diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index beef5d407..a8a1db3f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -470,10 +470,14 @@ Emitted when the core has been appended to (i.e. has a new length / byteLength),
 
 Emitted when the core has been truncated, either locally or remotely.
 
-#### `core.on('peer-add')`
+#### `core.on('peer-add', peer)`
 
 Emitted when a new connection has been established with a peer.
 
-#### `core.on('peer-remove')`
+#### `core.on('peer-update', peer)`
+
+Emitted when a peer updates its properties like `peer.remoteContiguousLength`.
+
+#### `core.on('peer-remove', peer)`
 
 Emitted when a peer's connection has been closed.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7ad78f650..db214f37c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ module.exports = class Hypercore extends EventEmitter {
       eagerUpgrade: true,
       allowFork: opts.allowFork !== false,
       onpeerupdate: this._onpeerupdate.bind(this),
+      onpeerchange: this._onpeerchange.bind(this),
       onupload: this._onupload.bind(this)
     })
 
@@ -732,6 +733,12 @@ module.exports = class Hypercore extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  _onpeerchange (peer) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.sessions.length; i++) {
+      this.sessions[i].emit('peer-update', peer)
+    }
+  }
+
   async setUserData (key, value, { flush = false } = {}) {
     if (this.opened === false) await this.opening
     return this.core.userData(key, value, flush)
diff --git a/lib/replicator.js b/lib/replicator.js
index 6c97662bb..77a301183 100644
--- a/lib/replicator.js
+++ b/lib/replicator.js
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ class Peer {
   onbitfield ({ start, bitfield }) {
     if (this.remoteBitfield.insert(start, bitfield)) {
       this.skipList.setRange(start, bitfield.byteLength * 8, false)
+      this.replicator.onpeerchange(this)
       this._update()
     }
   }
@@ -729,6 +730,7 @@ class Peer {
     if (length === 1) {
       this.remoteBitfield.setRange(start, length, has)
       this.skipList.set(start, false)
+      this.replicator.onpeerchange(this)
     } else {
       const rangeStart = this.remoteBitfield.findFirst(!has, start)
       const rangeLength = length - (rangeStart - start)
@@ -736,6 +738,7 @@ class Peer {
       if (rangeLength > 0) {
         this.remoteBitfield.setRange(rangeStart, rangeLength, has)
         this.skipList.setRange(rangeStart, rangeLength, false)
+        this.replicator.onpeerchange(this)
       }
     }
 
@@ -1081,13 +1084,14 @@ class Peer {
 }
 
 module.exports = class Replicator {
-  constructor (core, key, { eagerUpgrade = true, allowFork = true, onpeerupdate = noop, onupload = noop } = {}) {
+  constructor (core, key, { eagerUpgrade = true, allowFork = true, onpeerupdate = noop, onpeerchange = noop, onupload = noop } = {}) {
     this.key = key
     this.discoveryKey = core.crypto.discoveryKey(key)
     this.core = core
     this.eagerUpgrade = eagerUpgrade
     this.allowFork = allowFork
     this.onpeerupdate = onpeerupdate
+    this.onpeerchange = onpeerchange
     this.onupload = onupload
     this.ondownloading = null // optional external hook for monitoring downloading status
     this.peers = []
diff --git a/test/remote-length.js b/test/remote-length.js
index 40ae24fce..8a09ae8db 100644
--- a/test/remote-length.js
+++ b/test/remote-length.js
@@ -63,6 +63,25 @@ test('peer truncates the remote contiguous length', async function (t) {
   t.is(getPeer(a, b).remoteContiguousLength, 1)
 })
 
+test('peer-update event is emitted when remote contiguous length changes', async function (t) {
+  t.plan(2)
+
+  const a = await create()
+  const b = await create(a.key)
+
+  replicate(a, b, t)
+
+  await a.append('a')
+
+  b.download()
+
+  t.is(getPeer(a, b).remoteContiguousLength, 0)
+
+  a.once('peer-update', function (peer) {
+    t.is(getPeer(a, b).remoteContiguousLength, 1)
+  })
+})
+
 // "A" wants to know if "B" is finished syncing, so find the corresponding peer
 function getPeer (a, b) {
   return a.replicator.peers.find(peer => b4a.equals(peer.remotePublicKey, b.replicator.peers[0].stream.publicKey))