diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index 502f1ae9e1..795ca080e4 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"time"
 
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/networkdriver/bridge"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/filters"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stdcopy"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/streamformatter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/version"
@@ -324,13 +327,104 @@ func getEvents(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.ResponseWrite
 	if err := parseForm(r); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	var since int64 = -1
+	if r.Form.Get("since") != "" {
+		s, err := strconv.ParseInt(r.Form.Get("since"), 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		since = s
+	}
 
-	var job = eng.Job("events")
-	streamJSON(job, w, true)
-	job.Setenv("since", r.Form.Get("since"))
-	job.Setenv("until", r.Form.Get("until"))
-	job.Setenv("filters", r.Form.Get("filters"))
-	return job.Run()
+	var until int64 = -1
+	if r.Form.Get("until") != "" {
+		u, err := strconv.ParseInt(r.Form.Get("until"), 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		until = u
+	}
+	timer := time.NewTimer(0)
+	timer.Stop()
+	if until > 0 {
+		dur := time.Unix(until, 0).Sub(time.Now())
+		timer = time.NewTimer(dur)
+	}
+
+	ef, err := filters.FromParam(r.Form.Get("filters"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	isFiltered := func(field string, filter []string) bool {
+		if len(filter) == 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+		for _, v := range filter {
+			if v == field {
+				return false
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(field, ":") {
+				image := strings.Split(field, ":")
+				if image[0] == v {
+					return false
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	d := getDaemon(eng)
+	es := d.EventsService
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(utils.NewWriteFlusher(w))
+
+	getContainerId := func(cn string) string {
+		c, err := d.Get(cn)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		return c.ID
+	}
+
+	sendEvent := func(ev *jsonmessage.JSONMessage) error {
+		//incoming container filter can be name,id or partial id, convert and replace as a full container id
+		for i, cn := range ef["container"] {
+			ef["container"][i] = getContainerId(cn)
+		}
+
+		if isFiltered(ev.Status, ef["event"]) || isFiltered(ev.From, ef["image"]) ||
+			isFiltered(ev.ID, ef["container"]) {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return enc.Encode(ev)
+	}
+
+	current, l := es.Subscribe()
+	defer es.Evict(l)
+	for _, ev := range current {
+		if ev.Time < since {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := sendEvent(ev); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	for {
+		select {
+		case ev := <-l:
+			jev, ok := ev.(*jsonmessage.JSONMessage)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err := sendEvent(jev); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case <-timer.C:
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func getImagesHistory(eng *engine.Engine, version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map[string]string) error {
diff --git a/api/server/server_unit_test.go b/api/server/server_unit_test.go
index f83b5cc54f..8e8409ffa7 100644
--- a/api/server/server_unit_test.go
+++ b/api/server/server_unit_test.go
@@ -250,47 +250,6 @@ func TestGetContainersByName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGetEvents(t *testing.T) {
-	eng := engine.New()
-	var called bool
-	eng.Register("events", func(job *engine.Job) error {
-		called = true
-		since := job.Getenv("since")
-		if since != "1" {
-			t.Fatalf("'since' should be 1, found %#v instead", since)
-		}
-		until := job.Getenv("until")
-		if until != "0" {
-			t.Fatalf("'until' should be 0, found %#v instead", until)
-		}
-		v := &engine.Env{}
-		v.Set("since", since)
-		v.Set("until", until)
-		if _, err := v.WriteTo(job.Stdout); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
-	r := serveRequest("GET", "/events?since=1&until=0", nil, eng, t)
-	if !called {
-		t.Fatal("handler was not called")
-	}
-	assertContentType(r, "application/json", t)
-	var stdoutJSON struct {
-		Since int
-		Until int
-	}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(r.Body.Bytes(), &stdoutJSON); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if stdoutJSON.Since != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("since != 1: %#v", stdoutJSON.Since)
-	}
-	if stdoutJSON.Until != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("until != 0: %#v", stdoutJSON.Until)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	eng := engine.New()
 	var inspect bool
diff --git a/builtins/builtins.go b/builtins/builtins.go
index d87bdb87ad..149d350090 100644
--- a/builtins/builtins.go
+++ b/builtins/builtins.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/networkdriver/bridge"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/events"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/kernel"
 )
 
