diff --git a/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/lifecycle_node.hpp b/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/lifecycle_node.hpp
index 745d745447..b39e8a0964 100644
--- a/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/lifecycle_node.hpp
+++ b/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/lifecycle_node.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <thread>
 
 #include "nav2_util/node_thread.hpp"
+#include "nav2_util/parameter_events_subscriber.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp_lifecycle/lifecycle_node.hpp"
 #include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
 
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ class LifecycleNode : public rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode
 
   // When creating a local node, this class will launch a separate thread created to spin the node
   std::unique_ptr<NodeThread> rclcpp_thread_;
+
+  std::shared_ptr<nav2_util::ParameterEventsSubscriber> param_subscriber_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace nav2_util
diff --git a/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/parameter_events_subscriber.hpp b/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/parameter_events_subscriber.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e15dd01549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nav2_util/include/nav2_util/parameter_events_subscriber.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Intel Corporation
+//
+// 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.
+
+#ifndef NAV2_UTIL__PARAMETER_EVENTS_SUBSCRIBER_HPP_
+#define NAV2_UTIL__PARAMETER_EVENTS_SUBSCRIBER_HPP_
+
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
+#include "rclcpp/parameter_events_filter.hpp"
+
+namespace nav2_util
+{
+
+struct ParameterEventsCallbackHandle
+{
+  RCLCPP_SMART_PTR_DEFINITIONS(ParameterEventsCallbackHandle)
+
+  using ParameterEventsCallbackType = std::function<void(const rclcpp::Parameter &)>;
+
+  std::string parameter_name;
+  std::string node_name;
+  ParameterEventsCallbackType callback;
+};
+
+class ParameterEventsSubscriber
+{
+public:
+  ParameterEventsSubscriber(
+    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_base,
+    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface::SharedPtr node_topics,
+    rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeLoggingInterface::SharedPtr node_logging,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos = rclcpp::ParameterEventsQoS());
+
+  template<typename NodeT>
+  ParameterEventsSubscriber(
+    NodeT node,
+    const rclcpp::QoS & qos =
+    rclcpp::QoS(rclcpp::QoSInitialization::from_rmw(rmw_qos_profile_parameter_events)))
+  : ParameterEventsSubscriber(
+      node->get_node_base_interface(),
+      node->get_node_topics_interface(),
+      node->get_node_logging_interface(),
+      qos)
+  {}
+
+  /// Set a custom callback for parameter events.
+  /**
+   * If no namespace is provided, a subscription will be created for the current namespace.
+   * Repeated calls to this function will overwrite the callback.
+   * If more than one namespace already has a subscription to its parameter events topic, then the
+   * provided callback will be applied to all of them.
+   *
+   * \param[in] callback Function callback to be evaluated on event.
+   * \param[in] node_namespaces Vector of namespaces for which a subscription will be created.
+   */
+  void
+  set_event_callback(
+    std::function<void(const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr &)> callback,
+    const std::vector<std::string> & node_namespaces = {""});
+
+  /// Remove parameter event callback.
+  /**
+   * Calling this function will set the event callback to nullptr. This function will also remove
+   * event subscriptions on the namespaces for which there are no other callbacks (from parameter
+   * callbacks) active on that namespace.
+   */
+  void
+  remove_event_callback();
+
+  using ParameterEventsCallbackType = ParameterEventsCallbackHandle::ParameterEventsCallbackType;
+
+  /// Add a custom callback for a specified parameter.
+  /**
+   * If a node_name is not provided, defaults to the current node.
+   *
+   * \param[in] parameter_name Name of parameter.
+   * \param[in] callback Function callback to be evaluated upon parameter event.
+   * \param[in] node_name Name of node which hosts the parameter.
+   */
+  ParameterEventsCallbackHandle::SharedPtr
+  add_parameter_callback(
+    const std::string & parameter_name,
+    ParameterEventsCallbackType callback,
+    const std::string & node_name = "");
+
+  /// Remove a custom callback for a specified parameter given its callback handle.
+  /**
+   * The parameter name and node name are inspected from the callback handle. The callback handle
+   * is erased from the list of callback handles on the {parameter_name, node_name} in the map.
+   * An error is thrown if the handle does not exist and/or was already removed.
+   *
+   * \param[in] handle Pointer to callback handle to be removed.
+   */
+  void
+  remove_parameter_callback(
+    const ParameterEventsCallbackHandle * const handle);
+
+  /// Remove a custom callback for a specified parameter given its name and respective node.
+  /**
+   * If a node_name is not provided, defaults to the current node.
+   * The {parameter_name, node_name} key on the parameter_callbacks_ map will be erased, removing
+   * all callback associated with that parameter.
+   *
+   * \param[in] parameter_name Name of parameter.
