diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
index a629aaad25..4a61b1ae5f 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.openide.util.actions.CallableSystemAction;
 import org.openide.util.actions.SystemAction;
 import org.openide.windows.WindowManager;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.events.DataSourceAddedEvent;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.events.ReportAddedEvent;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.services.Services;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.core.UserPreferences;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.corecomponentinterfaces.CoreComponentControl;
@@ -1260,7 +1261,7 @@ public class Case implements SleuthkitCase.ErrorObserver {
      */
     public void addReport(String localPath, String srcModuleName, String reportName) throws TskCoreException {
         Report report = this.db.addReport(localPath, srcModuleName, reportName);
-        eventPublisher.publish(new AutopsyEvent(Events.REPORT_ADDED.toString(), null, report));
+        eventPublisher.publish(new ReportAddedEvent(report));
     }
 
     public List<Report> getAllReports() throws TskCoreException {
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/events/ReportAddedEvent.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/events/ReportAddedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84121ad2de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/events/ReportAddedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Autopsy Forensic Browser
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015 Basis Technology Corp.
+ * Contact: carrier <at> sleuthkit <dot> org
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.events;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.events.AutopsyEvent;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Report;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskCoreException;
+
+/**
+ * Event published when a report is added to a case.
+ */
+public final class ReportAddedEvent extends AutopsyEvent implements Serializable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(DataSourceAddedEvent.class.getName());
+    private transient Report report;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs an event published when a report is added to a case.
+     *
+     * @param report The data source that was added.
+     */
+    public ReportAddedEvent(Report report) {
+        /**
+         * Putting the object id of the report into newValue to allow for lazy
+         * loading of the Report object.
+         */
+        super(Case.Events.REPORT_ADDED.toString(), null, report.getId());
+        this.report = report;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the data source that was added.
+     *
+     * @return The data source.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Object getNewValue() {
+        /**
+         * The report field is set in the constructor, but it is transient so it
+         * will become null when the event is serialized for publication over a
+         * network. Doing a lazy load of the Report object may save database
+         * round trips from other nodes since subscribers to this event are
+         * often not interested in the event data.
+         */
+        if (null != report) {
+            return report;
+        }
+        try {
+            long id = (Long) super.getNewValue();
+            List<Report> reports = Case.getCurrentCase().getSleuthkitCase().getAllReports();
+            for (Report thisReport : reports) {
+                if (thisReport.getId() == id) {
+                    report = thisReport;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            return report;
+        } catch (IllegalStateException | TskCoreException ex) {
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error doing lazy load for remote event", ex);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+}