diff --git a/includes/simplenews.api.php b/includes/simplenews.api.php
index 5afc107..7fde931 100644
--- a/includes/simplenews.api.php
+++ b/includes/simplenews.api.php
@@ -67,3 +67,29 @@ function hook_simplenews_subscriber_insert($subscriber) {
 function hook_simplenews_subscriber_delete($subscriber) {
 
 }
+
+/**
+ * Invoked if a user is subscribed to a newsletter.
+ *
+ * @param $subscriber
+ *   The subscriber object including all subscriptions of this user.
+ *
+ * @param $subscription
+ *   The subscription object for this specific subscribe action.
+ */
+function hook_simplenews_subscribe_user($subscriber, $subscription) {
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Invoked if a user is unsubscribed from a newsletter.
+ *
+ * @param $subscriber
+ *   The subscriber object including all subscriptions of this user.
+ *
+ * @param $subscription
+ *   The subscription object for this specific unsubscribe action.
+ */
+function hook_simplenews_unsubscribe_user($subscriber, $subscription) {
+
+}
diff --git a/simplenews.module b/simplenews.module
index 9acd135..f109fa4 100644
--- a/simplenews.module
+++ b/simplenews.module
@@ -1371,11 +1371,11 @@ function simplenews_subscribe_user($mail, $tid, $confirm = TRUE, $source = 'unkn
     $subscription->source = $source;
     simplenews_subscription_save($subscription);
     $subscriber->tids[$tid] = $tid;
-
     // Execute simplenews subscribe trigger.
     simplenews_call_actions('subscribe', $subscriber);
+
+    module_invoke_all('simplenews_subscribe_user', $subscriber, $subscription);
   }
-  module_invoke_all('simplenews_subscribe_user', $subscriber);
   return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -1436,8 +1436,9 @@ function simplenews_unsubscribe_user($mail, $tid, $confirm = TRUE, $source = 'un
 
     // Execute simplenews unsubscribe trigger
     simplenews_call_actions('unsubscribe', $subscriber);
+
+    module_invoke_all('simplenews_unsubscribe_user', $subscriber, $subscription);
   }
-  module_invoke_all('simplenews_unsubscribe_user', $subscriber);
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.info b/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.info
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a3387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.info
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+name = Simplenews rules
+description = Provides integration with Rules module for Simplenews.
+dependencies[] = simplenews
+dependencies[] = rules
+package = Mail
+core = 7.x
diff --git a/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.module b/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.module
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..96cf792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.module
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Module file for Simpelnews rules integration.
+ */
+
+define('SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_DEFAULT', 0);
+define('SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_YES', 1);
+define('SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_NO', 2);
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns the options for the confirmation paramter.
+ */
+function simplenews_rules_confirmation_list() {
+  return array(
+    SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_DEFAULT => t('Default'),
+    SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_YES => t('Yes'),
+    SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_NO => t('No'),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_simplenews_unsubscribe_user().
+ */
+function simplenews_rules_simplenews_unsubscribe_user($subscriber, $subscription) {
+  $args = array(
+    'mail' => $subscriber->mail,
+    'tid' => $subscription->tid,
+  );
+  rules_invoke_event_by_args('simplenews_rules_event_unsubscribe', $args);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_simplenews_unsubscribe_user().
+ */
+function simplenews_rules_simplenews_subscribe_user($subscriber, $subscription) {
+  $args = array(
+    'mail' => $subscriber->mail,
+    'tid' => $subscription->tid,
+  );
+  rules_invoke_event_by_args('simplenews_rules_event_subscribe', $args);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.rules.inc b/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.rules.inc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5184d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simplenews_rules/simplenews_rules.rules.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Rules hooks for the Simplenews newsletter module.
+ *
+ * @addtogroup rules
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rules_action_info().
