diff --git a/p2p/host/blank/blank.go b/p2p/host/blank/blank.go
index 59189782b3..b98b2e5247 100644
--- a/p2p/host/blank/blank.go
+++ b/p2p/host/blank/blank.go
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/connmgr"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/event"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/host"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peerstore"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/protocol"
 
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-eventbus"
+
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
@@ -21,16 +24,26 @@ var log = logging.Logger("blankhost")
 
 // BlankHost is the thinnest implementation of the host.Host interface
 type BlankHost struct {
-	n    network.Network
-	mux  *mstream.MultistreamMuxer
-	cmgr connmgr.ConnManager
+	n        network.Network
+	mux      *mstream.MultistreamMuxer
+	cmgr     connmgr.ConnManager
+	eventbus event.Bus
+	emitters struct {
+		evtLocalProtocolsUpdated event.Emitter
+	}
 }
 
 func NewBlankHost(n network.Network) *BlankHost {
 	bh := &BlankHost{
-		n:    n,
-		cmgr: &connmgr.NullConnMgr{},
-		mux:  mstream.NewMultistreamMuxer(),
+		n:        n,
+		cmgr:     &connmgr.NullConnMgr{},
+		mux:      mstream.NewMultistreamMuxer(),
+		eventbus: eventbus.NewBus(),
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	if bh.emitters.evtLocalProtocolsUpdated, err = bh.eventbus.Emitter(&event.EvtLocalProtocolsUpdated{}); err != nil {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	n.SetStreamHandler(bh.newStreamHandler)
@@ -98,8 +111,11 @@ func (bh *BlankHost) NewStream(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID, protos ...protoco
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-func (bh *BlankHost) RemoveStreamHandler(p protocol.ID) {
-	bh.Mux().RemoveHandler(string(p))
+func (bh *BlankHost) RemoveStreamHandler(pid protocol.ID) {
+	bh.Mux().RemoveHandler(string(pid))
+	bh.emitters.evtLocalProtocolsUpdated.Emit(event.EvtLocalProtocolsUpdated{
+		Removed: []protocol.ID{pid},
+	})
 }
 
 func (bh *BlankHost) SetStreamHandler(pid protocol.ID, handler network.StreamHandler) {
@@ -109,6 +125,9 @@ func (bh *BlankHost) SetStreamHandler(pid protocol.ID, handler network.StreamHan
 		handler(is)
 		return nil
 	})
+	bh.emitters.evtLocalProtocolsUpdated.Emit(event.EvtLocalProtocolsUpdated{
+		Added: []protocol.ID{pid},
+	})
 }
 
 func (bh *BlankHost) SetStreamHandlerMatch(pid protocol.ID, m func(string) bool, handler network.StreamHandler) {
@@ -118,11 +137,13 @@ func (bh *BlankHost) SetStreamHandlerMatch(pid protocol.ID, m func(string) bool,
 		handler(is)
 		return nil
 	})
+	bh.emitters.evtLocalProtocolsUpdated.Emit(event.EvtLocalProtocolsUpdated{
+		Added: []protocol.ID{pid},
+	})
 }
 
 // newStreamHandler is the remote-opened stream handler for network.Network
 func (bh *BlankHost) newStreamHandler(s network.Stream) {
-
 	protoID, handle, err := bh.Mux().Negotiate(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warning("protocol mux failed: %s", err)
@@ -148,3 +169,7 @@ func (bh *BlankHost) Network() network.Network {
 func (bh *BlankHost) ConnManager() connmgr.ConnManager {
 	return bh.cmgr
 }
+
+func (bh *BlankHost) EventBus() event.Bus {
+	return bh.eventbus
+}