diff --git a/event/bus.go b/event/bus.go
index 7dbf868cf..46ba7a716 100644
--- a/event/bus.go
+++ b/event/bus.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ func (eb *EventBus) AddListener(eType Event, lFunc listenerFunc) {
 }
 
 // Dispatch calls all listeners registered to the given Event
-func (eb *EventBus) Dispatch(ev *Event) {
+func (eb *EventBus) Dispatch(ev Event) {
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
-	for _, lFunc := range eb.lFuncMap[*ev] {
+	for _, lFunc := range eb.lFuncMap[ev] {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			lFunc()
diff --git a/event/bus_test.go b/event/bus_test.go
index d19d91575..0ab68a9dc 100644
--- a/event/bus_test.go
+++ b/event/bus_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestEventBus(t *testing.T) {
 	ev := Event("TypeOne")
 	bus.AddListener(ev, tl.HandleEvent)
 
-	bus.Dispatch(&ev)
+	bus.Dispatch(ev)
 
 	select {
 	case <-tl.evchan:
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func TestEventBusNoDispatch(t *testing.T) {
 	ev2 := Event("TypeTwo")
 	bus.AddListener(ev1, tl.HandleEvent)
 
-	bus.Dispatch(&ev2)
-	bus.Dispatch(&ev1)
+	bus.Dispatch(ev2)
+	bus.Dispatch(ev1)
 
 	close(tl.evchan)
 
diff --git a/event/event.go b/event/event.go
index 57e84db01..24a8add8e 100644
--- a/event/event.go
+++ b/event/event.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package event
 
 var (
-	GlobalEvent = Event("GlobalEvent")
-	JobEvent    = Event("JobEvent")
+	// Occurs when any Job's target is touched
+	JobTargetChangeEvent = Event("JobTargetChangeEvent")
+	// Occurs when any Job's target state is touched
+	JobTargetStateChangeEvent = Event("JobTargetStateChangeEvent")
 )
 
 type Event string
diff --git a/registry/event.go b/registry/event.go
index 9f0b8171e..23860a71d 100644
--- a/registry/event.go
+++ b/registry/event.go
@@ -26,30 +26,34 @@ func NewEventStream(client etcd.Client, registry Registry) (*EventStream, error)
 	return &EventStream{client, reg}, nil
 }
 
-func (es *EventStream) Stream(idx uint64, sendFunc func(*event.Event), stop chan bool) {
+func (es *EventStream) Stream(idx uint64, sendFunc func(event.Event), stop chan bool) {
 	etcdchan := make(chan *etcd.Result)
 	go watch(es.etcd, idx, etcdchan, es.registry.keyPrefix, stop)
 	go filter(etcdchan, es.registry.keyPrefix, sendFunc, stop)
 }
 
-func filter(etcdchan chan *etcd.Result, prefix string, sendFunc func(*event.Event), stop chan bool) {
-	parse := func(res *etcd.Result) *event.Event {
+func filter(etcdchan chan *etcd.Result, prefix string, sendFunc func(event.Event), stop chan bool) {
+	parse := func(res *etcd.Result) (ev event.Event, ok bool) {
 		if res == nil || res.Node == nil {
-			return nil
+			return
 		}
 
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(res.Node.Key, prefix) {
-			return nil
+		// ignore everything but the job namespace
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(res.Node.Key, path.Join(prefix, jobPrefix)) {
+			return
 		}
 
-		var ev event.Event
-		if strings.HasPrefix(res.Node.Key, path.Join(prefix, jobPrefix)) {
-			ev = event.JobEvent
-		} else {
-			ev = event.GlobalEvent
+		_, baseName := path.Split(res.Node.Key)
+		switch baseName {
+		case "target-state":
+			ev = event.JobTargetStateChangeEvent
+			ok = true
+		case "target":
+			ev = event.JobTargetChangeEvent
+			ok = true
+		default:
 		}
-
-		return &ev
+		return
 	}
 
