diff --git a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
index 30309009..a8834078 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Editor.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter {
     extensions: [],
     autoFocus: false,
     editable: true,
+    onInit: () => null,
+    onUpdate: () => null,
+    onTransaction: () => null,
+    onFocus: () => null,
+    onBlur: () => null,
   }
 
   constructor(options: Partial<EditorOptions> = {}) {
@@ -67,8 +72,16 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter {
     this.createSchema()
     this.createView()
     this.injectCSS()
+    this.on('init', this.options.onInit)
+    this.on('update', this.options.onUpdate)
+    this.on('transaction', this.options.onTransaction)
+    this.on('focus', this.options.onFocus)
+    this.on('blur', this.options.onBlur)
 
-    window.setTimeout(() => this.commands.focus(this.options.autoFocus), 0)
+    window.setTimeout(() => {
+      this.commands.focus(this.options.autoFocus)
+      this.emit('init')
+    }, 0)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -281,10 +294,22 @@ export class Editor extends EventEmitter {
    */
   private dispatchTransaction(transaction: Transaction) {
     const state = this.state.apply(transaction)
+
     this.view.updateState(state)
     this.storeSelection()
     this.emit('transaction', { transaction })
 
+    const focus = transaction.getMeta('focus')
+    const blur = transaction.getMeta('blur')
+
+    if (focus) {
+      this.emit('focus', { event: focus.event })
+    }
+
+    if (blur) {
+      this.emit('blur', { event: blur.event })
+    }
+
     if (!transaction.docChanged || transaction.getMeta('preventUpdate')) {
       return
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/extensions/focusEvents.ts b/packages/core/src/extensions/focusEvents.ts
index 468d105f..051571f4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/extensions/focusEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/extensions/focusEvents.ts
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ export const FocusEvents = Extension.create({
             tabindex: '0',
           },
           handleDOMEvents: {
-            focus: () => {
+            focus: (view, event) => {
               editor.isFocused = true
 
-              const transaction = editor.state.tr.setMeta('focused', true)
-              editor.view.dispatch(transaction)
+              const transaction = editor.state.tr.setMeta('focus', { event })
+              view.dispatch(transaction)
 
               return true
             },
-            blur: () => {
+            blur: (view, event) => {
               editor.isFocused = false
 
-              const transaction = editor.state.tr.setMeta('focused', false)
-              editor.view.dispatch(transaction)
+              const transaction = editor.state.tr.setMeta('blur', { event })
+              view.dispatch(transaction)
 
               return true
             },
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index fef308bb..65d018a9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ export interface EditorOptions {
   injectCSS: boolean,
   autoFocus: 'start' | 'end' | number | boolean | null,
   editable: boolean,
+  onInit: () => void,
+  onUpdate: () => void,
+  onTransaction: () => void,
+  onFocus: (props: { event: FocusEvent }) => void,
+  onBlur: (props: { event: FocusEvent }) => void,
 }
 
 export type EditorContent = string | JSON | null