diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/ExtendedState.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/ExtendedState.java
index c10edf93..59193c5e 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/ExtendedState.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/ExtendedState.java
@@ -44,4 +44,26 @@ public interface ExtendedState {
 	 */
 	<T> T get(Object key, Class<T> type);
 
+	/**
+	 * Sets the extended state change listener.
+	 *
+	 * @param listener the new extended state change listener
+	 */
+	void setExtendedStateChangeListener(ExtendedStateChangeListener listener);
+
+	/**
+	 * The listener interface for receiving extended state change events.
+	 */
+	public interface ExtendedStateChangeListener {
+
+		/**
+		 * Called when extended state variable has been changed.
+		 *
+		 * @param key the key
+		 * @param value the value
+		 */
+		void changed(Object key, Object value);
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/DefaultStateMachineEventPublisher.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/DefaultStateMachineEventPublisher.java
index 4e670ea5..08a95976 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/DefaultStateMachineEventPublisher.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/DefaultStateMachineEventPublisher.java
@@ -122,4 +122,11 @@ public class DefaultStateMachineEventPublisher implements StateMachineEventPubli
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void publishExtendedStateChanged(Object source, Object key, Object value) {
+		if (applicationEventPublisher != null) {
+			applicationEventPublisher.publishEvent(new OnExtendedStateChanged(source, key, value));
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/OnExtendedStateChanged.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/OnExtendedStateChanged.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fccae615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/OnExtendedStateChanged.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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
+ *
+ * http://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.statemachine.event;
+
+/**
+ * Generic event representing that extended state variable has been changed.
+ *
+ * @author Janne Valkealahti
+ *
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+public class OnExtendedStateChanged extends StateMachineEvent {
+
+	private final Object key;
+	private final Object value;
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new on extended state changed.
+	 *
+	 * @param source the source
+	 * @param key the key
+	 * @param value the value
+	 */
+	public OnExtendedStateChanged(Object source, Object key, Object value) {
+		super(source);
+		this.key = key;
+		this.value = value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the modified extended state variable key.
+	 *
+	 * @return the key
+	 */
+	public Object getKey() {
+		return key;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the modified extended state variable value.
+	 *
+	 * @return the value
+	 */
+	public Object getValue() {
+		return value;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "OnExtendedStateChanged [key=" + key + ", value=" + value + "]";
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/StateMachineEventPublisher.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/StateMachineEventPublisher.java
index bd717a78..225cdaa3 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/StateMachineEventPublisher.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/event/StateMachineEventPublisher.java
@@ -110,4 +110,13 @@ public interface StateMachineEventPublisher {
 	 */
 	void publishStateMachineError(Object source, StateMachine<?, ?> stateMachine, Exception exception);
 
+	/**
+	 * Publish extended state changed.
+	 *
+	 * @param source the source
+	 * @param key the key
+	 * @param value the value
+	 */
+	void publishExtendedStateChanged(Object source, Object key, Object value);
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/CompositeStateMachineListener.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/CompositeStateMachineListener.java
index 328ef7c5..67d80de4 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/CompositeStateMachineListener.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/CompositeStateMachineListener.java
@@ -113,4 +113,12 @@ public class CompositeStateMachineListener<S,E> extends AbstractCompositeListene
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void extendedStateChanged(Object key, Object value) {
+		for (Iterator<StateMachineListener<S, E>> iterator = getListeners().reverse(); iterator.hasNext();) {
+			StateMachineListener<S, E> listener = iterator.next();
+			listener.extendedStateChanged(key, value);
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/StateMachineListener.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/StateMachineListener.java
index 65919734..40490a1b 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/StateMachineListener.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/StateMachineListener.java
@@ -102,4 +102,12 @@ public interface StateMachineListener<S,E> {
 	 */
 	void stateMachineError(StateMachine<S, E> stateMachine, Exception exception);
 
+	/**
+	 * Notified when extended state variable is either added, modified or removed.
+	 *
+	 * @param key the variable key
+	 * @param value the variable value
+	 */
+	void extendedStateChanged(Object key, Object value);
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/StateMachineListenerAdapter.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/StateMachineListenerAdapter.java
index b200bdf0..233ea181 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/StateMachineListenerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/StateMachineListenerAdapter.java
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ public class StateMachineListenerAdapter<S, E> implements StateMachineListener<S
 	public void stateMachineError(StateMachine<S, E> stateMachine, Exception exception) {
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void extendedStateChanged(Object key, Object value) {
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/AbstractStateMachine.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/AbstractStateMachine.java
index c1fb4f06..45572f50 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/AbstractStateMachine.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/AbstractStateMachine.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.statemachine.ExtendedState;
 import org.springframework.statemachine.StateContext;
 import org.springframework.statemachine.StateMachine;
 import org.springframework.statemachine.StateMachineContext;
+import org.springframework.statemachine.ExtendedState.ExtendedStateChangeListener;
 import org.springframework.statemachine.access.StateMachineAccess;
 import org.springframework.statemachine.access.StateMachineAccessor;
 import org.springframework.statemachine.access.StateMachineFunction;
@@ -213,6 +214,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractStateMachine<S, E> extends StateMachineObjectSuppo
 				&& initialState.getPseudoState().getKind() == PseudoStateKind.INITIAL,
 				"Initial state's pseudostate kind must be INITIAL");
 
