diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/file-analysis/main.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/file-analysis/main.bro
index 43c0c7a3ac..49e8ed363a 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/file-analysis/main.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/file-analysis/main.bro
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@ export {
 	## TODO: what's a reasonable default?
 	const default_data_event_len: count = 1024*1024 &redef;
 
+	# Needed a forward declaration for event parameters...
+	type Info: record {};
+
 	type ActionArgs: record {
 		extract_filename: string &optional;
+		chunk_event: event(info: Info, data: string, off: count) &optional;
+		stream_event: event(info: Info, data: string) &optional;
 	};
 
 	type ActionResults: record {
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b1efabf60e..3f8fd07be5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ set(bro_SRCS
     file_analysis/Action.h
     file_analysis/Extract.cc
     file_analysis/Hash.cc
+    file_analysis/DataEvent.cc
 
     nb_dns.c
     digest.h
diff --git a/src/file_analysis.bif b/src/file_analysis.bif
index 3ee8865b8f..a814f2e574 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis.bif
+++ b/src/file_analysis.bif
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ enum Action %{
 	ACTION_MD5,
 	ACTION_SHA1,
 	ACTION_SHA256,
+	ACTION_DATA_EVENT,
 %}
 
 function FileAnalysis::postpone_timeout%(file_id: string%): bool
 	%{
-	using namespace file_analysis;
+	using file_analysis::FileID;
 	bool result = file_mgr->PostponeTimeout(FileID(file_id->CheckString()));
 	return new Val(result, TYPE_BOOL);
 	%}
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ function FileAnalysis::add_action%(file_id: string,
                                    action: FileAnalysis::Action,
                                    args: any%): bool
 	%{
-	using namespace file_analysis;
-	RecordVal* rv = args->AsRecordVal()->CoerceTo(
-	  BifType::Record::FileAnalysis::ActionArgs);
+	using file_analysis::FileID;
+	using BifType::Record::FileAnalysis::ActionArgs;
+	RecordVal* rv = args->AsRecordVal()->CoerceTo(ActionArgs);
 	bool result = file_mgr->AddAction(FileID(file_id->CheckString()),
 	                                  action->AsEnumVal(), rv);
 	Unref(rv);
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ function FileAnalysis::add_action%(file_id: string,
 function FileAnalysis::remove_action%(file_id: string,
                                       action: FileAnalysis::Action%): bool
 	%{
-	using namespace file_analysis;
+	using file_analysis::FileID;
 	bool result = file_mgr->RemoveAction(FileID(file_id->CheckString()),
 	                                     action->AsEnumVal());
 	return new Val(result, TYPE_BOOL);
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ function FileAnalysis::remove_action%(file_id: string,
 
 function FileAnalysis::stop%(file_id: string%): bool
 	%{
-	using namespace file_analysis;
+	using file_analysis::FileID;
 	bool result = file_mgr->RemoveFile(FileID(file_id->CheckString()));
 	return new Val(result, TYPE_BOOL);
 	%}
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/DataEvent.cc b/src/file_analysis/DataEvent.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb8e4e39aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file_analysis/DataEvent.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include <string>
+
+#include "DataEvent.h"
+#include "EventRegistry.h"
+#include "Event.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+using namespace file_analysis;
+
+DataEvent::DataEvent(Info* arg_info, EventHandlerPtr ce, EventHandlerPtr se)
+    : Action(arg_info, BifEnum::FileAnalysis::ACTION_DATA_EVENT),
+      chunk_event(ce), stream_event(se)
+	{
+	}
+
+Action* DataEvent::Instantiate(const RecordVal* args, Info* info)
+	{
+	using BifType::Record::FileAnalysis::ActionArgs;
+
+	const char* chunk_field = "chunk_event";
+	const char* stream_field = "stream_event";
+	int chunk_off = ActionArgs->FieldOffset(chunk_field);
+	int stream_off = ActionArgs->FieldOffset(stream_field);
+
+	Val* chunk_val = args->Lookup(chunk_off);
+	Val* stream_val = args->Lookup(stream_off);
+
+	if ( ! chunk_val && ! stream_val ) return 0;
+
+	EventHandlerPtr chunk;
+	EventHandlerPtr stream;
+
+	if ( chunk_val )
+		chunk = event_registry->Lookup(chunk_val->AsFunc()->GetID()->Name());
+
+	if ( stream_val )
+		stream = event_registry->Lookup(stream_val->AsFunc()->GetID()->Name());
+
+	return new DataEvent(info, chunk, stream);
+	}
+
+bool DataEvent::DeliverChunk(const u_char* data, uint64 len, uint64 offset)
+	{
+	Action::DeliverChunk(data, len, offset);
+
+	if ( ! chunk_event ) return true;
+
+	val_list* args = new val_list;
+	args->append(info->GetVal()->Ref());
+	args->append(new StringVal(new BroString(data, len, 0)));
+	args->append(new Val(offset, TYPE_COUNT));
+	mgr.QueueEvent(chunk_event, args);
+
+	return true;
+	}
+
+bool DataEvent::DeliverStream(const u_char* data, uint64 len)
+	{
+	Action::DeliverStream(data, len);
+
+	if ( ! stream_event ) return true;
+
+	val_list* args = new val_list;
+	args->append(info->GetVal()->Ref());
+	args->append(new StringVal(new BroString(data, len, 0)));
+	mgr.QueueEvent(stream_event, args);
+
+	return true;
+	}
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/DataEvent.h b/src/file_analysis/DataEvent.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7df47cc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file_analysis/DataEvent.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef FILE_ANALYSIS_DATAEVENT_H
+#define FILE_ANALYSIS_DATAEVENT_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "Val.h"
+#include "Info.h"
+#include "Action.h"
+
+namespace file_analysis {
+
+/**
+ * An action to send file data to script-layer events.
+ */
+class DataEvent : public Action {
+public:
+
+	static Action* Instantiate(const RecordVal* args, Info* info);
+
+	virtual bool DeliverChunk(const u_char* data, uint64 len, uint64 offset);
+
+	virtual bool DeliverStream(const u_char* data, uint64 len);
+
+protected:
+
+	DataEvent(Info* arg_info, EventHandlerPtr ce, EventHandlerPtr se);
+
+	EventHandlerPtr chunk_event;
+	EventHandlerPtr stream_event;
+};
+
+} // namespace file_analysis
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/Hash.cc b/src/file_analysis/Hash.cc
index 1bb8e48e5d..7a095039f4 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/Hash.cc
+++ b/src/file_analysis/Hash.cc
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ void Hash::Finalize()
 	if ( i < 0 )
 		reporter->InternalError("Hash Action result field not found");
 
