diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index 55dd34c99..cb78f1d62 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ extern int zpool_history_unpack(char *, uint64_t, uint64_t *,
     nvlist_t ***, uint_t *);
 extern int zpool_events_next(libzfs_handle_t *, nvlist_t **, int *, int, int);
 extern int zpool_events_clear(libzfs_handle_t *, int *);
+extern int zpool_events_seek(libzfs_handle_t *, uint64_t, int);
 extern void zpool_obj_to_path(zpool_handle_t *, uint64_t, uint64_t, char *,
     size_t len);
 extern int zfs_ioctl(libzfs_handle_t *, int, struct zfs_cmd *);
diff --git a/include/sys/fm/util.h b/include/sys/fm/util.h
index 9dfd436c1..18fe49073 100644
--- a/include/sys/fm/util.h
+++ b/include/sys/fm/util.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ typedef struct erpt_dump {
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL
 
-#define	ZEVENT_SHUTDOWN	0x1
+#define	ZEVENT_SHUTDOWN		0x1
 
 typedef void zevent_cb_t(nvlist_t *, nvlist_t *);
 
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ extern int zfs_zevent_fd_hold(int, minor_t *, zfs_zevent_t **);
 extern void zfs_zevent_fd_rele(int);
 extern int zfs_zevent_next(zfs_zevent_t *, nvlist_t **, uint64_t *, uint64_t *);
 extern int zfs_zevent_wait(zfs_zevent_t *);
+extern int zfs_zevent_seek(zfs_zevent_t *, uint64_t);
 extern void zfs_zevent_init(zfs_zevent_t **);
 extern void zfs_zevent_destroy(zfs_zevent_t *);
 
diff --git a/include/sys/fs/zfs.h b/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
index 882e9e84a..ae72f834d 100644
--- a/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
+++ b/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ typedef enum zfs_ioc {
 	ZFS_IOC_LINUX = ('Z' << 8) + 0x80,
 	ZFS_IOC_EVENTS_NEXT,
 	ZFS_IOC_EVENTS_CLEAR,
+	ZFS_IOC_EVENTS_SEEK,
 
 	/*
 	 * FreeBSD - 1/64 numbers reserved.
diff --git a/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h b/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
index dad611328..c63b16c78 100644
--- a/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
+++ b/include/sys/zfs_ioctl.h
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ typedef struct zinject_record {
 #define	ZEVENT_NONBLOCK		0x1
 #define	ZEVENT_SIZE		1024
 
+#define	ZEVENT_SEEK_START	0
+#define	ZEVENT_SEEK_END		UINT64_MAX
+
 typedef enum zinject_type {
 	ZINJECT_UNINITIALIZED,
 	ZINJECT_DATA_FAULT,
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
index b822ace68..1b8f3b63a 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
@@ -3870,6 +3870,42 @@ zpool_events_clear(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, int *count)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Seek to a specific EID, ZEVENT_SEEK_START, or ZEVENT_SEEK_END for
+ * the passed zevent_fd file handle.  On success zero is returned,
+ * otherwise -1 is returned and hdl->libzfs_error is set to the errno.
+ */
+int
+zpool_events_seek(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, uint64_t eid, int zevent_fd)
+{
+	zfs_cmd_t zc = {"\0"};
+	int error = 0;
+
+	zc.zc_guid = eid;
+	zc.zc_cleanup_fd = zevent_fd;
+
+	if (zfs_ioctl(hdl, ZFS_IOC_EVENTS_SEEK, &zc) != 0) {
+		switch (errno) {
+		case ENOENT:
+			error = zfs_error_fmt(hdl, EZFS_NOENT,
+			    dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "cannot get event"));
+			break;
+
+		case ENOMEM:
+			error = zfs_error_fmt(hdl, EZFS_NOMEM,
+			    dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "cannot get event"));
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			error = zpool_standard_error_fmt(hdl, errno,
+			    dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "cannot get event"));
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return (error);
+}
+
 void
 zpool_obj_to_path(zpool_handle_t *zhp, uint64_t dsobj, uint64_t obj,
     char *pathname, size_t len)
diff --git a/module/zfs/fm.c b/module/zfs/fm.c
index fe9223ff8..246b3d2cf 100644
--- a/module/zfs/fm.c
+++ b/module/zfs/fm.c
@@ -664,6 +664,67 @@ out:
 	return (error);
 }
 