+ */
+function simplenews_rules_rules_action_info() {
+  return array(
+    'simplenews_rules_action_subscribe' => array(
+      'label' => t('Subscribe an e-mail adress to a newsletter'),
+      'group' => t('Simplenews'),
+      'named parameter' => TRUE,
+      'parameter' => array(
+        'mail' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('E-mail'),
+          'description' => t('The e-mail address that should be subscribed.'),
+        ),
+        'tid' => array(
+          'type' => 'integer',
+          'label' => t('Simplenews category'),
+          'descrption' => t('For which newsletter category the subscription should happen.'),
+          'options list' => 'simplenews_category_list',
+        ),
+        'confirmation' => array(
+          'type' => 'integer',
+          'label' => t('Confirmation required'),
+          'description' => t('Select if a confirmation is required. Default uses the default setting from the chosen newsletter category.'),
+          'options list' => 'simplenews_rules_confirmation_list',
+          'default value' => SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_DEFAULT,
+        ),
+        'source' => array(
+          'type' => 'string',
+          'label' => t('Source'),
+          'description' => t('A string to identify the source of this subscription'),
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+        ),
+        'source' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('Source'),
+          'description' => t('A string to identify the source of this subscription'),
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+          'default value' => 'rules',
+        ),
+        'language' => array(
+          'type' => 'token',
+          'label' => t('Language'),
+          'description' => t('If specified, the language to use for the subscription. Defaults to the default language.'),
+          'options list' => 'entity_metadata_language_list',
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+          'default value' => LANGUAGE_NONE,
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+    'simplenews_rules_action_unsubscribe' => array(
+      'label' => t('Unsubscribe an e-mail adress from a newsletter'),
+      'group' => t('Simplenews'),      'named parameter' => TRUE,
+      'parameter' => array(
+        'mail' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('E-mail'),
+          'description' => t('The e-mail address that should be unsubscribed.'),
+        ),
+        'tid' => array(
+          'type' => 'integer',
+          'label' => t('Simplenews category'),
+          'descrption' => t('For which newsletter category the unsubscription should happen.'),
+          'options list' => 'simplenews_category_list',
+        ),
+        'confirmation' => array(
+          'type' => 'integer',
+          'label' => t('Confirmation required'),
+          'description' => t('Select if a confirmation is required. Default uses the default setting from the chosen newsletter category.'),
+          'options list' => 'simplenews_rules_confirmation_list',
+          'default value' => SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_DEFAULT,
+        ),
+        'source' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('Source'),
+          'description' => t('A string to identify the source of this subscription'),
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+          'default value' => 'rules',
+        ),
+        'language' => array(
+          'type' => 'token',
+          'label' => t('Language'),
+          'description' => t('If specified, the language to use for the subscription. Defaults to the default language.'),
+          'options list' => 'entity_metadata_language_list',
+          'optional' => TRUE,
+          'default value' => LANGUAGE_NONE,
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_event_info().
+ */
+function simplenews_rules_rules_event_info() {
+  return array(
+    'simplenews_rules_event_subscribe' => array(
+      'label'  => t('A user has been subscribed'),
+      'group' => t('Simplenews'),
+      'variables'   => array(
+        'mail' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('E-Mail'),
+          'description' => t('The e-mail address that has been subscribed.'),
+        ),
+        'tid' => array(
+          'type' => 'integer',
+          'label' => t('Simplenews category'),
+          'descrption' => t('The newsletter category of the subscription.'),
+          'options list' => 'simplenews_category_list',
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+    'simplenews_rules_event_unsubscribe' => array(
+      'label'  => t('A user has been unsubscribed'),
+      'group' => t('Simplenews'),
+      'variables'   => array(
+        'mail' => array(
+          'type' => 'text',
+          'label' => t('E-mail'),
+          'description' => t('The e-mail address that has been subscribed.'),
+        ),
+        'tid' => array(
+          'type' => 'integer',
+          'label' => t('Simplenews category'),
+          'descrption' => t('The newsletter category of the subscription.'),
+          'options list' => 'simplenews_category_list',
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Action Implementation: Subscribe an e-mail adress to a Simplenews newsletter.
+ */
+function simplenews_rules_action_subscribe($args, $settings) {
+  if ($args['language'] == LANGUAGE_NONE) {
+    $args['language'] = NULL;
+  }
+
+  $confirmation = simplenews_rules_map_confirmation($args);
+
+  // Pass the call forward.
+  simplenews_subscribe_user($args['mail'], $args['tid'], $confirmation, $args['source'], $args['language']);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Map args to the confrmation argument for subscribing/unsubscribing.
+ */
+function simplenews_rules_map_confirmation($args) {
+  switch ($args['confirmation']) {
+    case SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_YES:
+      $confirmation = TRUE;
+      break;
+    case SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_NO:
+      $confirmation = FALSE;
+      break;
+    case SIMPLENEWS_RULES_CONFIRMATION_DEFAULT:
+      $account = _simplenews_user_load($args['mail']);
+      $confirmation = simplenews_require_double_opt_in($args['tid'], $account);
+      break;
+  }
+  return $confirmation;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Action Implementation: Unsubscribe an e-mail adress to a Simplenews newsletter.
+ */
+function simplenews_rules_action_unsubscribe($args, $settings) {
+  if ($args['language'] == LANGUAGE_NONE) {
+    $args['language'] = NULL;
+  }
+
+  $confirmation = simplenews_rules_map_confirmation($args);
+
+  // Pass the call forward.
+  simplenews_unsubscribe_user($args['mail'], $args['tid'], $confirmation, $args['source'], $args['language']);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */