diff --git a/badges/tests/events_test.php b/badges/tests/events_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..833cf0974886a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/badges/tests/events_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+/**
+ * Badge events tests.
+ *
+ * @package    core_badges
+ * @copyright  2015 onwards Simey Lameze <simey@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+global $CFG;
+require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/badges/tests/badgeslib_test.php');
+
+/**
+ * Badge events tests class.
+ *
+ * @package    core_badges
+ * @copyright  2015 onwards Simey Lameze <simey@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class core_badges_events_testcase extends core_badges_badgeslib_testcase {
+
+    /**
+     * Test badge awarded event.
+     */
+    public function test_badge_awarded() {
+
+        $systemcontext = context_system::instance();
+
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+
+        $badge = new badge($this->badgeid);
+        $badge->issue($this->user->id, true);
+        $badge->is_issued($this->user->id);
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $this->assertCount(1, $events);
+        $event = reset($events);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\core\event\badge_awarded', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->badgeid, $event->objectid);
+        $this->assertEquals($this->user->id, $event->relateduserid);
+        $this->assertEquals($systemcontext, $event->get_context());
+
+        $sink->close();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lang/en/badges.php b/lang/en/badges.php
index 21cf94e6a6a81..ce03b75dbd9bd 100644
--- a/lang/en/badges.php
+++ b/lang/en/badges.php
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@
 $string['error:requesterror'] = 'The connection request failed (error code {$a}).';
 $string['error:save'] = 'Cannot save the badge.';
 $string['error:userdeleted'] = '{$a->user} (This user no longer exists in {$a->site})';
+$string['eventbadgeawarded'] = 'Badge awarded';
 $string['evidence'] = 'Evidence';
 $string['existingrecipients'] = 'Existing badge recipients';
 $string['expired'] = 'Expired';
diff --git a/lib/badgeslib.php b/lib/badgeslib.php
index 80b57cee9a7d0..39f48d7153128 100644
--- a/lib/badgeslib.php
+++ b/lib/badgeslib.php
@@ -398,6 +398,15 @@ public function issue($userid, $nobake = false) {
         $result = $DB->insert_record('badge_issued', $issued, true);
 
         if ($result) {
+            // Trigger badge awarded event.
+            $eventdata = array (
+                'context' => $this->get_context(),
+                'objectid' => $this->id,
+                'relateduserid' => $userid,
+                'other' => array('expiredate' => $issued->dateexpire, 'badgeissuedid' => $result)
+            );
+            \core\event\badge_awarded::create($eventdata)->trigger();
+
             // Lock the badge, so that its criteria could not be changed any more.
             if ($this->status == BADGE_STATUS_ACTIVE) {
                 $this->set_status(BADGE_STATUS_ACTIVE_LOCKED);
diff --git a/lib/classes/event/badge_awarded.php b/lib/classes/event/badge_awarded.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b1a3f0c78674e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/classes/event/badge_awarded.php
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Badge awarded event.
+ *
+ * @property-read array $other {
+ *      Extra information about event.
+ *
+ *      - int expiredate: Badge expire timestamp.
+ *      - int badgeissuedid: Badge issued ID.
+ * }
+ *
+ * @package    core
+ * @copyright  2015 James Ballard
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace core\event;
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+/**
+ * Event triggered after a badge is awarded to a user.
+ *
+ * @package    core
+ * @since      Moodle 2.9
+ * @copyright  2015 James Ballard
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class badge_awarded extends base {
+
+    /**
+     * Set basic properties for the event.
+     */
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'badge';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'c';
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns localised general event name.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function get_name() {
+        return get_string('eventbadgeawarded', 'badges');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns non-localised event description with id's for admin use only.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function get_description() {
+        return "The user with the id '$this->relateduserid' has been awarded the badge with id '".$this->objectid."'.";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns relevant URL.
+     * @return \moodle_url
+     */
+    public function get_url() {
+        return new \moodle_url('/badges/overview.php', array('id' => $this->objectid));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Custom validations.
+     *
+     * @throws \coding_exception
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function validate_data() {
+        parent::validate_data();
+
+        if (!isset($this->relateduserid)) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'relateduserid\' must be set.');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($this->objectid)) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'objectid\' must be set.');
+        }
+    }
+}