diff --git a/src/Application.php b/src/Application.php
index e56d81801..d2213e9e1 100644
--- a/src/Application.php
+++ b/src/Application.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use Cake\Core\ContainerInterface;
 use Cake\Datasource\FactoryLocator;
 use Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware;
+use Cake\Event\EventManagerInterface;
 use Cake\Http\BaseApplication;
 use Cake\Http\Middleware\BodyParserMiddleware;
 use Cake\Http\Middleware\CsrfProtectionMiddleware;
@@ -102,4 +103,18 @@ public function middleware(MiddlewareQueue $middlewareQueue): MiddlewareQueue
     public function services(ContainerInterface $container): void
     {
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Register custom event listeners here
+     *
+     * @param \Cake\Event\EventManagerInterface $eventManager
+     * @return \Cake\Event\EventManagerInterface
+     * @link https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/core-libraries/events.html#registering-listeners
+     */
+    public function events(EventManagerInterface $eventManager): EventManagerInterface
+    {
+        // $eventManager->on(new SomeCustomListenerClass());
+
+        return $eventManager;
+    }
 }