diff --git a/docs/qmp/qmp-events.txt b/docs/qmp/qmp-events.txt
index cc2119d436..adb83d35b0 100644
--- a/docs/qmp/qmp-events.txt
+++ b/docs/qmp/qmp-events.txt
@@ -80,65 +80,3 @@ Example:
 { "event": "QUORUM_REPORT_BAD",
      "data": { "node-name": "1.raw", "sector-num": 345435, "sector-count": 5 },
      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1344522075, "microseconds": 745528 } }
-
-SPICE_CONNECTED, SPICE_DISCONNECTED
------------------------------------
-
-Emitted when a SPICE client connects or disconnects.
-
-Data:
-
-- "server": Server information (json-object)
-  - "host": IP address (json-string)
-  - "port": port number (json-string)
-  - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
-- "client": Client information (json-object)
-  - "host": IP address (json-string)
-  - "port": port number (json-string)
-  - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
-
-Example:
-
-{ "timestamp": {"seconds": 1290688046, "microseconds": 388707},
-  "event": "SPICE_CONNECTED",
-  "data": {
-    "server": { "port": "5920", "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"},
-    "client": {"port": "52873", "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"}
-}}
-
-SPICE_INITIALIZED
------------------
-
-Emitted after initial handshake and authentication takes place (if any)
-and the SPICE channel is up'n'running
-
-Data:
-
-- "server": Server information (json-object)
-  - "host": IP address (json-string)
-  - "port": port number (json-string)
-  - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
-  - "auth": authentication method (json-string, optional)
-- "client": Client information (json-object)
-  - "host": IP address (json-string)
-  - "port": port number (json-string)
-  - "family": address family (json-string, "ipv4" or "ipv6")
-  - "connection-id": spice connection id.  All channels with the same id
-                     belong to the same spice session (json-int)
-  - "channel-type": channel type.  "1" is the main control channel, filter for
-                    this one if you want track spice sessions only (json-int)
-  - "channel-id": channel id.  Usually "0", might be different needed when
-                  multiple channels of the same type exist, such as multiple
-                  display channels in a multihead setup (json-int)
-  - "tls": whevener the channel is encrypted (json-bool)
-
-Example:
-
-{ "timestamp": {"seconds": 1290688046, "microseconds": 417172},
-  "event": "SPICE_INITIALIZED",
-  "data": {"server": {"auth": "spice", "port": "5921",
-                      "family": "ipv4", "host": "127.0.0.1"},
-           "client": {"port": "49004", "family": "ipv4", "channel-type": 3,
-                      "connection-id": 1804289383, "host": "127.0.0.1",
-                      "channel-id": 0, "tls": true}
-}}
diff --git a/include/qemu/sockets.h b/include/qemu/sockets.h
index af24669c7b..fdbb196787 100644
--- a/include/qemu/sockets.h
+++ b/include/qemu/sockets.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ int inet_nonblocking_connect(const char *str,
                              void *opaque, Error **errp);
 
 int inet_dgram_opts(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
-const char *inet_strfamily(int family);
 NetworkAddressFamily inet_netfamily(int family);
 
 int unix_listen_opts(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp);
diff --git a/qapi-event.json b/qapi-event.json
index a86f8c9b2c..1e2354900f 100644
--- a/qapi-event.json
+++ b/qapi-event.json
@@ -186,3 +186,58 @@
 { 'event': 'VNC_DISCONNECTED',
   'data': { 'server': 'VncServerInfo',
             'client': 'VncClientInfo' } }
+
+##
+# @SPICE_CONNECTED
+#
+# Emitted when a SPICE client establishes a connection
+#
+# @server: server information
+#
+# @client: client information
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+##
+{ 'event': 'SPICE_CONNECTED',
+  'data': { 'server': 'SpiceBasicInfo',
+            'client': 'SpiceBasicInfo' } }
+
+##
+# @SPICE_INITIALIZED
+#
+# Emitted after initial handshake and authentication takes place (if any)
+# and the SPICE channel is up and running
+#
+# @server: server information
+#
+# @client: client information
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+##
+{ 'event': 'SPICE_INITIALIZED',
+  'data': { 'server': 'SpiceServerInfo',
+            'client': 'SpiceChannel' } }
+
+##
+# @SPICE_DISCONNECTED
+#
+# Emitted when the SPICE connection is closed
+#
+# @server: server information
+#
+# @client: client information
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+##
+{ 'event': 'SPICE_DISCONNECTED',
+  'data': { 'server': 'SpiceBasicInfo',
+            'client': 'SpiceBasicInfo' } }
+
+##
+# @SPICE_MIGRATE_COMPLETED
+#
+# Emitted when SPICE migration has completed
+#
+# Since: 1.3
+##
+{ 'event': 'SPICE_MIGRATE_COMPLETED' }
diff --git a/ui/spice-core.c b/ui/spice-core.c
index 8d54fb320f..70df4460e4 100644
--- a/ui/spice-core.c
+++ b/ui/spice-core.c
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qjson.h"
 #include "qemu/notify.h"
 #include "migration/migration.h"
-#include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "ui/spice-display.h"
+#include "qapi-event.h"
 