-	info->Results()->Assign(i, sv);
+	info->GetResults()->Assign(i, sv);
 	}
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/Info.cc b/src/file_analysis/Info.cc
index e2e0961c28..ad4ebb2074 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/Info.cc
+++ b/src/file_analysis/Info.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Action.h"
 #include "Extract.h"
 #include "Hash.h"
+#include "DataEvent.h"
 
 using namespace file_analysis;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ static ActionInstantiator action_factory[] = {
     MD5::Instantiate,
     SHA1::Instantiate,
     SHA256::Instantiate,
+    DataEvent::Instantiate,
 };
 
 static TableVal* empty_conn_id_set()
@@ -150,12 +152,12 @@ int Info::Idx(const string& field)
 	return rval;
 	}
 
-double Info::TimeoutInterval() const
+double Info::GetTimeoutInterval() const
 	{
 	return LookupFieldDefaultInterval(timeout_interval_idx);
 	}
 
-RecordVal* Info::Results() const
+RecordVal* Info::GetResults() const
 	{
 	return val->Lookup(action_results_idx)->AsRecordVal();
 	}
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ bool Info::IsComplete() const
 
 void Info::ScheduleInactivityTimer() const
 	{
-	timer_mgr->Add(new InfoTimer(network_time, file_id, TimeoutInterval()));
+	timer_mgr->Add(new InfoTimer(network_time, file_id, GetTimeoutInterval()));
 	}
 
 bool Info::AddAction(ActionTag act, RecordVal* args)
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/Info.h b/src/file_analysis/Info.h
index 7a89e7d898..e61e375ec1 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/Info.h
+++ b/src/file_analysis/Info.h
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ public:
 
 	~Info();
 
+	/**
+	 * @return the #val record.
+	 */
+	RecordVal* GetVal() const { return val; }
+
 	/**
 	 * @return value (seconds) of the "timeout_interval" field from #val record.
 	 */
-	double TimeoutInterval() const;
+	double GetTimeoutInterval() const;
 
 	/**
 	 * @return value of the "file_id" field from #val record.
@@ -32,17 +37,17 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * @return record val of the "action_results" field from #val record.
 	 */
-	RecordVal* Results() const;
+	RecordVal* GetResults() const;
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the string which uniquely identifies the file.
 	 */
-	string Unique() const { return unique; }
+	string GetUnique() const { return unique; }
 
 	/**
 	 * @return #last_activity_time
 	 */
-	double LastActivityTime() const { return last_activity_time; }
+	double GetLastActivityTime() const { return last_activity_time; }
 
 	/**
 	 * Refreshes #last_activity_time with current network time.
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/InfoTimer.cc b/src/file_analysis/InfoTimer.cc
index f1bb524d40..c855d0a54d 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/InfoTimer.cc
+++ b/src/file_analysis/InfoTimer.cc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void InfoTimer::Dispatch(double t, int is_expire)
 
 	if ( ! info ) return;
 
-	double last_active = info->LastActivityTime();
+	double last_active = info->GetLastActivityTime();
 	double inactive_time = t > last_active ? t - last_active : 0.0;
 
 	DBG_LOG(DBG_FILE_ANALYSIS, "Checking inactivity for %s, last active at %f, "
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ void InfoTimer::Dispatch(double t, int is_expire)
 		return;
 		}
 
-	if ( inactive_time >= info->TimeoutInterval() )
+	if ( inactive_time >= info->GetTimeoutInterval() )
 		file_mgr->Timeout(file_id);
 	else if ( ! is_expire )
 		info->ScheduleInactivityTimer();
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/Manager.cc b/src/file_analysis/Manager.cc
index dbb8366ded..7b0df9055b 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/file_analysis/Manager.cc
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ bool Manager::RemoveFile(const FileID& file_id)
 
 	if ( it == id_map.end() ) return false;
 
-	if ( ! str_map.erase(it->second->Unique()) )
+	if ( ! str_map.erase(it->second->GetUnique()) )
 		reporter->Error("No string mapping for file ID %s", file_id.c_str());
 	delete it->second;
 	id_map.erase(it);