diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
index 3eca4cdf..43807346 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/Event.java
@@ -533,6 +533,13 @@ public abstract class Event {
          */
         VEHICLE_MOVE (Category.VEHICLE),
 
+        /**
+         * Called when a vehicle is going through an update cycle, rechecking itself
+         *
+         * @see org.bukkit.event.vehicle.VehicleUpdateEvent
+         */
+        VEHICLE_UPDATE (Category.VEHICLE),
+
         /**
          * MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS
          */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/vehicle/VehicleListener.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/vehicle/VehicleListener.java
index 176b30c1..03088fd1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/vehicle/VehicleListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/vehicle/VehicleListener.java
@@ -59,12 +59,20 @@ public class VehicleListener implements Listener {
      */
     public void onVehicleExit(VehicleExitEvent event) {
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Called when an vehicle moves.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param event
      */
     public void onVehicleMove(VehicleMoveEvent event) {
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when a vehicle goes through an update cycle
+     *
+     * @param event
+     */
+    public void onVehicleUpdate(VehicleEvent event) {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
index 5d959978..8dc65d3c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/JavaPluginLoader.java
@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ public final class JavaPluginLoader implements PluginLoader {
                     ((VehicleListener)listener).onVehicleMove( (VehicleMoveEvent)event );
                 }
             };
+        case VEHICLE_UPDATE:
+            return new EventExecutor() { public void execute( Listener listener, Event event ) {
+                    ((VehicleListener)listener).onVehicleUpdate((VehicleEvent)event);
+                }
+            };
 
         // Custom Events
         case CUSTOM_EVENT: