diff --git a/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta.erl b/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta.erl
index 66029d4ca..f27fa414e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_meta.erl
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
     target_set/2
 ]).
 
+%% Subscriptions to changes:
+-export([
+    subscribe/2,
+    unsubscribe/1
+]).
+
 %% gen_server
 -export([start_link/0, init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2, terminate/2]).
 
@@ -125,6 +131,9 @@
     | {error, {nonexistent_sites, [site()]}}
     | {error, _}.
 
+%% Subject of the subscription:
+-type subject() :: emqx_ds:db().
+
 %% Peristent term key:
 -define(emqx_ds_builtin_site, emqx_ds_builtin_site).
 
@@ -336,11 +345,21 @@ target_set(DB, Shard) ->
             undefined
     end.
 
+%%================================================================================
+
+subscribe(Pid, Subject) ->
+    gen_server:call(?SERVER, {subscribe, Pid, Subject}, infinity).
+
+unsubscribe(Pid) ->
+    gen_server:call(?SERVER, {unsubscribe, Pid}, infinity).
+
 %%================================================================================
 %% behavior callbacks
 %%================================================================================
 
--record(s, {}).
+-record(s, {
+    subs = #{} :: #{pid() => {subject(), _Monitor :: reference()}}
+}).
 
 init([]) ->
     process_flag(trap_exit, true),
@@ -348,14 +367,24 @@ init([]) ->
     ensure_tables(),
     ensure_site(),
     S = #s{},
+    {ok, _Node} = mnesia:subscribe({table, ?SHARD_TAB, simple}),
     {ok, S}.
 
+handle_call({subscribe, Pid, Subject}, _From, S) ->
+    {reply, ok, handle_subscribe(Pid, Subject, S)};
+handle_call({unsubscribe, Pid}, _From, S) ->
+    {reply, ok, handle_unsubscribe(Pid, S)};
 handle_call(_Call, _From, S) ->
     {reply, {error, unknown_call}, S}.
 
 handle_cast(_Cast, S) ->
     {noreply, S}.
 
+handle_info({mnesia_table_event, {write, #?SHARD_TAB{shard = {DB, Shard}}, _}}, S) ->
+    ok = notify_subscribers(DB, {shard, DB, Shard}, S),
+    {noreply, S};
+handle_info({'DOWN', _MRef, process, Pid, _Reason}, S) ->
+    {noreply, handle_unsubscribe(Pid, S)};
 handle_info(_Info, S) ->
     {noreply, S}.
 
@@ -613,6 +642,38 @@ transaction(Fun, Args) ->
             {error, Reason}
     end.
 
+%%====================================================================
+
+handle_subscribe(Pid, Subject, S = #s{subs = Subs0}) ->
+    case maps:is_key(Pid, Subs0) of
+        false ->
+            MRef = erlang:monitor(process, Pid),
+            Subs = Subs0#{Pid => {Subject, MRef}},
+            S#s{subs = Subs};
+        true ->
+            S
+    end.
+
+handle_unsubscribe(Pid, S = #s{subs = Subs0}) ->
+    case maps:take(Pid, Subs0) of
+        {{_Subject, MRef}, Subs} ->
+            _ = erlang:demonitor(MRef, [flush]),
+            S#s{subs = Subs};
+        error ->
+            S
+    end.
+
+notify_subscribers(EventSubject, Event, #s{subs = Subs}) ->
+    maps:foreach(
+        fun(Pid, {Subject, _MRef}) ->
+            Subject == EventSubject andalso
+                erlang:send(Pid, {changed, Event})
+        end,
+        Subs
+    ).
+
+%%====================================================================
+
 %% @doc Intersperse elements of two lists.
 %% Example: intersperse([1, 2], [3, 4, 5]) -> [1, 3, 2, 4, 5].
 -spec intersperse([X], [Y]) -> [X | Y].