diff --git a/db/compaction_job.cc b/db/compaction_job.cc
index d59ae6eaf..d79632fee 100644
--- a/db/compaction_job.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_job.cc
@@ -205,10 +205,11 @@ CompactionJob::CompactionJob(
     std::vector<SequenceNumber> existing_snapshots,
     std::shared_ptr<Cache> table_cache,
     std::function<uint64_t()> yield_callback, EventLogger* event_logger,
-    bool paranoid_file_checks)
+    bool paranoid_file_checks, const std::string& dbname)
     : job_id_(job_id),
       compact_(new CompactionState(compaction)),
       compaction_stats_(1),
+      dbname_(dbname),
       db_options_(db_options),
       env_options_(env_options),
       env_(db_options.env),
@@ -1020,13 +1021,9 @@ Status CompactionJob::FinishCompactionOutputFile(Iterator* input) {
   } else {
     compact_->builder->Abandon();
   }
-  if (s.ok()) {
-    table_properties = compact_->builder->GetTableProperties();
-  }
   const uint64_t current_bytes = compact_->builder->FileSize();
   compact_->current_output()->file_size = current_bytes;
   compact_->total_bytes += current_bytes;
-  compact_->builder.reset();
 
   // Finish and check for file errors
   if (s.ok() && !db_options_.disableDataSync) {
@@ -1058,16 +1055,23 @@ Status CompactionJob::FinishCompactionOutputFile(Iterator* input) {
 
     delete iter;
     if (s.ok()) {
+      TableFileCreationInfo info(compact_->builder->GetTableProperties());
+      info.db_name = dbname_;
+      info.cf_name = cfd->GetName();
+      info.file_path = TableFileName(cfd->ioptions()->db_paths,
+                                     fd.GetNumber(), fd.GetPathId());
+      info.file_size = fd.GetFileSize();
+      info.job_id = job_id_;
       Log(InfoLogLevel::INFO_LEVEL, db_options_.info_log,
           "[%s] [JOB %d] Generated table #%" PRIu64 ": %" PRIu64
           " keys, %" PRIu64 " bytes",
           cfd->GetName().c_str(), job_id_, output_number, current_entries,
           current_bytes);
-      EventHelpers::LogTableFileCreation(event_logger_, job_id_,
-                                         output_number, current_bytes,
-                                         table_properties);
+      EventHelpers::LogAndNotifyTableFileCreation(
+          event_logger_, cfd->ioptions()->listeners, fd, info);
     }
   }
+  compact_->builder.reset();
   return s;
 }
 
diff --git a/db/compaction_job.h b/db/compaction_job.h
index d34e4bdad..00e92f23f 100644
--- a/db/compaction_job.h
+++ b/db/compaction_job.h
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class CompactionJob {
                 std::vector<SequenceNumber> existing_snapshots,
                 std::shared_ptr<Cache> table_cache,
                 std::function<uint64_t()> yield_callback,
-                EventLogger* event_logger, bool paranoid_file_checks);
+                EventLogger* event_logger, bool paranoid_file_checks,
+                const std::string& dbname);
 
   ~CompactionJob();
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ class CompactionJob {
   InternalStats::CompactionStats compaction_stats_;
 
   // DBImpl state
+  const std::string& dbname_;
   const DBOptions& db_options_;
   const EnvOptions& env_options_;
   Env* env_;
diff --git a/db/compaction_job_test.cc b/db/compaction_job_test.cc
index e4c407a78..4460f6859 100644
--- a/db/compaction_job_test.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_job_test.cc
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ TEST_F(CompactionJobTest, Simple) {
   CompactionJob compaction_job(0, compaction.get(), db_options_, env_options_,
                                versions_.get(), &shutting_down_, &log_buffer,
                                nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, {}, table_cache_,
-                               std::move(yield_callback), &event_logger, false);
+                               std::move(yield_callback), &event_logger, false,
+                               "dbname");
 
