diff --git a/cluster/event.go b/cluster/event.go
index e55ac47dda..034afe356b 100644
--- a/cluster/event.go
+++ b/cluster/event.go
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package cluster
 
-import "github.com/samalba/dockerclient"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+
+	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/samalba/dockerclient"
+)
 
 // Event is exported
 type Event struct {
@@ -12,3 +18,49 @@ type Event struct {
 type EventHandler interface {
 	Handle(*Event) error
 }
+
+// EventHandlers is a map of EventHandler
+type EventHandlers struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	eventHandlers map[EventHandler]struct{}
+}
+
+// NewEventHandlers returns a EventHandlers
+func NewEventHandlers() *EventHandlers {
+	return &EventHandlers{
+		eventHandlers: make(map[EventHandler]struct{}),
+	}
+}
+
+// Handle callbacks for the events
+func (eh *EventHandlers) Handle(e *Event) {
+	eh.RLock()
+	defer eh.RUnlock()
+
+	for h := range eh.eventHandlers {
+		if err := h.Handle(e); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// RegisterEventHandler registers an event handler.
+func (eh *EventHandlers) RegisterEventHandler(h EventHandler) error {
+	eh.Lock()
+	defer eh.Unlock()
+
+	if _, ok := eh.eventHandlers[h]; ok {
+		return errors.New("event handler already set")
+	}
+	eh.eventHandlers[h] = struct{}{}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UnregisterEventHandler unregisters a previously registered event handler.
+func (eh *EventHandlers) UnregisterEventHandler(h EventHandler) {
+	eh.Lock()
+	defer eh.Unlock()
+
+	delete(eh.eventHandlers, h)
+}
diff --git a/cluster/mesos/cluster.go b/cluster/mesos/cluster.go
index 91f10c3bc0..4157bf02d8 100644
--- a/cluster/mesos/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/mesos/cluster.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type Cluster struct {
 
 	driver              *mesosscheduler.MesosSchedulerDriver
 	dockerEnginePort    string
-	eventHandlers       map[cluster.EventHandler]struct{}
+	eventHandlers       *cluster.EventHandlers
 	master              string
 	agents              map[string]*agent
 	scheduler           *scheduler.Scheduler
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func NewCluster(scheduler *scheduler.Scheduler, TLSConfig *tls.Config, master st
 	}
 	cluster := &Cluster{
 		dockerEnginePort:    defaultDockerEnginePort,
+		eventHandlers:       cluster.NewEventHandlers(),
 		master:              master,
 		agents:              make(map[string]*agent),
 		scheduler:           scheduler,
@@ -156,35 +157,18 @@ func NewCluster(scheduler *scheduler.Scheduler, TLSConfig *tls.Config, master st
 
 // Handle callbacks for the events
 func (c *Cluster) Handle(e *cluster.Event) error {
-	c.RLock()
-	defer c.RUnlock()
-
-	for h := range c.eventHandlers {
-		if err := h.Handle(e); err != nil {
-			log.Error(err)
-		}
-	}
+	c.eventHandlers.Handle(e)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // RegisterEventHandler registers an event handler.
 func (c *Cluster) RegisterEventHandler(h cluster.EventHandler) error {
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
-
-	if _, ok := c.eventHandlers[h]; ok {
-		return errors.New("event handler already set")
-	}
-	c.eventHandlers[h] = struct{}{}
-	return nil
+	return c.eventHandlers.RegisterEventHandler(h)
 }
 
 // UnregisterEventHandler unregisters a previously registered event handler.
 func (c *Cluster) UnregisterEventHandler(h cluster.EventHandler) {
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
-
-	delete(c.eventHandlers, h)
+	c.eventHandlers.UnregisterEventHandler(h)
 }
 
 // CreateContainer for container creation in Mesos task
diff --git a/cluster/swarm/cluster.go b/cluster/swarm/cluster.go
index 0e77c3cd6c..969d28f497 100644
--- a/cluster/swarm/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster/swarm/cluster.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (p *pendingContainer) ToContainer() *cluster.Container {
 type Cluster struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 
-	eventHandlers     map[cluster.EventHandler]struct{}
+	eventHandlers     *cluster.EventHandlers
 	engines           map[string]*cluster.Engine
 	pendingEngines    map[string]*cluster.Engine
 	scheduler         *scheduler.Scheduler
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func NewCluster(scheduler *scheduler.Scheduler, TLSConfig *tls.Config, discovery
 	log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": "swarm"}).Debug("Initializing cluster")
 
 	cluster := &Cluster{
-		eventHandlers:     make(map[cluster.EventHandler]struct{}),
+		eventHandlers:     cluster.NewEventHandlers(),
 		engines:           make(map[string]*cluster.Engine),
 		pendingEngines:    make(map[string]*cluster.Engine),
 		scheduler:         scheduler,
@@ -91,35 +91,18 @@ func NewCluster(scheduler *scheduler.Scheduler, TLSConfig *tls.Config, discovery
 
 // Handle callbacks for the events
 func (c *Cluster) Handle(e *cluster.Event) error {
-	c.RLock()
-	defer c.RUnlock()
-
-	for h := range c.eventHandlers {
-		if err := h.Handle(e); err != nil {
-			log.Error(err)
-		}
-	}
+	c.eventHandlers.Handle(e)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // RegisterEventHandler registers an event handler.
 func (c *Cluster) RegisterEventHandler(h cluster.EventHandler) error {
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
-
-	if _, ok := c.eventHandlers[h]; ok {
-		return errors.New("event handler already set")
-	}
-	c.eventHandlers[h] = struct{}{}
-	return nil
+	return c.eventHandlers.RegisterEventHandler(h)
 }
 
 // UnregisterEventHandler unregisters a previously registered event handler.
 func (c *Cluster) UnregisterEventHandler(h cluster.EventHandler) {
-	c.Lock()
-	defer c.Unlock()
-
-	delete(c.eventHandlers, h)
+	c.eventHandlers.UnregisterEventHandler(h)
 }
 
 // Generate a globally (across the cluster) unique ID.