diff --git a/apache-geode-extensions/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/distributed/event/support/MemberJoinedEvent.java b/apache-geode-extensions/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/distributed/event/support/MemberJoinedEvent.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+ * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.geode.distributed.event.support;
+
+import org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedMember;
+import org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedSystem;
+import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.DistributionManager;
+
+import org.springframework.geode.distributed.event.MembershipEvent;
+
+/**
+ * {@link MembershipEvent} fired when a {@link DistributedMember} joins the {@link DistributedSystem}.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedMember
+ * @see org.apache.geode.distributed.DistributedSystem
+ * @see org.springframework.geode.distributed.event.MembershipEvent
+ * @since 1.3.0
+ */
+public class MemberJoinedEvent extends MembershipEvent<MemberJoinedEvent> {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructs a new instance of {@link MemberJoinedEvent} initialized with the given {@link DistributionManager}.
+	 *
+	 * @param distributionManager {@link DistributionManager} used as the {@link #getSource() source} of this event;
+	 * must not be {@literal null}.
+	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@link DistributionManager} is {@literal null}.
+	 * @see org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.DistributionManager
+	 */
+	public MemberJoinedEvent(DistributionManager distributionManager) {
+		super(distributionManager);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @inheritDoc
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Type getType() {
+		return Type.MEMBER_JOINED;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/apache-geode-extensions/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/distributed/event/support/MemberJoinedEventUnitTests.java b/apache-geode-extensions/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/distributed/event/support/MemberJoinedEventUnitTests.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
+ * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing
+ * permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.geode.distributed.event.support;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.DistributionManager;
+
+import org.springframework.geode.distributed.event.MembershipEvent;
+
+/**
+ * Unit Tests for {@link MemberJoinedEvent}.
+ *
+ * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @see org.mockito.Mockito
+ * @see org.springframework.geode.distributed.event.MembershipEvent
+ * @see org.springframework.geode.distributed.event.support.MemberJoinedEvent
+ * @since 1.3.0
+ */
+public class MemberJoinedEventUnitTests {
+
+	@Test
+	public void constructsMemberJoinedEvent() {
+
+		DistributionManager mockDistributionManager = mock(DistributionManager.class);
+
+		MemberJoinedEvent event = new MemberJoinedEvent(mockDistributionManager);
+
+		assertThat(event).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(event.getDistributionManager()).isEqualTo(mockDistributionManager);
+		assertThat(event.getType()).isEqualTo(MembershipEvent.Type.MEMBER_JOINED);
+	}
+}