diff --git a/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts b/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts
index 1664571a21b..8ee6fcd0e54 100644
--- a/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.test.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
   AddApprovalOptions,
   ApprovalControllerActions,
   ApprovalControllerEvents,
+  ApprovalControllerMessenger,
   ErrorOptions,
   StartFlowOptions,
   SuccessOptions,
@@ -243,15 +244,17 @@ function getRestrictedMessenger() {
 describe('approval controller', () => {
   let approvalController: ApprovalController;
   let showApprovalRequest: jest.Mock;
+  let controllerMessenger: ApprovalControllerMessenger;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     nanoidMock.mockReturnValue('TestId');
     jest.spyOn(global.console, 'info').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
 
+    controllerMessenger = getRestrictedMessenger();
     showApprovalRequest = jest.fn();
 
     approvalController = new ApprovalController({
-      messenger: getRestrictedMessenger(),
+      messenger: controllerMessenger,
       showApprovalRequest,
     });
   });
@@ -828,6 +831,32 @@ describe('approval controller', () => {
       expect(result).toBe('success');
     });
 
+    it('emits "accepted" event', async () => {
+      const acceptedEvent = jest.fn();
+      controllerMessenger.subscribe('ApprovalController:accepted', acceptedEvent);
+
+      const approvalPromise = approvalController.add({
+        id: 'foo',
+        origin: 'bar.baz',
+        type: 'myType',
+      });
+
+      // TODO: Either fix this lint violation or explain why it's necessary to ignore.
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+      approvalController.accept('foo', 'success');
+
+      await approvalPromise;
+
+      expect(acceptedEvent.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual({
+        request: expect.objectContaining({
+          id: 'foo',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: 'myType',
+          time: expect.any(Number),
+        }),
+      });
+    });
+
     it('resolves multiple approval promises out of order', async () => {
       const approvalPromise1 = approvalController.add({
         id: 'foo1',
@@ -1067,13 +1096,38 @@ describe('approval controller', () => {
 
   describe('reject', () => {
     it('rejects approval promise', async () => {
+      const rejectedError = new Error('failure');
       const approvalPromise = approvalController.add({
         id: 'foo',
         origin: 'bar.baz',
         type: TYPE,
       });
-      approvalController.reject('foo', new Error('failure'));
-      await expect(approvalPromise).rejects.toThrow('failure');
+      approvalController.reject('foo', rejectedError);
+      await expect(approvalPromise).rejects.toThrow(rejectedError);
+    });
+
+    it('emits "rejected" event', async () => {
+      const rejectedEvent = jest.fn();
+      controllerMessenger.subscribe('ApprovalController:rejected', rejectedEvent);
+
+      const rejectedError = new Error('failure');
+      const approvalPromise = approvalController.add({
+        id: 'foo',
+        origin: 'bar.baz',
+        type: TYPE,
+      });
+      approvalController.reject('foo', rejectedError);
+
+      await expect(approvalPromise).rejects.toThrow(rejectedError);
+
+      expect(rejectedEvent.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual({
+        request: expect.objectContaining({
+          id: 'foo',
+          origin: 'bar.baz',
+          type: TYPE,
+        }),
+        error: rejectedError,
+      });
     });
 
     it('rejects multiple approval promises out of order', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts b/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts
index 6ea4dd0b631..5c1e5498a04 100644
--- a/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts
+++ b/packages/approval-controller/src/ApprovalController.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ export type ApprovalStateChange = ControllerStateChangeEvent<
   ApprovalControllerState
 >;
 
-export type ApprovalControllerEvents = ApprovalStateChange;
+export type ApprovalControllerEvents =
+  | ApprovalAcceptedEvent
+  | ApprovalRejectedEvent
+  | ApprovalStateChange;
 
 // Action Types
 
@@ -325,6 +328,25 @@ export type ShowError = {
   handler: ApprovalController['error'];
 };
 
+export type ApprovalRejectedEvent = {
+  type: `${typeof controllerName}:rejected`;
+  payload: [
+    {
+      request: ApprovalRequest<ApprovalRequestData>;
+      error: Error;
+    },
+  ];
+};
+
+export type ApprovalAcceptedEvent = {
+  type: `${typeof controllerName}:accepted`;
+  payload: [
+    {
+      request: ApprovalRequest<ApprovalRequestData>;
+    },
+  ];
+};
+
 export type ApprovalControllerActions =
   | GetApprovalsState
   | ClearApprovalRequests
@@ -729,6 +751,9 @@ export class ApprovalController extends BaseController<
       if (!requestDeleted) {
         this.#delete(id);
       }
+      this.messagingSystem.publish(`${controllerName}:accepted`, {
+        request: approval,
+      });
     });
   }
 
@@ -740,9 +765,16 @@ export class ApprovalController extends BaseController<
    * @param error - The error to reject the approval promise with.
    */
   reject(id: string, error: unknown): void {
+    const rejectedApproval = this.get(
+      id,
+    ) as ApprovalRequest<ApprovalRequestData>;
     const callbacks = this.#getCallbacks(id);
     this.#delete(id);
     callbacks.reject(error);
+    this.messagingSystem.publish(`${controllerName}:rejected`, {
+      request: rejectedApproval,
+      error: error as Error,
+    });
   }
 
   /**