diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_sysevent.h b/sys/netlink/netlink_sysevent.h
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_sysevent.h
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_sysevent.h
@@ -37,4 +37,13 @@
 	__NLSE_ATTR_MAX,
 };
 #define NLSE_ATTR_MAX (__NLSE_ATTR_MAX -1)
+
+/* commands */
+enum {
+	NLSE_CMD_UNSPEC = 0,
+	NLSE_CMD_NEWEVENT = 1,
+	__NLSE_CMD_MAX,
+};
+#define	NLSE_CMD_MAX (__NLSE_CMD_MAX - 1)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink_sysevent.c b/sys/netlink/netlink_sysevent.c
--- a/sys/netlink/netlink_sysevent.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink_sysevent.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <sys/module.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
+#include <sys/priv.h>
 #include <net/vnet.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink.h>
 #include <netlink/netlink_ctl.h>
@@ -47,12 +48,69 @@
 #define	NLSE_FAMILY_NAME	"nlsysevent"
 static uint32_t ctrl_family_id;
 
+static int nlse_new_event(struct nlmsghdr *hdr, struct nl_pstate *npt);
+void sysevent_send(const char *system, const char *subsystem, const char *type,
+    const char *data);
+
 #define MAX_SYSEVENT_GROUPS	64
 static struct sysevent_group {
 	char *name;
 	uint32_t id;
 } sysevent_groups[MAX_SYSEVENT_GROUPS] = {};
 
+static const struct genl_cmd nlse_cmds[] = {
+	{
+		.cmd_num = NLSE_CMD_NEWEVENT,
+		.cmd_name = "NEWEVENT",
+		.cmd_cb = nlse_new_event,
+		.cmd_flags = GENL_CMD_CAP_DO | GENL_CMD_CAP_HASPOL,
+		.cmd_priv = PRIV_EVENTS,
+	}
+};
+
+struct nl_sysevent {
+	char *system;
+	char *subsystem;
+	char *type;
+	char *data;
+};
+
+#define _IN(_field)	offsetof(struct genlmsghdr, _field)
+#define _OUT(_field)	offsetof(struct nl_sysevent, _field)
+static const struct nlattr_parser nla_p_set[] = {
+	{ .type = NLSE_ATTR_SYSTEM, .off = _OUT(system), .cb = nlattr_get_string },
+	{ .type = NLSE_ATTR_SUBSYSTEM, .off = _OUT(subsystem), .cb = nlattr_get_string },
+	{ .type = NLSE_ATTR_TYPE, .off = _OUT(type), .cb = nlattr_get_string },
+	{ .type = NLSE_ATTR_DATA, .off = _OUT(data), .cb = nlattr_get_string },
+};
+static const struct nlfield_parser nlf_p_set[] = {
+};
+NL_DECLARE_PARSER(event_parser, struct genlmsghdr, nlf_p_set, nla_p_set);
+#undef _IN
+#undef _OUT
+
+int
+nlse_new_event(struct nlmsghdr *hdr, struct nl_pstate *npt)
+{
+	struct nl_sysevent se = {};
+	int error;
+
+	error = nl_parse_nlmsg(hdr, &event_parser, npt, &se);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
+	if (se.system == NULL)
+		return (EINVAL);
+	if (se.subsystem == NULL)
+		return (EINVAL);
+	if (se.type == NULL)
+		return (EINVAL);
+	if (se.data == NULL)
+		return (EINVAL);
+
+	sysevent_send(se.system, se.subsystem, se.type, se.data);
+	return (0);
+}
+
 static void
 sysevent_write(struct sysevent_group *se, const char *subsystem, const char *type,
     const char *data)
@@ -112,7 +170,7 @@
 	return (NULL);
 }
 
-static void
+void
 sysevent_send(const char *system, const char *subsystem, const char *type,
     const char *data)
 {
@@ -134,6 +192,8 @@
 {
 	devctl_set_notify_hook(sysevent_send);
 	ctrl_family_id = genl_register_family(NLSE_FAMILY_NAME, 0, 2, NLSE_ATTR_MAX);
+	genl_register_cmds(NLSE_FAMILY_NAME, nlse_cmds, NL_ARRAY_LEN(nlse_cmds));
+
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < nitems(devctl_systems); i++) {
 		if (i >= MAX_SYSEVENT_GROUPS) {
 			NL_LOG(LOG_WARNING, "impossible to add the event %s, too many events\n", devctl_systems[i]);
diff --git a/sys/sys/priv.h b/sys/sys/priv.h
--- a/sys/sys/priv.h
+++ b/sys/sys/priv.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 #define	PRIV_SETTIMEOFDAY	18	/* Can call settimeofday. */
 #define	_PRIV_SETHOSTID		19	/* Removed. */
 #define	_PRIV_SETDOMAINNAME	20	/* Removed. */
+#define	PRIV_EVENTS		21	/* Can to send events to the kernel */
 
 /*
  * Audit subsystem privileges.