diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Db.php b/lib/Doctrine/Db.php
index 0e671705a..211cc3752 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Db.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Db.php
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ class Doctrine_Db implements Countable, IteratorAggregate, Doctrine_Adapter_Inte
         if ($this->isConnected)
             return false;
 
+        $event = new Doctrine_Db_Event($this, Doctrine_Db_Event::CONNECT);
+
+        $this->listener->onPreConnect($event);
+
         $this->dbh = new PDO($this->options['dsn'], $this->options['username'], $this->options['password']);
         $this->dbh->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
         $this->dbh->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_STATEMENT_CLASS, array('Doctrine_Db_Statement', array($this)));
@@ -212,6 +216,8 @@ class Doctrine_Db implements Countable, IteratorAggregate, Doctrine_Adapter_Inte
         }
 
         $this->isConnected = true;
+
+        $this->listener->onConnect($event);
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Db/Event.php b/lib/Doctrine/Db/Event.php
index c18a8db1e..bdc964804 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Db/Event.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Db/Event.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Doctrine_Db_Event
     const BEGIN     = 5;
     const COMMIT    = 6;
     const ROLLBACK  = 7;
+    const CONNECT   = 8;
     protected $invoker;
 
     protected $query;
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ class Doctrine_Db_Event
         $this->invoker = $invoker;
         $this->type    = $type;
         $this->query   = $query;
-
-
     }
     public function getQuery()
     {
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener.php b/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener.php
index a340919a6..4456a6a53 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener.php
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
  */
 class Doctrine_Db_EventListener implements Doctrine_Db_EventListener_Interface
 {
+    public function onPreConnect(Doctrine_Db_Event $event)
+    { }
+    public function onConnect(Doctrine_Db_Event $event)
+    { }
+
     public function onPreQuery(Doctrine_Db_Event $event)
     { }
     public function onQuery(Doctrine_Db_Event $event)
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener/Chain.php b/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener/Chain.php
index 896614e44..11c0ae7e0 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener/Chain.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener/Chain.php
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ class Doctrine_Db_EventListener_Chain extends Doctrine_Access implements Doctrin
         $this->listeners[$name] = $listener;
     }
 
+    public function onPreConnect(Doctrine_Db_Event $event)
+    { 
+        foreach ($this->listeners as $listener) {
+            $listener->onPreConnect($event);
+        }
+    }
+    public function onConnect(Doctrine_Db_Event $event)
+    { 
+        foreach ($this->listeners as $listener) {
+            $listener->onConnect($event);
+        }
+    }
     public function onQuery(Doctrine_Db_Event $event)
     {
         foreach ($this->listeners as $listener) {
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener/Interface.php b/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener/Interface.php
index cf4062c0b..98cc5c1e7 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener/Interface.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Db/EventListener/Interface.php
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
  * @package     Doctrine
  */
 interface Doctrine_Db_EventListener_Interface {
+    public function onPreConnect(Doctrine_Db_Event $event);
+    public function onConnect(Doctrine_Db_Event $event);
+
     public function onPreQuery(Doctrine_Db_Event $event);
     public function onQuery(Doctrine_Db_Event $event);