diff --git a/islandora.services.yml b/islandora.services.yml
index 39ebbab0..4b3a9d16 100644
--- a/islandora.services.yml
+++ b/islandora.services.yml
@@ -54,3 +54,8 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@entity_type.manager', '@entity_field.manager', '@context.manager', '@flysystem_factory', '@language_manager']
   islandora.entity_mapper:
     class: Islandora\Crayfish\Commons\EntityMapper\EntityMapper
+  islandora.stomp.auth_header_listener:
+    class: Drupal\islandora\EventSubscriber\StompHeaderEventSubscriber
+    arguments: ['@jwt.authentication.jwt']
+    tags:
+      - { name: event_subscriber }
diff --git a/src/Event/StompHeaderEvent.php b/src/Event/StompHeaderEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..997b9b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Event/StompHeaderEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\islandora\Event;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
+
+/**
+ * Event used to build headers for STOMP.
+ */
+class StompHeaderEvent implements StompHeaderEventInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Stashed entity, for context.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
+   */
+  protected $entity;
+
+  /**
+   * Stashed user info, for context.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface
+   */
+  protected $user;
+
+  /**
+   * The set of headers.
+   *
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag
+   */
+  protected $headers;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor.
+   */
+  public function __construct(EntityInterface $entity, AccountInterface $user) {
+    $this->entity = $entity;
+    $this->user = $user;
+    $this->headers = new ParameterBag();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getEntity() {
+    return $this->entity;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getUser() {
+    return $this->user;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getHeaders() {
+    return $this->headers;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Event/StompHeaderEventException.php b/src/Event/StompHeaderEventException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9ee3878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Event/StompHeaderEventException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\islandora\Event;
+
+/**
+ * Typification for handling exceptions specific to STOMP header generation.
+ */
+class StompHeaderEventException extends \Exception {}
diff --git a/src/Event/StompHeaderEventInterface.php b/src/Event/StompHeaderEventInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88f85ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Event/StompHeaderEventInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\islandora\Event;
+
+/**
+ * Contract for representing an event to build headers for STOMP messages.
+ */
+interface StompHeaderEventInterface {
+
+  const EVENT_NAME = 'islandora.stomp.header_event';
+
+  /**
+   * Get the headers being built for STOMP.
+   *
+   * XXX: Ironically, using ParameterBag instead of HeaderBag due to case-
+   * sensitivity: In the context of HTTP, headers are case insensitive (and is
+   * what HeaderBag is intended; however, STOMP headers are case sensitive.
+   *
+   * @return \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\ParameterBag
+   *   The headers
+   */
+  public function getHeaders();
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the entity provided as context.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface
+   *   The entity provided as context.
+   */
+  public function getEntity();
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch the user provided as context.
+   *
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface
+   *   The user provided as context.
+   */
+  public function getUser();
+
+}
diff --git a/src/EventGenerator/EmitEvent.php b/src/EventGenerator/EmitEvent.php
index ac03fbf0..ab8ddb0f 100644
--- a/src/EventGenerator/EmitEvent.php
+++ b/src/EventGenerator/EmitEvent.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\StringTranslation\StringTranslationTrait;
-use Drupal\jwt\Authentication\Provider\JwtAuth;
+use Drupal\islandora\Event\StompHeaderEventException;
 use Stomp\Exception\StompException;
 use Stomp\StatefulStomp;
 use Stomp\Transport\Message;
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ abstract class EmitEvent extends ConfigurableActionBase implements ContainerFact
   protected $stomp;
 
   /**
-   * The JWT Auth Service.
+   * Event dispatcher service..
    *
-   * @var \Drupal\jwt\Authentication\Provider\JwtAuth
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface
    */
-  protected $auth;
+  protected $eventDispatcher;
 
   /**
    * The messenger.
@@ -95,16 +95,16 @@ abstract class EmitEvent extends ConfigurableActionBase implements ContainerFact
     EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager,
     EventGeneratorInterface $event_generator,
     StatefulStomp $stomp,
-    JwtAuth $auth,
-    MessengerInterface $messenger
+    MessengerInterface $messenger,
+    EventDispatcherInterface $event_dispatcher
   ) {
     parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
     $this->account = $account;
     $this->entityTypeManager = $entity_type_manager;
     $this->eventGenerator = $event_generator;
     $this->stomp = $stomp;
-    $this->auth = $auth;
     $this->messenger = $messenger;
+    $this->eventDispatcher = $event_dispatcher;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ abstract class EmitEvent extends ConfigurableActionBase implements ContainerFact
       $container->get('entity_type.manager'),
       $container->get('islandora.eventgenerator'),
       $container->get('islandora.stomp'),
-      $container->get('jwt.authentication.jwt'),
-      $container->get('messenger')
+      $container->get('messenger'),
+      $container->get('event_dispatcher')
     );
   }
 
