diff --git a/src/bar_manager.c b/src/bar_manager.c
index df02067..f7cf21f 100644
--- a/src/bar_manager.c
+++ b/src/bar_manager.c
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "bar_manager.h"
 #include "bar.h"
 #include "bar_item.h"
+#include "custom_events.h"
 #include "event.h"
+#include "misc/defines.h"
 #include "misc/env_vars.h"
 #include "misc/helpers.h"
 #include "wifi.h"
@@ -717,7 +719,6 @@ struct popup* bar_manager_get_popup_by_point(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, CG
     if (CGRectContainsPoint(frame, point)) return &bar_item->popup;
   }
   return NULL;
-
 }
 
 struct bar* bar_manager_get_bar_by_point(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, CGPoint point) {
@@ -754,33 +755,50 @@ void bar_manager_custom_events_trigger(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, char* na
   }
 }
 
+void bar_manager_handle_display_event(struct bar_manager* bar_manager,
+                                      uint32_t did,
+                                      void (*display_event_handler)(struct bar_manager*)) {
+  bar_manager->active_adid = display_active_display_adid();
+
+  bar_manager_freeze(bar_manager);
+  bar_manager_reset(bar_manager);
+  bar_manager_unfreeze(bar_manager);
+  bar_manager_refresh(bar_manager, true, false);
+
+  display_event_handler(bar_manager);
+
+  bar_manager_handle_space_change(bar_manager, true);
+  animator_renew_display_link(&bar_manager->animator);
+}
+
 void bar_manager_display_resized(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, uint32_t did) {
-  bar_manager_display_changed(bar_manager);
+  bar_manager_handle_display_event(bar_manager,
+                                   did,
+                                   bar_manager_handle_display_resized);
 }
 
 void bar_manager_display_moved(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, uint32_t did) {
-  bar_manager_display_changed(bar_manager);
+  bar_manager_handle_display_event(bar_manager,
+                                   did,
+                                   bar_manager_handle_display_moved);
 }
 
 void bar_manager_display_removed(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, uint32_t did) {
-  bar_manager_display_changed(bar_manager);
+  bar_manager_handle_display_event(bar_manager,
+                                   did,
+                                   bar_manager_handle_display_removed);
 }
 
-void bar_manager_display_added(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, uint32_t did) {
-  bar_manager_display_changed(bar_manager);
+void bar_manager_display_added(struct bar_manager *bar_manager, uint32_t did) {
+  bar_manager_handle_display_event(bar_manager,
+                                   did,
+                                   bar_manager_handle_display_added);
 }
 
 void bar_manager_display_changed(struct bar_manager* bar_manager) {
-  bar_manager->active_adid = display_active_display_adid();
-
-  bar_manager_freeze(bar_manager);
-  bar_manager_reset(bar_manager);
-  bar_manager_unfreeze(bar_manager);
-  bar_manager_refresh(bar_manager, true, false);
-
-  bar_manager_handle_display_change(bar_manager);
-  bar_manager_handle_space_change(bar_manager, true);
-  animator_renew_display_link(&bar_manager->animator);
+  bar_manager_handle_display_event(bar_manager,
+                                   0,
+                                   bar_manager_handle_display_change);
 }
 
 void bar_manager_cancel_drag(struct bar_manager* bar_manager) {
@@ -1016,7 +1034,95 @@ void bar_manager_handle_display_change(struct bar_manager* bar_manager) {
   env_vars_destroy(&env_vars);
 }
 
