diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d5777d..3a4e528 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ async def main():
 asyncio.run(main())
 ```
 
-Event types: `AGENT_START`, `TOKEN`, `REASONING`, `TOOL_START`, `TOOL_END`, `NODE_START`, `NODE_STOP`, `HANDOFF`, `COMPLETE`, `MULTIAGENT_START`, `MULTIAGENT_COMPLETE`, `ERROR` — each carrying `{type, agent_name, timestamp, data}`. Enough for a real-time frontend, a log aggregator, or a debugging dashboard. The `AnsiRenderer` gives you coloured terminal output out of the box — agent names, tool calls, reasoning traces, all streaming live.
+Event types: `AGENT_START`, `TOKEN`, `REASONING`, `TOOL_START`, `TOOL_END`, `INTERRUPT`, `NODE_START`, `NODE_STOP`, `HANDOFF`, `COMPLETE`, `MULTIAGENT_START`, `MULTIAGENT_COMPLETE`, `ERROR` — each carrying `{type, agent_name, timestamp, data}`. Enough for a real-time frontend, a log aggregator, or a debugging dashboard. The `AnsiRenderer` gives you coloured terminal output out of the box — agent names, tool calls, reasoning traces, all streaming live.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/docs/configuration/Chapter_15.md b/docs/configuration/Chapter_15.md
index 03e300a..baffeef 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/Chapter_15.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/Chapter_15.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ asyncio.run(main())
 | `REASONING` | Reasoning/thinking content from LLM |
 | `TOOL_START` | Tool execution begins |
 | `TOOL_END` | Tool execution completes |
+| `INTERRUPT` | Agent pauses for human input |
 | `COMPLETE` | Agent finishes (with usage metrics) |
 | `ERROR` | Model or execution error |
 | `NODE_START` | Graph/swarm node begins |
diff --git a/examples/12_streaming/README.md b/examples/12_streaming/README.md
index 18aa831..ab77bf6 100644
--- a/examples/12_streaming/README.md
+++ b/examples/12_streaming/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ renderer.flush()
 | `reasoning` | Streaming reasoning chunk |
 | `tool_start` | Tool call begins |
 | `tool_end` | Tool call finished |
+| `interrupt` | Agent pauses for human input |
 | `complete` | Agent finished (includes token usage) |
 | `node_start` / `node_stop` | Swarm / Graph enters/leaves a node |
 | `handoff` | Swarm transfers control |
diff --git a/src/strands_compose/hooks/event_publisher.py b/src/strands_compose/hooks/event_publisher.py
index d3c18db..a18ed3a 100644
--- a/src/strands_compose/hooks/event_publisher.py
+++ b/src/strands_compose/hooks/event_publisher.py
@@ -230,6 +230,22 @@ def _on_complete(self, event: AfterInvocationEvent) -> None:
         if self._errored:
             return
 
+        result = event.result
+        if result is not None and result.stop_reason == "interrupt":
+            for interrupt in result.interrupts or []:
+                self._callback(
+                    StreamEvent(
+                        type=EventType.INTERRUPT,
+                        agent_name=self._agent_name,
+                        data={
+                            "interrupt_id": interrupt.id,
+                            "name": interrupt.name,
+                            "reason": interrupt.reason,
+                        },
+                    ),
+                )
+            return
+
         metrics = event.agent.event_loop_metrics
 
         # Usage from the latest invocation (current turn only).
diff --git a/src/strands_compose/types.py b/src/strands_compose/types.py
index 5fb2f28..504babb 100644
--- a/src/strands_compose/types.py
+++ b/src/strands_compose/types.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class EventType(StrEnum):
     TOOL_START = "tool_start"
     TOOL_END = "tool_end"
     REASONING = "reasoning"
+    INTERRUPT = "interrupt"
     COMPLETE = "complete"
     ERROR = "error"
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class StreamEvent:
 
     Produced by :class:`~strands_compose.hooks.EventPublisher` for
     all agent activity: ``TOKEN``, ``REASONING``, ``TOOL_START``, ``TOOL_END``,
-    ``COMPLETE``, ``ERROR``, ``NODE_START``, ``NODE_STOP``,
+    ``INTERRUPT``, ``COMPLETE``, ``ERROR``, ``NODE_START``, ``NODE_STOP``,
     ``HANDOFF``, ``MULTIAGENT_COMPLETE``.