+		extendedState.setExtendedStateChangeListener(new ExtendedStateChangeListener() {
+			@Override
+			public void changed(Object key, Object value) {
+				notifyExtendedStateChanged(key, value);
+			}
+		});
+
 		// process given transitions
 		for (Transition<S, E> transition : transitions) {
 			Trigger<S, E> trigger = transition.getTrigger();
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/DefaultExtendedState.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/DefaultExtendedState.java
index d3535bfa..45fdf76a 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/DefaultExtendedState.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/DefaultExtendedState.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import org.springframework.statemachine.ExtendedState;
+import org.springframework.statemachine.support.ObservableMap.MapChangeListener;
 
 /**
  * Default implementation of a {@link ExtendedState}.
@@ -29,12 +30,14 @@ import org.springframework.statemachine.ExtendedState;
 public class DefaultExtendedState implements ExtendedState {
 
 	private final Map<Object, Object> variables;
+	private ExtendedStateChangeListener listener;
 
 	/**
 	 * Instantiates a new default extended state.
 	 */
 	public DefaultExtendedState() {
-		this.variables = new ConcurrentHashMap<Object, Object>();
+		this.variables = new ObservableMap<Object, Object>(new ConcurrentHashMap<Object, Object>(),
+				new LocalMapChangeListener());
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -65,9 +68,39 @@ public class DefaultExtendedState implements ExtendedState {
 		return (T) value;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void setExtendedStateChangeListener(ExtendedStateChangeListener listener) {
+		this.listener = listener;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		return "DefaultExtendedState [variables=" + variables + "]";
 	}
 
+	private class LocalMapChangeListener implements MapChangeListener<Object, Object> {
+
+		@Override
+		public void added(Object key, Object value) {
+			if (listener != null) {
+				listener.changed(key, value);
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void changed(Object key, Object value) {
+			if (listener != null) {
+				listener.changed(key, value);
+			}
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void removed(Object key, Object value) {
+			if (listener != null) {
+				listener.changed(key, value);
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/ObservableMap.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/ObservableMap.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..442a0035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/ObservableMap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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
+ *
+ * http://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.statemachine.support;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class which wraps {@link Map} and notifies
+ * {@link MapChangeListener} of changes for individual
+ * change operations.
+ *
+ * @author Janne Valkealahti
+ *
+ * @param <K> the type of key
+ * @param <V> the type of value
+ */
+public class ObservableMap<K, V> implements Map<K, V> {
+
+	private volatile Map<K, V> delegate;
+	private volatile MapChangeListener<K, V> listener;
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new observable map.
+	 */
+	public ObservableMap() {
+		// default constructor needed for kryo, thus
+		// we create delegate here, listener not needed.
+		delegate = new ConcurrentHashMap<K, V>();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new observable map.
+	 *
+	 * @param map the delegating map
+	 * @param listener the map change listener
+	 */
+	public ObservableMap(Map<K, V> map, MapChangeListener<K, V> listener) {
+		Assert.notNull(map, "Delegating map must be set");
+		Assert.notNull(listener, "Listener must be set");
+		this.delegate = map;
+		this.listener = listener;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int size() {
+		return delegate.size();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		return delegate.isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
+		return delegate.containsKey(key);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
+		return delegate.containsValue(value);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public V get(Object key) {
+		return delegate.get(key);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public V put(K key, V value) {
+		V put = delegate.put(key, value);
+		if (listener != null) {
+			if (put == null) {
+				listener.added(key, value);
+			} else if (value != null && !value.equals(put)) {
+				listener.changed(key, value);
+			}
+		}
+		return put;
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	@Override
+	public V remove(Object key) {
+		V remove = delegate.remove(key);
+		if (listener != null && remove != null) {
+			listener.removed((K)key, remove);
+		}
+		return remove;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m) {
+		delegate.putAll(m);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void clear() {
+		delegate.clear();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Set<K> keySet() {
+		return delegate.keySet();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Collection<V> values() {
+		return delegate.values();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Set<java.util.Map.Entry<K, V>> entrySet() {
+		return delegate.entrySet();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the delegating map instance.
+	 *
+	 * @return the delegate
+	 */
+	public Map<K, V> getDelegate() {
+		return delegate;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the delegate.
+	 *
+	 * @param delegate the delegate
+	 */
+	public void setDelegate(Map<K, V> delegate) {
+		this.delegate = delegate;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the map change listener.
+	 *
+	 * @param listener the listener
+	 */
+	public void setListener(MapChangeListener<K, V> listener) {
+		this.listener = listener;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * The listener interface for receiving map change events.
+	 *
+	 * @param <K> the key type
+	 * @param <V> the value type
+	 */
+	public interface MapChangeListener<K, V> {
+
+		/**
+		 * Called when new entry is added.
+		 *
+		 * @param key the key
+		 * @param value the value
+		 */
+		void added(K key, V value);
+
+		/**
+		 * Called when entry has been changed.
+		 *
+		 * @param key the key
+		 * @param value the value
+		 */
+		void changed(K key, V value);
+
+		/**
+		 * Called when entry has been removed.
+		 *
+		 * @param key the key
+		 * @param value the value
+		 */
+		void removed(K key, V value);
+
+	}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/StateMachineObjectSupport.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/StateMachineObjectSupport.java
index 3a7f055c..b4d8614c 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/StateMachineObjectSupport.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/statemachine/support/StateMachineObjectSupport.java
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ public abstract class StateMachineObjectSupport<S, E> extends LifecycleObjectSup
 		}
 	}
 
