diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3da6831d..ccc0e8e8 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-import record from './record';
+import record, { addCustomEvent } from './record';
 import { Replayer } from './replay';
 import { mirror } from './utils';
 
-export { EventType,  IncrementalSource, MouseInteractions, ReplayerEvents } from './types'
-export { record, Replayer, mirror };
+export {
+  EventType,
+  IncrementalSource,
+  MouseInteractions,
+  ReplayerEvents,
+} from './types';
+export { record, addCustomEvent, Replayer, mirror };
diff --git a/src/record/index.ts b/src/record/index.ts
index d61ce4a2..66f633eb 100644
--- a/src/record/index.ts
+++ b/src/record/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@ function wrapEvent(e: event): eventWithTime {
   };
 }
 
+let wrappedEmit!: (e: eventWithTime, isCheckout?: boolean) => void;
+
+export function addCustomEvent<T>(tag: string, payload: T) {
+  if (!wrappedEmit) {
+    throw new Error('please add custom event after start recording');
+  }
+  wrappedEmit(
+    wrapEvent({
+      type: EventType.Custom,
+      data: {
+        tag,
+        payload,
+      },
+    }),
+  );
+}
+
 function record(options: recordOptions = {}): listenerHandler | undefined {
   const {
     emit,
@@ -34,7 +51,7 @@ function record(options: recordOptions = {}): listenerHandler | undefined {
 
   let lastFullSnapshotEvent: eventWithTime;
   let incrementalSnapshotCount = 0;
-  const wrappedEmit = (e: eventWithTime, isCheckout?: boolean) => {
+  wrappedEmit = (e: eventWithTime, isCheckout?: boolean) => {
     emit(e, isCheckout);
     if (e.type === EventType.FullSnapshot) {
       lastFullSnapshotEvent = e;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index ff1c1e89..807c81af 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export enum EventType {
   FullSnapshot,
   IncrementalSnapshot,
   Meta,
+  Custom,
 }
 
 export type domContentLoadedEvent = {
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ export type metaEvent = {
   };
 };
 
+export type customEvent<T = unknown> = {
+  type: EventType.Custom;
+  data: {
+    tag: string;
+    payload: T;
+  };
+};
+
 export enum IncrementalSource {
   Mutation,
   MouseMove,
@@ -91,7 +100,8 @@ export type event =
   | loadedEvent
   | fullSnapshotEvent
   | incrementalSnapshotEvent
-  | metaEvent;
+  | metaEvent
+  | customEvent;
 
 export type eventWithTime = event & {
   timestamp: number;
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/record.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/record.test.ts.snap
index 22b67cdd..7ecfb700 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/record.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/record.test.ts.snap
@@ -245,3 +245,89 @@ exports[`async-checkout 1`] = `
   }
 ]"
 `;
+
+exports[`custom-event 1`] = `
+"[
+  {
+    \\"type\\": 4,
+    \\"data\\": {
+      \\"href\\": \\"about:blank\\",
+      \\"width\\": 800,
+      \\"height\\": 600
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    \\"type\\": 2,
+    \\"data\\": {
+      \\"node\\": {
+        \\"type\\": 0,
+        \\"childNodes\\": [
+          {
+            \\"type\\": 2,
+            \\"tagName\\": \\"html\\",
+            \\"attributes\\": {},
+            \\"childNodes\\": [
+              {
+                \\"type\\": 2,
+                \\"tagName\\": \\"head\\",
+                \\"attributes\\": {},
+                \\"childNodes\\": [],
+                \\"id\\": 3
+              },
+              {
+                \\"type\\": 2,
+                \\"tagName\\": \\"body\\",
+                \\"attributes\\": {},
+                \\"childNodes\\": [
+                  {
+                    \\"type\\": 3,
+                    \\"textContent\\": \\"\\\\n          \\",
+                    \\"id\\": 5
+                  },
+                  {
+                    \\"type\\": 2,
+                    \\"tagName\\": \\"input\\",
+                    \\"attributes\\": {
+                      \\"type\\": \\"text\\"
+                    },
+                    \\"childNodes\\": [],
+                    \\"id\\": 6
+                  },
+                  {
+                    \\"type\\": 3,
+                    \\"textContent\\": \\"\\\\n        \\\\n      \\\\n    \\",
+                    \\"id\\": 7
+                  }
+                ],
+                \\"id\\": 4
+              }
+            ],
+            \\"id\\": 2
+          }
+        ],
+        \\"id\\": 1
+      },
+      \\"initialOffset\\": {
+        \\"left\\": 0,
+        \\"top\\": 0
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    \\"type\\": 5,
+    \\"data\\": {
+      \\"tag\\": \\"tag1\\",
+      \\"payload\\": 1
+    }
+  },
+  {
+    \\"type\\": 5,
+    \\"data\\": {
+      \\"tag\\": \\"tag2\\",
+      \\"payload\\": {
+        \\"a\\": \\"b\\"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]"
+`;
diff --git a/test/record.test.ts b/test/record.test.ts
index ca56a6d0..e3213144 100644
--- a/test/record.test.ts
+++ b/test/record.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ interface ISuite extends Suite {
 interface IWindow extends Window {
   rrweb: {
     record: (options: recordOptions) => listenerHandler | undefined;
+    addCustomEvent<T>(tag: string, payload: T): void;
   };
   emit: (e: eventWithTime) => undefined;
 }
@@ -180,4 +181,19 @@ describe('record', function(this: ISuite) {
     await this.page.waitFor(50);
     assertSnapshot(this.events, __filename, 'async-checkout');
   });
+
+  it('can add custom event', async () => {
+    await this.page.evaluate(() => {
+      const { record, addCustomEvent } = (window as IWindow).rrweb;
+      record({
+        emit: (window as IWindow).emit,
+      });
+      addCustomEvent<number>('tag1', 1);
+      addCustomEvent<{ a: string }>('tag2', {
+        a: 'b',
+      });
+    });
+    await this.page.waitFor(50);
+    assertSnapshot(this.events, __filename, 'custom-event');
+  });
 });