diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/ExportEventArgs.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/ExportEventArgs.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..161a073615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/ExportEventArgs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Events
+{
+    public class ExportEventArgs<TEntity> : CancellableObjectEventArgs<IEnumerable<TEntity>>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor accepting a single entity instance
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="eventObject"></param>
+        /// <param name="xml"></param>
+        /// <param name="canCancel"></param>
+        public ExportEventArgs(TEntity eventObject, XElement xml, bool canCancel)
+			: base(new List<TEntity> { eventObject }, canCancel)
+        {
+            Xml = xml;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor accepting a single entity instance
+        /// and cancellable by default
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="eventObject"></param>
+        /// <param name="elementName"></param>
+        public ExportEventArgs(TEntity eventObject, string elementName) : base(new List<TEntity> {eventObject}, true)
+        {
+            Xml = new XElement(elementName);
+        }
+
+        protected ExportEventArgs(IEnumerable<TEntity> eventObject, bool canCancel) : base(eventObject, canCancel)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected ExportEventArgs(IEnumerable<TEntity> eventObject) : base(eventObject)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns all entities that were exported during the operation
+        /// </summary>
+        public IEnumerable<TEntity> ExportedEntities
+        {
+            get { return EventObject; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the xml relating to the export event
+        /// </summary>
+        public XElement Xml { get; private set; }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/ImportEventArgs.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/ImportEventArgs.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bdd6d6fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/ImportEventArgs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Events
+{
+    public class ImportEventArgs<TEntity> : CancellableObjectEventArgs<IEnumerable<TEntity>>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor accepting an XElement with the xml being imported
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="xml"></param>
+        public ImportEventArgs(XElement xml) : base(new List<TEntity>(), true)
+        {
+            Xml = xml;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor accepting a list of entities and an XElement with the imported xml
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="eventObject"></param>
+        /// <param name="xml"></param>
+        /// <param name="canCancel"></param>
+        public ImportEventArgs(IEnumerable<TEntity> eventObject, XElement xml, bool canCancel)
+            : base(eventObject, canCancel)
+        {
+            Xml = xml;
+        }
+
+        protected ImportEventArgs(IEnumerable<TEntity> eventObject, bool canCancel) : base(eventObject, canCancel)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected ImportEventArgs(IEnumerable<TEntity> eventObject) : base(eventObject)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns all entities that were imported during the operation
+        /// </summary>
+        public IEnumerable<TEntity> ImportedEntities
+        {
+            get { return EventObject; }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the xml relating to the import event
+        /// </summary>
+        public XElement Xml { get; private set; }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index bf6fcda1e3..18cd086cbe 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Events\CancellableObjectEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\DeleteRevisionsEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\EventExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Events\ExportEventArgs.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Events\ImportEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\MigrationEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\PublishEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Events\RecycleBinEventArgs.cs" />