+	protected void notifyExtendedStateChanged(Object key, Object value) {
+		stateListener.extendedStateChanged(key, value);
+		if (contextEventsEnabled) {
+			StateMachineEventPublisher eventPublisher = getStateMachineEventPublisher();
+			if (eventPublisher != null) {
+				eventPublisher.publishExtendedStateChanged(this, key, value);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected void stateChangedInRelay() {
 		// TODO: this is a temporary tweak to know when state is
 		//       changed in a submachine/regions order to give
@@ -270,6 +280,11 @@ public abstract class StateMachineObjectSupport<S, E> extends LifecycleObjectSup
 			stateListener.stateMachineError(stateMachine, exception);
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public void extendedStateChanged(Object key, Object value) {
+			stateListener.extendedStateChanged(key, value);
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-statemachine-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/ListenerTests.java b/spring-statemachine-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/ListenerTests.java
index 24ec5a20..e9247d0f 100644
--- a/spring-statemachine-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/ListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-statemachine-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/statemachine/listener/ListenerTests.java
@@ -103,6 +103,26 @@ public class ListenerTests extends AbstractStateMachineTests {
 		ctx.close();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testExtendedStateEvents() throws Exception {
+		AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(Config2.class);
+		assertTrue(ctx.containsBean(StateMachineSystemConstants.DEFAULT_ID_STATEMACHINE));
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		ObjectStateMachine<TestStates,TestEvents> machine =
+				ctx.getBean(StateMachineSystemConstants.DEFAULT_ID_STATEMACHINE, ObjectStateMachine.class);
+
+		TestStateMachineListener listener = new TestStateMachineListener();
+		machine.addStateListener(listener);
+		machine.start();
+
+		machine.getExtendedState().getVariables().put("foo", "jee");
+		assertThat(listener.extendedLatch.await(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS), is(true));
+		assertThat(listener.extended.size(), is(1));
+		assertThat(listener.extended.get(0).key, is("foo"));
+		assertThat(listener.extended.get(0).value, is("jee"));
+		ctx.close();
+	}
+
 	private static class LoggingAction implements Action<TestStates, TestEvents> {
 
 		private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(LoggingAction.class);
@@ -126,6 +146,9 @@ public class ListenerTests extends AbstractStateMachineTests {
 		volatile int started = 0;
 		volatile int stopped = 0;
 		CountDownLatch stopLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+		ArrayList<Holder2> extended = new ArrayList<Holder2>();
+		CountDownLatch extendedLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+
 
 		@Override
 		public void stateChanged(State<TestStates, TestEvents> from, State<TestStates, TestEvents> to) {
@@ -149,6 +172,16 @@ public class ListenerTests extends AbstractStateMachineTests {
 			}
 		}
 
+		static class Holder2 {
+			Object key;
+			Object value;
+			public Holder2(Object key, Object value) {
+				this.key = key;
+				this.value = value;
+			}
+
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public void eventNotAccepted(Message<TestEvents> event) {
 		}
@@ -180,6 +213,12 @@ public class ListenerTests extends AbstractStateMachineTests {
 		public void stateMachineError(StateMachine<TestStates, TestEvents> stateMachine, Exception exception) {
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public void extendedStateChanged(Object key, Object value) {
+			extended.add(new Holder2(key, value));
+			extendedLatch.countDown();
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	@Configuration