diff --git a/helix-dap/examples/dap-basic.rs b/helix-dap/examples/dap-basic.rs
index 76fc0dd3f..fb52f8553 100644
--- a/helix-dap/examples/dap-basic.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/examples/dap-basic.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-use helix_dap::{Client, Result, SourceBreakpoint};
+use helix_dap::{Client, Event, OutputEventBody, Result, SourceBreakpoint};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::from_value;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
@@ -8,6 +10,12 @@ struct LaunchArguments {
     program: String,
 }
 
+async fn output(mut output_event: Receiver<Event>) {
+    let body: OutputEventBody =
+        from_value(output_event.recv().await.unwrap().body.unwrap()).unwrap();
+    println!("{:?}", body);
+}
+
 #[tokio::main]
 pub async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let base_config = fern::Dispatch::new().level(log::LevelFilter::Info);
@@ -25,6 +33,9 @@ pub async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     println!("create: {:?}", client);
     let mut client = client?;
 
+    let output_event = client.listen_for_event("output".to_owned()).await;
+    tokio::spawn(output(output_event));
+
     println!("init: {:?}", client.initialize("go".to_owned()).await);
     println!("caps: {:#?}", client.capabilities());
 
diff --git a/helix-dap/src/client.rs b/helix-dap/src/client.rs
index 7ce7833d3..ef7bb1530 100644
--- a/helix-dap/src/client.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/src/client.rs
@@ -254,6 +254,19 @@ struct VariablesResponseBody {
     variables: Vec<Variable>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct OutputEventBody {
+    pub output: String,
+    pub category: Option<String>,
+    pub group: Option<String>,
+    pub line: Option<usize>,
+    pub column: Option<usize>,
+    pub variables_reference: Option<usize>,
+    pub source: Option<Source>,
+    pub data: Option<Value>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Client {
     id: usize,
diff --git a/helix-dap/src/lib.rs b/helix-dap/src/lib.rs
index 1e545fd89..408f4d3d9 100644
--- a/helix-dap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-dap/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mod client;
 mod transport;
 
-pub use client::{Breakpoint, Client, SourceBreakpoint};
+pub use client::{Breakpoint, Client, OutputEventBody, SourceBreakpoint};
 pub use transport::{Event, Payload, Request, Response, Transport};
 
 use thiserror::Error;