   compaction_job.Prepare();
   mutex_.Unlock();
diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index 297202400..c4df365ce 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -1162,13 +1162,14 @@ Status DBImpl::WriteLevel0TableForRecovery(int job_id, ColumnFamilyData* cfd,
         cfd->GetLatestMutableCFOptions()->paranoid_file_checks;
     {
       mutex_.Unlock();
+      TableFileCreationInfo info;
       s = BuildTable(
           dbname_, env_, *cfd->ioptions(), env_options_, cfd->table_cache(),
           iter.get(), &meta, cfd->internal_comparator(),
           cfd->int_tbl_prop_collector_factories(), newest_snapshot,
           earliest_seqno_in_memtable, GetCompressionFlush(*cfd->ioptions()),
           cfd->ioptions()->compression_opts, paranoid_file_checks, Env::IO_HIGH,
-          &table_properties);
+          &info.table_properties);
       LogFlush(db_options_.info_log);
       Log(InfoLogLevel::DEBUG_LEVEL, db_options_.info_log,
           "[%s] [WriteLevel0TableForRecovery]"
@@ -1178,9 +1179,15 @@ Status DBImpl::WriteLevel0TableForRecovery(int job_id, ColumnFamilyData* cfd,
 
       // output to event logger
       if (s.ok()) {
-        EventHelpers::LogTableFileCreation(
-            &event_logger_, job_id, meta.fd.GetNumber(), meta.fd.GetFileSize(),
-            table_properties);
+        info.db_name = dbname_;
+        info.cf_name = cfd->GetName();
+        info.file_path = TableFileName(db_options_.db_paths,
+                                       meta.fd.GetNumber(),
+                                       meta.fd.GetPathId());
+        info.file_size = meta.fd.GetFileSize();
+        info.job_id = job_id;
+        EventHelpers::LogAndNotifyTableFileCreation(
+            &event_logger_, db_options_.listeners, meta.fd, info);
       }
       mutex_.Lock();
     }
@@ -1222,6 +1229,13 @@ Status DBImpl::FlushMemTableToOutputFile(
                      &event_logger_);
 
   uint64_t file_number;
+
+  // Within flush_job.Run, rocksdb may call event listener to notify
+  // file creation and deletion.
+  //
+  // Note that flush_job.Run will unlock and lock the db_mutex,
+  // and EventListener callback will be called when the db_mutex
+  // is unlocked by the current thread.
   Status s = flush_job.Run(&file_number);
 
   if (s.ok()) {
@@ -1516,12 +1530,14 @@ Status DBImpl::CompactFilesImpl(
       &shutting_down_, log_buffer, directories_.GetDbDir(),
       directories_.GetDataDir(c->GetOutputPathId()), stats_,
       snapshots_.GetAll(), table_cache_, std::move(yield_callback),
-      &event_logger_, c->mutable_cf_options()->paranoid_file_checks);
+      &event_logger_, c->mutable_cf_options()->paranoid_file_checks,
+      dbname_);
   compaction_job.Prepare();
 
   mutex_.Unlock();
   Status status = compaction_job.Run();
   mutex_.Lock();
+
   compaction_job.Install(&status, *c->mutable_cf_options(), &mutex_);
   if (status.ok()) {
     InstallSuperVersionBackground(c->column_family_data(), job_context,
@@ -2439,11 +2455,14 @@ Status DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction(bool* madeProgress, JobContext* job_context,
         versions_.get(), &shutting_down_, log_buffer, directories_.GetDbDir(),
         directories_.GetDataDir(c->GetOutputPathId()), stats_,
         snapshots_.GetAll(), table_cache_, std::move(yield_callback),
-        &event_logger_, c->mutable_cf_options()->paranoid_file_checks);
+        &event_logger_, c->mutable_cf_options()->paranoid_file_checks,
+        dbname_);
     compaction_job.Prepare();
+
     mutex_.Unlock();
     status = compaction_job.Run();
     mutex_.Lock();
+
     compaction_job.Install(&status, *c->mutable_cf_options(), &mutex_);
     if (status.ok()) {
       InstallSuperVersionBackground(c->column_family_data(), job_context,
diff --git a/db/db_impl.h b/db/db_impl.h
index 81ed7482e..333f26d3b 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.h
+++ b/db/db_impl.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "db/log_writer.h"
 #include "db/snapshot.h"
 #include "db/column_family.h"
+#include "db/compaction_job.h"
+#include "db/flush_job.h"
 #include "db/version_edit.h"
 #include "db/wal_manager.h"
 #include "db/writebuffer.h"
diff --git a/db/event_helpers.cc b/db/event_helpers.cc
index 0eb4d543f..2f9b9c48a 100644
--- a/db/event_helpers.cc
+++ b/db/event_helpers.cc
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ void EventHelpers::AppendCurrentTime(JSONWriter* jwriter) {
                   std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
 }
 