@@ -128,29 +128,26 @@ abstract class EmitEvent extends ConfigurableActionBase implements ContainerFact
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function execute($entity = NULL) {
-
-    // Include a token for later authentication in the message.
-    $token = $this->auth->generateToken();
-    if (empty($token)) {
-      // JWT isn't properly configured. Log and notify user.
-      \Drupal::logger('islandora')->error(
-        $this->t('Error getting JWT token for message. Check JWT Configuration.')
-      );
-      $this->messenger->addMessage(
-        $this->t('Error getting JWT token for message. Check JWT Configuration.'), 'error'
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-
     // Generate event as stomp message.
     try {
       $user = $this->entityTypeManager->getStorage('user')->load($this->account->id());
       $data = $this->generateData($entity);
+
+      $event = $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch(
+        StompHeaderEvent::EVENT_NAME,
+        new StompHeaderEvent($entity, $user)
+      );
+
       $message = new Message(
         $this->eventGenerator->generateEvent($entity, $user, $data),
-        ['Authorization' => "Bearer $token"]
+        $event->getHeaders()->all()
       );
     }
+    catch (StompHeaderEventException $e) {
+      \Drupal::logger('islandora')->error($e->getMessage());
+      $this->messenger->addMessage($e->getMessage(), 'error');
+      return;
+    }
     catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
       // Notify the user the event couldn't be generated and abort.
       \Drupal::logger('islandora')->error(
diff --git a/src/EventSubscriber/StompHeaderSubscriber.php b/src/EventSubscriber/StompHeaderSubscriber.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a93e48ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/EventSubscriber/StompHeaderSubscriber.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\islandora\EventSubscriber;
+
+use Drupal\islandora\Event\StompHeaderEventInterface;
+use Drupal\jwt\Authentication\Provider\JwtAuth;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerInterface;
+
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Base STOMP header listener.
+ */
+class StompHeaderEventSubscriber implements EventSubscriberInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * The JWT auth service.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\jwt\Authentication\Provider\JwtAuth
+   */
+  protected $auth;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructor.
+   */
+  public function __construct(
+    JwtAuth $auth
+  ) {
+    $this->auth = $auth;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function getSubscribedEvents() {
+    return [
+      StompHeaderEventInterface::EVENT_NAME => 'baseAuth',
+    ];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Event callback; generate and add base authorization header if none is set.
+   */
+  public function baseAuth(StompHeaderEventInterface $stomp_event) {
+    $headers = $stomp_event->getHeaders();
+    if (!$headers->has('Authorization')) {
+      $token = $this->auth->generateToken();
+      if (empty($token)) {
+        // JWT does not seem to be properly configured.
+        // phpcs:ignore DrupalPractice.General.ExceptionT.ExceptionT
+        throw new StompHeaderEventException($this->t('Error getting JWT token for message. Check JWT Configuration.'));
+      }
+      else {
+        $headers->set('Authorization', "Bearer $token");
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Action/AbstractGenerateDerivative.php b/src/Plugin/Action/AbstractGenerateDerivative.php
index b22201e1..36801609 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Action/AbstractGenerateDerivative.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Action/AbstractGenerateDerivative.php
@@ -2,9 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\islandora\Plugin\Action;
 
+use Drupal\islandora\EventGenerator\EmitEvent;
+use Drupal\islandora\IslandoraUtils;
+use Drupal\islandora\MediaSource\MediaSourceService;
+use Drupal\token\TokenInterface;
+
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Emits a Node event.
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Action/EmitFileEvent.php b/src/Plugin/Action/EmitFileEvent.php
index cd20b3d5..f6f598f4 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Action/EmitFileEvent.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Action/EmitFileEvent.php
@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\islandora\Plugin\Action;
 
+use Drupal\islandora\EventGenerator\EmitEvent;
+
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\File\FileSystemInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Site\Settings;
-use Drupal\Core\StreamWrapper\StreamWrapperManager;
-use Drupal\jwt\Authentication\Provider\JwtAuth;
-use Drupal\islandora\EventGenerator\EmitEvent;
-use Drupal\islandora\EventGenerator\EventGeneratorInterface;
-use Stomp\StatefulStomp;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -34,52 +28,9 @@ class EmitFileEvent extends EmitEvent {
   protected $fileSystem;
 
