diff --git a/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/refund-event.ts b/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/refund-event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b02fac2af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/refund-event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { RequestContext } from '../../api/common/request-context';
+import { Order, Refund } from '../../entity';
+import { VendureEvent } from '../vendure-event';
+
+/**
+ * @description
+ * This event is fired whenever a {@link Refund} is created
+ *
+ * @docsCategory events
+ * @docsPage Event Types
+ */
+export class RefundEvent extends VendureEvent {
+    constructor(
+        public ctx: RequestContext,
+        public order: Order,
+        public refund: Refund,
+        public type: 'created',
+    ) {
+        super();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/event-bus/index.ts b/packages/core/src/event-bus/index.ts
index fe739c6107..a3063737e3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/event-bus/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/event-bus/index.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export * from './events/product-variant-channel-event';
 export * from './events/product-variant-event';
 export * from './events/product-variant-price-event';
 export * from './events/promotion-event';
+export * from './events/refund-event';
 export * from './events/refund-state-transition-event';
 export * from './events/role-change-event';
 export * from './events/role-event';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/service/services/order.service.ts b/packages/core/src/service/services/order.service.ts
index 46dd621ce9..9386e1ae2c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/service/services/order.service.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/service/services/order.service.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ import { CouponCodeEvent } from '../../event-bus/events/coupon-code-event';
 import { OrderEvent } from '../../event-bus/events/order-event';
 import { OrderLineEvent } from '../../event-bus/events/order-line-event';
 import { OrderStateTransitionEvent } from '../../event-bus/events/order-state-transition-event';
+import { RefundEvent } from '../../event-bus/events/refund-event';
 import { RefundStateTransitionEvent } from '../../event-bus/events/refund-state-transition-event';
 import { CustomFieldRelationService } from '../helpers/custom-field-relation/custom-field-relation.service';
 import { FulfillmentState } from '../helpers/fulfillment-state-machine/fulfillment-state';
@@ -1419,7 +1420,12 @@ export class OrderService {
             return new RefundOrderStateError({ orderState: order.state });
         }
 
-        return await this.paymentService.createRefund(ctx, input, order, payment);
+        const createdRefund = await this.paymentService.createRefund(ctx, input, order, payment);
+
+        if (createdRefund instanceof Refund) {
+            await this.eventBus.publish(new RefundEvent(ctx, order, createdRefund, 'created'));
+        }
+        return createdRefund;
     }
 
     /**