-void EventHelpers::LogTableFileCreation(
-    EventLogger* event_logger, int job_id, uint64_t file_number,
-    uint64_t file_size, const TableProperties& table_properties) {
+// TODO(yhchiang): change the API to directly take TableFileCreationInfo
+void EventHelpers::LogAndNotifyTableFileCreation(
+    EventLogger* event_logger,
+    const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<EventListener>>& listeners,
+    const FileDescriptor& fd, const TableFileCreationInfo& info) {
+  assert(event_logger);
   JSONWriter jwriter;
   AppendCurrentTime(&jwriter);
-  jwriter << "job" << job_id
-           << "event" << "table_file_creation"
-           << "file_number" << file_number
-           << "file_size" << file_size;
+  jwriter << "cf_name" << info.cf_name
+          << "job" << info.job_id
+          << "event" << "table_file_creation"
+          << "file_number" << fd.GetNumber()
+          << "file_size" << fd.GetFileSize();
 
   // table_properties
   {
@@ -33,22 +37,24 @@ void EventHelpers::LogTableFileCreation(
     jwriter.StartObject();
 
     // basic properties:
-    jwriter << "data_size" << table_properties.data_size
-            << "index_size" << table_properties.index_size
-            << "filter_size" << table_properties.filter_size
-            << "raw_key_size" << table_properties.raw_key_size
+    jwriter << "data_size" << info.table_properties.data_size
+            << "index_size" << info.table_properties.index_size
+            << "filter_size" << info.table_properties.filter_size
+            << "raw_key_size" << info.table_properties.raw_key_size
             << "raw_average_key_size" << SafeDivide(
-                table_properties.raw_key_size,
-                table_properties.num_entries)
-            << "raw_value_size" << table_properties.raw_value_size
+                info.table_properties.raw_key_size,
+                info.table_properties.num_entries)
+            << "raw_value_size" << info.table_properties.raw_value_size
             << "raw_average_value_size" << SafeDivide(
-               table_properties.raw_value_size, table_properties.num_entries)
-            << "num_data_blocks" << table_properties.num_data_blocks
-            << "num_entries" << table_properties.num_entries
-            << "filter_policy_name" << table_properties.filter_policy_name;
+               info.table_properties.raw_value_size,
+               info.table_properties.num_entries)
+            << "num_data_blocks" << info.table_properties.num_data_blocks
+            << "num_entries" << info.table_properties.num_entries
+            << "filter_policy_name" <<
+                info.table_properties.filter_policy_name;
 
     // user collected properties
-    for (const auto& prop : table_properties.user_collected_properties) {
+    for (const auto& prop : info.table_properties.user_collected_properties) {
       jwriter << prop.first << prop.second;
     }
     jwriter.EndObject();
@@ -56,6 +62,16 @@ void EventHelpers::LogTableFileCreation(
   jwriter.EndObject();
 
   event_logger->Log(jwriter);
+
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+  if (listeners.size() == 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  for (auto listener : listeners) {
+    listener->OnTableFileCreated(info);
+  }
+#endif  // !ROCKSDB_LITE
 }
 
 }  // namespace rocksdb
diff --git a/db/event_helpers.h b/db/event_helpers.h
index 57c797554..0a3843151 100644
--- a/db/event_helpers.h
+++ b/db/event_helpers.h
@@ -4,16 +4,25 @@
 //  of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
 #pragma once
 
