diff --git a/spec/Postal.spec.js b/spec/Postal.spec.js
index cf16168..a178ace 100644
--- a/spec/Postal.spec.js
+++ b/spec/Postal.spec.js
@@ -2,14 +2,29 @@ QUnit.specify("postal.js", function(){
     describe("Postal", function(){
         var subscription,
             sub,
-            channel;
+            channel,
+            caughtSubscribeEvent = false,
+            caughtUnsubscribeEvent = false;
+
         describe("when creating basic subscription", function() {
+            var systemSubscription = {};
             before(function(){
+
+                systemSubscription = postal.subscribe( "postal", "subscription.created", function(x){
+                    console.log("on subscription " + JSON.stringify(x));
+                    if( x.event &&
+                        x.event == "subscription.created" &&
+                        x.exchange == "MyExchange" &&
+                        x.topic == "MyTopic") {
+                        caughtSubscribeEvent = true;
+                    };
+                });
                 subscription = postal.channel("MyExchange","MyTopic")
                                      .subscribe(function() { });
                 sub = postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions.MyExchange.MyTopic[0];
             });
             after(function(){
+                systemSubscription.unsubscribe();
                 postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions = {};
             });
             it("should create an exchange called MyExchange", function(){
@@ -36,11 +51,24 @@ QUnit.specify("postal.js", function(){
             it("should have defaulted the subscription context value", function() {
                 assert(sub.context).isNull();
             });
+            it("should have captured subscription creation event in wire-tap", function() {
+                assert(caughtSubscribeEvent).isTrue();
+            });
         });
         describe("when unsubscribing", function() {
             var subExistsBefore = false,
                 subExistsAfter = true;
+            var systemSubscription = {};
             before(function(){
+                systemSubscription = postal.subscribe( "postal", "subscription.*", function(x){
+                    console.log("on unsubscription " + JSON.stringify(x));
+                    if( x.event &&
+                        x.event == "subscription.removed" &&
+                        x.exchange == "MyExchange" &&
+                        x.topic == "MyTopic") {
+                        caughtUnsubscribeEvent = true;
+                    };
+                });
                 subscription = postal.channel("MyExchange","MyTopic")
                                      .subscribe(function() { });
                 subExistsBefore = postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions.MyExchange.MyTopic[0] !== undefined;
@@ -48,6 +76,7 @@ QUnit.specify("postal.js", function(){
                 subExistsAfter = postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions.MyExchange.MyTopic.length !== 0;
             });
             after(function(){
+                systemSubscription.unsubscribe();
                 postal.configuration.bus.subscriptions = {};
             });
             it("subscription should exist before unsubscribe", function(){
@@ -56,6 +85,9 @@ QUnit.specify("postal.js", function(){
             it("subscription should not exist after unsubscribe", function(){
                 assert(subExistsAfter).isFalse();
             });
+            it("should have captured unsubscription creation event in wire-tap", function() {
+                assert(caughtUnsubscribeEvent).isTrue();
+            });
         });
         describe("When publishing a message", function(){
             var msgReceivedCnt = 0,
diff --git a/src/main/Constants.js b/src/main/Constants.js
index 447453a..a44bbe8 100644
--- a/src/main/Constants.js
+++ b/src/main/Constants.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var DEFAULT_EXCHANGE = "/",
     DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 50,
     DEFAULT_DISPOSEAFTER = 0,
+    SYSTEM_EXCHANGE = "postal",
     NO_OP = function() { },
     parsePublishArgs = function(args) {
         var parsed = { envelope: { } }, env;
diff --git a/src/main/LocalBus.js b/src/main/LocalBus.js
index 6eeb0de..2a4734e 100644
--- a/src/main/LocalBus.js
+++ b/src/main/LocalBus.js
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ var localBus = {
     wireTaps: [],
 
     publish: function(data, envelope) {
-        _.each(this.wireTaps,function(tap) {
-            tap(data, envelope);
-        });
+        this.notifyTaps(data, envelope);
 
         _.each(this.subscriptions[envelope.exchange], function(topic) {
             _.each(topic, function(binding){
@@ -50,6 +48,12 @@ var localBus = {
         return _.bind(function() { this.unsubscribe(subDef); }, this);
     },
 
+    notifyTaps: function(data, envelope) {
+        _.each(this.wireTaps,function(tap) {
+            tap(data, envelope);
+        });
+    },
+
     unsubscribe: function(config) {
         if(this.subscriptions[config.exchange][config.topic]) {
             var len = this.subscriptions[config.exchange][config.topic].length,
diff --git a/src/main/SubscriptionDefinition.js b/src/main/SubscriptionDefinition.js
index 9f55dd7..cab8af3 100644
--- a/src/main/SubscriptionDefinition.js
+++ b/src/main/SubscriptionDefinition.js
@@ -7,11 +7,24 @@ var SubscriptionDefinition = function(exchange, topic, callback) {
     this.maxCalls = DEFAULT_DISPOSEAFTER;
     this.onHandled = NO_OP;
     this.context = null;
+
+    postal.publish(SYSTEM_EXCHANGE, "subscription.created",
+        {
+            event: "subscription.created",
+            exchange: exchange,
+            topic: topic
+        });
 };
 
 SubscriptionDefinition.prototype = {
     unsubscribe: function() {
         postal.configuration.bus.unsubscribe(this);
+        postal.publish(SYSTEM_EXCHANGE, "subscription.removed",
+            {
+                event: "subscription.removed",
+                exchange: this.exchange,
+                topic: this.topic
+            });
     },
 
     defer: function() {