diff --git a/src/constants/index.js b/src/constants/index.js
index 2fdd7184c..196f03a70 100644
--- a/src/constants/index.js
+++ b/src/constants/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Message type for store action events from
+// background to Proxy Stores
+export const ACTION_TYPE = 'chromex.action';
+
 // Message type used for dispatch events
 // from the Proxy Stores to background
 export const DISPATCH_TYPE = 'chromex.dispatch';
diff --git a/src/store/Store.js b/src/store/Store.js
index 3f071a29c..b052d893d 100644
--- a/src/store/Store.js
+++ b/src/store/Store.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import assignIn from 'lodash.assignin';
 
 import {
+  ACTION_TYPE,
   DISPATCH_TYPE,
   STATE_TYPE,
   PATCH_STATE_TYPE,
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ class Store {
     // Don't use shouldDeserialize here, since no one else should be using this port
     this.serializedPortListener(message => {
       switch (message.type) {
+        case ACTION_TYPE:
+          this.dispatch({ ...message.payload, fromBackground: true });
+          break;
+
         case STATE_TYPE:
           this.replaceState(message.payload);
 
@@ -148,7 +153,11 @@ class Store {
    * @param  {object} data The action data to dispatch
    * @return {Promise}     Promise that will resolve/reject based on the action response from the background
    */
-  dispatch(data) {
+  dispatch({ fromBackground, ...data } = {}) {
+    if (Boolean(fromBackground)) {
+      // don't need to message this dispatch back to the background because it originated there
+      return Promise.resolve(true)
+    }
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       this.serializedMessageSender(
         this.extensionId,
diff --git a/src/wrap-store/wrapStore.js b/src/wrap-store/wrapStore.js
index 01eb7c76d..3647bca63 100644
--- a/src/wrap-store/wrapStore.js
+++ b/src/wrap-store/wrapStore.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import applyMiddleware from "../store/applyMiddleware";
 import {
+  ACTION_TYPE,
   DISPATCH_TYPE,
   STATE_TYPE,
   PATCH_STATE_TYPE,
@@ -90,6 +92,21 @@ export default (store, {
     }
   };
 
+  let actionListeners = [];
+  const subscribeToActions = (fn) => {
+    actionListeners.push(fn);
+    // return unsubscribe function
+    return () => {
+      actionListeners = actionListeners.filter((f) => f !== fn);
+    };
+  };
+  const postActionToListeners = ({ _sender, ...action }) => {
+    // actions with _sender came down from remote proxy stores so don't need to send them back
+    if (!Boolean(_sender)) {
+      actionListeners.forEach((fn) => fn(action));
+    }
+  };
+
   /**
   * Setup for state updates
   */
@@ -116,11 +133,23 @@ export default (store, {
       }
     };
 
+    // Send event message down connected port on every redux action
+    const unsubscribeActionsSubscription = subscribeToActions((action) => {
+      serializedMessagePoster({
+        type: ACTION_TYPE,
+        payload: action,
+      });
+    });
     // Send patched state down connected port on every redux store state change
-    const unsubscribe = store.subscribe(patchState);
+    const unsubscribeStoreSubscription = store.subscribe(patchState);
+
+    const unsubscribeAll = () => {
+      unsubscribeActionsSubscription();
+      unsubscribeStoreSubscription();
+    };
 
     // when the port disconnects, unsubscribe the sendState listener
-    port.onDisconnect.addListener(unsubscribe);
+    port.onDisconnect.addListener(unsubscribeAll);
 
     // Send store's initial state through port
     serializedMessagePoster({
@@ -178,4 +207,10 @@ export default (store, {
   // TODO: Find use case for this. Ommiting until then.
   // browserAPI.runtime.sendMessage(null, {action: 'storeReady'});
 
+  const postActionMiddleware = (_) => (next) => (action) => {
+    postActionToListeners(action);
+    return next(action);
+  };
+
+  applyMiddleware(store, postActionMiddleware);
 };