diff --git a/docs/reference.rst b/docs/reference.rst
index 5ed5f7c32..da20b3377 100644
--- a/docs/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/reference.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Utilities
 ---------------------
 
 .. autoclass:: folium.utilities.JsCode
+.. autoclass:: folium.elements.EventHandler
 
 
 Plugins
diff --git a/folium/elements.py b/folium/elements.py
index 9c41e66fa..3d4498517 100644
--- a/folium/elements.py
+++ b/folium/elements.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from branca.element import CssLink, Element, Figure, JavascriptLink, MacroElement
 from jinja2 import Template
 
+from folium.utilities import JsCode
+
 
 class JSCSSMixin(Element):
     """Render links to external Javascript and CSS resources."""
@@ -46,6 +48,80 @@ def _add_link(self, name: str, url: str, default_list: List[Tuple[str, str]]):
             default_list.append((name, url))
 
 
+class EventHandler(MacroElement):
+    '''
+    Add javascript event handlers.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> import folium
+    >>> from folium.utilities import JsCode
+    >>>
+    >>> m = folium.Map()
+    >>>
+    >>> geo_json_data = {
+    ...     "type": "FeatureCollection",
+    ...     "features": [
+    ...         {
+    ...             "type": "Feature",
+    ...             "geometry": {
+    ...                 "type": "Polygon",
+    ...                 "coordinates": [
+    ...                     [
+    ...                         [100.0, 0.0],
+    ...                         [101.0, 0.0],
+    ...                         [101.0, 1.0],
+    ...                         [100.0, 1.0],
+    ...                         [100.0, 0.0],
+    ...                     ]
+    ...                 ],
+    ...             },
+    ...             "properties": {"prop1": {"title": "Somewhere on Sumatra"}},
+    ...         }
+    ...     ],
+    ... }
+    >>>
+    >>> g = folium.GeoJson(geo_json_data).add_to(m)
+    >>>
+    >>> highlight = JsCode(
+    ...     """
+    ...    function highlight(e) {
+    ...        e.target.original_color = e.layer.options.color;
+    ...        e.target.setStyle({ color: "green" });
+    ...    }
+    ... """
+    ... )
+    >>>
+    >>> reset = JsCode(
+    ...     """
+    ...    function reset(e) {
+    ...       e.target.setStyle({ color: e.target.original_color });
+    ...    }
+    ... """
+    ... )
+    >>>
+    >>> g.add_child(EventHandler("mouseover", highlight))
+    >>> g.add_child(EventHandler("mouseout", reset))
+    '''
+
+    _template = Template(
+        """
+        {% macro script(this, kwargs) %}
+            {{ this._parent.get_name()}}.on(
+                {{ this.event|tojson}},
+                {{ this.handler.js_code }}
+            );
+        {% endmacro %}
+        """
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, event: str, handler: JsCode):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._name = "EventHandler"
+        self.event = event
+        self.handler = handler
+
+
 class ElementAddToElement(MacroElement):
     """Abstract class to add an element to another element."""
 
diff --git a/folium/folium.py b/folium/folium.py
index 6eb557685..0b7b23887 100644
--- a/folium/folium.py
+++ b/folium/folium.py
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 import webbrowser
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
-from branca.element import Element, Figure, MacroElement
+from branca.element import Element, Figure
 from jinja2 import Template
 
 from folium.elements import JSCSSMixin
-from folium.map import FitBounds, Layer
+from folium.map import Evented, FitBounds, Layer
 from folium.raster_layers import TileLayer
 from folium.utilities import (
     TypeBounds,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def __init__(self, no_touch=False, disable_3d=False):
         self.disable_3d = disable_3d
 
 
-class Map(JSCSSMixin, MacroElement):
+class Map(JSCSSMixin, Evented):
     """Create a Map with Folium and Leaflet.js
 
     Generate a base map of given width and height with either default
diff --git a/folium/map.py b/folium/map.py
index 01ac7d2ed..26a333ca1 100644
--- a/folium/map.py
+++ b/folium/map.py
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 from branca.element import Element, Figure, Html, MacroElement
 from jinja2 import Template
 
-from folium.elements import ElementAddToElement
+from folium.elements import ElementAddToElement, EventHandler
 from folium.utilities import (
+    JsCode,
     TypeBounds,
     TypeJsonValue,
     camelize,
@@ -21,7 +22,23 @@
 )
 
 
-class Layer(MacroElement):
+class Evented(MacroElement):
+    """The base class for Layer and Map
+
+    Adds the `on` method for event handling capabilities.
+
+    See https://leafletjs.com/reference.html#evented for
+    more in depth documentation. Please note that we have
+    only added the `on(<Object> eventMap)` variant of this
+    method using python keyword arguments.
+    """
+
+    def on(self, **event_map: JsCode):
+        for event_type, handler in event_map.items():
+            self.add_child(EventHandler(event_type, handler))
+
+
+class Layer(Evented):
     """An abstract class for everything that is a Layer on the map.
     It will be used to define whether an object will be included in
     LayerControls.
diff --git a/tests/test_features.py b/tests/test_features.py
index c879ad119..94d27d329 100644
--- a/tests/test_features.py
+++ b/tests/test_features.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 import folium
 from folium import Choropleth, ClickForMarker, GeoJson, Map, Popup
+from folium.elements import EventHandler
+from folium.utilities import JsCode
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -283,6 +285,23 @@ def test_geojson_empty_features_with_styling():
     m.get_root().render()
 
 
+def test_geojson_event_handler():
+    """Test that event handlers are properly generated"""
+    m = Map()
+    data = {"type": "FeatureCollection", "features": []}
+    geojson = GeoJson(data, style_function=lambda x: {}).add_to(m)
+    fn = JsCode(
+        """
+        function f(e) {
+            console.log("only for testing")
+        }
+    """
+    )
+    geojson.add_child(EventHandler("mouseover", fn))
+    rendered = m.get_root().render()
+    assert fn.js_code in rendered
+
+
 def test_geometry_collection_get_bounds():
     """Assert #1599 is fixed"""
     geojson_data = {