diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/src/CanvasRenderer.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/src/CanvasRenderer.ts
index b642efbc..fd9629c0 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/src/CanvasRenderer.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-canvas/src/CanvasRenderer.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export class CanvasRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
 
   public dimensions: IRenderDimensions;
 
-  private _onRequestRedraw = new EventEmitter<IRequestRedrawEvent>();
-  public get onRequestRedraw(): IEvent<IRequestRedrawEvent> { return this._onRequestRedraw.event; }
+  private readonly _onRequestRedraw = new EventEmitter<IRequestRedrawEvent>();
+  public readonly onRequestRedraw = this._onRequestRedraw.event;
 
   constructor(
     private _colors: IColorSet,
diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/WebglAddon.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/WebglAddon.ts
index 5b98a048..45858e8c 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/WebglAddon.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/WebglAddon.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ export class WebglAddon implements ITerminalAddon {
   private _terminal?: Terminal;
   private _renderer?: WebglRenderer;
 
-  private _onChangeTextureAtlas = new EventEmitter<HTMLElement>();
-  public get onChangeTextureAtlas(): IEvent<HTMLElement> { return this._onChangeTextureAtlas.event; }
-  private _onContextLoss = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onContextLoss(): IEvent<void> { return this._onContextLoss.event; }
+  private readonly _onChangeTextureAtlas = new EventEmitter<HTMLElement>();
+  public readonly onChangeTextureAtlas = this._onChangeTextureAtlas.event;
+  private readonly _onContextLoss = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onContextLoss = this._onContextLoss.event;
 
   constructor(
     private _preserveDrawingBuffer?: boolean
diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
index b276cd05..58fbb6ed 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/src/WebglRenderer.ts
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ export class WebglRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
   private _isAttached: boolean;
   private _contextRestorationTimeout: number | undefined;
 
-  private _onChangeTextureAtlas = new EventEmitter<HTMLCanvasElement>();
-  public get onChangeTextureAtlas(): IEvent<HTMLCanvasElement> { return this._onChangeTextureAtlas.event; }
-  private _onRequestRedraw = new EventEmitter<IRequestRedrawEvent>();
-  public get onRequestRedraw(): IEvent<IRequestRedrawEvent> { return this._onRequestRedraw.event; }
-
-  private _onContextLoss = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onContextLoss(): IEvent<void> { return this._onContextLoss.event; }
+  private readonly _onChangeTextureAtlas = new EventEmitter<HTMLCanvasElement>();
+  public readonly onChangeTextureAtlas = this._onChangeTextureAtlas.event;
+  private readonly _onRequestRedraw = new EventEmitter<IRequestRedrawEvent>();
+  public readonly onRequestRedraw = this._onRequestRedraw.event;
+  private readonly _onContextLoss = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onContextLoss = this._onContextLoss.event;
 
   constructor(
     private _terminal: Terminal,
diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/typings/xterm-addon-webgl.d.ts b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/typings/xterm-addon-webgl.d.ts
index 74aed0cc..6865b6db 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/typings/xterm-addon-webgl.d.ts
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-webgl/typings/xterm-addon-webgl.d.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ declare module 'xterm-addon-webgl' {
     /**
      * An event that is fired when the renderer loses its canvas context.
      */
-     public get onContextLoss(): IEvent<void>;
+    public readonly onContextLoss: IEvent<void>;
 
     /**
      * An event that is fired when the texture atlas of the renderer changes.
      */
-    public get onChangeTextureAtlas(): IEvent<HTMLCanvasElement>;
+    public readonly onChangeTextureAtlas: IEvent<HTMLCanvasElement>;
 
     constructor(preserveDrawingBuffer?: boolean);
 
diff --git a/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts b/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
index 9c978949..cf5b9dd2 100644
--- a/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Linkifier2.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ export class Linkifier2 extends Disposable implements ILinkifier2 {
   private _activeProviderReplies: Map<Number, ILinkWithState[] | undefined> | undefined;
   private _activeLine: number = -1;
 
-  private _onShowLinkUnderline = this.register(new EventEmitter<ILinkifierEvent>());
-  public get onShowLinkUnderline(): IEvent<ILinkifierEvent> { return this._onShowLinkUnderline.event; }
-  private _onHideLinkUnderline = this.register(new EventEmitter<ILinkifierEvent>());
-  public get onHideLinkUnderline(): IEvent<ILinkifierEvent> { return this._onHideLinkUnderline.event; }
+  private readonly _onShowLinkUnderline = this.register(new EventEmitter<ILinkifierEvent>());
+  public readonly onShowLinkUnderline = this._onShowLinkUnderline.event;
+  private readonly _onHideLinkUnderline = this.register(new EventEmitter<ILinkifierEvent>());
+  public readonly onHideLinkUnderline = this._onHideLinkUnderline.event;
 
   constructor(
     @IBufferService private readonly _bufferService: IBufferService
diff --git a/src/browser/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
index afdac748..9c10fc16 100644
--- a/src/browser/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
@@ -122,27 +122,27 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
   private _colorManager: ColorManager | undefined;
   private _theme: ITheme | undefined;
 
-  private _onCursorMove = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onCursorMove(): IEvent<void> { return this._onCursorMove.event; }
-  private _onKey = new EventEmitter<{ key: string, domEvent: KeyboardEvent }>();
-  public get onKey(): IEvent<{ key: string, domEvent: KeyboardEvent }> { return this._onKey.event; }
-  private _onRender = new EventEmitter<{ start: number, end: number }>();
-  public get onRender(): IEvent<{ start: number, end: number }> { return this._onRender.event; }
-  private _onSelectionChange = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onSelectionChange(): IEvent<void> { return this._onSelectionChange.event; }
-  private _onTitleChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onTitleChange(): IEvent<string> { return this._onTitleChange.event; }
-  private _onBell = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onBell(): IEvent<void> { return this._onBell.event; }
+  private readonly _onCursorMove = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onCursorMove = this._onCursorMove.event;
+  private readonly _onKey = new EventEmitter<{ key: string, domEvent: KeyboardEvent }>();
+  public readonly onKey = this._onKey.event;
+  private readonly _onRender = new EventEmitter<{ start: number, end: number }>();
+  public readonly onRender = this._onRender.event;
+  private readonly _onSelectionChange = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onSelectionChange = this._onSelectionChange.event;
+  private readonly _onTitleChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onTitleChange = this._onTitleChange.event;
+  private readonly _onBell = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onBell = this._onBell.event;
 
-  private _onFocus = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onFocus(): IEvent<void> { return this._onFocus.event; }
-  private _onBlur = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onBlur(): IEvent<void> { return this._onBlur.event; }
-  private _onA11yCharEmitter = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onA11yChar(): IEvent<string> { return this._onA11yCharEmitter.event; }
-  private _onA11yTabEmitter = new EventEmitter<number>();
-  public get onA11yTab(): IEvent<number> { return this._onA11yTabEmitter.event; }
+  private readonly _onFocus = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onFocus = this._onFocus.event;
+  private readonly _onBlur = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onBlur = this._onBlur.event;
+  private readonly _onA11yCharEmitter = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onA11yChar = this._onA11yCharEmitter.event;
+  private readonly _onA11yTabEmitter = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  public readonly onA11yTab = this._onA11yTabEmitter.event;
 
   /**
    * Creates a new `Terminal` object.
diff --git a/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer.ts b/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer.ts
index 8df6b302..223e2470 100644
--- a/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/browser/renderer/dom/DomRenderer.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class DomRenderer extends Disposable implements IRenderer {
 
   public dimensions: IRenderDimensions;
 
