diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
index 2c00151c..079b4158 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
@@ -455,11 +455,13 @@ public abstract class Event implements Serializable {
          */
         CHUNK_UNLOAD (Category.WORLD),
         /**
-         * Called when a chunk needs to be generated
+         * Called when a newly created chunk has been populated.
          *
-         * @todo: add javadoc see comment
+         * If your intent is to populate the chunk using this event, please see {@link BlockPopulator}
+         *
+         * @see org.bukkit.event.world.ChunkPopulateEvent
          */
-        CHUNK_GENERATION (Category.WORLD),
+        CHUNK_POPULATED (Category.WORLD),
         /**
          * Called when an ItemEntity spawns in the world
          *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/ChunkLoadEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/ChunkLoadEvent.java
index 207c1b55..9eb6cc42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/ChunkLoadEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/ChunkLoadEvent.java
@@ -6,7 +6,20 @@ import org.bukkit.Chunk;
  * Called when a chunk is loaded
  */
 public class ChunkLoadEvent extends ChunkEvent {
-    public ChunkLoadEvent(final Chunk chunk) {
+    private final boolean newChunk;
+
+    public ChunkLoadEvent(final Chunk chunk, final boolean newChunk) {
         super(Type.CHUNK_LOAD, chunk);
+        this.newChunk = newChunk;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets if this chunk was newly created or not.
+     * Note that if this chunk is new, it will not be populated at this time.
+     *
+     * @return true if the chunk is new, otherwise false
+     */
+    public boolean isNewChunk() {
+        return newChunk;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/ChunkPopulateEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/ChunkPopulateEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f8f6459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/ChunkPopulateEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+package org.bukkit.event.world;
+
+import org.bukkit.Chunk;
+import org.bukkit.generator.BlockPopulator;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when a new chunk has finished being populated.
+ *
+ * If your intent is to populate the chunk using this event, please see {@link BlockPopulator}
+ */
+public class ChunkPopulateEvent extends ChunkEvent {
+    public ChunkPopulateEvent(final Chunk chunk) {
+        super(Type.CHUNK_POPULATED, chunk);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/WorldListener.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/WorldListener.java
index ec50218a..55a13f8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/WorldListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/world/WorldListener.java
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ public class WorldListener implements Listener {
      */
     public void onChunkLoad(ChunkLoadEvent event) {}
 
+    /**
+     * Called when a newly created chunk has been populated.
+     *
+     * If your intent is to populate the chunk using this event, please see {@link BlockPopulator}
+     *
+     * @param event Relevant event details
+     */
+    public void onChunkPopulate(ChunkPopulateEvent event) {}
+
     /**
      * Called when a chunk is unloaded
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
index f757c234..c69b4720 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
@@ -526,6 +526,13 @@ public final class JavaPluginLoader implements PluginLoader {
                     ((WorldListener) listener).onChunkLoad((ChunkLoadEvent) event);
                 }
             };
+        
+        case CHUNK_POPULATED:
+            return new EventExecutor() {
+                public void execute(Listener listener, Event event) {
+                    ((WorldListener) listener).onChunkPopulate((ChunkPopulateEvent) event);
+                }
+            };
 
         case CHUNK_UNLOAD:
             return new EventExecutor() {