diff --git a/controller/seafile-controller.c b/controller/seafile-controller.c
index 009ac71..487d1aa 100644
--- a/controller/seafile-controller.c
+++ b/controller/seafile-controller.c
@@ -348,6 +348,42 @@ setup_env ()
     setup_python_path();
 }
 
+static int
+start_seafevents() {
+    if (!ctl->has_seafevents)
+        return 0;
+
+    static char *seafevents_config_file = NULL;
+    static char *seafevents_log_file = NULL;
+
+    if (seafevents_config_file == NULL)
+        seafevents_config_file = g_build_filename (topdir,
+                                                  "conf/seafevents.conf",
+                                                   NULL);
+    if (seafevents_log_file == NULL)
+        seafevents_log_file = g_build_filename (ctl->logdir,
+                                                "seafevents.log",
+                                                NULL);
+
+    char *argv[] = {
+        (char *)get_python_executable(),
+        "-m", "seafevents.main",
+        "--config-file", seafevents_config_file,
+        "--logfile", seafevents_log_file,
+        "-P", ctl->pidfile[PID_SEAFEVENTS],
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    int pid = spawn_process (argv);
+
+    if (pid <= 0) {
+        seaf_warning ("Failed to spawn seafevents.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 start_seafdav() {
     static char *seafdav_log_file = NULL;
@@ -446,6 +482,11 @@ check_process (void *data)
         }
     }
 
+    if (ctl->has_seafevents && need_restart(PID_SEAFEVENTS)) {
+        seaf_message ("seafevents need restart...\n");
+        start_seafevents ();
+    }
+
     return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -541,6 +582,11 @@ on_ccnet_connected ()
     if (start_seaf_server () < 0)
         controller_exit(1);
 
+    if (ctl->has_seafevents && need_restart(PID_SEAFEVENTS)) {
+        if (start_seafevents() < 0)
+            controller_exit(1);
+    }
+
     if (ctl->seafdav_config.enabled) {
         if (need_restart(PID_SEAFDAV)) {
             if (start_seafdav() < 0)
@@ -592,6 +638,8 @@ stop_ccnet_server ()
     kill_by_force(PID_CCNET);
     kill_by_force(PID_SERVER);
     kill_by_force(PID_SEAFDAV);
+    if (ctl->has_seafevents)
+        kill_by_force(PID_SEAFEVENTS);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -608,6 +656,7 @@ init_pidfile_path (SeafileController *ctl)
     ctl->pidfile[PID_CCNET] = g_build_filename (pid_dir, "ccnet.pid", NULL);
     ctl->pidfile[PID_SERVER] = g_build_filename (pid_dir, "seaf-server.pid", NULL);
     ctl->pidfile[PID_SEAFDAV] = g_build_filename (pid_dir, "seafdav.pid", NULL);
+    ctl->pidfile[PID_SEAFEVENTS] = g_build_filename (pid_dir, "seafevents.pid", NULL);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -661,6 +710,18 @@ seaf_controller_init (SeafileController *ctl,
         return -1;
     }
 
+    char *seafevents_config_file = g_build_filename (topdir,
+                                                     "conf/seafevents.conf",
+                                                     NULL);
+
+    if (!g_file_test (seafevents_config_file, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
+        seaf_message ("No seafevents.\n");
+        ctl->has_seafevents = FALSE;
+    } else {
+        ctl->has_seafevents = TRUE;
+    }
+    g_free (seafevents_config_file);
+
     init_pidfile_path (ctl);
     setup_env ();
 
diff --git a/controller/seafile-controller.h b/controller/seafile-controller.h
index 6381f43..237947b 100644
--- a/controller/seafile-controller.h
+++ b/controller/seafile-controller.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ enum {
     PID_CCNET = 0,
     PID_SERVER,
     PID_SEAFDAV,
+    PID_SEAFEVENTS,
     N_PID
 };
 
@@ -56,5 +57,7 @@ struct _SeafileController {
     char                *pidfile[N_PID];
 
     SeafDavConfig       seafdav_config;
+
+    gboolean            has_seafevents;
 };
 #endif