-  public get onRequestRedraw(): IEvent<IRequestRedrawEvent> { return new EventEmitter<IRequestRedrawEvent>().event; }
+  public readonly onRequestRedraw = new EventEmitter<IRequestRedrawEvent>().event;
 
   constructor(
     private _colors: IColorSet,
diff --git a/src/browser/services/CharSizeService.ts b/src/browser/services/CharSizeService.ts
index b04e157f..7062deec 100644
--- a/src/browser/services/CharSizeService.ts
+++ b/src/browser/services/CharSizeService.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ export class CharSizeService implements ICharSizeService {
 
   public get hasValidSize(): boolean { return this.width > 0 && this.height > 0; }
 
-  private _onCharSizeChange = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onCharSizeChange(): IEvent<void> { return this._onCharSizeChange.event; }
+  private readonly _onCharSizeChange = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onCharSizeChange = this._onCharSizeChange.event;
 
   constructor(
     document: Document,
diff --git a/src/browser/services/RenderService.ts b/src/browser/services/RenderService.ts
index 97258609..66dbb7aa 100644
--- a/src/browser/services/RenderService.ts
+++ b/src/browser/services/RenderService.ts
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ export class RenderService extends Disposable implements IRenderService {
     columnSelectMode: false
   };
 
-  private _onDimensionsChange = new EventEmitter<IRenderDimensions>();
-  public get onDimensionsChange(): IEvent<IRenderDimensions> { return this._onDimensionsChange.event; }
-  private _onRenderedViewportChange = new EventEmitter<{ start: number, end: number }>();
-  public get onRenderedViewportChange(): IEvent<{ start: number, end: number }> { return this._onRenderedViewportChange.event; }
-  private _onRender = new EventEmitter<{ start: number, end: number }>();
-  public get onRender(): IEvent<{ start: number, end: number }> { return this._onRender.event; }
-  private _onRefreshRequest = new EventEmitter<{ start: number, end: number }>();
-  public get onRefreshRequest(): IEvent<{ start: number, end: number }> { return this._onRefreshRequest.event; }
+  private readonly _onDimensionsChange = new EventEmitter<IRenderDimensions>();
+  public readonly onDimensionsChange =  this._onDimensionsChange.event;
+  private readonly _onRenderedViewportChange = new EventEmitter<{ start: number, end: number }>();
+  public readonly onRenderedViewportChange = this._onRenderedViewportChange.event;
+  private readonly _onRender = new EventEmitter<{ start: number, end: number }>();
+  public readonly onRender = this._onRender.event;
+  private readonly _onRefreshRequest = new EventEmitter<{ start: number, end: number }>();
+  public readonly onRefreshRequest = this._onRefreshRequest.event;
 
   public get dimensions(): IRenderDimensions { return this._renderer.dimensions; }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/services/SelectionService.ts b/src/browser/services/SelectionService.ts
index 4ee1ffa1..3780c7ee 100644
--- a/src/browser/services/SelectionService.ts
+++ b/src/browser/services/SelectionService.ts
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ export class SelectionService extends Disposable implements ISelectionService {
   private _oldSelectionStart: [number, number] | undefined = undefined;
   private _oldSelectionEnd: [number, number] | undefined = undefined;
 
-  private _onLinuxMouseSelection = this.register(new EventEmitter<string>());
-  public get onLinuxMouseSelection(): IEvent<string> { return this._onLinuxMouseSelection.event; }
-  private _onRedrawRequest = this.register(new EventEmitter<ISelectionRedrawRequestEvent>());
-  public get onRequestRedraw(): IEvent<ISelectionRedrawRequestEvent> { return this._onRedrawRequest.event; }
-  private _onSelectionChange = this.register(new EventEmitter<void>());
-  public get onSelectionChange(): IEvent<void> { return this._onSelectionChange.event; }
-  private _onRequestScrollLines = this.register(new EventEmitter<ISelectionRequestScrollLinesEvent>());
-  public get onRequestScrollLines(): IEvent<ISelectionRequestScrollLinesEvent> { return this._onRequestScrollLines.event; }
+  private readonly _onLinuxMouseSelection = this.register(new EventEmitter<string>());
+  public readonly onLinuxMouseSelection = this._onLinuxMouseSelection.event;
+  private readonly _onRedrawRequest = this.register(new EventEmitter<ISelectionRedrawRequestEvent>());
+  public readonly onRequestRedraw = this._onRedrawRequest.event;
+  private readonly _onSelectionChange = this.register(new EventEmitter<void>());
+  public readonly onSelectionChange = this._onSelectionChange.event;
+  private readonly _onRequestScrollLines = this.register(new EventEmitter<ISelectionRequestScrollLinesEvent>());
+  public readonly onRequestScrollLines = this._onRequestScrollLines.event;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly _element: HTMLElement,
diff --git a/src/common/CircularList.ts b/src/common/CircularList.ts
index 4d2c04ec..599db1ab 100644
--- a/src/common/CircularList.ts
+++ b/src/common/CircularList.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ export class CircularList<T> implements ICircularList<T> {
   private _startIndex: number;
   private _length: number;
 