 /* core bits */
 
@@ -174,39 +174,34 @@ static void channel_list_del(SpiceChannelEventInfo *info)
     }
 }
 
-static void add_addr_info(QDict *dict, struct sockaddr *addr, int len)
+static void add_addr_info(SpiceBasicInfo *info, struct sockaddr *addr, int len)
 {
     char host[NI_MAXHOST], port[NI_MAXSERV];
-    const char *family;
 
     getnameinfo(addr, len, host, sizeof(host), port, sizeof(port),
                 NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV);
-    family = inet_strfamily(addr->sa_family);
 
-    qdict_put(dict, "host", qstring_from_str(host));
-    qdict_put(dict, "port", qstring_from_str(port));
-    qdict_put(dict, "family", qstring_from_str(family));
+    info->host = g_strdup(host);
+    info->port = g_strdup(port);
+    info->family = inet_netfamily(addr->sa_family);
 }
 
-static void add_channel_info(QDict *dict, SpiceChannelEventInfo *info)
+static void add_channel_info(SpiceChannel *sc, SpiceChannelEventInfo *info)
 {
     int tls = info->flags & SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_FLAG_TLS;
 
-    qdict_put(dict, "connection-id", qint_from_int(info->connection_id));
-    qdict_put(dict, "channel-type", qint_from_int(info->type));
-    qdict_put(dict, "channel-id", qint_from_int(info->id));
-    qdict_put(dict, "tls", qbool_from_int(tls));
+    sc->connection_id = info->connection_id;
+    sc->channel_type = info->type;
+    sc->channel_id = info->id;
+    sc->tls = !!tls;
 }
 
 static void channel_event(int event, SpiceChannelEventInfo *info)
 {
-    static const int qevent[] = {
-        [ SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_CONNECTED    ] = QEVENT_SPICE_CONNECTED,
-        [ SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_INITIALIZED  ] = QEVENT_SPICE_INITIALIZED,
-        [ SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_DISCONNECTED ] = QEVENT_SPICE_DISCONNECTED,
-    };
-    QDict *server, *client;
-    QObject *data;
+    SpiceServerInfo *server = g_malloc0(sizeof(*server));
+    SpiceChannel *client = g_malloc0(sizeof(*client));
+    server->base = g_malloc0(sizeof(*server->base));
+    client->base = g_malloc0(sizeof(*client->base));
 
     /*
      * Spice server might have called us from spice worker thread
@@ -222,36 +217,43 @@ static void channel_event(int event, SpiceChannelEventInfo *info)
         qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
     }
 
-    client = qdict_new();
-    server = qdict_new();
-
     if (info->flags & SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_FLAG_ADDR_EXT) {
-        add_addr_info(client, (struct sockaddr *)&info->paddr_ext,
+        add_addr_info(client->base, (struct sockaddr *)&info->paddr_ext,
                       info->plen_ext);
-        add_addr_info(server, (struct sockaddr *)&info->laddr_ext,
+        add_addr_info(server->base, (struct sockaddr *)&info->laddr_ext,
                       info->llen_ext);
     } else {
         error_report("spice: %s, extended address is expected",
                      __func__);
     }
 
-    if (event == SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_INITIALIZED) {
-        qdict_put(server, "auth", qstring_from_str(auth));
+    switch (event) {
+    case SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_CONNECTED:
+        qapi_event_send_spice_connected(server->base, client->base, &error_abort);
+        break;
+    case SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_INITIALIZED:
+        if (auth) {
+            server->has_auth = true;
+            server->auth = g_strdup(auth);
+        }
         add_channel_info(client, info);
         channel_list_add(info);
-    }
-    if (event == SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_DISCONNECTED) {
+        qapi_event_send_spice_initialized(server, client, &error_abort);
+        break;
+    case SPICE_CHANNEL_EVENT_DISCONNECTED:
         channel_list_del(info);
+        qapi_event_send_spice_disconnected(server->base, client->base, &error_abort);
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
     }
 
-    data = qobject_from_jsonf("{ 'client': %p, 'server': %p }",
-                              QOBJECT(client), QOBJECT(server));
-    monitor_protocol_event(qevent[event], data);
-    qobject_decref(data);
-
     if (need_lock) {
         qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
     }
+
+    qapi_free_SpiceServerInfo(server);
+    qapi_free_SpiceChannel(client);
 }
 
 static SpiceCoreInterface core_interface = {
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ static void migrate_connect_complete_cb(SpiceMigrateInstance *sin)
 
 static void migrate_end_complete_cb(SpiceMigrateInstance *sin)
 {
-    monitor_protocol_event(QEVENT_SPICE_MIGRATE_COMPLETED, NULL);
+    qapi_event_send_spice_migrate_completed(&error_abort);
     spice_migration_completed = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 447720f62a..74cf0786e5 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -92,16 +92,6 @@ static void inet_setport(struct addrinfo *e, int port)
     }
 }
 
-const char *inet_strfamily(int family)
-{
-    switch (family) {
-    case PF_INET6: return "ipv6";
-    case PF_INET:  return "ipv4";
-    case PF_UNIX:  return "unix";
-    }
-    return "unknown";
-}
-
 NetworkAddressFamily inet_netfamily(int family)
 {
     switch (family) {