diff --git a/lib/src/omemo/events.dart b/lib/src/omemo/events.dart
index 89359c1..71b7f9b 100644
--- a/lib/src/omemo/events.dart
+++ b/lib/src/omemo/events.dart
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ abstract class OmemoEvent {}
 
 /// Triggered when a ratchet has been modified
 class RatchetModifiedEvent extends OmemoEvent {
-
-  RatchetModifiedEvent(this.jid, this.deviceId, this.ratchet);
+  RatchetModifiedEvent(this.jid, this.deviceId, this.ratchet, this.added);
   final String jid;
   final int deviceId;
   final OmemoDoubleRatchet ratchet;
+
+  /// Indicates whether the ratchet has just been created (true) or just modified (false).
+  final bool added;
 }
 
 /// Triggered when a ratchet has been removed and should be removed from storage.
 class RatchetRemovedEvent extends OmemoEvent {
-
   RatchetRemovedEvent(this.jid, this.deviceId);
   final String jid;
   final int deviceId;
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ class RatchetRemovedEvent extends OmemoEvent {
 
 /// Triggered when the device map has been modified
 class DeviceMapModifiedEvent extends OmemoEvent {
-
   DeviceMapModifiedEvent(this.map);
   final Map<String, List<int>> map;
 }
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class DeviceMapModifiedEvent extends OmemoEvent {
 /// Triggered by the OmemoSessionManager when our own device bundle was modified
 /// and thus should be republished.
 class DeviceModifiedEvent extends OmemoEvent {
-
   DeviceModifiedEvent(this.device);
   final Device device;
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/omemo/sessionmanager.dart b/lib/src/omemo/sessionmanager.dart
index 5ddaf29..77a06f5 100644
--- a/lib/src/omemo/sessionmanager.dart
+++ b/lib/src/omemo/sessionmanager.dart
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import 'package:synchronized/synchronized.dart';
 const omemoPayloadInfoString = 'OMEMO Payload';
 
 class OmemoSessionManager {
-
   OmemoSessionManager(this._device, this._deviceMap, this._ratchetMap, this._trustManager)
     : _lock = Lock(),
       _deviceLock = Lock(),
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ class OmemoSessionManager {
       _ratchetMap[key] = ratchet;
 
       // Commit the ratchet
-      _eventStreamController.add(RatchetModifiedEvent(jid, deviceId, ratchet));
+      _eventStreamController.add(RatchetModifiedEvent(jid, deviceId, ratchet, true));
     });
   }
 
@@ -321,7 +320,7 @@ class OmemoSessionManager {
           }
 
           // Commit the ratchet
-          _eventStreamController.add(RatchetModifiedEvent(jid, deviceId, ratchet));
+          _eventStreamController.add(RatchetModifiedEvent(jid, deviceId, ratchet, false));
         }
       }
     });
@@ -346,6 +345,7 @@ class OmemoSessionManager {
           mapKey.jid,
           mapKey.deviceId,
           oldRatchet,
+          false,
         ),
       );
     });
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ class OmemoSessionManager {
               senderJid,
               senderDeviceId,
               oldRatchet,
+              false,
             ),
           );
           
@@ -476,7 +477,14 @@ class OmemoSessionManager {
     }
 
     // Commit the ratchet
-    _eventStreamController.add(RatchetModifiedEvent(senderJid, senderDeviceId, ratchet));
+    _eventStreamController.add(
+      RatchetModifiedEvent(
+        senderJid,
+        senderDeviceId,
+        ratchet,
+        false,
+      ),
+    );
 
     try {
       return _decryptAndVerifyHmac(ciphertext, keyAndHmac);
@@ -606,7 +614,7 @@ class OmemoSessionManager {
         ..acknowledged = true;
 
       // Commit it
-      _eventStreamController.add(RatchetModifiedEvent(jid, deviceId, ratchet));
+      _eventStreamController.add(RatchetModifiedEvent(jid, deviceId, ratchet, false));
     });
   }