-  public onDeleteEmitter = new EventEmitter<IDeleteEvent>();
-  public get onDelete(): IEvent<IDeleteEvent> { return this.onDeleteEmitter.event; }
-  public onInsertEmitter = new EventEmitter<IInsertEvent>();
-  public get onInsert(): IEvent<IInsertEvent> { return this.onInsertEmitter.event; }
-  public onTrimEmitter = new EventEmitter<number>();
-  public get onTrim(): IEvent<number> { return this.onTrimEmitter.event; }
+  public readonly onDeleteEmitter = new EventEmitter<IDeleteEvent>();
+  public readonly onDelete = this.onDeleteEmitter.event;
+  public readonly onInsertEmitter = new EventEmitter<IInsertEvent>();
+  public readonly onInsert = this.onInsertEmitter.event;
+  public readonly onTrimEmitter = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  public readonly onTrim = this.onTrimEmitter.event;
 
   constructor(
     private _maxLength: number
diff --git a/src/common/CoreTerminal.ts b/src/common/CoreTerminal.ts
index 02a94392..3a17c567 100644
--- a/src/common/CoreTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/common/CoreTerminal.ts
@@ -61,22 +61,23 @@ export abstract class CoreTerminal extends Disposable implements ICoreTerminal {
   private _writeBuffer: WriteBuffer;
   private _windowsMode: IDisposable | undefined;
 
-  private _onBinary = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onBinary(): IEvent<string> { return this._onBinary.event; }
-  private _onData = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onData(): IEvent<string> { return this._onData.event; }
+  private readonly _onBinary = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onBinary = this._onBinary.event;
+  private readonly _onData = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onData = this._onData.event;
   protected _onLineFeed = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onLineFeed(): IEvent<void> { return this._onLineFeed.event; }
-  private _onResize = new EventEmitter<{ cols: number, rows: number }>();
-  public get onResize(): IEvent<{ cols: number, rows: number }> { return this._onResize.event; }
-  protected _onScroll = new EventEmitter<IScrollEvent, void>();
-  public get onWriteParsed(): IEvent<void> { return this._onWriteParsed.event; }
-  protected _onWriteParsed = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onLineFeed = this._onLineFeed.event;
+  private readonly _onResize = new EventEmitter<{ cols: number, rows: number }>();
+  public readonly onResize = this._onResize.event;
+  protected readonly _onWriteParsed = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onWriteParsed = this._onWriteParsed.event;
+
   /**
    * Internally we track the source of the scroll but this is meaningless outside the library so
    * it's filtered out.
    */
   protected _onScrollApi?: EventEmitter<number, void>;
+  protected _onScroll = new EventEmitter<IScrollEvent, void>();
   public get onScroll(): IEvent<number, void> {
     if (!this._onScrollApi) {
       this._onScrollApi = new EventEmitter<number, void>();
diff --git a/src/common/InputHandler.ts b/src/common/InputHandler.ts
index b599bb7e..0ace846a 100644
--- a/src/common/InputHandler.ts
+++ b/src/common/InputHandler.ts
@@ -129,33 +129,33 @@ export class InputHandler extends Disposable implements IInputHandler {
 
   private _activeBuffer: IBuffer;
 
-  private _onRequestBell = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onRequestBell(): IEvent<void> { return this._onRequestBell.event; }
-  private _onRequestRefreshRows = new EventEmitter<number, number>();
-  public get onRequestRefreshRows(): IEvent<number, number> { return this._onRequestRefreshRows.event; }
-  private _onRequestReset = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onRequestReset(): IEvent<void> { return this._onRequestReset.event; }
-  private _onRequestSendFocus = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onRequestSendFocus(): IEvent<void> { return this._onRequestSendFocus.event; }
-  private _onRequestSyncScrollBar = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onRequestSyncScrollBar(): IEvent<void> { return this._onRequestSyncScrollBar.event; }
-  private _onRequestWindowsOptionsReport = new EventEmitter<WindowsOptionsReportType>();
-  public get onRequestWindowsOptionsReport(): IEvent<WindowsOptionsReportType> { return this._onRequestWindowsOptionsReport.event; }
+  private readonly _onRequestBell = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onRequestBell = this._onRequestBell.event;
+  private readonly _onRequestRefreshRows = new EventEmitter<number, number>();
+  public readonly onRequestRefreshRows = this._onRequestRefreshRows.event;
+  private readonly _onRequestReset = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onRequestReset = this._onRequestReset.event;
+  private readonly _onRequestSendFocus = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onRequestSendFocus = this._onRequestSendFocus.event;
+  private readonly _onRequestSyncScrollBar = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onRequestSyncScrollBar = this._onRequestSyncScrollBar.event;
+  private readonly _onRequestWindowsOptionsReport = new EventEmitter<WindowsOptionsReportType>();
+  public readonly onRequestWindowsOptionsReport = this._onRequestWindowsOptionsReport.event;
 
-  private _onA11yChar = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onA11yChar(): IEvent<string> { return this._onA11yChar.event; }
-  private _onA11yTab = new EventEmitter<number>();
-  public get onA11yTab(): IEvent<number> { return this._onA11yTab.event; }
-  private _onCursorMove = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onCursorMove(): IEvent<void> { return this._onCursorMove.event; }
-  private _onLineFeed = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onLineFeed(): IEvent<void> { return this._onLineFeed.event; }
-  private _onScroll = new EventEmitter<number>();
-  public get onScroll(): IEvent<number> { return this._onScroll.event; }
-  private _onTitleChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onTitleChange(): IEvent<string> { return this._onTitleChange.event; }
-  private _onColor = new EventEmitter<IColorEvent>();
-  public get onColor(): IEvent<IColorEvent> { return this._onColor.event; }
+  private readonly _onA11yChar = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onA11yChar = this._onA11yChar.event;
+  private readonly _onA11yTab = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  public readonly onA11yTab = this._onA11yTab.event;
+  private readonly _onCursorMove = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onCursorMove = this._onCursorMove.event;
+  private readonly _onLineFeed = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onLineFeed = this._onLineFeed.event;
+  private readonly _onScroll = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  public readonly onScroll = this._onScroll.event;
+  private readonly _onTitleChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onTitleChange = this._onTitleChange.event;
+  private readonly _onColor = new EventEmitter<IColorEvent>();
+  public readonly onColor = this._onColor.event;
 
   private _parseStack: IParseStack = {
     paused: false,
diff --git a/src/common/buffer/BufferSet.ts b/src/common/buffer/BufferSet.ts
index f940bb8f..46fcb097 100644
--- a/src/common/buffer/BufferSet.ts
+++ b/src/common/buffer/BufferSet.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export class BufferSet extends Disposable implements IBufferSet {
   private _alt!: Buffer;
   private _activeBuffer!: Buffer;
 
-  private _onBufferActivate = this.register(new EventEmitter<{activeBuffer: IBuffer, inactiveBuffer: IBuffer}>());
-  public get onBufferActivate(): IEvent<{activeBuffer: IBuffer, inactiveBuffer: IBuffer}> { return this._onBufferActivate.event; }
+  private readonly _onBufferActivate = this.register(new EventEmitter<{activeBuffer: IBuffer, inactiveBuffer: IBuffer}>());
+  public readonly onBufferActivate = this._onBufferActivate.event;
 
