diff --git a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/UtilsImpl.java b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/UtilsImpl.java
index bc8b259581..bcaab810b8 100644
--- a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/UtilsImpl.java
+++ b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/internal/UtilsImpl.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.jclouds.ssh.SshClient;
 import org.jclouds.ssh.SshClient.Factory;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
+import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 
 /**
@@ -50,11 +51,12 @@ public class UtilsImpl extends org.jclouds.rest.internal.UtilsImpl implements Ut
    private final Function<NodeMetadata, SshClient> sshForNode;
 
    @Inject
-   UtilsImpl(Injector injector, Json json, HttpClient simpleClient, HttpAsyncClient simpleAsyncClient, Crypto encryption,
-         DateService date, @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_USER_THREADS) ExecutorService userThreads,
-         @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_IO_WORKER_THREADS) ExecutorService ioThreads, LoggerFactory loggerFactory,
-         Function<NodeMetadata, SshClient> sshForNode) {
-      super(injector, json, simpleClient, simpleAsyncClient, encryption, date, userThreads, ioThreads, loggerFactory);
+   UtilsImpl(Injector injector, Json json, HttpClient simpleClient, HttpAsyncClient simpleAsyncClient,
+         Crypto encryption, DateService date, @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_USER_THREADS) ExecutorService userThreads,
+         @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_IO_WORKER_THREADS) ExecutorService ioThreads, EventBus eventBus,
+         LoggerFactory loggerFactory, Function<NodeMetadata, SshClient> sshForNode) {
+      super(injector, json, simpleClient, simpleAsyncClient, encryption, date, userThreads, ioThreads, eventBus,
+            loggerFactory);
       this.sshForNode = sshForNode;
    }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/Utils.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/Utils.java
index e721277178..353363321d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/Utils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/Utils.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.jclouds.rest;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;
 import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import org.jclouds.crypto.Crypto;
 import org.jclouds.date.DateService;
@@ -88,6 +89,11 @@ public interface Utils {
     */
    ExecutorService ioExecutor();
 
+   @Beta
+   EventBus getEventBus();
+
+   EventBus eventBus();
+
    LoggerFactory getLoggerFactory();
 
    /**
@@ -104,4 +110,5 @@ public interface Utils {
     */
    @Beta
    Injector injector();
+
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/UtilsImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/UtilsImpl.java
index b7dfee9801..b7b948e2a3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/UtilsImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rest/internal/UtilsImpl.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;
 import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import org.jclouds.Constants;
 import org.jclouds.crypto.Crypto;
@@ -49,14 +50,15 @@ public class UtilsImpl implements Utils {
    private final DateService date;
    private final ExecutorService userExecutor;
    private final ExecutorService ioExecutor;
+   private final EventBus eventBus;
    private final LoggerFactory loggerFactory;
    private Injector injector;
 
    @Inject
    protected UtilsImpl(Injector injector, Json json, HttpClient simpleClient, HttpAsyncClient simpleAsyncClient,
-         Crypto encryption, DateService date,
-         @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_USER_THREADS) ExecutorService userThreads,
-         @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_IO_WORKER_THREADS) ExecutorService ioThreads, LoggerFactory loggerFactory) {
+         Crypto encryption, DateService date, @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_USER_THREADS) ExecutorService userThreads,
+         @Named(Constants.PROPERTY_IO_WORKER_THREADS) ExecutorService ioThreads, EventBus eventBus,
+         LoggerFactory loggerFactory) {
       this.injector = injector;
       this.json = json;
       this.simpleClient = simpleClient;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ public class UtilsImpl implements Utils {
       this.date = date;
       this.userExecutor = userThreads;
       this.ioExecutor = ioThreads;
+      this.eventBus = eventBus;
       this.loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
    }
 
@@ -127,7 +130,17 @@ public class UtilsImpl implements Utils {
    public ExecutorService userExecutor() {
       return userExecutor;
    }
-
+   
+   @Override
+   public EventBus getEventBus() {
+      return eventBus;
+   }
+   
+   @Override
+   public EventBus eventBus() {
+      return eventBus;
+   }
+   
    @Override
    public LoggerFactory getLoggerFactory() {
       return loggerFactory;