diff --git a/fairmq/Plugin.h b/fairmq/Plugin.h
index 7dd5f680..8d1eeece 100644
--- a/fairmq/Plugin.h
+++ b/fairmq/Plugin.h
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ class Plugin
     auto GetPropertyAsString(const std::string& key) const -> std::string { return fPluginServices->GetPropertyAsString(key); }
     auto GetChannelInfo() const -> std::unordered_map<std::string, int> { return fPluginServices->GetChannelInfo(); }
     auto GetPropertyKeys() const -> std::vector<std::string> { return fPluginServices->GetPropertyKeys(); }
-    // template<typename T>
-    // auto SubscribeToPropertyChange(std::function<void(const std::string& [>key*/, const T /*newValue<])> callback) const -> void { fPluginServices.SubscribeToPropertyChange(fkName, callback); }
-    // template<typename T>
-    // auto UnsubscribeFromPropertyChange() -> void { fPluginServices.UnsubscribeFromPropertyChange<T>(fkName); }
+    template<typename T>
+    auto SubscribeToPropertyChange(std::function<void(const std::string& key, T newValue)> callback) -> void { fPluginServices->SubscribeToPropertyChange<T>(fkName, callback); }
+    template<typename T>
+    auto UnsubscribeFromPropertyChange() -> void { fPluginServices->UnsubscribeFromPropertyChange<T>(fkName); }
 
   private:
     const std::string fkName;
diff --git a/fairmq/PluginServices.h b/fairmq/PluginServices.h
index 6333769c..65f76260 100644
--- a/fairmq/PluginServices.h
+++ b/fairmq/PluginServices.h
@@ -206,30 +206,25 @@ class PluginServices
 
     auto GetChannelInfo() const -> std::unordered_map<std::string, int> { return fConfig->GetChannelInfo(); }
 
+    /// @brief Discover the list of property keys
+    /// @return list of property keys
     auto GetPropertyKeys() const -> std::vector<std::string> { return fConfig->GetPropertyKeys(); }
 
     /// @brief Subscribe to property updates of type T
     /// @param subscriber
     /// @param callback function
     ///
-    /// While PluginServices provides the SetProperty method which can update properties only during certain device states, there are
-    /// other APIs in a FairMQ device that can update properties at any time. Therefore, the callback implementation should expect to be called in any
-    /// device state.
-    // template<typename T>
-    // auto SubscribeToPropertyChange(
-    //     const std::string& subscriber,
-    //     std::function<void(const std::string& [>key*/, const T /*newValue<])> callback
-    // ) const -> void
-    // {
-    //     fConfig->Subscribe(subscriber, callback);
-    // }
-    //
-    // /// @brief Unsubscribe from property updates of type T
-    // /// @param subscriber
-    // template<typename T>
-    // auto UnsubscribeFromPropertyChange(const std::string& subscriber) -> void { fConfig->Unsubscribe<T>(subscriber); }
-    //
-    // TODO Fix property subscription
+    /// Subscribe to property changes with a callback to monitor property changes in an event based fashion.
+    template<typename T>
+    auto SubscribeToPropertyChange(const std::string& subscriber, std::function<void(const std::string& key, T)> callback) const -> void
+    {
+        fConfig->Subscribe<T>(subscriber, callback);
+    }
+
+    /// @brief Unsubscribe from property updates of type T
+    /// @param subscriber
+    template<typename T>
+    auto UnsubscribeFromPropertyChange(const std::string& subscriber) -> void { fConfig->Unsubscribe<T>(subscriber); }
 
     static const std::unordered_map<std::string, DeviceState> fkDeviceStateStrMap;
     static const std::unordered_map<DeviceState, std::string, tools::HashEnum<DeviceState>> fkStrDeviceStateMap;
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairMQEventManager.h b/fairmq/options/FairMQEventManager.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 71244b25..00000000
--- a/fairmq/options/FairMQEventManager.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,148 +0,0 @@
-/********************************************************************************
- *    Copyright (C) 2014 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
- *                                                                              *
- *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
- *         GNU Lesser General Public Licence version 3 (LGPL) version 3,        *
- *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
- ********************************************************************************/
-
-/*
- * File:   FairMQEventManager.h
- * Author: winckler
- *
- * Created on August 12, 2016, 13:50 PM
- */
-
-#ifndef FAIRMQEVENTMANAGER_H
-#define FAIRMQEVENTMANAGER_H
-
-#include <FairMQLogger.h>
-
-#include <map>
-#include <utility>
-#include <string>
-
-#include <boost/any.hpp>
-#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
-#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
-#include <boost/signals2.hpp>
-#include <boost/signals2/signal.hpp>
-
-enum class EventId : uint32_t
-{
-    // Place your new EventManager events here
-    UpdateParam           = 0,
-    Custom                = 1,
-};
-
-namespace Events
-{
-
-template <EventId,typename ...Args>
-struct Traits;
-
-template <typename T>
-struct Traits<EventId::UpdateParam, T>
-{
-    using signal_type = boost::signals2::signal<void(const std::string&, T)>;
-};
-
-template <typename T>
-struct Traits<EventId::UpdateParam, std::vector<T>>
-{
-    using signal_type = boost::signals2::signal<void(const std::string&, const std::vector<T>& )>;
-};
-
-template <>
-struct Traits<EventId::UpdateParam, std::string>
-{
-    using signal_type = boost::signals2::signal<void(const std::string&, const std::string&)>;
-};
-
-template<std::size_t N>
-struct Traits<EventId::UpdateParam, const char[N]>
-{
-    using signal_type = boost::signals2::signal<void(const std::string&, const std::string&)>;
-};
-
-template <typename ...T>
-struct Traits<EventId::Custom,T...>
-{
-    using signal_type = boost::signals2::signal<void(T...)>;
-};
-
-/*
-template <EventId, typename ...Args> struct Traits2;
-template <> struct Traits2<EventId::UpdateParam> { using signal_type = boost::signals2::signal<void(const std::string&, const std::string&)>; } ;
-template <typename ...T> struct Traits2<EventId::UpdateParam,T...> { using signal_type = boost::signals2::signal<void(const std::string&, T...)>; } ;
-template <> struct Traits2<EventId::UpdateParamInt>    { using signal_type = boost::signals2::signal<void(const std::string&, int)>; } ;
-// */
-
-} // Events namespace
-
-class FairMQEventManager
-{
-  public:
-    using EventKey = std::pair<EventId, std::string>;
-
-    FairMQEventManager() :
-        fEventMap()
-    {}
-
-    virtual ~FairMQEventManager()
-    {}
-
-    template <EventId event, typename... ValueType, typename F>
-    void Connect(const std::string& key, F&& func) const
-    {
-        GetSlot<event, ValueType...>(key).connect(std::forward<F>(func));
-    }
-
-    template <EventId event, typename... ValueType>
-    void Disconnect(const std::string& key)
-    {
-        GetSlot<event, ValueType...>(key).disconnect();
-    }
-
-    template <EventId event, typename... ValueType, typename... Args>
-    void Emit(const std::string& key, Args&&... args)
-    {
-        GetSlot<event,ValueType...>(key)(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-    }
-
-    template <EventId event>
-    bool EventKeyFound(const std::string& key)
-    {
-        return fEventMap.find(std::pair<EventId, std::string>(event, key)) != fEventMap.end();
-    }
-
-  private:
-    mutable std::map<EventKey, boost::any> fEventMap;
-
-    template <EventId event, typename... T, typename Slot = typename Events::Traits<event,T...>::signal_type,
-    typename SlotPtr = boost::shared_ptr<Slot>>
-    Slot& GetSlot(const std::string& key) const
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            EventKey eventKey = std::make_pair(event, key);
-            //static_assert(std::is_same<decltype(boost::make_shared<Slot>()),SlotPtr>::value, "");
-            if (fEventMap.find(eventKey) == fEventMap.end())
-            {
-                fEventMap.emplace(eventKey, boost::make_shared<Slot>());
-            }
-
-            return *boost::any_cast<SlotPtr>(fEventMap.at(eventKey));
-//            auto &&tmp = boost::any_cast<SlotPtr>(fEventMap.at(eventKey));
-//            return *tmp;
-        }
-        catch (boost::bad_any_cast const &e)
-        {
-            LOG(ERROR)  << "Caught instance of boost::bad_any_cast: " 
-                        << e.what() << " on event #" << static_cast<uint32_t>(event) << " and key" << key;
-            abort();
-        }
-    }
-};
-
-#endif /* FAIRMQEVENTMANAGER_H */
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
index 616e416e..8823bb3d 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 FairMQProgOptions::FairMQProgOptions()
-    : FairProgOptions(), FairMQEventManager()
+    : FairProgOptions()
     , fMQParserOptions("MQ-Device parser options")
     , fMQOptionsInCfg("MQ-Device options")
     , fMQOptionsInCmd("MQ-Device options")
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
index 61bf7e77..cb90bab8 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #ifndef FAIRMQPROGOPTIONS_H
 #define FAIRMQPROGOPTIONS_H
 
