diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca4ad0b..e6caac8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ Any event that fulfills the `actor.LogEvent` interface will be logged to the def
 message and the attributes of the event set by the `actor.LogEvent` `log()` method.
 
 ### List of internal system events 
+* `actor.ActorInitializedEvent`, an actor has been initialized but did not processed its `actor.Started message`
 * `actor.ActorStartedEvent`, an actor has started
 * `actor.ActorStoppedEvent`, an actor has stopped
 * `actor.DeadLetterEvent`, a message was not delivered to an actor
diff --git a/actor/engine_test.go b/actor/engine_test.go
index 6eed2d0..8f0e327 100644
--- a/actor/engine_test.go
+++ b/actor/engine_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ func newTickReceiver(wg *sync.WaitGroup) Producer {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRegistryGetPID(t *testing.T) {
+	e, _ := NewEngine(nil)
+	expectedPID1 := e.SpawnFunc(func(c *Context) {}, "foo", WithID("1"))
+	expectedPID2 := e.SpawnFunc(func(c *Context) {}, "foo", WithID("2"))
+	pid := e.Registry.GetPID("foo", "1")
+	assert.True(t, pid.Equals(expectedPID1))
+	pid = e.Registry.GetPID("foo", "2")
+	assert.True(t, pid.Equals(expectedPID2))
+}
+
 func TestSendToNilPID(t *testing.T) {
 	e, _ := NewEngine(nil)
 	e.Send(nil, "foo")
diff --git a/actor/event.go b/actor/event.go
index 209ff56..3162790 100644
--- a/actor/event.go
+++ b/actor/event.go
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ func (e ActorStartedEvent) Log() (slog.Level, string, []any) {
 	return slog.LevelInfo, "Actor started", []any{"pid", e.PID}
 }
 
+// ActorInitializedEvent is broadcasted over the eventStream before an actor
+// received and processed its started event.
+type ActorInitializedEvent struct {
+	PID       *PID
+	Timestamp time.Time
+}
+
+func (e ActorInitializedEvent) Log() (slog.Level, string, []any) {
+	return slog.LevelDebug, "Actor initialized", []any{"pid", e.PID}
+}
+
 // ActorStoppedEvent is broadcasted over the eventStream each time
 // a process is terminated.
 type ActorStoppedEvent struct {
diff --git a/actor/process.go b/actor/process.go
index 94f5730..de08d6a 100644
--- a/actor/process.go
+++ b/actor/process.go
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ func (p *process) Start() {
 	}()
 	p.context.message = Initialized{}
 	applyMiddleware(recv.Receive, p.Opts.Middleware...)(p.context)
+	p.context.engine.BroadcastEvent(ActorInitializedEvent{PID: p.pid, Timestamp: time.Now()})
 
 	p.context.message = Started{}
 	applyMiddleware(recv.Receive, p.Opts.Middleware...)(p.context)
diff --git a/actor/registry.go b/actor/registry.go
index b9d8e04..0bf5869 100644
--- a/actor/registry.go
+++ b/actor/registry.go
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ func newRegistry(e *Engine) *Registry {
 	}
 }
 
+// GetPID returns the process id associated for the given kind and its id.
+// GetPID returns nil if the process was not found.
+func (r *Registry) GetPID(kind, id string) *PID {
+	proc := r.getByID(kind + pidSeparator + id)
+	if proc != nil {
+		return proc.PID()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Remove removes the given PID from the registry.
 func (r *Registry) Remove(pid *PID) {
 	r.mu.Lock()