diff --git a/examples/stories/StateMachineDocs.stories.mdx b/examples/stories/StateMachineDocs.stories.mdx
index b48d504..ab480eb 100644
--- a/examples/stories/StateMachineDocs.stories.mdx
+++ b/examples/stories/StateMachineDocs.stories.mdx
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 <!-- RiveTestHook.stories.mdx -->
 
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import { Canvas, Meta, Story, ArgsTable } from '@storybook/addon-docs';
 
-import RiveComponent, { useRive, useStateMachineInput } from '../../src';
+import RiveComponent, {
+  EventType,
+  useRive,
+  useStateMachineInput,
+} from '../../src';
 import { Button } from './components/Button';
 import './rive-overview.css';
 
@@ -160,3 +164,35 @@ Unlike the boolean and number inputs, you invoke the `.fire()` method on a trigg
     }}
   </Story>
 </Canvas>
+
+## Rive Events
+
+To listen for Rive Events reported during state machine play, use the `on` API to add an event listener.
+
+<Canvas withSource="open">
+  <Story name="Rive Events">
+    {() => {
+      const STATE_MACHINE_NAME = 'State Machine 1';
+      const { rive, RiveComponent } = useRive({
+        src: 'rating_animation.riv',
+        stateMachines: STATE_MACHINE_NAME,
+        autoplay: true,
+        automaticallyHandleEvents: true,
+      });
+      useEffect(() => {
+        if (rive) {
+          rive.on(EventType.RiveEvent, onRiveEventReceived);
+        }
+      }, [rive]);
+      const onRiveEventReceived = (riveEvent) => {
+        console.log('Rive Event Fired', riveEvent);
+      };
+      return (
+        <div className="center">
+          <RiveComponent className="base-canvas-size" />
+          <p>Click on the 5 star!</p>
+        </div>
+      );
+    }}
+  </Story>
+</Canvas>
diff --git a/examples/stories/assets/rating_animation.riv b/examples/stories/assets/rating_animation.riv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36ac380
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 754983a..a0ce473 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/rive-app/rive-react#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@rive-app/canvas": "2.3.1",
-    "@rive-app/webgl": "2.3.1"
+    "@rive-app/canvas": "2.4.0",
+    "@rive-app/webgl": "2.4.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
diff --git a/src/components/Rive.tsx b/src/components/Rive.tsx
index d6408ab..3211ad4 100644
--- a/src/components/Rive.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Rive.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ export interface RiveProps {
    * Specify whether to resize the canvas to its container automatically
    */
   shouldResizeCanvasToContainer?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Enable Rive Events to be handled by the runtime. This means any special Rive Event may have
+   * functionality that can be invoked implicitly when detected.
+   *
+   * For example, if during the render loop an OpenUrlEvent is detected, the
+   * browser may try to open the specified URL in the payload.
+   *
+   * This flag is false by default to prevent any unwanted behaviors from taking place.
+   * This means any special Rive Event will have to be handled manually by subscribing to
+   * EventType.RiveEvent
+   */
+  automaticallyHandleEvents?: boolean;
 }
 
 const Rive = ({
@@ -47,6 +59,7 @@ const Rive = ({
   useOffscreenRenderer = true,
   shouldDisableRiveListeners = false,
   shouldResizeCanvasToContainer = true,
+  automaticallyHandleEvents = false,
   children,
   ...rest
 }: RiveProps & ComponentProps<'canvas'>) => {
@@ -58,6 +71,7 @@ const Rive = ({
     stateMachines,
     autoplay: true,
     shouldDisableRiveListeners,
+    automaticallyHandleEvents,
   };
 
   const options = {