diff --git a/lang/en/message.php b/lang/en/message.php
index 368953137d5..478fa1c78ce 100644
--- a/lang/en/message.php
+++ b/lang/en/message.php
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ $string['emptysearchstring'] = 'You must search for something';
 $string['enabled'] = 'Enabled';
 $string['errorcallingprocessor'] = 'Error calling defined output';
 $string['errortranslatingdefault'] = 'Error translating default setting provided by plugin, using system defaults instead.';
+$string['eventmessagecontactadded'] = 'Message contact added';
 $string['forced'] = 'Forced';
 $string['formorethan'] = 'For more than';
 $string['guestnoeditmessage'] = 'Guest user can not edit messaging options';
diff --git a/lib/classes/event/message_contact_added.php b/lib/classes/event/message_contact_added.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7281048f236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/classes/event/message_contact_added.php
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Message contact added event class.
+ *
+ * @package    core
+ * @copyright  2014 Mark Nelson <markn@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+namespace core\event;
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+class message_contact_added extends base {
+
+    /**
+     * Init method.
+     */
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'message_contacts';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'c';
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_OTHER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns localised general event name.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function get_name() {
+        return get_string('eventmessagecontactadded', 'message');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns relevant URL.
+     *
+     * @return \moodle_url
+     */
+    public function get_url() {
+        return new \moodle_url('message/index.php', array('user1' => $this->relateduserid, 'user2' => $this->userid));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of what happened.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function get_description() {
+        return 'The user with the id \'' . $this->userid . '\' added the user with the id  \'' .
+            $this->relateduserid . '\' to their contact list.';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return legacy data for add_to_log().
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    protected function get_legacy_logdata() {
+        return array(SITEID, 'message', 'add contact', 'index.php?user1=' . $this->relateduserid .
+            '&amp;user2=' . $this->userid, $this->relateduserid);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Custom validation.
+     *
+     * @throws \coding_exception
+     */
+    protected function validate_data() {
+        parent::validate_data();
+
+        if (!isset($this->relateduserid)) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'relateduserid\' must be set.');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/message/index.php b/message/index.php
index c04e6d51fad..60588413951 100644
--- a/message/index.php
+++ b/message/index.php
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ if (!empty($user2->id) && $user2realuser && ($user2->id != $USER->id)) {
 
 /// Process any contact maintenance requests there may be
 if ($addcontact and confirm_sesskey()) {
-    add_to_log(SITEID, 'message', 'add contact', 'index.php?user1='.$addcontact.'&amp;user2='.$USER->id, $addcontact);
     message_add_contact($addcontact);
     redirect($CFG->wwwroot . '/message/index.php?viewing=contacts&id='.$addcontact);
 }
diff --git a/message/lib.php b/message/lib.php
index 4983b08e148..1ac823b9e6a 100644
--- a/message/lib.php
+++ b/message/lib.php
@@ -1021,7 +1021,18 @@ function message_add_contact($contactid, $blocked=0) {
         $contact->userid = $USER->id;
         $contact->contactid = $contactid;
         $contact->blocked = $blocked;
-        return $DB->insert_record('message_contacts', $contact, false);
+        $contact->id = $DB->insert_record('message_contacts', $contact);
+
+        // Trigger event for adding a contact.
+        $event = \core\event\message_contact_added::create(array(
+            'objectid' => $contact->id,
+            'userid' => $contact->userid,
+            'relateduserid' => $contact->contactid,
+            'context'  => context_user::instance($contact->userid)
+        ));
+        $event->trigger();
+
+        return true;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/message/tests/events_test.php b/message/tests/events_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..173200966c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/message/tests/events_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Events tests.
+ *
+ * @package core_message
+ * @category test
+ * @copyright 2014 Mark Nelson <markn@moodle.com>
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+class core_message_events_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
+
+    /**
+     * Test set up.
+     *
+     * This is executed before running any test in this file.
+     */
+    public function setUp() {
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the message contact added event.
+     */
+    public function test_message_contact_added() {
+        // Set this user as the admin.
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+
+        // Create a user to add to the admin's contact list.
+        $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+
+        // Trigger and capture the event when adding a contact.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+        message_add_contact($user->id);
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $event = reset($events);
+
+        // Check that the event data is valid.
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\core\event\message_contact_added', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals(context_user::instance(2), $event->get_context());
+        $expected = array(SITEID, 'message', 'add contact', 'index.php?user1=' . $user->id .
+            '&amp;user2=2', $user->id);
+        $this->assertEventLegacyLogData($expected, $event);
+    }
+}