diff --git a/app/models/user_badge.rb b/app/models/user_badge.rb
index 5c6894d4d9a..b176f27b9d0 100644
--- a/app/models/user_badge.rb
+++ b/app/models/user_badge.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ class UserBadge < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   after_create do
     Badge.increment_counter 'grant_count', self.badge_id
+    DiscourseEvent.trigger(:user_badge_granted, badge_id, user_id)
   end
 
   after_destroy do
     Badge.decrement_counter 'grant_count', self.badge_id
+    DiscourseEvent.trigger(:user_badge_removed, badge_id, user_id)
   end
 end