diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index abf44c7..5713ceb 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ These changes will (most likely) be included in the next version.
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
 - (API) MobArena's internal command handler now supports registering pre-instantiated subcommand instances. This should make it easier for extensions to avoid the Singleton anti-pattern for command dependencies.
+- (API) MobArena now fires MobArenaPreReloadEvent and MobArenaReloadEvent before and after, respectively, reloading its config-file. This should allow extensions and other plugins to better respond to configuration changes.
 
 ### Changed
 - The regex pattern for the player list command is now less greedy, so it will only match on `/ma players`, `/ma playerlist`, and `/ma player-list`. The previous pattern matched on anything that starts with `player`, which rendered the `/ma player-stats` command in MobArenaStats impossible to invoke.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/MobArena.java b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/MobArena.java
index ae6c1ff..6bd10e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/MobArena.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/MobArena.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.garbagemule.MobArena;
 
 import com.garbagemule.MobArena.commands.CommandHandler;
 import com.garbagemule.MobArena.config.LoadsConfigFile;
+import com.garbagemule.MobArena.events.MobArenaPreReloadEvent;
+import com.garbagemule.MobArena.events.MobArenaReloadEvent;
 import com.garbagemule.MobArena.formula.FormulaMacros;
 import com.garbagemule.MobArena.formula.FormulaManager;
 import com.garbagemule.MobArena.framework.Arena;
@@ -181,6 +183,9 @@ public class MobArena extends JavaPlugin
     }
 
     public void reload() {
+        MobArenaPreReloadEvent pre = new MobArenaPreReloadEvent(this);
+        getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(pre);
+
         try {
             reloadConfig();
             reloadGlobalMessenger();
@@ -192,6 +197,9 @@ public class MobArena extends JavaPlugin
             setLastFailureCauseAndRethrow(e);
         }
         lastFailureCause = null;
+
+        MobArenaReloadEvent post = new MobArenaReloadEvent(this);
+        getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(post);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/events/MobArenaPreReloadEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/events/MobArenaPreReloadEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e26437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/events/MobArenaPreReloadEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.garbagemule.MobArena.events;
+
+import com.garbagemule.MobArena.MobArena;
+import org.bukkit.event.Event;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+
+/**
+ * Called right before MobArena begins reloading.
+ * <p>
+ * Use this event to re-register components that need to be set up and in
+ * place <i>before</i> MobArena dips into its config-file. This is mostly
+ * relevant for plugins that <code>loadbefore</code> MobArena to register
+ * {@link com.garbagemule.MobArena.things.ThingParser}s and such.
+ * <p>
+ * This event is <i>not</i> suitable for working with the "current" state
+ * of arenas, classes, etc., because MobArena's state at the time of this
+ * event is about to become stale. To work with the "current" state after
+ * a reload, use the {@link MobArenaReloadEvent} instead.
+ *
+ * @see MobArenaReloadEvent
+ */
+public class MobArenaPreReloadEvent extends Event {
+
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+
+    private final MobArena plugin;
+
+    public MobArenaPreReloadEvent(MobArena plugin) {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the current MobArena plugin instance.
+     *
+     * @return the MobArena plugin instance
+     */
+    public MobArena getPlugin() {
+        return plugin;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/events/MobArenaReloadEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/events/MobArenaReloadEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56d96f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/garbagemule/MobArena/events/MobArenaReloadEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package com.garbagemule.MobArena.events;
+
+import com.garbagemule.MobArena.MobArena;
+import org.bukkit.event.Event;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+
+/**
+ * Called right after MobArena has reloaded.
+ * <p>
+ * The primary goal of this event is to allow extension plugins to "ride
+ * along" with the <code>/ma reload</code> command so they don't have to
+ * implement their own commands. <i>One command to rule them all.</i>
+ * <p>
+ * This event is useful if you need to work with arenas, classes, etc. in
+ * their "current" state. This is typical of plugins that (soft)depend on
+ * MobArena and use its API after the initialization phase.
+ * <p>
+ * This event is <i>not</i> suitable for re-registering components that
+ * need to be in place <i>before</i> MobArena reloads. For that, see the
+ * {@link MobArenaPreReloadEvent}.
+ *
+ * @see MobArenaPreReloadEvent
+ */
+public class MobArenaReloadEvent extends Event {
+
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+
+    private final MobArena plugin;
+
+    public MobArenaReloadEvent(MobArena plugin) {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the current MobArena plugin instance.
+     *
+     * @return the MobArena plugin instance
+     */
+    public MobArena getPlugin() {
+        return plugin;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+}