diff --git a/crates/vmi-core/src/handler.rs b/crates/vmi-core/src/handler.rs
index 4c02f5a..8d153b0 100644
--- a/crates/vmi-core/src/handler.rs
+++ b/crates/vmi-core/src/handler.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{VmiContext, VmiDriver, VmiEventResponse, VmiOs};
+use crate::{VmiContext, VmiDriver, VmiEventResponse, VmiOs, VmiSession};
 
 /// A trait for handling VMI events.
 ///
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ where
         event: VmiContext<Driver, Os>,
     ) -> VmiEventResponse<Driver::Architecture>;
 
+    /// Handles a timeout event.
+    fn handle_timeout(&mut self, _session: &VmiSession<Driver, Os>) {}
+
+    /// Handles an interrupted event.
+    fn handle_interrupted(&mut self, _session: &VmiSession<Driver, Os>) {}
+
     /// Returns whether the handler has finished processing events.
     fn finished(&self) -> bool {
         false
diff --git a/crates/vmi-core/src/session.rs b/crates/vmi-core/src/session.rs
index d1ac687..0201ac2 100644
--- a/crates/vmi-core/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/vmi-core/src/session.rs
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ where
             match self.wait_for_event(timeout, &mut handler) {
                 Err(VmiError::Timeout) => {
                     tracing::trace!("timeout");
+                    handler.handle_timeout(self);
                 }
                 Err(VmiError::Io(err)) if err.kind() == ErrorKind::Interrupted => {
-                    tracing::info!("interrupted");
+                    tracing::trace!("interrupted");
+                    handler.handle_interrupted(self);
                     break;
                 }
                 Err(err) => return Err(err),