+   * \param[in] node_name Name of node which hosts the parameter.
+   */
+  void
+  remove_parameter_callback(
+    const std::string & parameter_name,
+    const std::string & node_name = "");
+
+  /// Get a rclcpp::Parameter from parameter event, return true if parameter name & node in event.
+  /**
+   * If a node_name is not provided, defaults to the current node.
+   * 
+   * \param[in] event Event msg to be inspected.
+   * \param[out] parameter Reference to rclcpp::Parameter to be assigned.
+   * \param[in] parameter_name Name of parameter.
+   * \param[in] node_name Name of node which hosts the parameter.
+   * \returns true if requested parameter name & node is in event, false otherwise
+   */
+  static bool
+  get_parameter_from_event(
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event,
+    rclcpp::Parameter & parameter,
+    const std::string parameter_name,
+    const std::string node_name = "");
+
+  /// Get a rclcpp::Parameter from parameter event
+  /**
+   * If a node_name is not provided, defaults to the current node.
+   * 
+   * The user is responsible to check if the returned parameter has been properly assigned.
+   * By default, if the requested parameter is not found in the event, the returned parameter 
+   * has parameter value of type rclcpp::PARAMETER_NOT_SET.
+   * 
+   * \param[in] event Event msg to be inspected.
+   * \param[in] parameter_name Name of parameter.
+   * \param[in] node_name Name of node which hosts the parameter.
+   * \returns The resultant rclcpp::Parameter from the event
+   */
+  static rclcpp::Parameter
+  get_parameter_from_event(
+    const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event,
+    const std::string parameter_name,
+    const std::string node_name = "");
+
+  using CallbacksContainerType = std::list<ParameterEventsCallbackHandle::WeakPtr>;
+
+protected:
+  /// Add a subscription (if unique) to a namespace parameter events topic.
+  void
+  add_namespace_event_subscriber(const std::string & node_namespace);
+
+  /// Remove a subscription to a namespace parameter events topic.
+  void
+  remove_namespace_event_subscriber(const std::string & node_namespace);
+
+  /// Return true if any callbacks still exist on a namespace event topic, otherwise return false
+  bool
+  should_unsubscribe_to_namespace(const std::string & node_namespace);
+
+  /// Callback for parameter events subscriptions.
+  void
+  event_callback(const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event);
+
+  // Utility functions for string and path name operations.
+  std::string resolve_path(const std::string & path);
+  std::pair<std::string, std::string> split_path(const std::string & str);
+  std::string join_path(std::string path, std::string name);
+
+  // Node Interfaces used for logging and creating subscribers.
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_base_;
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface::SharedPtr node_topics_;
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeLoggingInterface::SharedPtr node_logging_;
+
+  rclcpp::QoS qos_;
+
+  // *INDENT-OFF* Uncrustify doesn't handle indented public/private labels
+  // Hash function for string pair required in std::unordered_map
+  class StringPairHash
+  {
+  public:
+    template<typename T>
+    inline void hash_combine(std::size_t & seed, const T & v) const
+    {
+      std::hash<T> hasher;
+      seed ^= hasher(v) + 0x9e3779b9 + (seed << 6) + (seed >> 2);
+    }
+
+    inline size_t operator()(const std::pair<std::string, std::string> & s) const
+    {
+      size_t seed = 0;
+      hash_combine(seed, s.first);
+      hash_combine(seed, s.second);
+      return seed;
+    }
+  };
+  // *INDENT-ON*
+
+  // Map container for registered parameters.
+  std::unordered_map<
+    std::pair<std::string, std::string>,
+    CallbacksContainerType,
+    StringPairHash
+  > parameter_callbacks_;
+
+  // Vector of unique namespaces added.
+  std::vector<std::string> subscribed_namespaces_;
+  // Vector of event callback namespaces
+  std::vector<std::string> event_namespaces_;
+
+  // Vector of event subscriptions for each namespace.
+  std::vector<rclcpp::Subscription
+    <rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent>::SharedPtr> event_subscriptions_;
+
+  std::function<void(const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr &)> event_callback_;
+
+  std::recursive_mutex mutex_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace nav2_util
+
+#endif  // NAV2_UTIL__PARAMETER_EVENTS_SUBSCRIBER_HPP_
diff --git a/nav2_util/src/CMakeLists.txt b/nav2_util/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 70f1c7b624..bf5aae60c5 100644
--- a/nav2_util/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nav2_util/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ add_library(${library_name} SHARED
   lifecycle_node.cpp
   robot_utils.cpp
   node_thread.cpp
+  parameter_events_subscriber.cpp
 )
 
 ament_target_dependencies(${library_name}
diff --git a/nav2_util/src/lifecycle_node.cpp b/nav2_util/src/lifecycle_node.cpp
index e6efb5f6a9..74216894a8 100644
--- a/nav2_util/src/lifecycle_node.cpp
+++ b/nav2_util/src/lifecycle_node.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ LifecycleNode::LifecycleNode(
       "_", namespace_, rclcpp::NodeOptions(options).arguments(new_args));
     rclcpp_thread_ = std::make_unique<NodeThread>(rclcpp_node_);
   }
+
+  param_subscriber_ = std::make_shared<nav2_util::ParameterEventsSubscriber>(shared_from_this());
 }
 
 LifecycleNode::~LifecycleNode()
diff --git a/nav2_util/src/parameter_events_subscriber.cpp b/nav2_util/src/parameter_events_subscriber.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d1b9c8053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nav2_util/src/parameter_events_subscriber.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+// Copyright 2019 Intel Corporation
+//
+// 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.
