diff --git a/any_table.go b/any_table.go
index ebea155..4a1d419 100644
--- a/any_table.go
+++ b/any_table.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (t AnyTable) UnmarshalYAML(data []byte) (any, error) {
 
 func (t AnyTable) Insert(txn WriteTxn, obj any) (old any, hadOld bool, err error) {
 	var iobj object
-	iobj, hadOld, err = txn.getTxn().insert(t.Meta, Revision(0), obj)
+	iobj, hadOld, _, err = txn.getTxn().insert(t.Meta, Revision(0), obj)
 	if hadOld {
 		old = iobj.data
 	}
diff --git a/db_test.go b/db_test.go
index 4f5053a..b093efc 100644
--- a/db_test.go
+++ b/db_test.go
@@ -181,6 +181,32 @@ func TestDB_Insert_SamePointer(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Insert failed")
 }
 
+func TestDB_InsertWatch(t *testing.T) {
+	db, table := newTestDBWithMetrics(t, &NopMetrics{}, tagsIndex)
+
+	txn := db.WriteTxn(table)
+	_, _, watch, err := table.InsertWatch(txn, testObject{ID: 42, Tags: part.NewSet("hello")})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Insert failed")
+	txn.Commit()
+
+	select {
+	case <-watch:
+		t.Fatal("watch channel unexpectedly closed")
+	default:
+	}
+
+	txn = db.WriteTxn(table)
+	_, _, err = table.Insert(txn, testObject{ID: 42, Tags: part.NewSet("hello", "world")})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Insert failed")
+	txn.Commit()
+
+	select {
+	case <-watch:
+	case <-time.After(watchCloseTimeout):
+		t.Fatal("watch channel not closed")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDB_LowerBound_ByRevision(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/part/part_test.go b/part/part_test.go
index de4d2af..9ededde 100644
--- a/part/part_test.go
+++ b/part/part_test.go
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ func Test_insertion_and_watches(t *testing.T) {
 
 		txn := tree.Txn()
 		txn.Insert([]byte("abc"), 1)
-		txn.Insert([]byte("ab"), 2)
+		_, _, watch_ab := txn.InsertWatch([]byte("ab"), 2)
 		txn.Insert([]byte("abd"), 3)
 		tree = txn.Commit()
+		assertOpen(t, watch_ab)
 
 		_, w, f := tree.Get([]byte("ab"))
 		assert.True(t, f)
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func Test_insertion_and_watches(t *testing.T) {
 		_, _, tree = tree.Insert([]byte("ab"), 42)
 		assertClosed(t, w)
 		assertClosed(t, w2)
+		assertClosed(t, watch_ab)
 
 		assertOpen(t, w3)
 
diff --git a/part/txn.go b/part/txn.go
index 943ab23..cc417cd 100644
--- a/part/txn.go
+++ b/part/txn.go
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@ func (txn *Txn[T]) Clone() *Txn[T] {
 // Insert or update the tree with the given key and value.
 // Returns the old value if it exists.
 func (txn *Txn[T]) Insert(key []byte, value T) (old T, hadOld bool) {
-	old, hadOld, txn.root = txn.insert(txn.root, key, value)
+	old, hadOld, _ = txn.InsertWatch(key, value)
+	return
+}
+
+// Insert or update the tree with the given key and value.
+// Returns the old value if it exists and a watch channel that closes when the
+// key changes again.
+func (txn *Txn[T]) InsertWatch(key []byte, value T) (old T, hadOld bool, watch <-chan struct{}) {
+	old, hadOld, watch, txn.root = txn.insert(txn.root, key, value)
 	if !hadOld {
 		txn.size++
 	}
@@ -61,7 +69,17 @@ func (txn *Txn[T]) Insert(key []byte, value T) (old T, hadOld bool) {
 // caller to not mutate the value in-place and to return a clone.
 // Returns the old value if it exists.
 func (txn *Txn[T]) Modify(key []byte, mod func(T) T) (old T, hadOld bool) {
-	old, hadOld, txn.root = txn.modify(txn.root, key, mod)
+	old, hadOld, _ = txn.ModifyWatch(key, mod)
+	return
+}
+
+// Modify a value in the tree. If the key does not exist the modify
+// function is called with the zero value for T. It is up to the
+// caller to not mutate the value in-place and to return a clone.
+// Returns the old value if it exists and a watch channel that closes
+// when the key changes again.
+func (txn *Txn[T]) ModifyWatch(key []byte, mod func(T) T) (old T, hadOld bool, watch <-chan struct{}) {
+	old, hadOld, watch, txn.root = txn.modify(txn.root, key, mod)
 	if !hadOld {
 		txn.size++
 	}
@@ -166,11 +184,11 @@ func (txn *Txn[T]) cloneNode(n *header[T]) *header[T] {
 	return n
 }
 
