diff --git a/disagreement/gateway.py b/disagreement/gateway.py
index ddcea94..7cd53cc 100644
--- a/disagreement/gateway.py
+++ b/disagreement/gateway.py
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ class GatewayClient:
                 raw_event_d_payload if isinstance(raw_event_d_payload, dict) else {}
             )
             await self._dispatcher.dispatch(event_name, event_data_to_dispatch)
+            await self._dispatcher.dispatch(
+                "SHARD_RESUME", {"shard_id": self._shard_id}
+            )
         elif event_name:
             # For other events, ensure 'd' is a dict, or pass {} if 'd' is null/missing.
             # Models/parsers in EventDispatcher will need to handle potentially empty dicts.
@@ -508,6 +511,10 @@ class GatewayClient:
                 self._receive_task.cancel()
             self._receive_task = self._loop.create_task(self._receive_loop())
 
+            await self._dispatcher.dispatch(
+                "SHARD_CONNECT", {"shard_id": self._shard_id}
+            )
+
         except aiohttp.ClientConnectorError as e:
             raise GatewayException(
                 f"Failed to connect to Gateway (Connector Error): {e}"
@@ -559,6 +566,10 @@ class GatewayClient:
             self._last_sequence = None
             self._resume_gateway_url = None  # This might be re-fetched anyway
 
+        await self._dispatcher.dispatch(
+            "SHARD_DISCONNECT", {"shard_id": self._shard_id}
+        )
+
     @property
     def latency(self) -> Optional[float]:
         """Returns the latency between heartbeat and ACK in seconds."""
diff --git a/docs/events.md b/docs/events.md
index d22294e..5cd57ef 100644
--- a/docs/events.md
+++ b/docs/events.md
@@ -98,3 +98,36 @@ Emitted when a guild role is updated. The callback receives a
 async def on_guild_role_update(event: disagreement.GuildRoleUpdate):
     ...
 ```
+
+## SHARD_CONNECT
+
+Fired when a shard establishes its gateway connection. The callback receives a
+dictionary with the shard ID.
+
+```python
+@client.event
+async def on_shard_connect(info: dict):
+    print("shard connected", info["shard_id"])
+```
+
+## SHARD_DISCONNECT
+
+Emitted when a shard's gateway connection is closed. The callback receives a
+dictionary with the shard ID.
+
+```python
+@client.event
+async def on_shard_disconnect(info: dict):
+    ...
+```
+
+## SHARD_RESUME
+
+Sent when a shard successfully resumes after a reconnect. The callback receives
+a dictionary with the shard ID.
+
+```python
+@client.event
+async def on_shard_resume(info: dict):
+    ...
+```
diff --git a/tests/test_sharding.py b/tests/test_sharding.py
index 3c2249d..15c1d10 100644
--- a/tests/test_sharding.py
+++ b/tests/test_sharding.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
 from disagreement.shard_manager import ShardManager
 from disagreement.client import Client, AutoShardedClient
+from disagreement.event_dispatcher import EventDispatcher
 
 
 class DummyGateway:
@@ -10,11 +11,27 @@ class DummyGateway:
         self.connect = AsyncMock()
         self.close = AsyncMock()
 
+        dispatcher = kwargs.get("event_dispatcher")
+        shard_id = kwargs.get("shard_id")
+
+        async def emit_connect():
+            await dispatcher.dispatch("SHARD_CONNECT", {"shard_id": shard_id})
+
+        async def emit_close():
+            await dispatcher.dispatch("SHARD_DISCONNECT", {"shard_id": shard_id})
+
+        async def emit_resume():
+            await dispatcher.dispatch("SHARD_RESUME", {"shard_id": shard_id})
+
+        self.connect.side_effect = emit_connect
+        self.close.side_effect = emit_close
+        self.resume = AsyncMock(side_effect=emit_resume)
+
 
 class DummyClient:
     def __init__(self):
         self._http = object()
-        self._event_dispatcher = object()
+        self._event_dispatcher = EventDispatcher(self)
         self.token = "t"
         self.intents = 0
         self.verbose = False
@@ -68,3 +85,34 @@ async def test_auto_sharded_client_fetches_count(monkeypatch):
     await c.connect()
     dummy_manager.start.assert_awaited_once()
     assert c.shard_count == 4
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_shard_events_emitted(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("disagreement.shard_manager.GatewayClient", DummyGateway)
+
+    client = DummyClient()
+    manager = ShardManager(client, shard_count=1)
+
+    events: list[tuple[str, int | None]] = []
+
+    async def on_connect(info):
+        events.append(("connect", info.get("shard_id")))
+
+    async def on_disconnect(info):
+        events.append(("disconnect", info.get("shard_id")))
+
+    async def on_resume(info):
+        events.append(("resume", info.get("shard_id")))
+
+    client._event_dispatcher.register("SHARD_CONNECT", on_connect)
+    client._event_dispatcher.register("SHARD_DISCONNECT", on_disconnect)
+    client._event_dispatcher.register("SHARD_RESUME", on_resume)
+
+    await manager.start()
+    await manager.shards[0].gateway.resume()
+    await manager.close()
+
+    assert ("connect", 0) in events
+    assert ("disconnect", 0) in events
+    assert ("resume", 0) in events