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "nav2_util/parameter_events_subscriber.hpp"
+
+namespace nav2_util
+{
+
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::ParameterEventsSubscriber(
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeBaseInterface::SharedPtr node_base,
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeTopicsInterface::SharedPtr node_topics,
+  rclcpp::node_interfaces::NodeLoggingInterface::SharedPtr node_logging,
+  const rclcpp::QoS & qos)
+: node_base_(node_base),
+  node_topics_(node_topics),
+  node_logging_(node_logging),
+  qos_(qos)
+{}
+
+void
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::add_namespace_event_subscriber(const std::string & node_namespace)
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  if (std::find(subscribed_namespaces_.begin(), subscribed_namespaces_.end(),
+    node_namespace) == subscribed_namespaces_.end())
+  {
+    subscribed_namespaces_.push_back(node_namespace);
+    auto topic = join_path(node_namespace, "parameter_events");
+    RCLCPP_DEBUG(node_logging_->get_logger(), "Subscribing to topic: %s", topic.c_str());
+
+    auto event_sub = rclcpp::create_subscription<rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent>(
+      node_topics_, topic, qos_,
+      std::bind(&ParameterEventsSubscriber::event_callback, this, std::placeholders::_1));
+
+    event_subscriptions_.push_back(event_sub);
+  }
+}
+
+void
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::remove_namespace_event_subscriber(const std::string & node_namespace)
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  auto check_sub_cb = [this, &node_namespace](
+    rclcpp::Subscription<rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent>::SharedPtr sub) {
+      return sub->get_topic_name() == join_path(node_namespace, "parameter_events");
+    };
+
+  auto it = std::find_if(
+    event_subscriptions_.begin(),
+    event_subscriptions_.end(),
+    check_sub_cb);
+
+  if (it != event_subscriptions_.end()) {
+    event_subscriptions_.erase(it);
+    subscribed_namespaces_.erase(
+      std::remove(subscribed_namespaces_.begin(), subscribed_namespaces_.end(), node_namespace));
+  }
+}
+
+void
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::set_event_callback(
+  std::function<void(const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr &)> callback,
+  const std::vector<std::string> & node_namespaces)
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  remove_event_callback();
+  std::string full_namespace;
+  for (auto & ns : node_namespaces) {
+    if (ns == "") {
+      full_namespace = node_base_->get_namespace();
+    } else {
+      full_namespace = resolve_path(ns);
+    }
+    add_namespace_event_subscriber(full_namespace);
+    event_namespaces_.push_back(full_namespace);
+  }
+
+  event_callback_ = callback;
+}
+
+void
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::remove_event_callback()
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  // Clear current vector of event namespaces and remove subscriptions
+  auto temp_namespaces = event_namespaces_;
+  event_namespaces_.clear();
+  for (auto temp_ns : temp_namespaces) {
+    if (should_unsubscribe_to_namespace(temp_ns)) {
+      remove_namespace_event_subscriber(temp_ns);
+    }
+  }
+
+  event_callback_ = nullptr;
+}
+
+ParameterEventsCallbackHandle::SharedPtr
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::add_parameter_callback(
+  const std::string & parameter_name,
+  ParameterEventsCallbackType callback,
+  const std::string & node_name)
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  auto full_node_name = resolve_path(node_name);
+  add_namespace_event_subscriber(split_path(full_node_name).first);
+
+  auto handle = std::make_shared<ParameterEventsCallbackHandle>();
+  handle->callback = callback;
+  handle->parameter_name = parameter_name;
+  handle->node_name = full_node_name;
+  // the last callback registered is executed first.
