diff --git a/cmd/registry/config-cache.yml b/cmd/registry/config-cache.yml
index 7a274ea5..d648303d 100644
--- a/cmd/registry/config-cache.yml
+++ b/cmd/registry/config-cache.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ redis:
   readtimeout: 10ms
   writetimeout: 10ms
 notifications:
+    events:
+        includereferences: 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 e6b09064..9539bae4 100644
--- a/cmd/registry/config-dev.yml
+++ b/cmd/registry/config-dev.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ redis:
   readtimeout: 10ms
   writetimeout: 10ms
 notifications:
+    events:
+        includereferences: true
     endpoints:
         - name: local-5003
           url: http://localhost:5003/callback
diff --git a/configuration/configuration.go b/configuration/configuration.go
index d4783c4d..b347d63b 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ 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.
@@ -571,6 +573,11 @@ type Endpoint struct {
 	Ignore            Ignore        `yaml:"ignore"`            // ignore event types
 }
 
+// Events configures notification events.
+type Events struct {
+	IncludeReferences bool `yaml:"includereferences"` // include reference 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 a6f1b190..ebe57999 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ http:
   http2:
     disabled: false
 notifications:
+  events:
+    includereferences: true
   endpoints:
     - name: alistener
       disabled: false
@@ -857,6 +859,8 @@ settings for the registry.
 
 ```none
 notifications:
+  events:
+    includereferences: true
   endpoints:
     - name: alistener
       disabled: false
@@ -900,6 +904,13 @@ 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                                           |
+|-----------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|
+| `includereferences` | no | If `true`, include reference information in manifest events. |
 
 ## `redis`
 
diff --git a/manifest/schema2/manifest.go b/manifest/schema2/manifest.go
index 8adbbd0f..ee29438f 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 48048063..eb9af41a 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
+	includeReferences 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, includeReferences bool) Listener {
 	return &bridge{
-		ub:      ub,
-		actor:   actor,
-		source:  source,
-		request: request,
-		sink:    sink,
+		ub:                ub,
+		includeReferences: includeReferences,
+		actor:             actor,
+		source:            source,
+		request:           request,
+		sink:              sink,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ 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
 	}
@@ -159,6 +161,9 @@ 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.includeReferences {
+		event.Target.References = append(event.Target.References, 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 5c1401aa..b97bb4c5 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
@@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ 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) {
@@ -195,6 +204,15 @@ 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.References) != len(layers) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected number of references %v != %v", len(event.Target.References), len(layers))
+	}
+	for i, targetReference := range event.Target.References {
+		if targetReference.Digest != layers[i].BlobSum {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected reference: %q != %q", targetReference.Digest, layers[i].BlobSum)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func checkCommon(t *testing.T, events ...Event) {
diff --git a/notifications/event.go b/notifications/event.go
index 9651cd1b..54940a46 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"`
+
+		// References provides the references descriptors.
+		References []distribution.Descriptor `json:"references,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 4a6df3c2..24380482 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/app.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/app.go
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ 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.IncludeReferences)
 }
 
 // nameRequired returns true if the route requires a name.