-#include "util/event_logger.h"
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "db/column_family.h"
+#include "db/version_edit.h"
+#include "rocksdb/listener.h"
 #include "rocksdb/table_properties.h"
+#include "util/event_logger.h"
 
 namespace rocksdb {
 
 class EventHelpers {
  public:
   static void AppendCurrentTime(JSONWriter* json_writer);
-  static void LogTableFileCreation(EventLogger* event_logger, int job_id,
-                                   uint64_t file_number, uint64_t file_size,
-                                   const TableProperties& table_properties);
+  static void LogAndNotifyTableFileCreation(
+      EventLogger* event_logger,
+      const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<EventListener>>& listeners,
+      const FileDescriptor& fd, const TableFileCreationInfo& info);
 };
+
 }  // namespace rocksdb
diff --git a/db/flush_job.cc b/db/flush_job.cc
index 820548675..c59d56cef 100644
--- a/db/flush_job.cc
+++ b/db/flush_job.cc
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Status FlushJob::WriteLevel0Table(const autovector<MemTable*>& mems,
                          << total_num_entries << "num_deletes"
                          << total_num_deletes << "memory_usage"
                          << total_memory_usage;
-    TableProperties table_properties;
+    TableFileCreationInfo info;
     {
       ScopedArenaIterator iter(
           NewMergingIterator(&cfd_->internal_comparator(), &memtables[0],
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ Status FlushJob::WriteLevel0Table(const autovector<MemTable*>& mems,
                      earliest_seqno_in_memtable, output_compression_,
                      cfd_->ioptions()->compression_opts,
                      mutable_cf_options_.paranoid_file_checks, Env::IO_HIGH,
-                     &table_properties);
+                     &info.table_properties);
       LogFlush(db_options_.info_log);
     }
     Log(InfoLogLevel::INFO_LEVEL, db_options_.info_log,
@@ -250,9 +250,16 @@ Status FlushJob::WriteLevel0Table(const autovector<MemTable*>& mems,
 
     // output to event logger
     if (s.ok()) {
-      EventHelpers::LogTableFileCreation(
-          event_logger_, job_context_->job_id, meta.fd.GetNumber(),
-          meta.fd.GetFileSize(), table_properties);
+      info.db_name = dbname_;
+      info.cf_name = cfd_->GetName();
+      info.file_path = TableFileName(db_options_.db_paths,
+                                     meta.fd.GetNumber(),
+                                     meta.fd.GetPathId());
+      info.file_size = meta.fd.GetFileSize();
+      info.job_id = job_context_->job_id;
+      EventHelpers::LogAndNotifyTableFileCreation(
+          event_logger_, db_options_.listeners,
+          meta.fd, info);
     }
 
     if (!db_options_.disableDataSync && output_file_directory_ != nullptr) {
diff --git a/db/listener_test.cc b/db/listener_test.cc
index a605bffe9..a550d1224 100644
--- a/db/listener_test.cc
+++ b/db/listener_test.cc
@@ -208,27 +208,48 @@ TEST_F(EventListenerTest, OnSingleDBCompactionTest) {
   }
 }
 
+// This simple Listener can only handle one flush at a time.
 class TestFlushListener : public EventListener {
  public:
+  void OnTableFileCreated(
+      const TableFileCreationInfo& info) {
+    db_name_ = info.db_name;
+    cf_name_ = info.cf_name;
+    file_path_ = info.file_path;
+    ASSERT_GT(info.table_properties.data_size, 0U);
+    ASSERT_GT(info.table_properties.raw_key_size, 0U);
+    ASSERT_GT(info.table_properties.raw_value_size, 0U);
+    ASSERT_GT(info.table_properties.num_data_blocks, 0U);
+    ASSERT_GT(info.table_properties.num_entries, 0U);
+  }
+
   void OnFlushCompleted(
-      DB* db, const std::string& name,
+      DB* db, const std::string& cf_name,
       const std::string& file_path,
       bool triggered_writes_slowdown,
       bool triggered_writes_stop) override {
     flushed_dbs_.push_back(db);
-    flushed_column_family_names_.push_back(name);
+    flushed_column_family_names_.push_back(cf_name);
     if (triggered_writes_slowdown) {
       slowdown_count++;
     }
     if (triggered_writes_stop) {
       stop_count++;
     }
+    // verify the file created matches the flushed file.
+    ASSERT_EQ(db_name_, db->GetName());
+    ASSERT_EQ(cf_name_, cf_name);
+    ASSERT_GT(file_path.size(), 0U);
+    ASSERT_EQ(file_path, file_path_);
   }
 
   std::vector<std::string> flushed_column_family_names_;
   std::vector<DB*> flushed_dbs_;
   int slowdown_count;
   int stop_count;
+  std::string db_name_;
+  std::string cf_name_;
+  std::string file_path_;
 };
 
