diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 854198f1f0..0c06b2e6d1 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ func getEvents(srv *Server, version float64, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	wf := utils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
+	wf.Flush()
 	if since != 0 {
 		// If since, send previous events that happened after the timestamp
 		for _, event := range srv.events {
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index d53094397f..cadd095031 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -695,6 +695,13 @@ func (wf *WriteFlusher) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return n, err
 }
 
+// Flush the stream immediately.
+func (wf *WriteFlusher) Flush() {
+	wf.Lock()
+	defer wf.Unlock()
+	wf.flusher.Flush()
+}
+
 func NewWriteFlusher(w io.Writer) *WriteFlusher {
 	var flusher http.Flusher
 	if f, ok := w.(http.Flusher); ok {