diff --git a/cmd/registry/config-cache.yml b/cmd/registry/config-cache.yml
index 7a274ea59..f7e47b82d 100644
--- a/cmd/registry/config-cache.yml
+++ b/cmd/registry/config-cache.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ redis:
   readtimeout: 10ms
   writetimeout: 10ms
 notifications:
+    events:
+        manifestlayers: true
     endpoints:
         - name: local-8082
           url: http://localhost:5003/callback
diff --git a/cmd/registry/config-dev.yml b/cmd/registry/config-dev.yml
index e6b090646..250025691 100644
--- a/cmd/registry/config-dev.yml
+++ b/cmd/registry/config-dev.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ redis:
   readtimeout: 10ms
   writetimeout: 10ms
 notifications:
+    events:
+        manifestlayers: true
     endpoints:
         - name: local-5003
           url: http://localhost:5003/callback
diff --git a/configuration/configuration.go b/configuration/configuration.go
index 621d29aed..598413826 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ func (auth Auth) MarshalYAML() (interface{}, error) {
 
 // Notifications configures multiple http endpoints.
 type Notifications struct {
+	// EventConfig is the configuration for the event format that is sent to each Endpoint.
+	EventConfig Events `yaml:"events,omitempty"`
 	// Endpoints is a list of http configurations for endpoints that
 	// respond to webhook notifications. In the future, we may allow other
 	// kinds of endpoints, such as external queues.
@@ -564,6 +566,11 @@ type Endpoint struct {
 	Ignore            Ignore        `yaml:"ignore"`            // ignore event types
 }
 
+// Events configures notification events.
+type Events struct {
+	ManifestLayers bool `yaml:"manifestlayers"` // include layer data in manifest events
+}
+
 //Ignore configures mediaTypes and actions of the event, that it won't be propagated
 type Ignore struct {
 	MediaTypes []string `yaml:"mediatypes"` // target media types to ignore
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index f2e835133..7a6b9b2c9 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ http:
   http2:
     disabled: false
 notifications:
+  events:
+    manifestlayers: true
   endpoints:
     - name: alistener
       disabled: false
@@ -853,6 +855,8 @@ settings for the registry.
 
 ```none
 notifications:
+  events:
+    manifestlayers: true
   endpoints:
     - name: alistener
       disabled: false
@@ -896,6 +900,13 @@ accept event notifications.
 | `mediatypes`|no| A list of target media types to ignore. Events with these target media types are not published to the endpoint. |
 | `actions`   |no| A list of actions to ignore. Events with these actions are not published to the endpoint. |
 
+### `events`
+
+The `events` structure configures the information provided in event notifications.
+
+| Parameter | Required | Description                                           |
+|-----------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
+| `manifestlayers` | no | If `true`, include layer information in manifest events. |
 
 ## `redis`
 
diff --git a/manifest/schema2/manifest.go b/manifest/schema2/manifest.go
index a2708c750..243d58e94 100644
--- a/manifest/schema2/manifest.go
+++ b/manifest/schema2/manifest.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ type Manifest struct {
 	Layers []distribution.Descriptor `json:"layers"`
 }
 
-// References returnes the descriptors of this manifests references.
+// References returns the descriptors of this manifests references.
 func (m Manifest) References() []distribution.Descriptor {
 	references := make([]distribution.Descriptor, 0, 1+len(m.Layers))
 	references = append(references, m.Config)
diff --git a/notifications/bridge.go b/notifications/bridge.go
index 8f6386d3c..b336cd89e 100644
--- a/notifications/bridge.go
+++ b/notifications/bridge.go
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 type bridge struct {
-	ub      URLBuilder
-	actor   ActorRecord
-	source  SourceRecord
-	request RequestRecord
-	sink    Sink
+	ub             URLBuilder
+	manfiestLayers bool
+	actor          ActorRecord
+	source         SourceRecord
+	request        RequestRecord
+	sink           Sink
 }
 
 var _ Listener = &bridge{}
@@ -31,13 +32,14 @@ type URLBuilder interface {
 // using the actor and source. Any urls populated in the events created by
 // this bridge will be created using the URLBuilder.
 // TODO(stevvooe): Update this to simply take a context.Context object.
