diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkick.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkick.java
index 52f4196ab..a919b4f5f 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkick.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkick.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.earth2me.essentials.CommandSource;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.Console;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.FormatUtil;
+import net.essentialsx.api.v2.events.UserKickEvent;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -24,8 +25,9 @@ public class Commandkick extends EssentialsCommand {
         }
 
         final User target = getPlayer(server, args, 0, true, false);
-        if (sender.isPlayer()) {
-            final User user = ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer());
+        final User user = sender.isPlayer() ? ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer()) : null;
+
+        if (user != null) {
             if (target.isHidden(sender.getPlayer()) && !user.canInteractVanished() && !sender.getPlayer().canSee(target.getBase())) {
                 throw new PlayerNotFoundException();
             }
@@ -38,6 +40,14 @@ public class Commandkick extends EssentialsCommand {
         String kickReason = args.length > 1 ? getFinalArg(args, 1) : tl("kickDefault");
         kickReason = FormatUtil.replaceFormat(kickReason.replace("\\n", "\n").replace("|", "\n"));
 
+        final UserKickEvent event = new UserKickEvent(user, target, kickReason);
+        ess.getServer().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
+
+        if (event.isCancelled()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        kickReason = event.getReason();
         target.getBase().kickPlayer(kickReason);
         final String senderDisplayName = sender.isPlayer() ? sender.getPlayer().getDisplayName() : Console.DISPLAY_NAME;
 
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/api/v2/events/UserKickEvent.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/api/v2/events/UserKickEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a214dbad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/api/v2/events/UserKickEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package net.essentialsx.api.v2.events;
+
+import com.earth2me.essentials.IUser;
+import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
+import org.bukkit.event.Event;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+
+/**
+ * Called when a user is kicked with the /kick command.
+ */
+public class UserKickEvent extends Event implements Cancellable {
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+
+    private final IUser kicked;
+    private final IUser kicker;
+    private String reason;
+    private boolean cancelled;
+
+    public UserKickEvent(IUser kicked, IUser kicker, String reason) {
+        this.kicked = kicked;
+        this.kicker = kicker;
+        this.reason = reason;
+    }
+
+    public IUser getKicked() {
+        return kicked;
+    }
+
+    public IUser getKicker() {
+        return kicker;
+    }
+
+    public String getReason() {
+        return reason;
+    }
+
+    public void setReason(String reason) {
+        this.reason = reason;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isCancelled() {
+        return cancelled;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setCancelled(boolean cancelled) {
+        this.cancelled = cancelled;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+}