 	for {
@@ -58,14 +62,10 @@ func filter(etcdchan chan *etcd.Result, prefix string, sendFunc func(*event.Even
 			return
 		case res := <-etcdchan:
 			log.V(1).Infof("Received %v from etcd watch", res)
-
-			ev := parse(res)
-			if ev == nil {
-				continue
+			if ev, ok := parse(res); ok {
+				log.V(1).Infof("Translated %v to Event(Type=%s)", res, ev)
+				sendFunc(ev)
 			}
-
-			log.V(1).Infof("Translated %v to Event(Type=%s)", res, ev)
-			sendFunc(ev)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/registry/event_test.go b/registry/event_test.go
index d8aa4289a..6cab7a783 100644
--- a/registry/event_test.go
+++ b/registry/event_test.go
@@ -10,41 +10,81 @@ import (
 
 func TestFilterEtcdEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		in *etcd.Result
-		ev *event.Event
+		in string
+		ev []event.Event
 	}{
 		{
-			in: nil,
-			ev: nil,
+			in: "",
+			ev: []event.Event{},
 		},
 		{
-			in: &etcd.Result{Node: &etcd.Node{Key: "/"}},
-			ev: nil,
+			in: "/",
+			ev: []event.Event{},
 		},
 		{
-			in: &etcd.Result{Node: &etcd.Node{Key: "/fleet"}},
-			ev: &event.GlobalEvent,
+			in: "/fleet",
+			ev: []event.Event{},
 		},
 		{
-			in: &etcd.Result{Node: &etcd.Node{Key: "/fleet/job"}},
-			ev: &event.JobEvent,
+			in: "/fleet/job",
+			ev: []event.Event{},
+		},
+		{
+			in: "/fleet/job/foo/object",
+			ev: []event.Event{},
+		},
+		{
+			in: "/fleet/machine/asdf",
+			ev: []event.Event{},
+		},
+		{
+			in: "/fleet/state/asdf",
+			ev: []event.Event{},
+		},
+		{
+			in: "/fleet/job/asdf/target-state",
+			ev: []event.Event{event.JobTargetStateChangeEvent},
+		},
+		{
+			in: "/fleet/job/foobarbaz/target-state",
+			ev: []event.Event{event.JobTargetStateChangeEvent},
+		},
+		{
+			in: "/fleet/job/asdf/target",
+			ev: []event.Event{event.JobTargetChangeEvent},
 		},
 	}
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
-		etcdchan := make(chan *etcd.Result)
-		stopchan := make(chan bool)
-		prefix := "/fleet"
+		for _, action := range []string{"set", "update", "create", "delete"} {
+			etcdchan := make(chan *etcd.Result)
+			stopchan := make(chan bool)
+			prefix := "/fleet"
 
-		send := func(ev *event.Event) {
-			if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.ev, ev) {
-				t.Errorf("case %d: received incorrect event\nexpected %#v\ngot %#v", i, tt.ev, ev)
+			got := make([]event.Event, 0)
+			send := func(ev event.Event) {
+				got = append(got, ev)
 			}
-		}
 
-		go filter(etcdchan, prefix, send, stopchan)
+			go filter(etcdchan, prefix, send, stopchan)
 
-		etcdchan <- tt.in
-		close(stopchan)
+			var res *etcd.Result
+			if tt.in != "" {
+				res = &etcd.Result{
+					Node: &etcd.Node{
+						Key: tt.in,
+					},
+					Action: action,
+				}
+			}
+			etcdchan <- res
+
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(tt.ev, got) {
+				t.Errorf("case %d: received incorrect event\nexpected %#v\ngot %#v", i, tt.ev, got)
+				t.Logf("action: %v", action)
+			}
+
+			close(stopchan)
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 3357d03d7..50f3d3e7a 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ func New(cfg config.Config) (*Server, error) {
 	}
 
 	eBus := event.NewEventBus()
-	eBus.AddListener(event.JobEvent, ar.Trigger)
-	eBus.AddListener(event.GlobalEvent, e.Trigger)
+	eBus.AddListener(event.JobTargetChangeEvent, ar.Trigger)
+	eBus.AddListener(event.JobTargetStateChangeEvent, ar.Trigger)
+	eBus.AddListener(event.JobTargetStateChangeEvent, e.Trigger)
 
 	listeners, err := activation.Listeners(false)
 	if err != nil {