   /**
-   * Constructs a EmitEvent action.
-   *
-   * @param array $configuration
-   *   A configuration array containing information about the plugin instance.
-   * @param string $plugin_id
-   *   The plugin_id for the plugin instance.
-   * @param mixed $plugin_definition
-   *   The plugin implementation definition.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account
-   *   Current user.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager
-   *   Entity type manager.
-   * @param \Drupal\islandora\EventGenerator\EventGeneratorInterface $event_generator
-   *   EventGenerator service to serialize AS2 events.
-   * @param \Stomp\StatefulStomp $stomp
-   *   Stomp client.
-   * @param \Drupal\jwt\Authentication\Provider\JwtAuth $auth
-   *   JWT Auth client.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\File\FileSystemInterface $file_system
-   *   File system service.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerInterface $messenger
-   *   The messenger.
+   * Setter for the file system service.
    */
-  public function __construct(
-    array $configuration,
-    $plugin_id,
-    $plugin_definition,
-    AccountInterface $account,
-    EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager,
-    EventGeneratorInterface $event_generator,
-    StatefulStomp $stomp,
-    JwtAuth $auth,
-    FileSystemInterface $file_system,
-    MessengerInterface $messenger
-  ) {
-    parent::__construct(
-      $configuration,
-      $plugin_id,
-      $plugin_definition,
-      $account,
-      $entity_type_manager,
-      $event_generator,
-      $stomp,
-      $auth,
-      $messenger
-    );
+  public function setFileSystemService(FileSystemInterface $file_system) {
     $this->fileSystem = $file_system;
   }
 
@@ -87,18 +38,11 @@ class EmitFileEvent extends EmitEvent {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition) {
-    return new static(
-      $configuration,
-      $plugin_id,
-      $plugin_definition,
-      $container->get('current_user'),
-      $container->get('entity_type.manager'),
-      $container->get('islandora.eventgenerator'),
-      $container->get('islandora.stomp'),
-      $container->get('jwt.authentication.jwt'),
-      $container->get('file_system'),
-      $container->get('messenger')
-    );
+    $instance = parent::create($container, $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
+
+    $instance->setFileSystemService($container->get('file_system'));
+
+    return $instance;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/Plugin/Action/EmitMediaEvent.php b/src/Plugin/Action/EmitMediaEvent.php
index 275dd510..294f9aea 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Action/EmitMediaEvent.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Action/EmitMediaEvent.php
@@ -3,14 +3,8 @@
 namespace Drupal\islandora\Plugin\Action;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
-use Drupal\jwt\Authentication\Provider\JwtAuth;
 use Drupal\islandora\EventGenerator\EmitEvent;
-use Drupal\islandora\EventGenerator\EventGeneratorInterface;
 use Drupal\islandora\MediaSource\MediaSourceService;
-use Stomp\StatefulStomp;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -31,72 +25,15 @@ class EmitMediaEvent extends EmitEvent {
    */
   protected $mediaSource;
 
-  /**
-   * Constructs a EmitEvent action.
-   *
-   * @param array $configuration
-   *   A configuration array containing information about the plugin instance.
-   * @param string $plugin_id
-   *   The plugin_id for the plugin instance.
-   * @param mixed $plugin_definition
-   *   The plugin implementation definition.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface $account
-   *   Current user.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager
-   *   Entity type manager.
-   * @param \Drupal\islandora\EventGenerator\EventGeneratorInterface $event_generator
-   *   EventGenerator service to serialize AS2 events.
-   * @param \Stomp\StatefulStomp $stomp
-   *   Stomp client.
-   * @param \Drupal\jwt\Authentication\Provider\JwtAuth $auth
-   *   JWT Auth client.
-   * @param \Drupal\islandora\MediaSource\MediaSourceService $media_source
-   *   Media source service.
-   * @param \Drupal\Core\Messenger\MessengerInterface $messenger
-   *   The messenger.
-   */
-  public function __construct(
-    array $configuration,
-    $plugin_id,
-    $plugin_definition,
-    AccountInterface $account,
-    EntityTypeManagerInterface $entity_type_manager,
-    EventGeneratorInterface $event_generator,
-    StatefulStomp $stomp,
-    JwtAuth $auth,
-    MediaSourceService $media_source,
-    MessengerInterface $messenger
-  ) {
-    parent::__construct(
-      $configuration,
-      $plugin_id,
-      $plugin_definition,
-      $account,
-      $entity_type_manager,
-      $event_generator,
-      $stomp,
-      $auth,
-      $messenger
-    );
-    $this->mediaSource = $media_source;
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition) {
-    return new static(
-      $configuration,
-      $plugin_id,
-      $plugin_definition,
-      $container->get('current_user'),
-      $container->get('entity_type.manager'),
-      $container->get('islandora.eventgenerator'),
-      $container->get('islandora.stomp'),
-      $container->get('jwt.authentication.jwt'),
-      $container->get('islandora.media_source_service'),
-      $container->get('messenger')
-    );
+    $instance = parent::create($container, $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition);
+
+    $instance->setMediaSourceService($container->get('islandora.media_source_service'));
+
+    return $instance;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -108,4 +45,11 @@ class EmitMediaEvent extends EmitEvent {
     return $data;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Setter for the media source service.
+   */
+  public function setMediaSourceService(MediaSourceService $media_source) {
+    $this->mediaSource = $media_source;
+  }
+
 }