diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
index a8d2052..1a0c408 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.cluster.impl;
 
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
@@ -12,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipListener;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStore;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStoreDelegate;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTermService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
@@ -21,15 +27,10 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
-import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
-
 @Component(immediate = true)
 @Service
 public class MastershipManager
-        implements MastershipService, MastershipAdminService {
+implements MastershipService, MastershipAdminService {
 
     private static final String NODE_ID_NULL = "Node ID cannot be null";
     private static final String DEVICE_ID_NULL = "Device ID cannot be null";
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@
     private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
 
     protected final AbstractListenerRegistry<MastershipEvent, MastershipListener>
-            listenerRegistry = new AbstractListenerRegistry<>();
+    listenerRegistry = new AbstractListenerRegistry<>();
+
+    private final MastershipStoreDelegate delegate = new InternalDelegate();
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected MastershipStore store;
@@ -52,12 +55,14 @@
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
         eventDispatcher.addSink(MastershipEvent.class, listenerRegistry);
+        store.setDelegate(delegate);
         log.info("Started");
     }
 
     @Deactivate
     public void deactivate() {
         eventDispatcher.removeSink(MastershipEvent.class);
+        store.unsetDelegate(delegate);
         log.info("Stopped");
     }
 
@@ -141,4 +146,14 @@
 
     }
 
+    public class InternalDelegate implements MastershipStoreDelegate {
+
+        @Override
+        public void notify(MastershipEvent event) {
+            log.info("dispatching mastership event {}", event);
+            eventDispatcher.post(event);
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }