diff --git a/lib/core.js b/lib/core.js
index b64b063..941be4a 100644
--- a/lib/core.js
+++ b/lib/core.js
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ const feathers = require('@feathersjs/feathers');
 const { _ } = require('@feathersjs/commons');
 const SYNC = Symbol('feathers-sync/enabled');
 
-const defaultEvents = ['created', 'updated', 'removed', 'patched'];
+const eventMap = {
+  created: 'create',
+  updated: 'update',
+  patched: 'patch',
+  removed: 'remove'
+};
+const defaultEvents = Object.keys(eventMap);
 const getServiceOptions = service => {
   if (typeof feathers.getServiceOptions === 'function') {
     return feathers.getServiceOptions(service);
@@ -12,6 +18,20 @@ const getServiceOptions = service => {
   return {};
 };
 
+const constructContext = (app, path, event, data, context = {}) => {
+  const id = (typeof data === 'object' && !Array.isArray(data))
+    ? (data._id || data.id)
+    : undefined;
+  return Object.assign({
+    path,
+    id,
+    method: eventMap[event],
+    params: {},
+    result: data,
+    event
+  }, context);
+};
+
 module.exports = app => {
   if (app[SYNC]) {
     return;
@@ -25,6 +45,7 @@ module.exports = app => {
 
   app.on('sync-in', (rawData) => {
     const { event, path, data, context } = app.sync.deserialize(rawData);
+    if (!path) return;
     const service = app.service(path);
     const hook = context
       ? Object.assign({ app, service }, context)
@@ -53,9 +74,10 @@ module.exports = app => {
         }
 
         const serializedContext = ctx && typeof ctx.toJSON === 'function' ? ctx.toJSON() : ctx;
+        const constructedContext = constructContext(app, path, event, data, serializedContext);
         const context = ctx && (ctx.app === app || ctx.service === service)
-          ? _.omit(serializedContext, 'app', 'service', 'self')
-          : serializedContext;
+          ? _.omit(constructedContext, 'app', 'service', 'self')
+          : constructedContext;
 
         debug(`Sending sync-out event '${path} ${event}'`);
 
diff --git a/test/core.test.js b/test/core.test.js
index d4ef56a..1951e15 100644
--- a/test/core.test.js
+++ b/test/core.test.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ describe('feathers-sync core tests', () => {
           path: 'todo',
           data: message,
           context: {
+            id: undefined,
             arguments: [message, {}],
             data: message,
             params: {},
@@ -80,13 +81,47 @@ describe('feathers-sync core tests', () => {
     app.service('todo').create({ message });
   });
 
+  it('sends sync-out for manual emits', done => {
+    const message = { message: 'This is a test', id: 1 };
+
+    app.once('sync-out', data => {
+      try {
+        assert.deepStrictEqual(data, {
+          event: 'created',
+          path: 'todo',
+          data: message,
+          context: {
+            id: 1,
+            params: {},
+            method: 'create',
+            event: 'created',
+            path: 'todo',
+            result: message
+          }
+        });
+        done();
+      } catch (error) {
+        done(error);
+      }
+    });
+
+    app.service('todo').emit('created', message);
+  });
+
   it('sends sync-out for custom events', done => {
     app.once('sync-out', data => {
       assert.deepStrictEqual(data, {
         event: 'custom',
         path: 'todo',
         data: 'testing',
-        context: undefined
+        context: {
+          path: 'todo',
+          id: undefined,
+          method: undefined,
+          params: {},
+          result: 'testing',
+          event: 'custom'
+        }
       });
       done();
     });