diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Tests/WorkflowTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Tests/WorkflowTest.php
index 6c48f44154d25..212bd5f3f9411 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Tests/WorkflowTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Tests/WorkflowTest.php
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ public function testApplyWithEventDispatcher()
             'workflow.workflow_name.entered.b',
             'workflow.workflow_name.entered.c',
             // Following events are fired because of announce() method
+            'workflow.announce',
+            'workflow.workflow_name.announce',
             'workflow.guard',
             'workflow.workflow_name.guard',
             'workflow.workflow_name.guard.t2',
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Workflow.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Workflow.php
index 6397b9147e784..1791b568d79be 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Workflow.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Workflow.php
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ private function announce($subject, Transition $initialTransition, Marking $mark
 
         $event = new Event($subject, $marking, $initialTransition);
 
+        $this->dispatcher->dispatch('workflow.announce', $event);
+        $this->dispatcher->dispatch(sprintf('workflow.%s.announce', $this->name), $event);
+
         foreach ($this->getEnabledTransitions($subject) as $transition) {
             $this->dispatcher->dispatch(sprintf('workflow.%s.announce.%s', $this->name, $transition->getName()), $event);
         }