diff --git a/src/SimConnect.NET/Events/SimSystemEventReceivedEventArgs.cs b/src/SimConnect.NET/Events/SimSystemEventReceivedEventArgs.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b92f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SimConnect.NET/Events/SimSystemEventReceivedEventArgs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// <copyright file="SimSystemEventReceivedEventArgs.cs" company="BARS">
+// Copyright (c) BARS. All rights reserved.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace SimConnect.NET.Events
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides data for an event that is raised when a Simconnect system event is raised.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SimSystemEventReceivedEventArgs"/> class with the specified event identifier and.
+    /// associated data.
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <param name="eventId">The unique identifier for the system event.</param>
+    /// <param name="data">The data associated with the system event.</param>
+    public class SimSystemEventReceivedEventArgs(uint eventId, uint data) : EventArgs
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the unique identifier for the event.
+        /// </summary>
+        public uint EventId { get; } = eventId;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the data associated with the event.
+        /// </summary>
+        public uint Data { get; } = data;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/SimConnect.NET/SimConnectClient.cs b/src/SimConnect.NET/SimConnectClient.cs
index c5b6d3f..2516dc6 100644
--- a/src/SimConnect.NET/SimConnectClient.cs
+++ b/src/SimConnect.NET/SimConnectClient.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) BARS. All rights reserved.
 // </copyright>
 
-using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -70,6 +69,11 @@ public SimConnectClient(string applicationName = "SimConnect.NET Client")
         /// </summary>
         public event EventHandler<RawSimConnectMessageEventArgs>? RawMessageReceived;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Occurs when a subscribed event is fired.
+        /// </summary>
+        public event EventHandler<SimSystemEventReceivedEventArgs>? SystemEventReceived;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether the client is connected to SimConnect.
         /// </summary>
@@ -345,6 +349,40 @@ public async Task DisconnectAsync()
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Subscribes to a specific simulator system event.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="systemEventName">The name of the system event (e.g., "SimStart", "4Sec", "Crashed").</param>
+        /// <param name="systemEventId">A user-defined ID to identify this subscription.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token for the operation.</param>
+        /// <returns>A task representing the event.</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown when a sim connection wasn't found.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="SimConnectException">Thrown when the event wasn't subscribed.</exception>
+        public async Task SubscribeToEventAsync(string systemEventName, uint systemEventId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            ObjectDisposedException.ThrowIf(this.disposed, nameof(SimConnectClient));
+
+            if (!this.isConnected)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Not connected to SimConnect.");
+            }
+
+            await Task.Run(
+                () =>
+                {
+                    var result = SimConnectNative.SimConnect_SubscribeToSystemEvent(
+                        this.simConnectHandle,
+                        systemEventId,
+                        systemEventName);
+
+                    if (result != (int)SimConnectError.None)
+                    {
+                        throw new SimConnectException($"Failed to subscribe to event {systemEventName}: {(SimConnectError)result}", (SimConnectError)result);
+                    }
+                },
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Processes the next SimConnect message.
         /// </summary>
@@ -419,6 +457,9 @@ public async Task<bool> ProcessNextMessageAsync(CancellationToken cancellationTo
                             case SimConnectRecvId.VorList:
                             case SimConnectRecvId.NdbList:
                                 break;
+                            case SimConnectRecvId.Event:
+                                this.ProcessSystemEvent(ppData);
+                                break;
                             default:
                                 this.simVarManager?.ProcessReceivedData(ppData, pcbData);
                                 break;
@@ -543,6 +584,29 @@ private void ProcessOpen(IntPtr ppData)
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Processes a system event message from SimConnect.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ppData">Pointer to the received Event data.</param>
+        private void ProcessSystemEvent(IntPtr ppData)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var recvEvent = Marshal.PtrToStructure<SimConnectRecvEvent>(ppData);
+
+                this.SystemEventReceived?.Invoke(this, new SimSystemEventReceivedEventArgs(recvEvent.EventId, recvEvent.Data));
+
+                if (SimConnectLogger.IsLevelEnabled(SimConnectLogger.LogLevel.Debug))
+                {
+                    SimConnectLogger.Debug($"System Event Received: ID={recvEvent.EventId} Data={recvEvent.Data}");
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex) when (!ExceptionHelper.IsCritical(ex))
+            {
+                SimConnectLogger.Error("Error processing system event", ex);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Starts the background message processing loop.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/SimConnect.NET.Tests.Net8/Tests/SystemEventSubscriptionTests.cs b/tests/SimConnect.NET.Tests.Net8/Tests/SystemEventSubscriptionTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f124d37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SimConnect.NET.Tests.Net8/Tests/SystemEventSubscriptionTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// <copyright file="SystemEventSubscriptionTests.cs" company="BARS">
+// Copyright (c) BARS. All rights reserved.
+// </copyright>
+
+namespace SimConnect.NET.Tests.Net8.Tests
+{
+    internal class SystemEventSubscriptionTests : ISimConnectTest
+    {
+        public string Name => "SystemEventSubscription";
+
+        public string Description => "Tests system event subscription";
+
+        public string Category => "System Event";
+
+        public async Task<bool> RunAsync(SimConnectClient client, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (!client.IsConnected)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("   ❌ Client should already be connected");
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                Console.WriteLine("   ✅ Connection status verified");
+
+                using var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken);
+                cts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15));
+
+                bool testEventReceived = false;
+                client.SystemEventReceived += (sender, e) =>
+                {
+                    switch (e.EventId)
+                    {
+                        case 100:
+                            Console.WriteLine("4 seconds has passed!");
+                            testEventReceived = true;
+                            break;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                await client.SubscribeToEventAsync("4sec", 100, cts.Token);
+
+                Console.WriteLine("Listening for events...");
+
+                while (!testEventReceived && !cts.Token.IsCancellationRequested)
+                {
+                    await Task.Delay(500, cts.Token);
+                }
+                if (!testEventReceived)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("   ❌ Did not receive expected system event");
+                    return false;
+                }
+                Console.WriteLine("   ✅ Received expected system event");
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("   ❌ Connection test timed out");
+                return false;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"   ❌ Connection test failed: {ex.Message}");
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/SimConnect.NET.Tests.Net8/Tests/TestRunner.cs b/tests/SimConnect.NET.Tests.Net8/Tests/TestRunner.cs
index 7f2c83d..512f3aa 100644
--- a/tests/SimConnect.NET.Tests.Net8/Tests/TestRunner.cs
+++ b/tests/SimConnect.NET.Tests.Net8/Tests/TestRunner.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public TestRunner()
                 new InputEventTests(),
                 new InputEventValueTests(),
                 new PerformanceTests(),
+                new SystemEventSubscriptionTests(),
             };
         }
 
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ private static TestOptions ParseArguments(string[] args)
                     case "--verbose":
                         options.Verbose = true;
                         break;
+                    case "--test-events":
+                        options.Categories.Add("System Event");
+                        break;
                 }
             }