diff --git a/server/backup.go b/server/backup.go
index f8bbc83..681f0dd 100644
--- a/server/backup.go
+++ b/server/backup.go
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ func (b *Backup) BackupAndNotify() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Emit an event over the socket so we can update the backup in realtime on
+	// the frontend for the server.
+	b.server.Events().PublishJson(BackupCompletedEvent, map[string]interface{}{
+		"uuid": b.Uuid,
+		"sha256_hash": resp.Sha256Hash,
+		"file_size": resp.FileSize,
+	})
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/server/events.go b/server/events.go
index 22413a1..dca2849 100644
--- a/server/events.go
+++ b/server/events.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"sync"
 )
 
@@ -50,6 +51,17 @@ func (e *EventBus) Publish(topic string, data string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (e *EventBus) PublishJson(topic string, data interface{}) error {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	e.Publish(topic, string(b))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Subscribe to an emitter topic using a channel.
 func (e *EventBus) Subscribe(topic string, ch chan Event) {
 	e.mu.Lock()
@@ -74,4 +86,4 @@ func (e *EventBus) Unsubscribe(topic string, ch chan Event) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}