diff --git a/pkg/didcomm/dispatcher/api.go b/pkg/didcomm/dispatcher/api.go
index f354fd9d44..76451505d8 100644
--- a/pkg/didcomm/dispatcher/api.go
+++ b/pkg/didcomm/dispatcher/api.go
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@ type Service interface {
 	Handle(msg DIDCommMsg) error
 	Accept(msgType string) bool
 	Name() string
+
+	// RegisterActionEvent on protocol messages. The events are triggered for incoming message types based on
+	// the protocol service. The consumer need to invoke the callback to resume processing.
+	// Only one channel can be registered for the action events. The function will throw error if a channel is already
+	// registered.
+	RegisterActionEvent(ch chan<- DIDCommAction) error
+
+	// UnregisterActionEvent on protocol messages. Refer RegisterActionEvent().
+	UnregisterActionEvent(ch chan<- DIDCommAction) error
+
+	// RegisterMsgEvent on protocol messages. The message events are triggered for incoming messages. Service
+	// will not expect any callback on these events unlike Action event.
+	RegisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- DIDCommMsg) error
+
+	// UnregisterMsgEvent on protocol messages. Refer RegisterMsgEvent().
+	UnregisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- DIDCommMsg) error
 }
 
 // DIDCommMsg did comm msg
diff --git a/pkg/framework/aries/framework_test.go b/pkg/framework/aries/framework_test.go
index a10361b0f2..65ff7b0528 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/aries/framework_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/aries/framework_test.go
@@ -351,6 +351,22 @@ func (m mockProtocolSvc) Name() string {
 	return "mockProtocolSvc"
 }
 
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) RegisterActionEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommAction) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) UnregisterActionEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommAction) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) RegisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommMsg) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) UnregisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommMsg) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 type mockTransportProviderFactory struct {
 	err error
 }
diff --git a/pkg/framework/context/context_test.go b/pkg/framework/context/context_test.go
index a9101ee13e..e2f30716d1 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/context/context_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/context/context_test.go
@@ -171,3 +171,19 @@ func (m mockProtocolSvc) Accept(msgType string) bool {
 func (m mockProtocolSvc) Name() string {
 	return "mockProtocolSvc"
 }
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) RegisterActionEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommAction) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) UnregisterActionEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommAction) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) RegisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommMsg) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) UnregisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommMsg) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/internal/mock/didcomm/protocol/mock_didexchange.go b/pkg/internal/mock/didcomm/protocol/mock_didexchange.go
index 70c6c44afd..2d888c0a06 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/mock/didcomm/protocol/mock_didexchange.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/mock/didcomm/protocol/mock_didexchange.go
@@ -28,3 +28,19 @@ func (m *MockDIDExchangeSvc) Accept(msgType string) bool {
 func (m *MockDIDExchangeSvc) Name() string {
 	return "didexchange"
 }
+
+func (m *MockDIDExchangeSvc) RegisterActionEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommAction) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MockDIDExchangeSvc) UnregisterActionEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommAction) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MockDIDExchangeSvc) RegisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommMsg) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *MockDIDExchangeSvc) UnregisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommMsg) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/restapi/operation/didexchange/didexchange_test.go b/pkg/restapi/operation/didexchange/didexchange_test.go
index 62391d6dc3..8b6586397b 100644
--- a/pkg/restapi/operation/didexchange/didexchange_test.go
+++ b/pkg/restapi/operation/didexchange/didexchange_test.go
@@ -307,6 +307,22 @@ func (m mockProtocolSvc) Name() string {
 	return "mockProtocolSvc"
 }
 
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) RegisterActionEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommAction) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) UnregisterActionEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommAction) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) RegisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommMsg) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m mockProtocolSvc) UnregisterMsgEvent(ch chan<- dispatcher.DIDCommMsg) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 type mockWriter struct {
 	failure error
 }