diff --git a/static/js/controllers/mediastreamcontroller.js b/static/js/controllers/mediastreamcontroller.js
index ecad886c..b5294050 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers/mediastreamcontroller.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers/mediastreamcontroller.js
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ define(['underscore', 'bigscreen', 'moment', 'sjcl', 'webrtc.adapter'], function
 				}, 0);
 			}
 
-			appData.e.triggerHandler("selfReceived", data);
+			appData.e.triggerHandler("selfReceived", [data]);
 
 		});
 
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ define(['underscore', 'bigscreen', 'moment', 'sjcl', 'webrtc.adapter'], function
 					from: from
 				});
 			}, 30000);
+			appData.e.triggerHandler("uiNotification", ["incoming", {from: from}]);
 		});
 
 		mediaStream.webrtc.e.on("error", function(event, message, msgid) {
@@ -740,6 +741,7 @@ define(['underscore', 'bigscreen', 'moment', 'sjcl', 'webrtc.adapter'], function
 					playSound.play("connect");
 				}
 			});
+			appData.e.triggerHandler("mainStatus", [status]);
 		});
 
 		$scope.$on("notification", function(event, type, details) {
@@ -765,6 +767,7 @@ define(['underscore', 'bigscreen', 'moment', 'sjcl', 'webrtc.adapter'], function
 				playSound.play("question");
 				alertify.dialog.alert(message);
 			}
+			appData.e.triggerHandler("uiNotification", [type, details]);
 		});
 
 		$scope.$on("download", function(event, from, token) {
diff --git a/static/js/directives/chat.js b/static/js/directives/chat.js
index c58916c1..56d4004d 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/chat.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/chat.js
@@ -346,8 +346,13 @@ define(['underscore', 'text!partials/chat.html', 'text!partials/chatroom.html'],
 								if (!subscope.isgroupchat && from !== sessionid) {
 									playSound.play("message1");
 									desktopNotify.notify(translation._("Message from ") + displayName(from), message);
+									appData.e.triggerHandler("uiNotification", ["chatmessage", {from: from, message: message, first: subscope.firstmessage}]);
 								}
 								subscope.firstmessage = false;
+							} else {
+								if (!subscope.isgroupchat && from !== sessionid) {
+									appData.e.triggerHandler("uiNotification", ["chatmessage", {from: from, message: message, first: subscope.firstmessage}]);
+								}
 							}
 						});
 						chat(subscope, function(clonedElement, $scope) {
diff --git a/static/js/services/appdata.js b/static/js/services/appdata.js
index de688591..bb1cd513 100644
--- a/static/js/services/appdata.js
+++ b/static/js/services/appdata.js
@@ -20,9 +20,22 @@
  */
 define(["jquery"], function($) {
 
-	// appData.e events
-	// - authenticationChanged(userid)
-	// - selfReceived(self)
+	// appData.e events:
+	// subscribe these events with appData.e.on(eventname, function() {}).
+	//
+	// - authenticationChanged(event, userid)
+	//     userid (string) : Public user id of the authenitcated user.
+	//
+	// - selfReceived(event, self)
+	//     self (object) : Self document as received from API.
+	//
+	// - uiNotification(event, type, details)
+	//     type (string)    : Notification type (busy, reject, pickuptimeout,
+	//                        incomingbusy, incomingpickuptimeout, chatmessage)
+	//     details (object) : Depends on event type.
+	//
+	// - mainStatus(event, status)
+	//     status (string)  : Status id (connected, waiting, ...)
 
 	// appData
 	return [function() {