diff --git a/stateful/base.py b/stateful/base.py
index dffd116..df21c27 100644
--- a/stateful/base.py
+++ b/stateful/base.py
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class StatefulAdapter(Stateful):
 
     statesAttributeName = '__stateful_states__'
 
+    request = None
+
     def __init__(self, context):
         self.context = context
 
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ class StatefulAdapter(Stateful):
 
     def notify(self, transition, previousState):
         transObject = self.getStatesDefinition().transitions[transition]
-        notify(TransitionEvent(self.context, transObject, previousState))
+        notify(TransitionEvent(self.context, transObject, previousState, self.request))
 
 
 class IndexInfo(object):
@@ -135,9 +137,10 @@ class TransitionEvent(ObjectEvent):
 
     implements(ITransitionEvent)
 
-    def __init__(self, obj, transition, previousState):
+    def __init__(self, obj, transition, previousState, request=None):
         super(TransitionEvent, self).__init__(obj)
         self.transition = transition
         self.previousState = previousState
+        self.request = request
 
 
diff --git a/stateful/interfaces.py b/stateful/interfaces.py
index 9e55e81..9e26b87 100644
--- a/stateful/interfaces.py
+++ b/stateful/interfaces.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class IStateful(Interface):
             for the current state.
         """
 
+    request = Attribute('Optional publication request.')
+
 
 class IHistorizable(Interface):
     """ An object that may record history information, e.g. when
@@ -136,3 +138,4 @@ class ITransitionEvent(IObjectEvent):
 
     transition = Attribute('The transition.')
     previousState = Attribute('The name of the state before the transition.')
+    request = Attribute('Optional publication request.')