diff --git a/libcitadel/src/realm/events.rs b/libcitadel/src/realm/events.rs
index 4dbc438..059890e 100644
--- a/libcitadel/src/realm/events.rs
+++ b/libcitadel/src/realm/events.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl Inner {
         self.manager = Arc::downgrade(manager);
     }
 
-    pub fn add_handler<F>(&mut self, handler: F)
+    fn add_handler<F>(&mut self, handler: F)
         where F: Fn(&RealmEvent),
               F: 'static + Send + Sync
     {
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ impl RealmEventListener {
         self.running.swap(val, Ordering::SeqCst)
     }
 
+    pub fn send_event(&self, event: RealmEvent) {
+        if self.is_running() {
+            self.inner().send_event(event);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn add_handler<F>(&self, handler: F)
         where F: Fn(&RealmEvent),
               F: 'static + Send + Sync
diff --git a/libcitadel/src/realm/manager.rs b/libcitadel/src/realm/manager.rs
index e60ec6c..945d06d 100644
--- a/libcitadel/src/realm/manager.rs
+++ b/libcitadel/src/realm/manager.rs
@@ -356,7 +356,9 @@ impl RealmManager {
     }
 
     pub fn new_realm(&self, name: &str) -> Result<Realm> {
-        self.inner_mut().realms.create_realm(name)
+        let realm = self.inner_mut().realms.create_realm(name)?;
+        self.inner().events.send_event(RealmEvent::New(realm.clone()));
+        Ok(realm)
     }
 
     pub fn delete_realm(&self, realm: &Realm, save_home: bool) -> Result<()> {