diff --git a/lib/xcore.js b/lib/xcore.js
index 0ed9532..557270f 100644
--- a/lib/xcore.js
+++ b/lib/xcore.js
@@ -482,6 +482,11 @@ XClient.prototype.expectReplyHeader = function()
                     if (ee) {
                        ee.emit('event', ev);
                     }
+                    if (ev.parent) {
+                       ee = client.event_consumers[ev.parent];
+                       if (ee)
+                         ee.emit('child-event', ev);
+                    }
                     client.expectReplyHeader();
                 } );
                 return;