diff --git a/lib/wallet/txdb.js b/lib/wallet/txdb.js
index 3c45aacc7..8f46e9b82 100644
--- a/lib/wallet/txdb.js
+++ b/lib/wallet/txdb.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const rules = require('../covenants/rules');
 const NameState = require('../covenants/namestate');
 const NameUndo = require('../covenants/undo');
 const {TXRecord} = records;
-const {types} = rules;
+const {types, typesByVal} = rules;
 
 /*
  * Constants
@@ -79,6 +79,63 @@ class TXDB {
     this.wallet.emit(event, data, details);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Emit events for each type of covenant.
+   * @private
+   * @param {TXRecord} wtx
+   * @param {Details} details
+   */
+
+  async emitCovenants(tx, details, view, height) {
+    const network = this.wdb.network;
+    if (height < 0)
+      height = null;
+
+    const {outputs} = tx;
+    for (const output of outputs) {
+      const {covenant} = output;
+      if (!covenant.isName())
+        continue;
+
+      // view accumulates state in connectNames
+      const nameHash = covenant.get(0);
+      const ns = await view.getNameState(this, nameHash);
+
+      // only look up the name if it isn't already populated
+      if (EMPTY.equals(ns.name) || !ns.name) {
+        switch (covenant.type) {
+          case types.CLAIM:
+          case types.OPEN:
+          case types.BID:
+          case types.FINALIZE: {
+            ns.name = covenant.get(2);
+            break;
+          }
+          case types.REVEAL:
+          case types.REDEEM:
+          case types.REGISTER:
+          case types.UPDATE:
+          case types.RENEW:
+          case types.TRANSFER:
+          case types.REVOKE: {
+            const nameState = await this.wallet.getNameState(nameHash);
+            ns.name = nameState.name;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (ns.name)
+        ns.name = ns.name.toString();
+
+      const nameState = ns.getJSON(height, network);
+      const {type} = covenant;
+      const action = typesByVal[type].toLowerCase();
+
+      this.emit(`${action} covenant`, nameState, details);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get wallet path for output.
    * @param {Output} output
@@ -1064,6 +1121,7 @@ class TXDB {
     // successfully written to disk.
     this.emit('tx', tx, details);
     this.emit('balance', balance);
+    this.emitCovenants(tx, details, view, height);
 
     return details;
   }