+  parameter_callbacks_[{parameter_name, full_node_name}].emplace_front(handle);
+
+  return handle;
+}
+
+struct HandleCompare
+  : public std::unary_function<ParameterEventsCallbackHandle::WeakPtr, bool>
+{
+  explicit HandleCompare(const ParameterEventsCallbackHandle * const base)
+  : base_(base) {}
+  bool operator()(const ParameterEventsCallbackHandle::WeakPtr & handle)
+  {
+    auto shared_handle = handle.lock();
+    if (base_ == shared_handle.get()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  const ParameterEventsCallbackHandle * const base_;
+};
+
+void
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::remove_parameter_callback(
+  const ParameterEventsCallbackHandle * const handle)
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  auto & container = parameter_callbacks_[{handle->parameter_name, handle->node_name}];
+  auto it = std::find_if(
+    container.begin(),
+    container.end(),
+    HandleCompare(handle));
+  if (it != container.end()) {
+    container.erase(it);
+    if (container.empty()) {
+      parameter_callbacks_.erase({handle->parameter_name, handle->node_name});
+      if (should_unsubscribe_to_namespace(split_path(handle->node_name).first)) {
+        remove_namespace_event_subscriber(split_path(handle->node_name).first);
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Callback doesn't exist");
+  }
+}
+
+bool
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::should_unsubscribe_to_namespace(const std::string & node_namespace)
+{
+  auto it1 = std::find(event_namespaces_.begin(), event_namespaces_.end(), node_namespace);
+  if (it1 != event_namespaces_.end()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  auto it2 = parameter_callbacks_.begin();
+  while (it2 != parameter_callbacks_.end()) {
+    if (split_path(it2->first.second).first == node_namespace) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    ++it2;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+void
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::remove_parameter_callback(
+  const std::string & parameter_name,
+  const std::string & node_name)
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  auto full_node_name = resolve_path(node_name);
+  parameter_callbacks_.erase({parameter_name, full_node_name});
+  if (should_unsubscribe_to_namespace(split_path(full_node_name).first)) {
+    RCLCPP_INFO(node_logging_->get_logger(), "Removing namespace event subscription");
+    remove_namespace_event_subscriber(split_path(full_node_name).first);
+  }
+}
+
+bool
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::get_parameter_from_event(
+  const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event,
+  rclcpp::Parameter & parameter,
+  const std::string parameter_name,
+  const std::string node_name)
+{
+  if (event->node == node_name) {
+    rclcpp::ParameterEventsFilter filter(event, {parameter_name},
+      {rclcpp::ParameterEventsFilter::EventType::NEW,
+        rclcpp::ParameterEventsFilter::EventType::CHANGED});
+    if (!filter.get_events().empty()) {
+      const auto & events = filter.get_events();
+      auto param_msg = events.back().second;
+      parameter = rclcpp::Parameter::from_parameter_msg(*param_msg);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+rclcpp::Parameter
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::get_parameter_from_event(
+  const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event,
+  const std::string parameter_name,
+  const std::string node_name)
+{
+  rclcpp::Parameter p(parameter_name);
+  get_parameter_from_event(event, p, parameter_name, node_name);
+  return p;
+}
+
+void
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::event_callback(
+  const rcl_interfaces::msg::ParameterEvent::SharedPtr event)
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(mutex_);
+  const std::string & node_name = event->node;
+  RCLCPP_DEBUG(node_logging_->get_logger(), "Parameter event received for node: %s",
+    node_name.c_str());
+
+  for (auto it = parameter_callbacks_.begin(); it != parameter_callbacks_.end(); ++it) {
+    rclcpp::Parameter p;
+    if (get_parameter_from_event(event, p, it->first.first, it->first.second)) {
+      for (auto cb = it->second.begin(); cb != it->second.end(); ++cb) {
+        auto shared_handle = cb->lock();
+        if (nullptr != shared_handle) {
+          shared_handle->callback(p);
+        } else {
+          cb = it->second.erase(cb);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (event_callback_) {
+    event_callback_(event);
+  }
+}
+
+std::string
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::resolve_path(const std::string & path)
+{
+  std::string full_path;
+
+  if (path == "") {
+    full_path = node_base_->get_fully_qualified_name();
+  } else {
+    full_path = path;
+    if (*full_path.begin() != '/') {
+      full_path = join_path(node_base_->get_namespace(), full_path);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return full_path;
+}
+
+std::pair<std::string, std::string>
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::split_path(const std::string & str)
+{
+  std::string path;
+  std::size_t found = str.find_last_of("/\\");
+  if (found == 0) {
+    path = str.substr(0, found + 1);
+  } else {
+    path = str.substr(0, found);
+  }
+  std::string name = str.substr(found + 1);
+  return {path, name};
+}
+
+std::string
+ParameterEventsSubscriber::join_path(std::string path, std::string name)
+{
+  std::string joined_path = path;
+  if (*joined_path.rbegin() != '/' && *name.begin() != '/') {
+    joined_path = joined_path + "/";
+  }
+
+  return joined_path + name;
+}
+
+}  // namespace nav2_util