+#include <fairmq/EventManager.h>
+
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
@@ -24,10 +26,19 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "FairProgOptions.h"
-#include "FairMQEventManager.h"
 #include "FairMQChannel.h"
 
-class FairMQProgOptions : public FairProgOptions , public FairMQEventManager
+namespace fair
+{
+namespace mq
+{
+
+struct PropertyChange : Event<std::string> {};
+
+} /* namespace mq */
+} /* namespace fair */
+
+class FairMQProgOptions : public FairProgOptions
 {
   protected:
     using FairMQMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<FairMQChannel>>;
@@ -192,12 +203,8 @@ class FairMQProgOptions : public FairProgOptions , public FairMQEventManager
                 }
             }
 
-            // execute stored function of a given key if exist
             //if (std::is_same<T, int>::value || std::is_same<T, std::string>::value)//if one wants to restrict type
-            if (EventKeyFound(key))
-            {
-                EmitUpdate<typename std::decay<T>::type>(key, val);
-            }
+            fEvents.Emit<fair::mq::PropertyChange, typename std::decay<T>::type>(key, val);
 
             return 0;
         }
@@ -232,36 +239,29 @@ class FairMQProgOptions : public FairProgOptions , public FairMQEventManager
             }
         }
 
-        // execute stored function of a given key if exist
         //if (std::is_same<T, int>::value || std::is_same<T, std::string>::value)//if one wants to restrict type
-        if (EventKeyFound(key))
-        {
-            EmitUpdate<typename std::decay<T>::type>(key, val);
-        }
+        fEvents.Emit<fair::mq::PropertyChange, typename std::decay<T>::type>(key, val);
 
         return 0;
     }
 
-    template <typename T, typename F>
-    void Subscribe(const std::string& key, F&& func) const
+    template <typename T>
+    void Subscribe(const std::string& subscriber, std::function<void(typename fair::mq::PropertyChange::KeyType, T)> func)
     {
         std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(fConfigMutex);
 
         static_assert(!std::is_same<T,const char*>::value || !std::is_same<T, char*>::value,
             "In template member FairMQProgOptions::Subscribe<T>(key,Lambda) the types const char* or char* for the calback signatures are not supported.");
 
-        if (fVarMap.count(key))
-        {
-            Connect<EventId::UpdateParam, T>(key, std::forward<F>(func));
-        }
+        fEvents.Subscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChange, T>(subscriber, func);
     }
 
     template <typename T>
-    void Unsubscribe(const std::string& key) const
+    void Unsubscribe(const std::string& subscriber)
     {
         std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(fConfigMutex);
 
-        Disconnect<EventId::UpdateParam, T>(key);
+        fEvents.Unsubscribe<fair::mq::PropertyChange, T>(subscriber);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -292,18 +292,6 @@ class FairMQProgOptions : public FairProgOptions , public FairMQEventManager
     // map of read channel info - channel name - number of subchannels
     std::unordered_map<std::string, int> fChannelInfo;
 
-    bool EventKeyFound(const std::string& key)
-    {
-        if (FairMQEventManager::EventKeyFound<EventId::UpdateParam>(key))
-        {
-            return true;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     using MQKey = std::tuple<std::string, int, std::string>;//store key info
     std::map<std::string, MQKey> fMQKeyMap;// key=full path - val=key info
 
@@ -335,7 +323,7 @@ class FairMQProgOptions : public FairProgOptions , public FairMQEventManager
         //compile time check whether T is const char* or char*, and in that case a compile time error is thrown.
         static_assert(!std::is_same<T,const char*>::value || !std::is_same<T, char*>::value, 
             "In template member FairMQProgOptions::EmitUpdate<T>(key,val) the types const char* or char* for the calback signatures are not supported.");
-        Emit<EventId::UpdateParam, T>(key, key, val);
+        fEvents.Emit<fair::mq::PropertyChange, T>(key, val);
     }
 
     int UpdateChannelMap(const std::string& channelName, int index, const std::string& member, const std::string& val);
@@ -348,6 +336,8 @@ class FairMQProgOptions : public FairProgOptions , public FairMQEventManager
     }
 
     void UpdateChannelInfo();
+
+    fair::mq::EventManager fEvents;
 };
 
