diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventListCellController.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventListCellController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b813bc3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventListCellController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package org.cryptomator.ui.eventview;
+
+import org.cryptomator.common.ObservableUtil;
+import org.cryptomator.event.Event;
+import org.cryptomator.ui.common.FxController;
+import org.cryptomator.ui.controls.FontAwesome5IconView;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty;
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
+import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
+
+public class EventListCellController implements FxController {
+
+	private final ObjectProperty<Event> event;
+	private final ObservableValue<String> description;
+
+	public FontAwesome5IconView eventIcon;
+	public HBox eventListCell;
+
+	@Inject
+	public EventListCellController() {
+		this.event = new SimpleObjectProperty<>(null);
+		this.description = ObservableUtil.mapWithDefault(event, e -> e.getClass().getName(),"");
+	}
+
+	public void setEvent(Event item) {
+		event.set(item);
+	}
+
+	public ObservableValue<String> descriptionProperty() {
+		return description;
+	}
+
+	public String getDescription() {
+		return description.getValue();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventListCellFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventListCellFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e690fd039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventListCellFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package org.cryptomator.ui.eventview;
+
+import org.cryptomator.event.Event;
+import org.cryptomator.ui.common.FxmlLoaderFactory;
+import org.cryptomator.ui.mainwindow.VaultListCellController;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
+import javafx.scene.Parent;
+import javafx.scene.control.ContentDisplay;
+import javafx.scene.control.ListCell;
+import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
+import javafx.util.Callback;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
+
+public class EventListCellFactory implements Callback<ListView<Event>, ListCell<Event>> {
+
+	private static final String FXML_PATH = "/fxml/eventview_cell.fxml";
+
+	private final FxmlLoaderFactory fxmlLoaders;
+
+	@Inject
+	EventListCellFactory(@EventViewWindow FxmlLoaderFactory fxmlLoaders) {
+		this.fxmlLoaders = fxmlLoaders;
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public ListCell<Event> call(ListView<Event> eventListView) {
+		try {
+			FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = fxmlLoaders.load(FXML_PATH);
+			return new Cell(fxmlLoader.getRoot(), fxmlLoader.getController());
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			throw new UncheckedIOException("Failed to load %s.".formatted(FXML_PATH), e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static class Cell extends ListCell<Event> {
+
+		private final Parent root;
+		private final EventListCellController controller;
+
+		public Cell(Parent root, EventListCellController controller) {
+			this.root = root;
+			this.controller = controller;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected void updateItem(Event item, boolean empty) {
+			super.updateItem(item, empty);
+
+			if (empty) {
+				setText(null);
+				setGraphic(null);
+			} else {
+				setContentDisplay(ContentDisplay.GRAPHIC_ONLY);
+				setGraphic(root);
+				controller.setEvent(item);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventViewController.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventViewController.java
index d29053f0a..bec9c844c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventViewController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventViewController.java
@@ -15,18 +15,21 @@ public class EventViewController implements FxController {
 
 	private final SortedList<Event> reversedEventList;
 	private final ObservableList<Event> eventList;
+	private final EventListCellFactory cellFactory;
 
 	@FXML
 	ListView<Event> eventListView;
 
 	@Inject
-	public EventViewController(ObservableList<Event> eventList) {
+	public EventViewController(ObservableList<Event> eventList, EventListCellFactory cellFactory) {
 		reversedEventList = new SortedList<>(eventList, Comparator.reverseOrder());
 		this.eventList = eventList;
+		this.cellFactory = cellFactory;
 	}
 
 	@FXML
 	public void initialize() {
+		eventListView.setCellFactory(cellFactory);
 		eventListView.setItems(reversedEventList);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventViewModule.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventViewModule.java
index 23037c2d5..4c981bf50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventViewModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/eventview/EventViewModule.java
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@ abstract class EventViewModule {
 
 	@Binds
 	@IntoMap
-	@FxControllerKey(UpdateEventViewController.class)
-	abstract FxController bindUpdateEventViewController(UpdateEventViewController controller);
+	@FxControllerKey(EventListCellController.class)
+	abstract FxController bindEventListCellController(EventListCellController controller);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fxml/eventview_cell.fxml b/src/main/resources/fxml/eventview_cell.fxml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..354b387f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/fxml/eventview_cell.fxml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<?import org.cryptomator.ui.controls.FontAwesome5IconView?>
+<?import javafx.scene.control.Label?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.HBox?>
+<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
+<HBox xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
+	  xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx"
+	  fx:id="eventListCell"
+	  fx:controller="org.cryptomator.ui.eventview.EventListCellController"
+	  prefHeight="60"
+	  prefWidth="200"
+	  spacing="12"
+	  alignment="CENTER_LEFT">
+	<!-- Remark Check the containing list view for a fixed cell size before editing height properties -->
+	<VBox alignment="CENTER" minWidth="20">
+		<FontAwesome5IconView fx:id="eventIcon" glyph="BELL" HBox.hgrow="NEVER" glyphSize="16"/>
+	</VBox>
+	<VBox spacing="4" HBox.hgrow="ALWAYS">
+		<Label styleClass="header-label" text="Hey, listen!"/>
+	</VBox>
+</HBox>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fxml/eventview_update.fxml b/src/main/resources/fxml/eventview_update.fxml
deleted file mode 100644
index aeedc361c..000000000
--- a/src/main/resources/fxml/eventview_update.fxml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
-<?import javafx.scene.layout.VBox?>
-<?import javafx.scene.text.Text?>
-<VBox xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml"
-	  xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx"
-	  fx:controller="org.cryptomator.ui.eventview.UpdateEventViewController"
-	  alignment="TOP_CENTER"
-	  spacing="9">
-
-	<Text>Update Available!</Text>
-</VBox>
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