diff --git a/role_expire.module b/role_expire.module
index 4557f39..2f15b66 100644
--- a/role_expire.module
+++ b/role_expire.module
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ function role_expire_user_load($users) {
   /**
    * Load the starter roles into a static cache so it is easy to
    * see what has changed later on.
-   * 
+   *
    * TODO. Support multiple users that are being loaded here. Not sure yet
    * what that means for Role Expire 7.
    */
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ function role_expire_cron() {
                 'Removed role @role from user @account.',
                 array('@role' => $role_name, '@account' => $account->name)
                 );
+        rules_invoke_event('role_expire_rules_event_role_expires', $account, $role_name);
       }
       else {
 
diff --git a/role_expire.rules.inc b/role_expire.rules.inc
index 6dd1eac..12c01a3 100644
--- a/role_expire.rules.inc
+++ b/role_expire.rules.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,26 @@
  * Rules integration for the role expire module.
  */
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of hook_rules_event_info().
+ */
+function role_expire_rules_event_info() {
+  $items = array(
+    'role_expire_rules_event_role_expires' => array(
+      'label' => 'When a role expires',
+      'group' => 'Role Expire',
+      'variables' => array(
+        'user' => array(
+          'type' => 'user',
+          'label' => t('Expired user'),
+        ),
+        'previous_role' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('Previous role'),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+  return $items;
+}
+
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_rules_action_info().
  */
@@ -103,14 +123,14 @@ function role_expire_rules_action_set_role_expire($account, $rid, $timestamp) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Action: Set expire time for role to longest attached to this user. Defaults 
+ * Action: Set expire time for role to longest attached to this user. Defaults
  * to the current time.
  */
 function role_expire_rules_action_set_role_expire_to_longest($account, $rid, $timestamp) {
   // Set an invalid timestamp to allow for comparisons without warnings.
   $timestamp = -1;
   foreach($account->roles as $id => $name) {
-    $this_ts = role_expire_get_user_role_expiry_time($account->uid, $id);    
+    $this_ts = role_expire_get_user_role_expiry_time($account->uid, $id);
     if (!empty($this_ts)) {
       $timestamp = ($this_ts > $timestamp) ? $this_ts : $timestamp;
     }