diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..222780a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/events/McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.events;
+
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.event.Event;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.SkillType;
+
+/**
+ * Called when a user levels up in a skill
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent extends Event {
+	private Player player;
+	private SkillType skill;
+	private int levelsGained;
+	
+	public McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent(Player player, SkillType skill) {
+		this.player = player;
+		this.skill = skill;
+		this.levelsGained = 1;	// Always 1 for now as we call in the loop where the levelups are calculated, could change later!
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return Player leveling up
+	 */
+	public Player getPlayer() {
+		return player;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return SkillType that is being leveled up
+	 */
+	public SkillType getSkill() {
+		return skill;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * @return The number of levels gained in this event
+	 */
+	public int getLevelsGained() {
+		return levelsGained;
+	}
+	
+	/** Rest of file is required boilerplate for custom events **/
+	private static final HandlerList handers = new HandlerList();
+	
+	public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+		return handers;
+	}
+	
+	public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+		return handers;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
index b8dd5db30..6f0bc2755 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Skills.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.gmail.nossr50.skills;
 
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.spout.SpoutStuff;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.PlayerProfile;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.PlayerStat;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.SkillType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.events.McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.mcLocale;
 
 
@@ -326,6 +328,9 @@ public class Skills
 				skillups++;
 				PP.removeXP(skillType, PP.getXpToLevel(skillType));
 				PP.skillUp(skillType, 1);
+				
+				McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent eventToFire = new McMMOPlayerLevelUpEvent(player, skillType);
+				Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(eventToFire);
 			}
 			
 			if(!LoadProperties.useMySQL)