 TEST_F(EventListenerTest, OnSingleDBFlushTest) {
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/listener.h b/include/rocksdb/listener.h
index 018f3832a..60b3e0e91 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/listener.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/listener.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include "rocksdb/status.h"
+#include "rocksdb/table_properties.h"
 
 namespace rocksdb {
 
@@ -28,6 +29,25 @@ struct CompactionJobInfo {
   std::vector<std::string> output_files;
 };
 
+struct TableFileCreationInfo {
+  TableFileCreationInfo() = default;
+  explicit TableFileCreationInfo(TableProperties&& prop) :
+      table_properties(prop) {}
+  // the name of the database where the file was created
+  std::string db_name;
+  // the name of the column family where the file was created.
+  std::string cf_name;
+  // the path to the created file.
+  std::string file_path;
+  // the size of the file.
+  uint64_t file_size;
+  // the id of the job (which could be flush or compaction) that
+  // created the file.
+  int job_id;
+  // Detailed properties of the created file.
+  TableProperties table_properties;
+};
+
 // EventListener class contains a set of call-back functions that will
 // be called when specific RocksDB event happens such as flush.  It can
 // be used as a building block for developing custom features such as
@@ -99,6 +119,21 @@ class EventListener {
   //  after this function is returned, and must be copied if it is needed
   //  outside of this function.
   virtual void OnCompactionCompleted(DB *db, const CompactionJobInfo& ci) {}
+
+  // A call-back function for RocksDB which will be called whenever
+  // a SST file is created.  Different from OnCompactionCompleted and
+  // OnFlushCompleted, this call-back is designed for external logging
+  // service and thus only provide string parameters instead
+  // of a pointer to DB.  Applications that build logic basic based
+  // on file creations and deletions is suggested to implement
+  // OnFlushCompleted and OnCompactionCompleted.
+  //
+  // Note that if applications would like to use the passed reference
+  // outside this function call, they should make copies from these
+  // returned value.
+  virtual void OnTableFileCreated(
+      const TableFileCreationInfo& info) {}
+
   virtual ~EventListener() {}
 };
 
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/table_properties.h b/include/rocksdb/table_properties.h
index 8572021e0..9a515cf45 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/table_properties.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/table_properties.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace rocksdb {
 //      ++pos) {
 //   ...
 // }
-typedef std::map<const std::string, std::string> UserCollectedProperties;
+typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> UserCollectedProperties;
 
 // TableProperties contains a bunch of read-only properties of its associated
 // table.
diff --git a/tools/db_stress.cc b/tools/db_stress.cc
index e94028ab5..c4bb9cc3d 100644
--- a/tools/db_stress.cc
+++ b/tools/db_stress.cc
@@ -821,6 +821,18 @@ class DbStressListener : public EventListener {
         std::chrono::microseconds(rand_.Uniform(5000)));
   }
 
+  virtual void OnTableFileCreated(
+      const TableFileCreationInfo& info) override {
+    assert(info.db_name == db_name_);
+    assert(IsValidColumnFamilyName(info.cf_name));
+    VerifyFilePath(info.file_path);
+    assert(info.file_size > 0);
+    assert(info.job_id > 0);
+    assert(info.table_properties.data_size > 0);
+    assert(info.table_properties.raw_key_size > 0);
+    assert(info.table_properties.num_entries > 0);
+  }
+
  protected:
   bool IsValidColumnFamilyName(const std::string& cf_name) const {
     if (cf_name == kDefaultColumnFamilyName) {