diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/app.ts b/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
index 6e53d52de5..6090048c10 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/app.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import ShareService from '@joplin/lib/services/share/ShareService';
 import checkForUpdates from './checkForUpdates';
 import { AppState } from './app.reducer';
 import syncDebugLog from '@joplin/lib/services/synchronizer/syncDebugLog';
+import eventManager from '../lib/eventManager';
 // import { runIntegrationTests } from '@joplin/lib/services/e2ee/ppkTestUtils';
 
 const pluginClasses = [
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication {
 		});
 	}
 
-	async loadCustomCss(filePath: string) {
+	public async loadCustomCss(filePath: string) {
 		let cssString = '';
 		if (await fs.pathExists(filePath)) {
 			try {
@@ -523,6 +524,12 @@ class Application extends BaseApplication {
 
 		ResourceEditWatcher.instance().initialize(reg.logger(), (action: any) => { this.store().dispatch(action); }, (path: string) => bridge().openItem(path));
 
+		// Forwards the local event to the global event manager, so that it can
+		// be picked up by the plugin manager.
+		ResourceEditWatcher.instance().on('resourceChange', (event: any) => {
+			eventManager.emit('resourceChange', event);
+		});
+
 		RevisionService.instance().runInBackground();
 
 		// Make it available to the console window - useful to call revisionService.collectRevisions()
diff --git a/packages/lib/services/plugins/api/JoplinWorkspace.ts b/packages/lib/services/plugins/api/JoplinWorkspace.ts
index 7a0ea8812a..07af3cd98f 100644
--- a/packages/lib/services/plugins/api/JoplinWorkspace.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/services/plugins/api/JoplinWorkspace.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,13 @@ interface SyncStartEvent {
 	withErrors: boolean;
 }
 
+interface ResourceChangeEvent {
+	id: string;
+}
+
 type ItemChangeHandler = (event: ItemChangeEvent)=> void;
 type SyncStartHandler = (event: SyncStartEvent)=> void;
+type ResourceChangeHandler = (event: ResourceChangeEvent)=> void;
 
 /**
  * The workspace service provides access to all the parts of Joplin that
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ export default class JoplinWorkspace {
 
 	private store: any;
 
-	constructor(store: any) {
+	public constructor(store: any) {
 		this.store = store;
 	}
 
@@ -98,6 +103,14 @@ export default class JoplinWorkspace {
 		return makeListener(eventManager, 'itemChange', wrapperHandler);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Called when a resource is changed. Currently this handled will not be
+	 * called when a resource is added or deleted.
+	 */
+	public async onResourceChange(handler: ResourceChangeHandler): Promise<void> {
+		makeListener(eventManager, 'resourceChange', handler);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Called when an alarm associated with a to-do is triggered.
 	 */