diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
index cacbac8f56..5491914752 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/event.py
@@ -451,6 +451,23 @@ class DiskFull(Event):
         self._free = freespace
         self._mountpoint = mountpoint
 
+class DiskUsageSample:
+    def __init__(self, available_bytes, free_bytes, total_bytes):
+        # Number of bytes available to non-root processes.
+        self.available_bytes = available_bytes
+        # Number of bytes available to root processes.
+        self.free_bytes = free_bytes
+        # Total capacity of the volume.
+        self.total_bytes = total_bytes
+
+class MonitorDiskEvent(Event):
+    """If BB_DISKMON_DIRS is set, then this event gets triggered each time disk space is checked.
+       Provides information about devices that are getting monitored."""
+    def __init__(self, disk_usage):
+        Event.__init__(self)
+        # hash of device root path -> DiskUsageSample
+        self.disk_usage = disk_usage
+
 class NoProvider(Event):
     """No Provider for an Event"""
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/monitordisk.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/monitordisk.py
index d3d2106841..833cd3d344 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/monitordisk.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/monitordisk.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ class diskMonitor:
         """ Take action for the monitor """
 
         if self.enableMonitor:
+            diskUsage = {}
             for k, attributes in self.devDict.items():
                 path, action = k
                 dev, minSpace, minInode = attributes
@@ -214,6 +215,11 @@ class diskMonitor:
                 # The available free space, integer number
                 freeSpace = st.f_bavail * st.f_frsize
 
+                # Send all relevant information in the event.
+                freeSpaceRoot = st.f_bfree * st.f_frsize
+                totalSpace = st.f_blocks * st.f_frsize
+                diskUsage[dev] = bb.event.DiskUsageSample(freeSpace, freeSpaceRoot, totalSpace)
+
                 if minSpace and freeSpace < minSpace:
                     # Always show warning, the self.checked would always be False if the action is WARN
                     if self.preFreeS[k] == 0 or self.preFreeS[k] - freeSpace > self.spaceInterval and not self.checked[k]:
@@ -257,4 +263,6 @@ class diskMonitor:
                         self.checked[k] = True
                         rq.finish_runqueue(True)
                         bb.event.fire(bb.event.DiskFull(dev, 'inode', freeInode, path), self.configuration)
+
+            bb.event.fire(bb.event.MonitorDiskEvent(diskUsage), self.configuration)
         return