diff --git a/api/services/events/v1/runtime.pb.go b/api/services/events/v1/runtime.pb.go
index 82be25879..0104e332b 100644
--- a/api/services/events/v1/runtime.pb.go
+++ b/api/services/events/v1/runtime.pb.go
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ var _ = time.Kitchen
 type RuntimeEvent_EventType int32
 
 const (
-	RuntimeEvent_EXIT       RuntimeEvent_EventType = 0
-	RuntimeEvent_OOM        RuntimeEvent_EventType = 1
-	RuntimeEvent_CREATE     RuntimeEvent_EventType = 2
-	RuntimeEvent_START      RuntimeEvent_EventType = 3
-	RuntimeEvent_EXEC_ADDED RuntimeEvent_EventType = 4
-	RuntimeEvent_PAUSED     RuntimeEvent_EventType = 5
+	RuntimeEvent_EXIT         RuntimeEvent_EventType = 0
+	RuntimeEvent_OOM          RuntimeEvent_EventType = 1
+	RuntimeEvent_CREATE       RuntimeEvent_EventType = 2
+	RuntimeEvent_START        RuntimeEvent_EventType = 3
+	RuntimeEvent_EXEC_ADDED   RuntimeEvent_EventType = 4
+	RuntimeEvent_PAUSED       RuntimeEvent_EventType = 5
+	RuntimeEvent_RESUMED      RuntimeEvent_EventType = 6
+	RuntimeEvent_CHECKPOINTED RuntimeEvent_EventType = 7
 )
 
 var RuntimeEvent_EventType_name = map[int32]string{
@@ -43,14 +45,18 @@ var RuntimeEvent_EventType_name = map[int32]string{
 	3: "START",
 	4: "EXEC_ADDED",
 	5: "PAUSED",
+	6: "RESUMED",
+	7: "CHECKPOINTED",
 }
 var RuntimeEvent_EventType_value = map[string]int32{
-	"EXIT":       0,
-	"OOM":        1,
-	"CREATE":     2,
-	"START":      3,
-	"EXEC_ADDED": 4,
-	"PAUSED":     5,
+	"EXIT":         0,
+	"OOM":          1,
+	"CREATE":       2,
+	"START":        3,
+	"EXEC_ADDED":   4,
+	"PAUSED":       5,
+	"RESUMED":      6,
+	"CHECKPOINTED": 7,
 }
 
 func (x RuntimeEvent_EventType) String() string {
@@ -1597,45 +1603,47 @@ func init() {
 }
 
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diff --git a/api/services/events/v1/runtime.proto b/api/services/events/v1/runtime.proto
index 9c472e17e..ee501947d 100644
--- a/api/services/events/v1/runtime.proto
+++ b/api/services/events/v1/runtime.proto
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ message RuntimeEvent {
 		START = 3;
 		EXEC_ADDED = 4;
 		PAUSED = 5;
+		RESUMED = 6;
+		CHECKPOINTED = 7;
 	}
 	EventType type = 3;
 	uint32 pid = 4;
diff --git a/api/services/images/v1/images.pb.go b/api/services/images/v1/images.pb.go
index 51e42b429..70003cc12 100644
--- a/api/services/images/v1/images.pb.go
+++ b/api/services/images/v1/images.pb.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ type ImagesClient interface {
 	Get(ctx context.Context, in *GetImageRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*GetImageResponse, error)
 	// List returns a list of all images known to containerd.
 	List(ctx context.Context, in *ListImagesRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*ListImagesResponse, error)
-	// Create an image reocrd in the metadata store.
+	// Create an image record in the metadata store.
 	//
 	// The name of the image must be unique.
 	Create(ctx context.Context, in *CreateImageRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*CreateImageResponse, error)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ type ImagesServer interface {
 	Get(context.Context, *GetImageRequest) (*GetImageResponse, error)
 	// List returns a list of all images known to containerd.
 	List(context.Context, *ListImagesRequest) (*ListImagesResponse, error)
-	// Create an image reocrd in the metadata store.
+	// Create an image record in the metadata store.
 	//
 	// The name of the image must be unique.
 	Create(context.Context, *CreateImageRequest) (*CreateImageResponse, error)
diff --git a/linux/shim/service.go b/linux/shim/service.go
index cac9cb048..dd89fc67f 100644
--- a/linux/shim/service.go
+++ b/linux/shim/service.go
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@ func (s *Service) Pause(ctx context.Context, r *google_protobuf.Empty) (*google_
 	if err := s.initProcess.Pause(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	s.events <- &events.RuntimeEvent{
+		Type:        events.RuntimeEvent_PAUSED,
+		ID:          s.id,
+		ContainerID: s.id,
+		Timestamp:   time.Now(),
+	}
 	return empty, nil
 }
 
@@ -293,6 +299,12 @@ func (s *Service) Resume(ctx context.Context, r *google_protobuf.Empty) (*google
 	if err := s.initProcess.Resume(ctx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	s.events <- &events.RuntimeEvent{
+		Type:        events.RuntimeEvent_RESUMED,
+		ID:          s.id,
+		ContainerID: s.id,
+		Timestamp:   time.Now(),
+	}
 	return empty, nil
 }
 
@@ -344,6 +356,12 @@ func (s *Service) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, r *shimapi.CheckpointTaskReque
 	if err := s.initProcess.Checkpoint(ctx, r); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	s.events <- &events.RuntimeEvent{
+		Type:        events.RuntimeEvent_CHECKPOINTED,
+		ID:          s.id,
+		ContainerID: s.id,
+		Timestamp:   time.Now(),
+	}
 	return empty, nil
 }