-void bar_manager_handle_system_will_sleep(struct bar_manager* bar_manager) {
+void bar_manager_handle_display_resized(struct bar_manager *bar_manager) {
+  // TODO
+  bar_manager->active_adid = display_active_display_adid();
+  struct env_vars env_vars;
+  env_vars_init(&env_vars);
+  char adid_str[3];
+  snprintf(adid_str, 3, "%d", bar_manager->active_adid);
+  env_vars_set(&env_vars, string_copy("INFO"), string_copy(adid_str));
+
+  bar_manager_custom_events_trigger(
+      bar_manager, COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_RESIZED, &env_vars);
+
+  bar_manager_refresh(bar_manager, false, false);
+  env_vars_destroy(&env_vars);
+}
+void bar_manager_handle_display_moved(struct bar_manager *bar_manager) {
+  // TODO
+  bar_manager->active_adid = display_active_display_adid();
+  struct env_vars env_vars;
+  env_vars_init(&env_vars);
+  char adid_str[3];
+  snprintf(adid_str, 3, "%d", bar_manager->active_adid);
+  env_vars_set(&env_vars, string_copy("INFO"), string_copy(adid_str));
+
+  bar_manager_custom_events_trigger(bar_manager,
+                                    COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_MOVED, &env_vars);
+
+  bar_manager_refresh(bar_manager, false, false);
+  env_vars_destroy(&env_vars);
+}
+void notify_items_on_removed_display(struct bar_manager *bar_manager, uint32_t removed_display_id, struct env_vars *env_vars) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < bar_manager->bar_item_count; i++) {
+    struct bar_item* bar_item = bar_manager->bar_items[i];
+    bool item_is_on_removed_display = bar_item->associated_display &  ( 1 << removed_display_id);
+    if(!item_is_on_removed_display) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    bar_item_update(bar_item, COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_REMOVED, true, env_vars);
+  }
+}
+void bar_manager_handle_display_removed(struct bar_manager *bar_manager) {
+  uint32_t active_display_count = display_active_display_count();
+
+  // this would probably be more robust and reliable if we
+  // cache display UUIDs and diff those instead
+  bool active_display_removed =
+      bar_manager->active_displays > active_display_count;
+  uint32_t removed_display_id = bar_manager->active_displays;
+  if (active_display_removed) {
+    printf("[Sketchybar]: removed display ID %d\n", removed_display_id);
+  }
+  // TODO
+  bar_manager->active_adid = display_active_display_adid();
+  struct env_vars env_vars;
+  env_vars_init(&env_vars);
+  char removed_display_id_str[3];
+  snprintf(removed_display_id_str, 3, "%d", removed_display_id);
+  env_vars_set(&env_vars, string_copy("INFO"),
+               string_copy(removed_display_id_str));
+
+  bar_manager_custom_events_trigger(
+      bar_manager, COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_REMOVED, &env_vars);
+
+  notify_items_on_removed_display(bar_manager, removed_display_id, &env_vars);
+
+  bar_manager_refresh(bar_manager, false, false);
+  env_vars_destroy(&env_vars);
+}
+void bar_manager_handle_display_added(struct bar_manager *bar_manager) {
+  // this would probably be more robust and reliable if we
+  // cache display UUIDs and diff those instead
+  uint32_t active_display_count = display_active_display_count();
+  printf("[Sketchybar]: display added event. active display count %d\n",
+         active_display_count);
+  // TODO
+  bar_manager->active_adid = display_active_display_adid();
+  struct env_vars env_vars;
+  env_vars_init(&env_vars);
+  char added_display[3];
+  snprintf(added_display, 3, "%d", active_display_count);
+  env_vars_set(&env_vars, string_copy("INFO"), string_copy(added_display));
+
+  bar_manager_custom_events_trigger(bar_manager,
+                                    COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_ADDED, &env_vars);
+
+  bar_manager_refresh(bar_manager, false, false);
+  env_vars_destroy(&env_vars);
+}
+void bar_manager_handle_system_will_sleep(struct bar_manager *bar_manager) {
   bar_manager_custom_events_trigger(bar_manager,
                                     COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_SYSTEM_WILL_SLEEP,
                                     NULL                                );
diff --git a/src/bar_manager.h b/src/bar_manager.h
index 4a39824..01f50bf 100644
--- a/src/bar_manager.h
+++ b/src/bar_manager.h
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ void bar_manager_handle_mouse_exited(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, struct bar
 void bar_manager_handle_front_app_switch(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, char* info);
 void bar_manager_handle_space_change(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, bool forced);
 void bar_manager_handle_display_change(struct bar_manager* bar_manager);
+void bar_manager_handle_display_resized(struct bar_manager* bar_manager);
+void bar_manager_handle_display_moved(struct bar_manager* bar_manager);
+void bar_manager_handle_display_removed(struct bar_manager* bar_manager);
+void bar_manager_handle_display_added(struct bar_manager* bar_manager);
 void bar_manager_handle_system_woke(struct bar_manager* bar_manager);
 void bar_manager_handle_system_will_sleep(struct bar_manager* bar_manager);
 void bar_manager_handle_volume_change(struct bar_manager* bar_manager, float volume);
diff --git a/src/custom_events.c b/src/custom_events.c
index 77256f7..12dbcd1 100644
--- a/src/custom_events.c
+++ b/src/custom_events.c
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ void custom_events_init(struct custom_events* custom_events) {
   custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_FRONT_APP_SWITCHED), NULL);
   custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_SPACE_CHANGE), NULL);
   custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_CHANGE), NULL);
+  custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_RESIZED), NULL);
+  custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_REMOVED), NULL);
+  custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_MOVED), NULL);
+  custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_ADDED), NULL);
   custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_SYSTEM_WOKE), NULL);
   custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_MOUSE_ENTERED), NULL);
   custom_events_append(custom_events, string_copy(COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_MOUSE_EXITED), NULL);
diff --git a/src/misc/defines.h b/src/misc/defines.h
index 655c5ae..f580726 100644
--- a/src/misc/defines.h
+++ b/src/misc/defines.h
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
 #define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_FRONT_APP_SWITCHED   "front_app_switched"
 #define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_SPACE_CHANGE         "space_change"
 #define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_CHANGE       "display_change"
+#define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_RESIZED     "display_resized"
+#define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_MOVED       "display_moved"
+#define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_ADDED       "display_added"
+#define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_DISPLAY_REMOVED     "display_removed"
 #define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_SYSTEM_WOKE          "system_woke"
 #define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_SYSTEM_WILL_SLEEP    "system_will_sleep"
 #define COMMAND_SUBSCRIBE_VOLUME_CHANGE        "volume_change"