diff --git a/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-event/files/events.json b/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-event/files/events.json
index 255aee287..8edd232de 100644
--- a/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-event/files/events.json
+++ b/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-event/files/events.json
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 	"ssh",
 	"health","health.dns", "health.dhcp", "health.radius", "health.memory",
 	"client", "client.join", "client.leave", "client.key-mismatch",
-	"wifi", "wifi.start", "wifi.stop"
+	"wifi", "wifi.start", "wifi.stop",
+	"wired", "wired.carrier-up", "wired.carrier-down"
 ]
diff --git a/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-event/files/ucentral-event b/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-event/files/ucentral-event
index 455bc89be..ddb49a897 100755
--- a/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-event/files/ucentral-event
+++ b/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-event/files/ucentral-event
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ import * as libuci from 'uci';
 import * as uloop from 'uloop';
 import * as nl80211 from 'nl80211';
 import * as rtnl from 'rtnl';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+let capab = {};
+let capabfile = fs.open("/etc/ucentral/capabilities.json", "r");
+if (capabfile) {
+	capab = json(capabfile.read("all"));
+	capabfile.close();
+}
 
 uloop.init();
 
@@ -20,6 +28,7 @@ let log_subscriber;
 let ratelimit = false;
 let config;
 let wan_ports;
+let carrier = {};
 
 function config_load() {
 	uci.load('event');
@@ -255,8 +264,27 @@ function nl_cb(msg) {
 	event('client', 'leave',  payload);
 }
 
+function ifname_lookup(prefix, ifname, list) {
+	let idx = index(list, ifname);
+	if (idx < 0)
+		return;
+	return prefix + (idx + 1);
+}
+
 function rtnl_cb(msg) {
-	printf('%.J\n', msg);
+	if (!exists(msg.msg, "carrier"))
+		return;
+
+	let name = ifname_lookup('LAN', msg.msg?.ifname, capab.network?.lan);
+	if (!name)
+		name = ifname_lookup('WAN', msg.msg?.ifname, capab.network?.wan);
+	if (name) {
+		let verb = msg.msg.carrier ? 'carrier-up' : 'carrier-down';	
+		if (carrier[name] == verb)
+			return;
+		carrier[name] = verb;
+		event('wired', verb, { name });
+	}
 }
 
 let ubus_methods = {
diff --git a/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-schema/files/etc/ucentral/examples/telemetry.json b/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-schema/files/etc/ucentral/examples/telemetry.json
index 14d0069bb..495b3b5e1 100644
--- a/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-schema/files/etc/ucentral/examples/telemetry.json
+++ b/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-schema/files/etc/ucentral/examples/telemetry.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 			"types": [ "ssh", "health", "wifi" ]
 		},
 		"realtime": {
-			"types": [ "client.join", "client.leave", "client.key-mismatch" ]
+			"types": [ "client.join", "client.leave", "client.key-mismatch", "wired" ]
 		},
 		"health": {
 			"interval": 120