diff --git a/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/order-placed-event.ts b/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/order-placed-event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a82709dede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/order-placed-event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { RequestContext } from '../../api/common/request-context';
+import { Order } from '../../entity/order/order.entity';
+import { OrderState } from '../../service/helpers/order-state-machine/order-state';
+import { VendureEvent } from '../vendure-event';
+
+/**
+ * @description
+ * This event is fired whenever an {@link Order} is set as "placed", which by default is
+ * when it transitions from 'ArrangingPayment' to either 'PaymentAuthorized' or 'PaymentSettled'.
+ *
+ * Note that the exact point that it is set as "placed" can be configured according to the
+ * {@link OrderPlacedStrategy}.
+ *
+ * @docsCategory events
+ * @docsPage Event Types
+ */
+export class OrderPlacedEvent extends VendureEvent {
+    constructor(
+        public fromState: OrderState,
+        public toState: OrderState,
+        public ctx: RequestContext,
+        public order: Order,
+    ) {
+        super();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/order-state-transition-event.ts b/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/order-state-transition-event.ts
index 241910d801..1a65dc9832 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/order-state-transition-event.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/event-bus/events/order-state-transition-event.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { RequestContext } from '../../api/common/request-context';
-import { Customer } from '../../entity/customer/customer.entity';
 import { Order } from '../../entity/order/order.entity';
 import { OrderState } from '../../service/helpers/order-state-machine/order-state';
 import { VendureEvent } from '../vendure-event';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/service/helpers/order-state-machine/order-state-machine.ts b/packages/core/src/service/helpers/order-state-machine/order-state-machine.ts
index 797e3f9453..73322b08d7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/service/helpers/order-state-machine/order-state-machine.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/service/helpers/order-state-machine/order-state-machine.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { OrderModification } from '../../../entity/order-modification/order-modi
 import { Order } from '../../../entity/order/order.entity';
 import { Payment } from '../../../entity/payment/payment.entity';
 import { ProductVariant } from '../../../entity/product-variant/product-variant.entity';
+import { OrderPlacedEvent } from '../../../event-bus/events/order-placed-event';
+import { EventBus } from '../../../event-bus/index';
 import { HistoryService } from '../../services/history.service';
 import { PromotionService } from '../../services/promotion.service';
 import { StockMovementService } from '../../services/stock-movement.service';
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export class OrderStateMachine {
         private stockMovementService: StockMovementService,
         private historyService: HistoryService,
         private promotionService: PromotionService,
+        private eventBus: EventBus,
     ) {
         this.config = this.initConfig();
     }
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@ export class OrderStateMachine {
                 order.active = false;
                 order.orderPlacedAt = new Date();
                 await this.promotionService.addPromotionsToOrder(ctx, order);
+                this.eventBus.publish(new OrderPlacedEvent(fromState, toState, ctx, order));
             }
         }
         const shouldAllocateStock = await stockAllocationStrategy.shouldAllocateStock(