-func (txn *Txn[T]) insert(root *header[T], key []byte, value T) (oldValue T, hadOld bool, newRoot *header[T]) {
+func (txn *Txn[T]) insert(root *header[T], key []byte, value T) (oldValue T, hadOld bool, watch <-chan struct{}, newRoot *header[T]) {
 	return txn.modify(root, key, func(_ T) T { return value })
 }
 
-func (txn *Txn[T]) modify(root *header[T], key []byte, mod func(T) T) (oldValue T, hadOld bool, newRoot *header[T]) {
+func (txn *Txn[T]) modify(root *header[T], key []byte, mod func(T) T) (oldValue T, hadOld bool, watch <-chan struct{}, newRoot *header[T]) {
 	fullKey := key
 
 	this := root
@@ -212,8 +230,10 @@ func (txn *Txn[T]) modify(root *header[T], key []byte, mod func(T) T) (oldValue
 				this = txn.cloneNode(this)
 			}
 			var zero T
-			this.insert(idx, newLeaf(txn.opts, key, fullKey, mod(zero)).self())
+			leaf := newLeaf(txn.opts, key, fullKey, mod(zero))
+			this.insert(idx, leaf.self())
 			*thisp = this
+			watch = leaf.watch
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -237,7 +257,9 @@ func (txn *Txn[T]) modify(root *header[T], key []byte, mod func(T) T) (oldValue
 			hadOld = true
 			this = txn.cloneNode(this)
 			*thisp = this
-			this.getLeaf().value = mod(oldValue)
+			leaf := this.getLeaf()
+			leaf.value = mod(oldValue)
+			watch = leaf.watch
 		} else {
 			// Partially matching prefix.
 			newNode := &node4[T]{
@@ -253,6 +275,7 @@ func (txn *Txn[T]) modify(root *header[T], key []byte, mod func(T) T) (oldValue
 			key = key[len(common):]
 			var zero T
 			newLeaf := newLeaf(txn.opts, key, fullKey, mod(zero))
+			watch = newLeaf.watch
 
 			// Insert the two leaves into the node we created. If one has
 			// a key that is a subset of the other, then we can insert them
@@ -298,11 +321,14 @@ func (txn *Txn[T]) modify(root *header[T], key []byte, mod func(T) T) (oldValue
 			hadOld = true
 			leaf = txn.cloneNode(leaf.self()).getLeaf()
 			leaf.value = mod(oldValue)
+			watch = leaf.watch
 			this.setLeaf(leaf)
 		} else {
 			// Set the leaf
 			var zero T
-			this.setLeaf(newLeaf(txn.opts, this.prefix, fullKey, mod(zero)))
+			leaf := newLeaf(txn.opts, this.prefix, fullKey, mod(zero))
+			watch = leaf.watch
+			this.setLeaf(leaf)
 		}
 
 	default:
@@ -316,6 +342,7 @@ func (txn *Txn[T]) modify(root *header[T], key []byte, mod func(T) T) (oldValue
 
 		var zero T
 		newLeaf := newLeaf(txn.opts, key, fullKey, mod(zero))
+		watch = newLeaf.watch
 		newNode := &node4[T]{
 			header: header[T]{prefix: common},
 		}
diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
index 1d75f07..c7d41fb 100644
--- a/table.go
+++ b/table.go
@@ -404,8 +404,13 @@ func (t *genTable[Obj]) ListWatch(txn ReadTxn, q Query[Obj]) (iter.Seq2[Obj, Rev
 }
 
 func (t *genTable[Obj]) Insert(txn WriteTxn, obj Obj) (oldObj Obj, hadOld bool, err error) {
+	oldObj, hadOld, _, err = t.InsertWatch(txn, obj)
+	return
+}
+
+func (t *genTable[Obj]) InsertWatch(txn WriteTxn, obj Obj) (oldObj Obj, hadOld bool, watch <-chan struct{}, err error) {
 	var old object
-	old, hadOld, err = txn.getTxn().insert(t, Revision(0), obj)
+	old, hadOld, watch, err = txn.getTxn().insert(t, Revision(0), obj)
 	if hadOld {
 		oldObj = old.data.(Obj)
 	}
@@ -414,7 +419,7 @@ func (t *genTable[Obj]) Insert(txn WriteTxn, obj Obj) (oldObj Obj, hadOld bool,
 
