diff --git a/lib/livebook_web/channels/js_view_channel.ex b/lib/livebook_web/channels/js_view_channel.ex
index 77d095881..13ca1a992 100644
--- a/lib/livebook_web/channels/js_view_channel.ex
+++ b/lib/livebook_web/channels/js_view_channel.ex
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.JSViewChannel do
     {:noreply, socket}
   end
 
+  def handle_info({:event, event, payload, %{ref: ref}}, socket) do
+    with {:error, error} <- try_push(socket, "event:#{ref}", [event], payload) do
+      message = "Failed to serialize widget data, " <> error
+      push(socket, "error:#{ref}", %{"message" => message})
+    end
+
+    {:noreply, socket}
+  end
+
   def handle_info({:pong, _, %{ref: ref}}, socket) do
     push(socket, "pong:#{ref}", %{})
     {:noreply, socket}
diff --git a/test/livebook_web/channels/js_view_channel_test.exs b/test/livebook_web/channels/js_view_channel_test.exs
index 718a7c57c..7dbf4fc86 100644
--- a/test/livebook_web/channels/js_view_channel_test.exs
+++ b/test/livebook_web/channels/js_view_channel_test.exs
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ defmodule LivebookWeb.JSViewChannelTest do
     assert_receive {:event, "ping", [1, 2, 3], %{origin: _origin}}
   end
 
+  test "sends server events to the target client", %{socket: socket} do
+    push(socket, "connect", %{"session_token" => session_token(), "ref" => "1", "id" => "id1"})
+
+    assert_receive {:connect, from, %{}}
+    send(from, {:connect_reply, [1, 2, 3], %{ref: "1"}})
+
+    send(from, {:event, "ping", [1, 2, 3], %{ref: "1"}})
+    assert_push "event:1", %{"root" => [["ping"], [1, 2, 3]]}
+  end
+
   describe "binary payload" do
     test "initial data", %{socket: socket} do
       push(socket, "connect", %{"session_token" => session_token(), "ref" => "1", "id" => "id1"})