diff --git a/core/core.services.yml b/core/core.services.yml
index 9baa90c..ef20e47 100644
--- a/core/core.services.yml
+++ b/core/core.services.yml
@@ -306,12 +306,10 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@router.dumper', '@lock', '@event_dispatcher', '@module_handler', '@controller_resolver']
   path.alias_manager.cached:
     class: Drupal\Core\CacheDecorator\AliasManagerCacheDecorator
-    tags:
-      - { name: event_subscriber }
     arguments: ['@path.alias_manager', '@cache.path']
   path.crud:
     class: Drupal\Core\Path\Path
-    arguments: ['@database', '@event_dispatcher']
+    arguments: ['@database', '@module_handler']
 # The argument to the hashing service defined in services.yml, to the
 # constructor of PhpassHashedPassword is the log2 number of iterations for
 # password stretching.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CacheDecorator/AliasManagerCacheDecorator.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CacheDecorator/AliasManagerCacheDecorator.php
index 56b9fdc..cf46231 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CacheDecorator/AliasManagerCacheDecorator.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/CacheDecorator/AliasManagerCacheDecorator.php
@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Path\AliasManagerInterface;
-use Drupal\Core\Path\PathEvents;
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
 
 /**
  * Class used by the PathSubscriber to get the system path and cache path lookups.
  */
-class AliasManagerCacheDecorator implements CacheDecoratorInterface, AliasManagerInterface, EventSubscriberInterface {
+class AliasManagerCacheDecorator implements CacheDecoratorInterface, AliasManagerInterface {
 
   /**
    * @var \Drupal\Core\Path\AliasManagerInterface
@@ -127,14 +125,4 @@ public function cacheClear() {
     $this->cache->delete($this->cacheKey);
     $this->aliasManager->cacheClear();
   }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  static function getSubscribedEvents() {
-    $events[PathEvents::UPDATE][] = array('cacheClear');
-    $events[PathEvents::INSERT][] = array('cacheClear');
-    $events[PathEvents::DELETE][] = array('cacheClear');
-    return $events;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/AliasManagerInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/AliasManagerInterface.php
index 3dedd3e..e9920fb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/AliasManagerInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/AliasManagerInterface.php
@@ -54,4 +54,9 @@ public function getPathLookups();
    *   An array of system paths.
    */
   public function preloadPathLookups(array $path_list);
+
+  /**
+   * Clear internal caches in alias manager.
+   */
+  public function cacheClear();
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/Path.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/Path.php
index f381e82..731daf0 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/Path.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/Path.php
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 namespace Drupal\Core\Path;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
+use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Language\Language;
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 
 /**
  * Defines a class for CRUD operations on path aliases.
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ class Path {
   protected $connection;
 
   /**
-   * An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
+   * The module handler.
    *
-   * @var \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface
    */
-  protected $eventDispatcher;
+  protected $moduleHandler;
 