 func (t *genTable[Obj]) Modify(txn WriteTxn, obj Obj, merge func(old, new Obj) Obj) (oldObj Obj, hadOld bool, err error) {
 	var old object
-	old, hadOld, err = txn.getTxn().modify(t, Revision(0), obj,
+	old, hadOld, _, err = txn.getTxn().modify(t, Revision(0), obj,
 		func(old any) any {
 			return merge(old.(Obj), obj)
 		})
@@ -426,7 +431,7 @@ func (t *genTable[Obj]) Modify(txn WriteTxn, obj Obj, merge func(old, new Obj) O
 
 func (t *genTable[Obj]) CompareAndSwap(txn WriteTxn, rev Revision, obj Obj) (oldObj Obj, hadOld bool, err error) {
 	var old object
-	old, hadOld, err = txn.getTxn().insert(t, rev, obj)
+	old, hadOld, _, err = txn.getTxn().insert(t, rev, obj)
 	if hadOld {
 		oldObj = old.data.(Obj)
 	}
diff --git a/txn.go b/txn.go
index c634977..6c75c88 100644
--- a/txn.go
+++ b/txn.go
@@ -145,20 +145,20 @@ func (txn *txn) mustIndexWriteTxn(meta TableMeta, indexPos int) indexTxn {
 	return indexTxn
 }
 
-func (txn *txn) insert(meta TableMeta, guardRevision Revision, data any) (object, bool, error) {
+func (txn *txn) insert(meta TableMeta, guardRevision Revision, data any) (object, bool, <-chan struct{}, error) {
 	return txn.modify(meta, guardRevision, data, func(_ any) any { return data })
 }
 
-func (txn *txn) modify(meta TableMeta, guardRevision Revision, newData any, merge func(any) any) (object, bool, error) {
+func (txn *txn) modify(meta TableMeta, guardRevision Revision, newData any, merge func(any) any) (object, bool, <-chan struct{}, error) {
 	if txn.modifiedTables == nil {
-		return object{}, false, ErrTransactionClosed
+		return object{}, false, nil, ErrTransactionClosed
 	}
 
 	// Look up table and allocate a new revision.
 	tableName := meta.Name()
 	table := txn.modifiedTables[meta.tablePos()]
 	if table == nil {
-		return object{}, false, tableError(tableName, ErrTableNotLockedForWriting)
+		return object{}, false, nil, tableError(tableName, ErrTableNotLockedForWriting)
 	}
 	oldRevision := table.revision
 	table.revision++
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (txn *txn) modify(meta TableMeta, guardRevision Revision, newData any, merg
 	idIndexTxn := txn.mustIndexWriteTxn(meta, PrimaryIndexPos)
 
 	var obj object
-	oldObj, oldExists := idIndexTxn.Modify(idKey,
+	oldObj, oldExists, watch := idIndexTxn.ModifyWatch(idKey,
 		func(old object) object {
 			obj = object{
 				revision: revision,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (txn *txn) modify(meta TableMeta, guardRevision Revision, newData any, merg
 			// the insert.
 			idIndexTxn.Delete(idKey)
 			table.revision = oldRevision
-			return object{}, false, ErrObjectNotFound
+			return object{}, false, watch, ErrObjectNotFound
 		}
 		if oldObj.revision != guardRevision {
 			// Revert the change. We're assuming here that it's rarer for CompareAndSwap() to
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (txn *txn) modify(meta TableMeta, guardRevision Revision, newData any, merg
 			// (versus doing a Get() and then Insert()).
 			idIndexTxn.Insert(idKey, oldObj)
 			table.revision = oldRevision
-			return oldObj, true, ErrRevisionNotEqual
+			return oldObj, true, watch, ErrRevisionNotEqual
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func (txn *txn) modify(meta TableMeta, guardRevision Revision, newData any, merg
 		})
 	}
 
-	return oldObj, oldExists, nil
+	return oldObj, oldExists, watch, nil
 }
 
 func (txn *txn) hasDeleteTrackers(meta TableMeta) bool {
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 5492e64..418e597 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ type RWTable[Obj any] interface {
 	// revision.
 	Insert(WriteTxn, Obj) (oldObj Obj, hadOld bool, err error)
 
+	// InsertWatch an object into the table. Returns the object that was
+	// replaced if there was one and a watch channel that closes when the
+	// object is modified again.
+	//
+	// Possible errors:
+	// - ErrTableNotLockedForWriting: table was not locked for writing
+	// - ErrTransactionClosed: the write transaction already committed or aborted
+	//
+	// Each inserted or updated object will be assigned a new unique
+	// revision.
+	InsertWatch(WriteTxn, Obj) (oldObj Obj, hadOld bool, watch <-chan struct{}, err error)
+
 	// Modify an existing object or insert a new object into the table. If an old object
 	// exists the [merge] function is called with the old and new objects.
 	//