diff --git a/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local.c b/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local.c
index 4dff4aee408..082c2436690 100644
--- a/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local.c
+++ b/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #include "cachedb_local.h"
 #include "cachedb_local_replication.h"
+#include "cachedb_local_evi.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 
 #include "../../mem/rpm_mem.h"
@@ -743,6 +744,11 @@ static int mod_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (lcache_event_init() < 0) {
+		LM_ERR("failed to init cachedb_local events\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* register timer to delete the expired entries */
 	register_timer("localcache-expire",localcache_clean, 0,
 		cache_clean_period, TIMER_FLAG_DELAY_ON_DELAY);
@@ -815,12 +821,20 @@ static void destroy(void)
 	}
 }
 
+/* temporary list node for collecting expired entries outside the lock */
+struct expired_ev {
+	str key;
+	str value;
+	struct expired_ev *next;
+};
+
 void localcache_clean(unsigned int ticks,void *param)
 {
 	int i;
 	lcache_entry_t* me1, *me2;
 	lcache_col_t* it;
 	lcache_t* cache_htable;
+	struct expired_ev *ev_list, *ev, *ev_next;
 
 	for ( it=lcache_collection; it; it=it->next ) {
 		LM_DBG("start\n");
@@ -828,6 +842,8 @@ void localcache_clean(unsigned int ticks,void *param)
 
 		for(i = 0; i< it->col_htable->size; i++)
 		{
+			ev_list = NULL;
+
 			lock_get(&cache_htable[i].lock);
 			me1 = cache_htable[i].entries;
 			me2 = NULL;
@@ -839,6 +855,25 @@ void localcache_clean(unsigned int ticks,void *param)
 					LM_DBG("deleted entry attr= [%.*s]\n",
 							me1->attr.len, me1->attr.s);
 
+					/* save key/value for event after lock release */
+					if (ei_lcache_expired_id != EVI_ERROR) {
+						ev = pkg_malloc(sizeof(*ev) +
+							me1->attr.len + me1->value.len);
+						if (ev) {
+							ev->key.s = (char *)(ev + 1);
+							ev->key.len = me1->attr.len;
+							memcpy(ev->key.s, me1->attr.s,
+								me1->attr.len);
+							ev->value.s = ev->key.s +
+								me1->attr.len;
+							ev->value.len = me1->value.len;
+							memcpy(ev->value.s, me1->value.s,
+								me1->value.len);
+							ev->next = ev_list;
+							ev_list = ev;
+						}
+					}
+
 					if(me2)
 					{
 						me2->next = me1->next;
@@ -863,6 +898,15 @@ void localcache_clean(unsigned int ticks,void *param)
 			}
 
