diff --git a/include/g_consts.h b/include/g_consts.h
index c49c52f0..185bf92c 100644
--- a/include/g_consts.h
+++ b/include/g_consts.h
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@
 //										(  64)			deathmatch mode change
 #define EV_ON_ADMIN						( 128)			// admin
 #define EV_ON_UNADMIN					( 256)			// unadmin
+#define EV_ON_COUNTDOWN_START				( 512)			// countdown start
+#define EV_ON_COUNTDOWN_BREAK				(1024)			// countdown break
 
 // CTF
 #define CTF_RUNE_RES					1			// IT_SIGIL1
diff --git a/include/g_local.h b/include/g_local.h
index 711828f3..fa744359 100644
--- a/include/g_local.h
+++ b/include/g_local.h
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ void on_match_end(gedict_t *p);
 void on_match_break(gedict_t *p);
 void on_admin(gedict_t *p);
 void on_unadmin(gedict_t *p);
+void on_countdown_start(gedict_t *p);
+void on_countdown_break(gedict_t *p);
 
 void info_ev_update(gedict_t *p, char *from, char *to);
 void info_kf_update(gedict_t *p, char *from, char *to);
diff --git a/src/g_utils.c b/src/g_utils.c
index 774a1e56..de94b373 100644
--- a/src/g_utils.c
+++ b/src/g_utils.c
@@ -2576,6 +2576,40 @@ void on_unadmin(gedict_t *p)
 	stuffcmd_flags(p, STUFFCMD_IGNOREINDEMO, "on_unadmin\n");
 }
 
+void on_countdown_start(gedict_t *p)
+{
+	if (!(iKey(p, "ev") & EV_ON_COUNTDOWN_START))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (p->ct == ctPlayer)
+	{
+		stuffcmd_flags(p, STUFFCMD_IGNOREINDEMO, "on_countdown_start\n");
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		stuffcmd_flags(p, STUFFCMD_IGNOREINDEMO, "on_spec_countdown_start\n");
+	}
+}
+
+void on_countdown_break(gedict_t *p)
+{
+	if (!(iKey(p, "ev") & EV_ON_COUNTDOWN_BREAK))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (p->ct == ctPlayer)
+	{
+		stuffcmd_flags(p, STUFFCMD_IGNOREINDEMO, "on_countdown_break\n");
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		stuffcmd_flags(p, STUFFCMD_IGNOREINDEMO, "on_spec_countdown_break\n");
+	}
+}
+
 void ev_print(gedict_t *p, int new_ev, int old_ev, int bit, char *msg)
 {
 	int on;
@@ -2597,6 +2631,8 @@ void info_ev_update(gedict_t *p, char *from, char *to)
 	ev_print(p, new_ev, old_ev, EV_ON_MATCH_BREAK, "[on_matchbreak] event: ");
 	ev_print(p, new_ev, old_ev, EV_ON_ADMIN, "[on_admin] event: ");
 	ev_print(p, new_ev, old_ev, EV_ON_UNADMIN, "[on_unadmin] event: ");
+	ev_print(p, new_ev, old_ev, EV_ON_COUNTDOWN_START, "[on_countdown_start] event: ");
+	ev_print(p, new_ev, old_ev, EV_ON_COUNTDOWN_BREAK, "[on_countdown_break] event: ");
 }
 
 void info_kf_update(gedict_t *p, char *from, char *to)
diff --git a/src/match.c b/src/match.c
index c18d5756..2e408458 100644
--- a/src/match.c
+++ b/src/match.c
@@ -1234,6 +1234,26 @@ void SM_on_MatchStart(void)
 	}
 }
 
+void SM_on_CountdownStart(void)
+{
+	gedict_t *p;
+
+	for (p = world; (p = find_client(p));)
+	{
+		on_countdown_start(p);
+	}
+}
+
+void SM_on_CountdownBreak(void)
+{
+	gedict_t *p;
+
+	for (p = world; (p = find_client(p));)
+	{
+		on_countdown_break(p);
+	}
+}
+
 // Reset player frags and start the timer.
 void HideSpawnPoints(void);
 
@@ -2536,6 +2556,8 @@ void StartTimer(void)
 	localcmd("serverinfo status Countdown\n");
 
 	StartDemoRecord(); // if allowed
+
+	SM_on_CountdownStart();
 }
 
 static qbool match_can_cancel_demo(void)
@@ -3116,6 +3138,7 @@ void PlayerBreak(void)
 				{
 					G_bprint(2, "%s %s\n", self->netname, redtext("stops the countdown"));
 					StopTimer(1);
+					SM_on_CountdownBreak();
 				}
 				else
 				{