diff --git a/lang/en/message.php b/lang/en/message.php
index 6180e03d3e6..9ebe157085a 100644
--- a/lang/en/message.php
+++ b/lang/en/message.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ $string['eventmessagecontactadded'] = 'Message contact added';
 $string['eventmessagecontactblocked'] = 'Message contact blocked';
 $string['eventmessagecontactremoved'] = 'Message contact removed';
 $string['eventmessagecontactunblocked'] = 'Message contact unblocked';
+$string['eventmessageread'] = 'Message read';
 $string['eventmessagesent'] = 'Message sent';
 $string['forced'] = 'Forced';
 $string['formorethan'] = 'For more than';
diff --git a/lib/classes/event/message_read.php b/lib/classes/event/message_read.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ba652e513f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/classes/event/message_read.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?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 read event class.
+ *
+ * @property-read array $other {
+ *      Extra information about event.
+ *
+ *      - int messageid: the id of the message.
+ * }
+ *
+ * @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_read extends base {
+
+    /**
+     * Init method.
+     */
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'message_read';
+        $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('eventmessageread', '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->relateduserid . '\' read a message from the user with the id  \'' .
+            $this->userid . '\'.';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Custom validation.
+     *
+     * @throws \coding_exception
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function validate_data() {
+        parent::validate_data();
+
+        if (!isset($this->relateduserid)) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'relateduserid\' must be set.');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($this->other['messageid'])) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'messageid\' needs to be set in $other.');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/message/lib.php b/message/lib.php
index 4521a91aacf..e80819d2777 100644
--- a/message/lib.php
+++ b/message/lib.php
@@ -2376,7 +2376,21 @@ function message_mark_message_read($message, $timeread, $messageworkingempty=fal
         $DB->delete_records('message_working', array('unreadmessageid' => $messageid));
     }
     $messagereadid = $DB->insert_record('message_read', $message);
+
     $DB->delete_records('message', array('id' => $messageid));
+
+    // Trigger event for reading a message.
+    $event = \core\event\message_read::create(array(
+        'objectid' => $messagereadid,
+        'userid' => $message->useridto, // Using the user who read the message as they are the ones performing the action.
+        'context'  => context_user::instance($message->useridto),
+        'relateduserid' => $message->useridfrom,
+        'other' => array(
+            'messageid' => $messageid
+        )
+    ));
+    $event->trigger();
+
     return $messagereadid;
 }
 
diff --git a/message/tests/events_test.php b/message/tests/events_test.php
index c011fbd67be..a4d2bcb54f7 100644
--- a/message/tests/events_test.php
+++ b/message/tests/events_test.php
@@ -167,4 +167,29 @@ class core_message_events_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $expected = array(SITEID, 'message', 'write', 'index.php?user=1&id=2&history=1#m3', 1);
         $this->assertEventLegacyLogData($expected, $event);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test the message read event.
+     */
+    public function test_message_read() {
+        global $DB;
+
+        // Create a message to mark as read.
+        $message = new stdClass();
+        $message->useridfrom = '1';
+        $message->useridto = '2';
+        $message->subject = 'Subject';
+        $message->message = 'Message';
+        $message->id = $DB->insert_record('message', $message);
+
+        // Trigger and capture the event.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+        message_mark_message_read($message, time());
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $event = reset($events);
+
+        // Check that the event data is valid.
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\core\event\message_read', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals(context_user::instance(2), $event->get_context());
+    }
 }