-func NewBridge(ub URLBuilder, source SourceRecord, actor ActorRecord, request RequestRecord, sink Sink) Listener {
+func NewBridge(ub URLBuilder, source SourceRecord, actor ActorRecord, request RequestRecord, sink Sink, manifestLayers bool) Listener {
 	return &bridge{
-		ub:      ub,
-		actor:   actor,
-		source:  source,
-		request: request,
-		sink:    sink,
+		ub:             ub,
+		manfiestLayers: manifestLayers,
+		actor:          actor,
+		source:         source,
+		request:        request,
+		sink:           sink,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ func (b *bridge) createManifestEvent(action string, repo reference.Named, sm dis
 	}
 
 	// Ensure we have the canonical manifest descriptor here
-	_, desc, err := distribution.UnmarshalManifest(mt, p)
+	manifest, desc, err := distribution.UnmarshalManifest(mt, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -144,6 +146,9 @@ func (b *bridge) createManifestEvent(action string, repo reference.Named, sm dis
 	event.Target.Length = desc.Size
 	event.Target.Size = desc.Size
 	event.Target.Digest = desc.Digest
+	if b.manfiestLayers {
+		event.Target.Layers = append(event.Target.Layers, manifest.References()...)
+	}
 
 	ref, err := reference.WithDigest(repo, event.Target.Digest)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/notifications/bridge_test.go b/notifications/bridge_test.go
index 863509936..cdf500c32 100644
--- a/notifications/bridge_test.go
+++ b/notifications/bridge_test.go
@@ -26,9 +26,18 @@ var (
 		Name: "test",
 	}
 	request = RequestRecord{}
-	m       = schema1.Manifest{
-		Name: repo,
-		Tag:  "latest",
+	layers  = []schema1.FSLayer{
+		{
+			BlobSum: "asdf",
+		},
+		{
+			BlobSum: "qwer",
+		},
+	}
+	m = schema1.Manifest{
+		Name:     repo,
+		Tag:      "latest",
+		FSLayers: layers,
 	}
 
 	sm      *schema1.SignedManifest
@@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ func createTestEnv(t *testing.T, fn testSinkFn) Listener {
 	payload = sm.Canonical
 	dgst = digest.FromBytes(payload)
 
-	return NewBridge(ub, source, actor, request, fn)
+	return NewBridge(ub, source, actor, request, fn, true)
 }
 
 func checkDeleted(t *testing.T, action string, events ...Event) {
@@ -170,6 +179,15 @@ func checkCommonManifest(t *testing.T, action string, events ...Event) {
 	if event.Target.URL != u {
 		t.Fatalf("incorrect url passed: \n%q != \n%q", event.Target.URL, u)
 	}
+
+	if len(event.Target.Layers) != len(layers) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected number of layers %v != %v", len(event.Target.Layers), len(layers))
+	}
+	for i, layer := range event.Target.Layers {
+		if layer.Digest != layers[i].BlobSum {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected layer: %q != %q", layer.Digest, layers[i].BlobSum)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func checkCommon(t *testing.T, events ...Event) {
diff --git a/notifications/event.go b/notifications/event.go
index 9651cd1b1..ab74c6752 100644
--- a/notifications/event.go
+++ b/notifications/event.go
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ type Event struct {
 
 		// Tag provides the tag
 		Tag string `json:"tag,omitempty"`
+
+		// Layers provides the layers descriptors.
+		Layers []distribution.Descriptor `json:"layers,omitempty"`
 	} `json:"target,omitempty"`
 
 	// Request covers the request that generated the event.
diff --git a/registry/handlers/app.go b/registry/handlers/app.go
index a40a4df38..8ccfffe50 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/app.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/app.go
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ func (app *App) eventBridge(ctx *Context, r *http.Request) notifications.Listene
 	}
 	request := notifications.NewRequestRecord(dcontext.GetRequestID(ctx), r)
 
-	return notifications.NewBridge(ctx.urlBuilder, app.events.source, actor, request, app.events.sink)
+	return notifications.NewBridge(ctx.urlBuilder, app.events.source, actor, request, app.events.sink, app.Config.Notifications.EventConfig.ManifestLayers)
 }
 
 // nameRequired returns true if the route requires a name.