 #endif /* FAIRMQPROGOPTIONS_H */
diff --git a/fairmq/options/runConfigEx.cxx b/fairmq/options/runConfigEx.cxx
index 6ac7c8ea..3cea9b5e 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/runConfigEx.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/options/runConfigEx.cxx
@@ -99,24 +99,33 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         // LOG(INFO) << "dataRate: " << dataRate;
 
         LOG(INFO) << "Subscribing: <string>(chans.data.0.address)";
-        config.Subscribe<string>("chans.data.0.address", [&device](const string& key, const string& value)
+        config.Subscribe<string>("test", [&device](const string& key, string value)
         {
-            LOG(INFO) << "[callback] Updating device parameter " << key << " = " << value;
-            device.fChannels.at("data").at(0).UpdateAddress(value);
+            if (key == "chans.data.0.address")
+            {
+                LOG(INFO) << "[callback] Updating device parameter " << key << " = " << value;
+                device.fChannels.at("data").at(0).UpdateAddress(value);
+            }
         });
 
         LOG(INFO) << "Subscribing: <int>(chans.data.0.rcvBufSize)";
-        config.Subscribe<int>("chans.data.0.rcvBufSize", [&device](const string& key, int value)
+        config.Subscribe<int>("test", [&device](const string& key, int value)
         {
-            LOG(INFO) << "[callback] Updating device parameter " << key << " = " << value;
-            device.fChannels.at("data").at(0).UpdateRcvBufSize(value);
+            if(key == "chans.data.0.rcvBufSize")
+            {
+                LOG(INFO) << "[callback] Updating device parameter " << key << " = " << value;
+                device.fChannels.at("data").at(0).UpdateRcvBufSize(value);
+            }
         });
 
         LOG(INFO) << "Subscribing: <double>(data-rate)";
-        config.Subscribe<double>("data-rate", [&device](const string& key, double value)
+        config.Subscribe<double>("test", [&device](const string& key, double value)
         {
-            LOG(INFO) << "[callback] Updating device parameter " << key << " = " << value;
-            device.SetRate(value);
+            if (key == "data-rate")
+            {
+                LOG(INFO) << "[callback] Updating device parameter " << key << " = " << value;
+                device.SetRate(value);
+            }
         });
 
         LOG(INFO) << "Starting value updates...\n";
@@ -134,6 +143,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         LOG(INFO) << "device: " << device.GetRate() << endl;
         // device.Print();
 
+        LOG(INFO) << "nase: " << config.GetValue<double>("nase");
+
+        config.Unsubscribe<string>("test");
+        config.Unsubscribe<int>("test");
+        config.Unsubscribe<double>("test");
         // advanced commands
 
         // LOG(INFO) << "-------------------- start custom 1";
diff --git a/fairmq/test/plugin_services/_config.cxx b/fairmq/test/plugin_services/_config.cxx
index b5920b9f..ad1b5f7d 100644
--- a/fairmq/test/plugin_services/_config.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/test/plugin_services/_config.cxx
@@ -57,4 +57,35 @@ TEST_F(PluginServices, KeyDiscovery)
     EXPECT_TRUE(find(keys.begin(), keys.end(), "foo") != keys.end());
 }
 
+TEST_F(PluginServices, ConfigCallbacks)
+{
+    mServices.SubscribeToPropertyChange<string>("test", [](const string& key, string value) {
+        if (key == "chans.data.0.address") { ASSERT_EQ(value, "tcp://localhost:4321"); }
+    });
+
+    mServices.SubscribeToPropertyChange<int>("test", [](const string& key, int value) {
+        if(key == "chans.data.0.rcvBufSize") {
+            FAIL(); // should not be called because we unsubscribed
+        }
+    });
+
+    mServices.SubscribeToPropertyChange<double>("test", [](const string& key, double value) {
+        if (key == "data-rate") { ASSERT_EQ(value, 0.9); }
+    });
+
+    mServices.SubscribeToDeviceStateChange("test",[&](DeviceState newState){
+        switch (newState) {
+        case DeviceState::InitializingDevice:
+            mServices.SetProperty<string>("chans.data.0.address", "tcp://localhost:4321");
+            mServices.SetProperty<int>("chans.data.0.rcvBufSize", 100);
+            mServices.SetProperty<double>("data-rate", 0.9);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    });
+
+    mServices.UnsubscribeFromPropertyChange<int>("test");
+}
+
 } /* namespace */