastevent_cb_t cb, fastevent_freecb_t freecb, void *userdata);
+void fastevent_emit(fastevent_type_t type, fastevent_flag_t flags, fastevent_datatype_t datatype, ...);
+#else
+#define fastevent_initialize() 0
+#define fastevent_shutdown() 0
+#define fastevent_register(type,cb,freecb,userdata) REFOBJECT_NULL
+#define fastevent_emit(type,flags,datatype,...)
+#endif
+
 #endif