diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index fd5bc77b..ff2d9b6b 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ type (
 
 	// A RHPSessionReporter reports on RHP session lifecycle events
 	RHPSessionReporter interface {
-		Subscribe(sub rhp.SessionSubscriber)
+		Subscribe(rhp.SessionSubscriber)
+		Unsubscribe(rhp.SessionSubscriber)
+
 		Active() []rhp.Session
 	}
 
@@ -205,7 +207,8 @@ func NewServer(name string, hostKey types.PublicKey, a Alerts, g Syncer, chain C
 		"DELETE /volumes/:id/cancel": api.handleDELETEVolumeCancelOp,
 		"PUT /volumes/:id/resize":    api.handlePUTVolumeResize,
 		// session endpoints
-		"GET /sessions": api.handleGETSessions,
+		"GET /sessions":           api.handleGETSessions,
+		"GET /sessions/subscribe": api.handleGETSessionsSubscribe,
 		// tpool endpoints
 		"GET /tpool/fee": api.handleGETTPoolFee,
 		// wallet endpoints
diff --git a/api/endpoints.go b/api/endpoints.go
index de32b6aa..16579f29 100644
--- a/api/endpoints.go
+++ b/api/endpoints.go
@@ -317,10 +317,6 @@ func (a *api) handlePUTVolume(c jape.Context) {
 	a.checkServerError(c, "failed to update volume", err)
 }
 
-func (a *api) handleGETSessions(c jape.Context) {
-	c.Encode(a.sessions.Active())
-}
-
 func (a *api) handleDeleteSector(c jape.Context) {
 	var root types.Hash256
 	if err := c.DecodeParam("root", &root); err != nil {
diff --git a/api/rhpsessions.go b/api/rhpsessions.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bebf072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/rhpsessions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"go.sia.tech/hostd/rhp"
+	"go.sia.tech/jape"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
+)
+
+type rhpSessionSubscriber struct {
+	conn *websocket.Conn
+}
+
+func (rs *rhpSessionSubscriber) ReceiveSessionEvent(event rhp.SessionEvent) {
+	buf, err := json.Marshal(event)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	rs.conn.Write(context.Background(), websocket.MessageText, buf)
+}
+
+func (a *api) handleGETSessions(c jape.Context) {
+	c.Encode(a.sessions.Active())
+}
+
+func (a *api) handleGETSessionsSubscribe(c jape.Context) {
+	wsc, err := websocket.Accept(c.ResponseWriter, c.Request, &websocket.AcceptOptions{
+		OriginPatterns: []string{"*"},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		a.log.Warn("failed to accept websocket connection", zap.Error(err))
+		return
+	}
+	defer wsc.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, "")
+
+	// subscribe the websocket conn
+	sub := &rhpSessionSubscriber{
+		conn: wsc,
+	}
+	a.sessions.Subscribe(sub)
+	defer a.sessions.Unsubscribe(sub)
+}