@@ -19,9 +18,6 @@ func Register(eng *engine.Engine) error {
 	if err := remote(eng); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := events.New().Install(eng); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	if err := eng.Register("version", dockerVersion); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/daemon/container.go b/daemon/container.go
index 228944d2d4..2d9487ea68 100644
--- a/daemon/container.go
+++ b/daemon/container.go
@@ -200,9 +200,11 @@ func (container *Container) WriteHostConfig() error {
 
 func (container *Container) LogEvent(action string) {
 	d := container.daemon
-	if err := d.eng.Job("log", action, container.ID, d.Repositories().ImageName(container.ImageID)).Run(); err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Error logging event %s for %s: %s", action, container.ID, err)
-	}
+	d.EventsService.Log(
+		action,
+		container.ID,
+		d.Repositories().ImageName(container.ImageID),
+	)
 }
 
 func (container *Container) getResourcePath(path string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/daemon/daemon.go b/daemon/daemon.go
index a072fc34a4..460625c144 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/events"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver/execdrivers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/execdriver/lxc"
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ type Daemon struct {
 	statsCollector   *statsCollector
 	defaultLogConfig runconfig.LogConfig
 	RegistryService  *registry.Service
+	EventsService    *events.Events
 }
 
 // Install installs daemon capabilities to eng.
@@ -932,8 +934,9 @@ func NewDaemonFromDirectory(config *Config, eng *engine.Engine, registryService
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	eventsService := events.New()
 	logrus.Debug("Creating repository list")
-	repositories, err := graph.NewTagStore(path.Join(config.Root, "repositories-"+driver.String()), g, trustKey, registryService)
+	repositories, err := graph.NewTagStore(path.Join(config.Root, "repositories-"+driver.String()), g, trustKey, registryService, eventsService)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't create Tag store: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -1025,6 +1028,7 @@ func NewDaemonFromDirectory(config *Config, eng *engine.Engine, registryService
 		statsCollector:   newStatsCollector(1 * time.Second),
 		defaultLogConfig: config.LogConfig,
 		RegistryService:  registryService,
+		EventsService:    eventsService,
 	}
 
 	eng.OnShutdown(func() {
diff --git a/daemon/image_delete.go b/daemon/image_delete.go
index bf3d7ba9ce..6323d323e4 100644
--- a/daemon/image_delete.go
+++ b/daemon/image_delete.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) DeleteImage(eng *engine.Engine, name string, list *[]types
 			*list = append(*list, types.ImageDelete{
 				Untagged: utils.ImageReference(repoName, tag),
 			})
-			eng.Job("log", "untag", img.ID, "").Run()
+			daemon.EventsService.Log("untag", img.ID, "")
 		}
 	}
 	tags = daemon.Repositories().ByID()[img.ID]
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) DeleteImage(eng *engine.Engine, name string, list *[]types
 			*list = append(*list, types.ImageDelete{
 				Deleted: img.ID,
 			})
+			daemon.EventsService.Log("delete", img.ID, "")
 			eng.Job("log", "delete", img.ID, "").Run()
 			if img.Parent != "" && !noprune {
 				err := daemon.DeleteImage(eng, img.Parent, list, false, force, noprune)
diff --git a/daemon/info.go b/daemon/info.go
index 687937e3e2..183a9e68bb 100644
--- a/daemon/info.go
+++ b/daemon/info.go
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) CmdInfo(job *engine.Job) error {
 		initPath = daemon.SystemInitPath()
 	}
 