   /**
    * Constructs a Path CRUD object.
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ class Path {
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
    *   A database connection for reading and writing path aliases.
    *
-   * @param \Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface $event_dispatcher
-   *   An event dispatcher instance to use for configuration events.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
+   *   The module handler.
    */
-  public function __construct(Connection $connection, EventDispatcherInterface $event_dispatcher) {
+  public function __construct(Connection $connection, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
     $this->connection = $connection;
-    $this->eventDispatcher = $event_dispatcher;
+    $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ public function save($source, $alias, $langcode = Language::LANGCODE_NOT_SPECIFI
       $operation = 'update';
     }
     if ($pid) {
-      $event = $operation == 'update' ? PathEvents::UPDATE : PathEvents::INSERT;
-      $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch($event, new PathInsertUpdateEvent($fields));
+      $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll('path_' . $operation, $fields);
       return $fields;
     }
     return FALSE;
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ public function delete($conditions) {
       $query->condition($field, $value);
     }
     $deleted = $query->execute();
-    $this->eventDispatcher->dispatch(PathEvents::DELETE, new PathDeleteEvent($path));
+    $this->moduleHandler->invokeAll('path_delete', $path);
     return $deleted;
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathDeleteEvent.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathDeleteEvent.php
deleted file mode 100644
index fd927be..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathDeleteEvent.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\Path\PathDeleteEvent.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\Path;
-
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
-
-class PathDeleteEvent extends Event {
-
-  /**
-   * Path being deleted.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  protected $path;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs PathDeleteEvent.
-   *
-   * @param string $path
-   *   Path being deleted.
-   */
-  public function __construct($path) {
-    $this->path = $path;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns path that is being deleted at this event.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   Path being deleted.
-   */
-  public function getPath() {
-    return $this->path;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathEvents.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathEvents.php
deleted file mode 100644
index c2e8db4..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathEvents.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains Drupal\Core\Path\PathEvents.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\Path;
-
-/**
- * Contains all events thrown by path alias system.
- */
-final class PathEvents {
-  /**
-   * The INSERT event occurs when a new path alias is inserted.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  const INSERT = 'path.insert';
-
-  /**
-   * The UPDATE event occurs when an existing path alias is updated.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  const UPDATE = 'path.update';
-
-  /**
-   * The DELETE event occurs when a path alias is deleted.
-   *
-   * @var string
-   */
-  const DELETE = 'path.delete';
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathInsertUpdateEvent.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathInsertUpdateEvent.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d70542..0000000
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/PathInsertUpdateEvent.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\Core\Path\PathInsertUpdateEvent.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\Core\Path;
-
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\Event;
-
-class PathInsertUpdateEvent extends Event {
-
-  /**
-   * Information about path alias being inserted/updated.
-   *
-   * @var array
-   */
-  protected $fields;
-
-  /**
-   * Constructs PathInsertUpdateEvent.
-   *
-   * @param array $fields
-   *   Path alias information.
-   */
-  public function __construct($fields) {
-    $this->fields = $fields;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns path alias information.
-   *
-   * @return array
-   *   Array containing path alias information.
-   */
-  public function getFields() {
-    return $this->fields;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.api.php b/core/modules/path/path.api.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c69b97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Hooks provided by the Path module.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup hooks
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Respond to a path being inserted.
+ *
+ * @param $path
+ *   An associative array containing the following keys:
+ *   - source: The internal system path.
+ *   - alias: The URL alias.
+ *   - pid: Unique path alias identifier.
+ *   - langcode: The language code of the alias.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Path\Path::save()
+ */
+function hook_path_insert($path) {
+  db_insert('mytable')
+    ->fields(array(
+      'alias' => $path['alias'],
+      'pid' => $path['pid'],
+    ))
+    ->execute();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Respond to a path being updated.
+ *
+ * @param $path
+ *   An associative array containing the following keys:
+ *   - source: The internal system path.
+ *   - alias: The URL alias.
+ *   - pid: Unique path alias identifier.
+ *   - langcode: The language code of the alias.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Path\Path::save()
+ */
+function hook_path_update($path) {
+  db_update('mytable')
+    ->fields(array('alias' => $path['alias']))
+    ->condition('pid', $path['pid'])
+    ->execute();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Respond to a path being deleted.
+ *
+ * @param $path
+ *   An associative array containing the following keys:
+ *   - source: The internal system path.
+ *   - alias: The URL alias.
+ *   - pid: Unique path alias identifier.
+ *   - langcode: The language code of the alias.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Path\Path::delete()
+ */
+function hook_path_delete($path) {
+  db_delete('mytable')
+    ->condition('pid', $path['pid'])
+    ->execute();
+}
+
+/**
+ * @} End of "addtogroup hooks".
+ */
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/AliasTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/AliasTest.php
index d155418..18f13ba 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/AliasTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/AliasTest.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function testCRUD() {
     $this->fixtures->createTables($connection);
 
     //Create Path object.
-    $path = new Path($connection, $this->container->get('event_dispatcher'));
+    $path = new Path($connection, $this->container->get('module_handler'));
 
     $aliases = $this->fixtures->sampleUrlAliases();
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function testLookupPath() {
 
     //Create AliasManager and Path object.
     $aliasManager = $this->container->get('path.alias_manager');
-    $pathObject = new Path($connection, $this->container->get('event_dispatcher'));
+    $pathObject = new Path($connection, $this->container->get('module_handler'));
 
     // Test the situation where the source is the same for multiple aliases.
     // Start with a language-neutral alias, which we will override.
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ function testWhitelist() {
     // Create AliasManager and Path object.
     $whitelist = new AliasWhitelist('path_alias_whitelist', $memoryCounterBackend, $this->container->get('lock'), $this->container->get('state'), $connection);
     $aliasManager = new AliasManager($connection, $whitelist, $this->container->get('language_manager'));
-    $path = new Path($connection, $this->container->get('event_dispatcher'));
+    $path = new Path($connection, $this->container->get('module_handler'));
 
     // No alias for user and admin yet, so should be NULL.
     $this->assertNull($whitelist->get('user'));
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index fc6f61c..9d4b4a8 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -2890,3 +2890,24 @@ function system_admin_paths() {
   );
   return $paths;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_path_update().
+ */
+function system_path_update() {
+  \Drupal::service('path.alias_manager')->cacheClear();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_path_insert().
+ */
+function system_path_insert() {
+  \Drupal::service('path.alias_manager')->cacheClear();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_path_delete().
+ */
+function system_path_delete($path) {
+  \Drupal::service('path.alias_manager')->cacheClear();
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/path_test/path_test.info.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/path_test/path_test.info.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57a5893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/path_test/path_test.info.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name: 'Hook path tests'
+type: module
+description: 'Support module for path hook testing.'
+package: Testing
+version: VERSION
+core: 8.x
+hidden: true
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/path_test/path_test.module b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/path_test/path_test.module
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df03931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/path_test/path_test.module
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Helper module for the path tests.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Resets the path test results.
+ */
+function path_test_reset() {
+  \Drupal::state()->set('path_test.results', array());
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_path_update().
+ */
+function path_test_path_update($path) {
+  $results = \Drupal::state()->get('path_test.results') ?: array();
+  $results['hook_path_update'] = $path;
+  \Drupal::state()->set('path_test.results', $results);
+}