diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
index d53854337..6b488fc82 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
@@ -1946,6 +1946,29 @@ void GuiMenu::openOtherOptions()
             s->setNeedsSaving();
         }
     });
+
+    // Custom event scripts when browsing games and systems, fired using Scripting::fireEvent().
+    auto customEventScriptsBrowsing = std::make_shared<SwitchComponent>();
+    customEventScriptsBrowsing->setState(
+        Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScriptsBrowsing"));
+    s->addWithLabel(_("BROWSING CUSTOM EVENTS"), customEventScriptsBrowsing);
+    s->addSaveFunc([customEventScriptsBrowsing, s] {
+        if (customEventScriptsBrowsing->getState() !=
+            Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScriptsBrowsing")) {
+            Settings::getInstance()->setBool("CustomEventScriptsBrowsing",
+                                             customEventScriptsBrowsing->getState());
+            s->setNeedsSaving();
+        }
+    });
+
+    // If custom event scripts are disabled, then gray out this option.
+    if (!Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScripts")) {
+        customEventScriptsBrowsing->setEnabled(false);
+        customEventScriptsBrowsing->setOpacity(DISABLED_OPACITY);
+        customEventScriptsBrowsing->getParent()
+            ->getChild(customEventScriptsBrowsing->getChildIndex() - 1)
+            ->setOpacity(DISABLED_OPACITY);
+    }
 #endif
 
     // Only show games included in the gamelist.xml files.
@@ -2114,6 +2137,25 @@ void GuiMenu::openOtherOptions()
     applicationUpdaterFrequency->setCallback(applicationUpdaterFrequencyFunc);
 #endif
 
+    auto browsingEventsToggleFunc = [customEventScriptsBrowsing]() {
+        if (customEventScriptsBrowsing->getEnabled()) {
+            customEventScriptsBrowsing->setEnabled(false);
+            customEventScriptsBrowsing->setOpacity(DISABLED_OPACITY);
+            customEventScriptsBrowsing->getParent()
+                ->getChild(customEventScriptsBrowsing->getChildIndex() - 1)
+                ->setOpacity(DISABLED_OPACITY);
+        }
+        else {
+            customEventScriptsBrowsing->setEnabled(true);
+            customEventScriptsBrowsing->setOpacity(1.0f);
+            customEventScriptsBrowsing->getParent()
+                ->getChild(customEventScriptsBrowsing->getChildIndex() - 1)
+                ->setOpacity(1.0f);
+        }
+    };
+
+    customEventScripts->setCallback(browsingEventsToggleFunc);
+
     s->setSize(mSize);
     mWindow->pushGui(s);
 }
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/GamelistView.cpp b/es-app/src/views/GamelistView.cpp
index c26ea44a6..896130c51 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/GamelistView.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/GamelistView.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "views/GamelistView.h"
 
 #include "CollectionSystemsManager.h"
+#include "Scripting.h"
 #include "UIModeController.h"
 #include "animations/LambdaAnimation.h"
 #include "utils/LocalizationUtil.h"
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ GamelistView::GamelistView(FileData* root)
     : GamelistBase {root}
     , mRenderer {Renderer::getInstance()}
     , mStaticVideoAudio {false}
+    , mTriggerEvent {false}
+    , mTriggeredEventFastScroll {false}
 {
 }
 
@@ -424,6 +427,17 @@ void GamelistView::update(int deltaTime)
             anim->advanceAnimation(0, deltaTime);
     }
 
+    if (mTriggerEvent) {
+        mTriggerEvent = false;
+        FileData* file {mPrimary->size() > 0 ? mPrimary->getSelected() : nullptr};
+        if (file) {
+            Scripting::fireEvent("game-select", file->getPath(),
+                                 file->getSourceFileData()->metadata.get("name"),
+                                 file->getSourceFileData()->getSystem()->getName(),
+                                 file->getSourceFileData()->getSystem()->getFullName());
+        }
+    }
+
     updateChildren(deltaTime);
 }
 
@@ -595,6 +609,7 @@ std::vector<HelpPrompt> GamelistView::getHelpPrompts()
 void GamelistView::updateView(const CursorState& state)
 {
     bool loadedTexture {false};
+    mTriggerEvent = false;
 
     if (mPrimary->isScrolling()) {
         onDemandTextureLoad();
@@ -607,8 +622,21 @@ void GamelistView::updateView(const CursorState& state)
 
     // If the game data has already been rendered to the view, then skip it this time.
     // This also happens when fast-scrolling.
-    if (file == mLastUpdated)
+    if (file == mLastUpdated) {
+        if (!mTriggeredEventFastScroll && state == CursorState::CURSOR_SCROLLING &&
+            Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScripts") &&
+            Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScriptsBrowsing")) {
+            mTriggeredEventFastScroll = true;
+            Scripting::fireEvent("game-select");
+        }
         return;
+    }
+
+    if (Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScripts") &&
+        Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScriptsBrowsing")) {
+        mTriggerEvent = true;
+        mTriggeredEventFastScroll = false;
+    }
 
     if (!loadedTexture)
         onDemandTextureLoad();
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/GamelistView.h b/es-app/src/views/GamelistView.h
index d05e223c3..67f9cc32a 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/GamelistView.h
+++ b/es-app/src/views/GamelistView.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ private:
 
     Renderer* mRenderer;
     bool mStaticVideoAudio;
+    bool mTriggerEvent;
+    bool mTriggeredEventFastScroll;
 
     std::shared_ptr<ThemeData> mTheme;
     std::vector<GuiComponent*> mThemeExtras;
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/SystemView.cpp b/es-app/src/views/SystemView.cpp
index 20c8c0271..7afc19bb4 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/SystemView.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/SystemView.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "views/SystemView.h"
 
 #include "Log.h"
+#include "Scripting.h"
 #include "Settings.h"
 #include "Sound.h"
 #include "UIModeController.h"
@@ -248,6 +249,14 @@ void SystemView::onCursorChanged(const CursorState& state)
     mWindow->passHelpComponents(nullptr);
     mWindow->passClockComponents(&mSystemElements[mPrimary->getCursor()].clockComponents);
 
+    if (Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScripts") &&
+        Settings::getInstance()->getBool("CustomEventScriptsBrowsing")) {
+        Scripting::fireEvent(
+            "system-select", mSystemElements[mPrimary->getCursor()].system->getName(),
+            mSystemElements[mPrimary->getCursor()].system->getFullName(),
+            mSystemElements[mPrimary->getCursor()].system->getRootFolder()->getFullPath());
+    }
+
     for (auto& clock : mSystemElements[mPrimary->getCursor()].clockComponents)
         clock->update(1000);
 
diff --git a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
index 142688cda..f167b9d21 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ void Settings::setDefaults()
     mBoolMap["ShowHiddenGames"] = {true, true};
 #if !defined(__IOS__)
     mBoolMap["CustomEventScripts"] = {false, false};
+    mBoolMap["CustomEventScriptsBrowsing"] = {false, false};
 #endif
     mBoolMap["ParseGamelistOnly"] = {false, false};
     mBoolMap["MAMENameStripExtraInfo"] = {true, true};