diff --git a/subiquitycore/pubsub.py b/subiquitycore/pubsub.py
index 4c915c0d..3bbc406d 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/pubsub.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/pubsub.py
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ class MessageHub:
     def subscribe(self, channel, method, *args):
         self.subscriptions.setdefault(channel, []).append((method, args))
 
-    async def abroadcast(self, channel):
+    async def abroadcast(self, channel, data=None):
         for m, args in self.subscriptions.get(channel, []):
+            if data:
+                args = [data] + list(args)
             v = m(*args)
             if inspect.iscoroutine(v):
                 await v
 
-    def broadcast(self, channel):
-        return asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self.abroadcast(channel))
+    def broadcast(self, channel, data=None):
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        return loop.create_task(self.abroadcast(channel, data))
diff --git a/subiquitycore/tests/test_pubsub.py b/subiquitycore/tests/test_pubsub.py
index 92aebf37..3084cced 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/tests/test_pubsub.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/tests/test_pubsub.py
@@ -20,19 +20,35 @@ from subiquitycore.tests.util import run_coro
 
 class TestMessageHub(SubiTestCase):
     def test_basic(self):
-        def cb(mydata):
-            self.assertEqual(private_data, mydata)
-            self.called += 1
+        def cb(actual_private):
+            self.assertEqual(private_data, actual_private)
+            nonlocal actual_calls
+            actual_calls += 1
 
-        async def fn():
-            calls_expected = 3
-            for _ in range(calls_expected):
-                self.hub.subscribe(channel_id, cb, private_data)
-            await self.hub.broadcast(channel_id)
-            self.assertEqual(calls_expected, self.called)
-
-        self.called = 0
+        actual_calls = 0
+        expected_calls = 3
         channel_id = 1234
         private_data = 42
-        self.hub = MessageHub()
-        run_coro(fn())
+        hub = MessageHub()
+        for _ in range(expected_calls):
+            hub.subscribe(channel_id, cb, private_data)
+        run_coro(hub.abroadcast(channel_id))
+        self.assertEqual(expected_calls, actual_calls)
+
+    def test_message_arg(self):
+        def cb(zero, one, two, three, *args):
+            self.assertEqual(broadcast_data, zero)
+            self.assertEqual(1, one)
+            self.assertEqual('two', two)
+            self.assertEqual([3], three)
+            self.assertEqual(0, len(args))
+            nonlocal called
+            called = True
+
+        called = False
+        channel_id = 'test-message-arg'
+        broadcast_data = 'broadcast-data'
+        hub = MessageHub()
+        hub.subscribe(channel_id, cb, 1, 'two', [3])
+        run_coro(hub.abroadcast(channel_id, broadcast_data))
+        self.assertTrue(called)