+/*
+ * The caller may seek to a specific EID by passing that EID.  If the EID
+ * is still available in the posted list of events the cursor is positioned
+ * there.  Otherwise ENOENT is returned and the cursor is not moved.
+ *
+ * There are two reserved EIDs which may be passed and will never fail.
+ * ZEVENT_SEEK_START positions the cursor at the start of the list, and
+ * ZEVENT_SEEK_END positions the cursor at the end of the list.
+ */
+int
+zfs_zevent_seek(zfs_zevent_t *ze, uint64_t eid)
+{
+	zevent_t *ev;
+	int error = 0;
+
+	mutex_enter(&zevent_lock);
+
+	if (eid == ZEVENT_SEEK_START) {
+		if (ze->ze_zevent)
+			list_remove(&ze->ze_zevent->ev_ze_list, ze);
+
+		ze->ze_zevent = NULL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (eid == ZEVENT_SEEK_END) {
+		if (ze->ze_zevent)
+			list_remove(&ze->ze_zevent->ev_ze_list, ze);
+
+		ev = list_head(&zevent_list);
+		if (ev) {
+			ze->ze_zevent = ev;
+			list_insert_head(&ev->ev_ze_list, ze);
+		} else {
+			ze->ze_zevent = NULL;
+		}
+
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (ev = list_tail(&zevent_list); ev != NULL;
+	    ev = list_prev(&zevent_list, ev)) {
+		if (ev->ev_eid == eid) {
+			if (ze->ze_zevent)
+				list_remove(&ze->ze_zevent->ev_ze_list, ze);
+
+			ze->ze_zevent = ev;
+			list_insert_head(&ev->ev_ze_list, ze);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ev == NULL)
+		error = ENOENT;
+
+out:
+	mutex_exit(&zevent_lock);
+
+	return (error);
+}
+
 void
 zfs_zevent_init(zfs_zevent_t **zep)
 {
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index 5951bc673..cd4779016 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -4919,6 +4919,28 @@ zfs_ioc_events_clear(zfs_cmd_t *zc)
 	return (0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * inputs:
+ * zc_guid		eid | ZEVENT_SEEK_START | ZEVENT_SEEK_END
+ * zc_cleanup		zevent file descriptor
+ */
+static int
+zfs_ioc_events_seek(zfs_cmd_t *zc)
+{
+	zfs_zevent_t *ze;
+	minor_t minor;
+	int error;
+
+	error = zfs_zevent_fd_hold(zc->zc_cleanup_fd, &minor, &ze);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
+
+	error = zfs_zevent_seek(ze, zc->zc_guid);
+	zfs_zevent_fd_rele(zc->zc_cleanup_fd);
+
+	return (error);
+}
+
 /*
  * inputs:
  * zc_name		name of new filesystem or snapshot
@@ -5393,6 +5415,8 @@ zfs_ioctl_init(void)
 	    zfs_secpolicy_config, NO_NAME, B_FALSE, POOL_CHECK_NONE);
 	zfs_ioctl_register_legacy(ZFS_IOC_EVENTS_CLEAR, zfs_ioc_events_clear,
 	    zfs_secpolicy_config, NO_NAME, B_FALSE, POOL_CHECK_NONE);
+	zfs_ioctl_register_legacy(ZFS_IOC_EVENTS_SEEK, zfs_ioc_events_seek,
+	    zfs_secpolicy_config, NO_NAME, B_FALSE, POOL_CHECK_NONE);
 }
 
 int