 
     Attributes:
diff --git a/src/strands_compose/wire.py b/src/strands_compose/wire.py
index 456ed9c..7e2385d 100644
--- a/src/strands_compose/wire.py
+++ b/src/strands_compose/wire.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 :class:`EventQueue` is a thin async queue wrapper that hides the sentinel
 pattern from callers.  :func:`make_event_queue` attaches
 :class:`~strands_compose.hooks.EventPublisher` hooks to every agent
-so all events (TOKEN, REASONING, TOOL_START, TOOL_END, COMPLETE,
+so all events (TOKEN, REASONING, TOOL_START, TOOL_END, INTERRUPT, COMPLETE,
 and — for Swarm/Graph — NODE_START, NODE_STOP, HANDOFF, MULTIAGENT_COMPLETE)
 flow into the shared queue.
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/hooks/test_event_publisher.py b/tests/unit/hooks/test_event_publisher.py
index 3961456..c774bdf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/hooks/test_event_publisher.py
+++ b/tests/unit/hooks/test_event_publisher.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
@@ -97,6 +98,42 @@ def test_complete_emits_with_usage(self):
         assert events[0].data["usage"]["output_tokens"] == 5
         assert events[0].data["usage"]["total_tokens"] == 15
 
+    def test_complete_with_interrupt_result_emits_interrupt_events(self) -> None:
+        events = []
+        pub = EventPublisher(callback=events.append, agent_name="test")
+
+        complete_event = MagicMock()
+        complete_event.result = SimpleNamespace(
+            stop_reason="interrupt",
+            interrupts=[
+                SimpleNamespace(id="approval-1", name="approve_delete", reason="Delete file?"),
+                SimpleNamespace(id="approval-2", name="approve_deploy", reason={"env": "prod"}),
+            ],
+        )
+        pub._on_complete(complete_event)
+
+        assert [event.type for event in events] == [EventType.INTERRUPT, EventType.INTERRUPT]
+        assert events[0].data == {
+            "interrupt_id": "approval-1",
+            "name": "approve_delete",
+            "reason": "Delete file?",
+        }
+        assert events[1].data == {
+            "interrupt_id": "approval-2",
+            "name": "approve_deploy",
+            "reason": {"env": "prod"},
+        }
+
+    def test_complete_with_interrupt_result_does_not_emit_complete(self) -> None:
+        events = []
+        pub = EventPublisher(callback=events.append, agent_name="test")
+
+        complete_event = MagicMock()
+        complete_event.result = SimpleNamespace(stop_reason="interrupt", interrupts=[])
+        pub._on_complete(complete_event)
+
+        assert [event.type for event in events] == []
+
 
 class TestHandoffEvent:
     def test_callback_handler_emits_handoff_on_multiagent_handoff_type(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_types.py b/tests/unit/test_types.py
index 34a89a8..e8aaf73 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_types.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def test_is_str_enum_with_string_values(self):
             ("TOOL_START", "tool_start"),
             ("TOOL_END", "tool_end"),
             ("REASONING", "reasoning"),
+            ("INTERRUPT", "interrupt"),
             ("NODE_START", "node_start"),
             ("NODE_STOP", "node_stop"),
             ("HANDOFF", "handoff"),
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ def test_all_members_present(self):
             "TOOL_START",
             "TOOL_END",
             "REASONING",
+            "INTERRUPT",
             "COMPLETE",
             "ERROR",
             "NODE_START",