-	cjob := job.Eng.Job("subscribers_count")
-	env, _ := cjob.Stdout.AddEnv()
-	if err := cjob.Run(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	v := &engine.Env{}
 	v.SetJson("ID", daemon.ID)
 	v.SetInt("Containers", len(daemon.List()))
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@ func (daemon *Daemon) CmdInfo(job *engine.Job) error {
 	v.Set("SystemTime", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
 	v.Set("ExecutionDriver", daemon.ExecutionDriver().Name())
 	v.Set("LoggingDriver", daemon.defaultLogConfig.Type)
-	v.SetInt("NEventsListener", env.GetInt("count"))
+	v.SetInt("NEventsListener", daemon.EventsService.SubscribersCount())
 	v.Set("KernelVersion", kernelVersion)
 	v.Set("OperatingSystem", operatingSystem)
 	v.Set("IndexServerAddress", registry.IndexServerAddress())
diff --git a/graph/import.go b/graph/import.go
index 8b99188969..eb63af0b60 100644
--- a/graph/import.go
+++ b/graph/import.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 
-	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/engine"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/progressreader"
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) CmdImport(job *engine.Job) error {
 	if tag != "" {
 		logID = utils.ImageReference(logID, tag)
 	}
-	if err = job.Eng.Job("log", "import", logID, "").Run(); err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Error logging event 'import' for %s: %s", logID, err)
-	}
+
+	s.eventsService.Log("import", logID, "")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/graph/pull.go b/graph/pull.go
index 08b688cb21..13c69858fd 100644
--- a/graph/pull.go
+++ b/graph/pull.go
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) CmdPull(job *engine.Job) error {
 
 		logrus.Debugf("pulling v2 repository with local name %q", repoInfo.LocalName)
 		if err := s.pullV2Repository(job.Eng, r, job.Stdout, repoInfo, tag, sf, job.GetenvBool("parallel")); err == nil {
-			if err = job.Eng.Job("log", "pull", logName, "").Run(); err != nil {
-				logrus.Errorf("Error logging event 'pull' for %s: %s", logName, err)
-			}
+			s.eventsService.Log("pull", logName, "")
 			return nil
 		} else if err != registry.ErrDoesNotExist && err != ErrV2RegistryUnavailable {
 			logrus.Errorf("Error from V2 registry: %s", err)
@@ -101,9 +99,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) CmdPull(job *engine.Job) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = job.Eng.Job("log", "pull", logName, "").Run(); err != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Error logging event 'pull' for %s: %s", logName, err)
-	}
+	s.eventsService.Log("pull", logName, "")
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/graph/tags.go b/graph/tags.go
index b6a7987ff8..6346ea8b50 100644
--- a/graph/tags.go
+++ b/graph/tags.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/events"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ type TagStore struct {
 	pullingPool     map[string]chan struct{}
 	pushingPool     map[string]chan struct{}
 	registryService *registry.Service
+	eventsService   *events.Events
 }
 
 type Repository map[string]string
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ func (r Repository) Contains(u Repository) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func NewTagStore(path string, graph *Graph, key libtrust.PrivateKey, registryService *registry.Service) (*TagStore, error) {
+func NewTagStore(path string, graph *Graph, key libtrust.PrivateKey, registryService *registry.Service, eventsService *events.Events) (*TagStore, error) {
 	abspath, err := filepath.Abs(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ func NewTagStore(path string, graph *Graph, key libtrust.PrivateKey, registrySer
 		pullingPool:     make(map[string]chan struct{}),
 		pushingPool:     make(map[string]chan struct{}),
 		registryService: registryService,
+		eventsService:   eventsService,
 	}
 	// Load the json file if it exists, otherwise create it.
 	if err := store.reload(); os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/graph/tags_unit_test.go b/graph/tags_unit_test.go
index 001a10527d..be5624245c 100644
--- a/graph/tags_unit_test.go
+++ b/graph/tags_unit_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/events"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver"
 	_ "github.com/docker/docker/daemon/graphdriver/vfs" // import the vfs driver so it is used in the tests
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func mkTestTagStore(root string, t *testing.T) *TagStore {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	store, err := NewTagStore(path.Join(root, "tags"), graph, nil, nil)
+	store, err := NewTagStore(path.Join(root, "tags"), graph, nil, nil, events.New())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}