 			lock_release(&cache_htable[i].lock);
+
+			/* raise events outside the lock to avoid deadlocks
+			 * if the event_route handler accesses the cache */
+			for (ev = ev_list; ev; ev = ev_next) {
+				ev_next = ev->next;
+				lcache_raise_expired_event(&ev->key,
+					&ev->value, &it->col_name);
+				pkg_free(ev);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local_evi.c b/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local_evi.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..baddaabad72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local_evi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 OpenSIPS Solutions
+ *
+ * This file is part of opensips, a free SIP server.
+ *
+ * opensips is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * opensips is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "cachedb_local_evi.h"
+#include "../../dprint.h"
+#include "../../mem/mem.h"
+
+event_id_t ei_lcache_expired_id = EVI_ERROR;
+
+static evi_params_p lcache_expired_params;
+static evi_param_p lcache_ev_key;
+static evi_param_p lcache_ev_value;
+static evi_param_p lcache_ev_collection;
+
+int lcache_event_init(void)
+{
+	ei_lcache_expired_id = evi_publish_event(
+		str_init(LCACHE_EV_EXPIRED));
+	if (ei_lcache_expired_id == EVI_ERROR) {
+		LM_ERR("cannot register %s event\n", LCACHE_EV_EXPIRED);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	lcache_expired_params = pkg_malloc(sizeof(evi_params_t));
+	if (!lcache_expired_params) {
+		LM_ERR("no more pkg memory\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	memset(lcache_expired_params, 0, sizeof(evi_params_t));
+
+	lcache_ev_key = evi_param_create(lcache_expired_params,
+		_str(LCACHE_EV_PARAM_KEY));
+	if (!lcache_ev_key)
+		goto error;
+
+	lcache_ev_value = evi_param_create(lcache_expired_params,
+		_str(LCACHE_EV_PARAM_VALUE));
+	if (!lcache_ev_value)
+		goto error;
+
+	lcache_ev_collection = evi_param_create(lcache_expired_params,
+		_str(LCACHE_EV_PARAM_COLLECTION));
+	if (!lcache_ev_collection)
+		goto error;
+
+	return 0;
+
+error:
+	LM_ERR("cannot create event parameter\n");
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void lcache_raise_expired_event(const str *key, const str *value,
+		const str *collection)
+{
+	if (ei_lcache_expired_id == EVI_ERROR || !evi_probe_event(ei_lcache_expired_id))
+		return;
+
+	if (evi_param_set_str(lcache_ev_key, key) < 0) {
+		LM_ERR("cannot set key parameter\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (evi_param_set_str(lcache_ev_value, value) < 0) {
+		LM_ERR("cannot set value parameter\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (evi_param_set_str(lcache_ev_collection, collection) < 0) {
+		LM_ERR("cannot set collection parameter\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (evi_raise_event(ei_lcache_expired_id, lcache_expired_params) < 0)
+		LM_ERR("cannot raise %s event\n", LCACHE_EV_EXPIRED);
+}
diff --git a/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local_evi.h b/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local_evi.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9eb79798e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/cachedb_local/cachedb_local_evi.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 OpenSIPS Solutions
+ *
+ * This file is part of opensips, a free SIP server.
+ *
+ * opensips is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * opensips is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _CACHEDB_LOCAL_EVI_H_
+#define _CACHEDB_LOCAL_EVI_H_
+
+#include "../../evi/evi_modules.h"
+#include "../../evi/evi_params.h"
+
+#define LCACHE_EV_EXPIRED "E_CACHEDB_LOCAL_EXPIRED"
+
+#define LCACHE_EV_PARAM_KEY        "key"
+#define LCACHE_EV_PARAM_VALUE      "value"
+#define LCACHE_EV_PARAM_COLLECTION "collection"
+
+extern event_id_t ei_lcache_expired_id;
+
+int lcache_event_init(void);
+void lcache_raise_expired_event(const str *key, const str *value,
+		const str *collection);
+
+#endif /* _CACHEDB_LOCAL_EVI_H_ */
diff --git a/modules/cachedb_local/doc/cachedb_local_admin.xml b/modules/cachedb_local/doc/cachedb_local_admin.xml
index e57d7503125..5f04af82789 100644
--- a/modules/cachedb_local/doc/cachedb_local_admin.xml
+++ b/modules/cachedb_local/doc/cachedb_local_admin.xml
@@ -390,4 +390,43 @@ opensips-cli -x mi cachedb_local:fetch_chunk "keyprefix*" collection
 		</section>
 	</section>
 
+	<section id="exported_events" xreflabel="Exported Events">
+	<title>Exported Events</title>
+		<section id="event_E_CACHEDB_LOCAL_EXPIRED"
+				xreflabel="E_CACHEDB_LOCAL_EXPIRED">
+			<title>
+			<function moreinfo="none">E_CACHEDB_LOCAL_EXPIRED</function>
+			</title>
+			<para>
+			This event is raised when a cached entry expires and is
+			removed during the periodic cleanup (controlled by
+			<varname>cache_clean_period</varname>).
+			</para>
+			<para>Parameters:</para>
+			<itemizedlist>
+				<listitem><para>
+					<emphasis>key</emphasis> - The key of the
+					expired cache entry.
+				</para></listitem>
+				<listitem><para>
+					<emphasis>value</emphasis> - The value of the
+					expired cache entry.
+				</para></listitem>
+				<listitem><para>
+					<emphasis>collection</emphasis> - The name of
+					the cache collection.
+				</para></listitem>
+			</itemizedlist>
+			<example>
+			<title>E_CACHEDB_LOCAL_EXPIRED usage</title>
+			<programlisting format="linespecific">
+event_route[E_CACHEDB_LOCAL_EXPIRED] {
+    xlog("cache expired: $param(key) = $param(value) "
+         "in collection $param(collection)\n");
+}
+</programlisting>
+			</example>
+		</section>
+	</section>
+
 </chapter>