diff --git a/modules/users/README.md b/modules/users/README.md
index 34195c4..0a11e5b 100644
--- a/modules/users/README.md
+++ b/modules/users/README.md
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ Return whether a user is online in a given channel on the given server.
 
 #### nick_changed(server, newNick)
 This is executed when a new alias is added for a user.
+
+#### new_user(server, nick)
+This is executed when a new primary user is added to the known users DB.
diff --git a/modules/users/users.js b/modules/users/users.js
index 8e934b7..205eb76 100644
--- a/modules/users/users.js
+++ b/modules/users/users.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ var users = function(dbot) {
                 nick = this.api.resolveUser(event.server, nick);
             } else {
                 knownUsers.users.push(nick);
+                dbot.api.emit('new_user', [ event.server, nick ]);
             }
 
             if(!_.include(channelUsers, nick)) {
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ var users = function(dbot) {
                     nick = this.api.resolveUser(event.server, nick);
                 } else {
                     knownUsers.users.push(nick);
+                    dbot.api.emit('new_user', [ event.server, nick ]);
                 }
                 if(!_.include(channelUsers, nick)) {
                     channelUsers.push(nick);