diff --git a/plugins/events-backend/dev/index.ts b/plugins/events-backend/dev/index.ts
index 77aa379744..752b88fb1f 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend/dev/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/events-backend/dev/index.ts
@@ -95,12 +95,15 @@ backend.add(
             );
 
             const poll = async () => {
-              const res = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/hub/subscriptions/123`, {
-                headers: {
-                  Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
-                  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+              const res = await fetch(
+                `${baseUrl}/hub/subscriptions/123/events`,
+                {
+                  headers: {
+                    Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                  },
                 },
-              });
+              );
 
               const data = res.status === 200 && (await res.json());
               console.log(
@@ -109,9 +112,23 @@ backend.add(
               );
               poll();
             };
-
             poll();
 
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              console.log(`DEBUG: publishing!`);
+              fetch(`${baseUrl}/hub/events`, {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: {
+                  Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+                  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                },
+                body: JSON.stringify({
+                  topic: 'test',
+                  payload: { herp: 'derp' },
+                }),
+              });
+            }, 500);
+
             const ws = new WebSocket(`${baseUrl}/hub/connect`, {
               headers: {
                 Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
diff --git a/plugins/events-backend/src/service/hub/EventHub.ts b/plugins/events-backend/src/service/hub/EventHub.ts
index c4d0a785d3..584abffc9b 100644
--- a/plugins/events-backend/src/service/hub/EventHub.ts
+++ b/plugins/events-backend/src/service/hub/EventHub.ts
@@ -399,8 +399,10 @@ export class EventHub {
 
     router.use(express.json());
 
+    router.post('/events', hub.#handlePostEvents);
+
     // Long-polling
-    router.get('/subscriptions/:id', hub.#handleGetSubscription);
+    router.get('/subscriptions/:id/events', hub.#handleGetSubscription);
     router.put('/subscriptions/:id', hub.#handlePutSubscription);
 
     return hub;
@@ -526,6 +528,23 @@ export class EventHub {
     }
   };
 
+  #handlePostEvents: Handler = async (req, res) => {
+    const credentials = await this.#httpAuth.credentials(req, {
+      allow: ['service'],
+    });
+    await this.#store.publish({
+      params: {
+        topic: req.body.topic,
+        eventPayload: req.body.payload,
+      },
+      subscriberIds: [],
+    });
+    this.#logger.info(`Published event to '${req.body.topic}'`, {
+      subject: credentials.principal.subject,
+    });
+    res.status(201).end();
+  };
+
   #handleGetSubscription: Handler = async (req, res) => {
     const credentials = await this.#httpAuth.credentials(req, {
       allow: ['service'],