diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/api/events.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/events.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/events.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..907cfc74aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export enum EventPublishType {
+  ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_UPGRADE_PANEL_OPENED = "environment_variable_upgrade_panel_opened",
+}
+
+export interface PostEventPublishRequest {
+  type: EventPublishType
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/index.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/index.ts
index a99934c39c..415ed55ab1 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/global/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/global/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from "./environmentVariables"
+export * from "./events"
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/events.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/events.ts
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index 0000000000..758fb41b54
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+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import {
+  UserCtx,
+  PostEventPublishRequest,
+  EventPublishType,
+} from "@budibase/types"
+import { events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+
+export async function publish(ctx: UserCtx<PostEventPublishRequest, void>) {
+  switch (ctx.request.body.type) {
+    case EventPublishType.ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE_UPGRADE_PANEL_OPENED:
+      await events.environmentVariable.upgradePanelOpened(ctx.user._id!)
+      break
+    default:
+      ctx.throw(400, "Invalid publish event type.")
+  }
+  ctx.status = 200
+}
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/events.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fe8088761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import Router from "@koa/router"
+import * as controller from "../../controllers/global/events"
+
+const router: Router = new Router()
+
+router.post("/api/global/event/publish", controller.publish)
+
+export default router