diff --git a/datasette/app.py b/datasette/app.py
index 482cebb4ca..112fb85ed3 100644
--- a/datasette/app.py
+++ b/datasette/app.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 from jinja2.environment import Template
 from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateNotFound
 
+from .events import Event
 from .views import Context
 from .views.base import ureg
 from .views.database import database_download, DatabaseView, TableCreateView
@@ -436,6 +437,13 @@ def __init__(
         self._root_token = secrets.token_hex(32)
         self.client = DatasetteClient(self)
 
+        # Register all event classes
+        event_classes = []
+        for hook in pm.hook.register_events(datasette=self):
+            if hook:
+                event_classes.extend(hook)
+        self.event_classes = tuple(event_classes)
+
     def get_jinja_environment(self, request: Request = None) -> Environment:
         environment = self._jinja_env
         if request:
@@ -873,6 +881,17 @@ async def actors_from_ids(
         result = await await_me_maybe(result)
         return result
 
+    async def track_event(self, event: Event):
+        assert isinstance(event, self.event_classes), "Invalid event type: {}".format(
+            type(event)
+        )
+        properties = dataclasses.asdict(event)
+        actor = properties.pop("actor")
+        for hook in pm.hook.track_event(
+            datasette=self, name=event.name, actor=actor, properties=properties
+        ):
+            await await_me_maybe(hook)
+
     async def permission_allowed(
         self, actor, action, resource=None, default=DEFAULT_NOT_SET
     ):
diff --git a/datasette/events.py b/datasette/events.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbba064b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datasette/events.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractproperty
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datasette.hookspecs import hookimpl
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Event(ABC):
+    @abstractproperty
+    def name(self):
+        pass
+
+    actor: dict
+
+
+@dataclass
+class LogoutEvent(Event):
+    name = "logout"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class CreateTableEvent(Event):
+    name = "create-table"
+    database: str
+    table: str
+    schema: str
+
+
+@hookimpl
+def register_events():
+    return [LogoutEvent, CreateTableEvent]
diff --git a/datasette/hookspecs.py b/datasette/hookspecs.py
index 2f4c602774..c297e35264 100644
--- a/datasette/hookspecs.py
+++ b/datasette/hookspecs.py
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@ def handle_exception(datasette, request, exception):
     """Handle an uncaught exception. Can return a Response or None."""
 
 
+@hookspec
+def track_event(datasette, name, actor, properties):
+    """Respond to a named event tracked by Datasette"""
+
+
+@hookspec
+def register_events(datasette):
+    """Return a list of Event subclasses to use with track_event()"""
+
+
 @hookspec
 def top_homepage(datasette, request):
     """HTML to include at the top of the homepage"""
diff --git a/datasette/plugins.py b/datasette/plugins.py
index 1ed3747f85..f7a1905f4e 100644
--- a/datasette/plugins.py
+++ b/datasette/plugins.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "datasette.default_menu_links",
     "datasette.handle_exception",
     "datasette.forbidden",
+    "datasette.events",
 )
 
 pm = pluggy.PluginManager("datasette")
diff --git a/datasette/views/database.py b/datasette/views/database.py
index eac01ab6c6..6d17b16c1b 100644
--- a/datasette/views/database.py
+++ b/datasette/views/database.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import sqlite_utils
 import textwrap
 
+from datasette.events import CreateTableEvent
 from datasette.database import QueryInterrupted
 from datasette.utils import (
     add_cors_headers,
@@ -969,6 +970,11 @@ def create_table(conn):
         }
         if rows:
             details["row_count"] = len(rows)
+        await self.ds.track_event(
+            CreateTableEvent(
+                request.actor, database=db.name, table=table_name, schema=schema
+            )
+        )
         return Response.json(details, status=201)
 
 
diff --git a/datasette/views/special.py b/datasette/views/special.py
index 849750bff5..9e1929269a 100644
--- a/datasette/views/special.py
+++ b/datasette/views/special.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from datasette.events import LogoutEvent
 from datasette.utils.asgi import Response, Forbidden
 from datasette.utils import (
     actor_matches_allow,
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ async def post(self, request):
         response = Response.redirect(self.ds.urls.instance())
         response.set_cookie("ds_actor", "", expires=0, max_age=0)
         self.ds.add_message(request, "You are now logged out", self.ds.WARNING)
+        await self.ds.track_event(LogoutEvent(request.actor))
         return response