diff --git a/api/fedora_item.inc b/api/fedora_item.inc
index 0443548d..6566dd08 100644
--- a/api/fedora_item.inc
+++ b/api/fedora_item.inc
@@ -1475,6 +1475,7 @@ RDF;
       watchdog('fedora_repository', 'Error Trying to call SOAP function "%func". Exception: @e in @f(@l)\n@t', array('%func' => $function, '@e' => $e->getMessage(), '@f' => $e->getFile(), '@l' => $e->getLine(), '@t' => $e->getTraceAsString()), NULL, WATCHDOG_ERROR);
       return NULL;
     }
+    module_invoke_all('islandora_object_event', $function, $parameters, $result);
     return $result;
   }
 
diff --git a/fedora_repository.api.php b/fedora_repository.api.php
index a37758a4..5a67174d 100644
--- a/fedora_repository.api.php
+++ b/fedora_repository.api.php
@@ -152,3 +152,23 @@ function hook_fedora_repository_can_ingest($collection_pid) {
 function hook_fedora_repository_check_perm($op, $pid = NULL, $as_user = NULL) {
   return NULL;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_islandora_object_event().
+ *
+ * This hook allows modules to listen to most object events; anything that goes through
+ * Fedora_Item::soap_call will be passed to hook implementers.
+ *
+ * Implementing code should be constructed to avoid infinite loops if cascading functions.
+ *
+ * @param $function
+ *   The SOAP function that has been called.
+ * @param $parameters
+ *   The parameters sent to the SOAP call.
+ * @param $result
+ *   The result of the SOAP call.
+ */
+function hook_islandora_object_event($function, $parameters, $result) {
+  // Respond to a SOAP event.
+}
+