diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/add-sse-event.md b/changelog/unreleased/add-sse-event.md
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+Enhancement: Add sse event
+
+Adds an event to issue sse notifications
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/4119
diff --git a/pkg/events/sse.go b/pkg/events/sse.go
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+package events
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+)
+
+// SendSEE instructs the sse service to send a notification to a user
+type SendSSE struct {
+	UserID  string
+	Type    string
+	Message []byte
+}
+
+// Unmarshal to fulfill umarshaller interface
+func (SendSSE) Unmarshal(v []byte) (interface{}, error) {
+	e := SendSSE{}
+	err := json.Unmarshal(v, &e)
+	return e, err
+}