diff --git a/src/imfs/event.rs b/src/imfs/event.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..357dc0e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/imfs/event.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// TODO: Use our own event type instead of notify's.
+pub type ImfsEvent = notify::DebouncedEvent;
diff --git a/src/imfs/fetcher.rs b/src/imfs/fetcher.rs
index ac6ca7ac..61bb544d 100644
--- a/src/imfs/fetcher.rs
+++ b/src/imfs/fetcher.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ use std::{
 
 use crossbeam_channel::Receiver;
 
+use super::event::ImfsEvent;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum FileType {
     File,
     Directory,
 }
 
-// TODO: Use our own event type instead of notify's.
-pub type ImfsEvent = notify::DebouncedEvent;
-
 /// The generic interface that `Imfs` uses to lazily read files from the disk.
 /// In tests, it's stubbed out to do different versions of absolutely nothing
 /// depending on the test.
diff --git a/src/imfs/imfs.rs b/src/imfs/imfs.rs
index 3798472c..dcfa8d7d 100644
--- a/src/imfs/imfs.rs
+++ b/src/imfs/imfs.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use crate::path_map::PathMap;
 
 use super::{
     error::{FsError, FsResult},
-    fetcher::{FileType, ImfsEvent, ImfsFetcher},
+    event::ImfsEvent,
+    fetcher::{FileType, ImfsFetcher},
     snapshot::ImfsSnapshot,
 };
 
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ mod test {
     use crossbeam_channel::Receiver;
     use maplit::hashmap;
 
-    use super::super::{error::FsErrorKind, fetcher::ImfsEvent, noop_fetcher::NoopFetcher};
+    use super::super::{error::FsErrorKind, event::ImfsEvent, noop_fetcher::NoopFetcher};
 
     #[test]
     fn from_snapshot_file() {
diff --git a/src/imfs/mod.rs b/src/imfs/mod.rs
index 5b403013..e930e089 100644
--- a/src/imfs/mod.rs
+++ b/src/imfs/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod error;
+mod event;
 mod fetcher;
 mod imfs;
 mod noop_fetcher;
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ mod real_fetcher;
 mod snapshot;
 
 pub use error::*;
+pub use event::*;
 pub use fetcher::*;
 pub use imfs::*;
 pub use noop_fetcher::*;
diff --git a/src/imfs/noop_fetcher.rs b/src/imfs/noop_fetcher.rs
index be97aa68..cf3ed829 100644
--- a/src/imfs/noop_fetcher.rs
+++ b/src/imfs/noop_fetcher.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ use std::{
 
 use crossbeam_channel::Receiver;
 
-use super::fetcher::{FileType, ImfsEvent, ImfsFetcher};
+use super::{
+    event::ImfsEvent,
+    fetcher::{FileType, ImfsFetcher},
+};
 
 pub struct NoopFetcher;
 
diff --git a/src/imfs/real_fetcher.rs b/src/imfs/real_fetcher.rs
index e9dc221a..4d5a68b9 100644
--- a/src/imfs/real_fetcher.rs
+++ b/src/imfs/real_fetcher.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ use crossbeam_channel::{unbounded, Receiver};
 use jod_thread::JoinHandle;
 use notify::{RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 
-use super::fetcher::{FileType, ImfsEvent, ImfsFetcher};
+use super::{
+    event::ImfsEvent,
+    fetcher::{FileType, ImfsFetcher},
+};
 
 /// Workaround to disable the file watcher for processes that don't need it,
 /// since notify appears hang on to mpsc Sender objects too long, causing Rojo