   /**
    * Create a new BufferSet for the given terminal.
diff --git a/src/common/buffer/Marker.ts b/src/common/buffer/Marker.ts
index 72c4085c..56d64a72 100644
--- a/src/common/buffer/Marker.ts
+++ b/src/common/buffer/Marker.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export class Marker extends Disposable implements IMarker {
 
   public get id(): number { return this._id; }
 
-  private _onDispose = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onDispose(): IEvent<void> { return this._onDispose.event; }
+  private readonly _onDispose = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onDispose = this._onDispose.event;
 
   constructor(
     public line: number
diff --git a/src/common/input/WriteBuffer.ts b/src/common/input/WriteBuffer.ts
index 4f316f24..bf72ae21 100644
--- a/src/common/input/WriteBuffer.ts
+++ b/src/common/input/WriteBuffer.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ export class WriteBuffer {
   private _isSyncWriting = false;
   private _syncCalls = 0;
   private _didUserInput = false;
-  public get onWriteParsed(): IEvent<void> { return this._onWriteParsed.event; }
-  private _onWriteParsed = new EventEmitter<void>();
+
+  private readonly _onWriteParsed = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onWriteParsed = this._onWriteParsed.event;
 
   constructor(private _action: (data: string | Uint8Array, promiseResult?: boolean) => void | Promise<boolean>) { }
 
diff --git a/src/common/public/BufferNamespaceApi.ts b/src/common/public/BufferNamespaceApi.ts
index d86f6bf5..033f5955 100644
--- a/src/common/public/BufferNamespaceApi.ts
+++ b/src/common/public/BufferNamespaceApi.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import { ICoreTerminal } from 'common/Types';
 export class BufferNamespaceApi implements IBufferNamespaceApi {
   private _normal: BufferApiView;
   private _alternate: BufferApiView;
-  private _onBufferChange = new EventEmitter<IBufferApi>();
-  public get onBufferChange(): IEvent<IBufferApi> { return this._onBufferChange.event; }
+
+  private readonly _onBufferChange = new EventEmitter<IBufferApi>();
+  public readonly onBufferChange = this._onBufferChange.event;
 
   constructor(private _core: ICoreTerminal) {
     this._normal = new BufferApiView(this._core.buffers.normal, 'normal');
diff --git a/src/common/services/BufferService.ts b/src/common/services/BufferService.ts
index e3b7dcd8..1bc93041 100644
--- a/src/common/services/BufferService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/BufferService.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { IBufferService, IOptionsService } from 'common/services/Services';
 import { BufferSet } from 'common/buffer/BufferSet';
 import { IBufferSet, IBuffer } from 'common/buffer/Types';
-import { EventEmitter, IEvent } from 'common/EventEmitter';
+import { EventEmitter, IEventEmitter, IEvent } from 'common/EventEmitter';
 import { Disposable } from 'common/Lifecycle';
 import { IAttributeData, IBufferLine, ScrollSource } from 'common/Types';
 
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ export class BufferService extends Disposable implements IBufferService {
   /** Whether the user is scrolling (locks the scroll position) */
   public isUserScrolling: boolean = false;
 
-  private _onResize = new EventEmitter<{ cols: number, rows: number }>();
-  public get onResize(): IEvent<{ cols: number, rows: number }> { return this._onResize.event; }
-  private _onScroll = new EventEmitter<number>();
-  public get onScroll(): IEvent<number> { return this._onScroll.event; }
+  private readonly _onResize = new EventEmitter<{ cols: number, rows: number }>();
+  public readonly onResize = this._onResize.event;
+  private readonly _onScroll = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  public readonly onScroll = this._onScroll.event;
 
   public get buffer(): IBuffer { return this.buffers.active; }
 
diff --git a/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts b/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
index 54e991f8..8c2a24de 100644
--- a/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/CoreMouseService.ts
@@ -170,9 +170,11 @@ export class CoreMouseService implements ICoreMouseService {
   private _encodings: { [name: string]: CoreMouseEncoding } = {};
   private _activeProtocol: string = '';
   private _activeEncoding: string = '';
-  private _onProtocolChange = new EventEmitter<CoreMouseEventType>();
   private _lastEvent: ICoreMouseEvent | null = null;
 
+  private readonly _onProtocolChange = new EventEmitter<CoreMouseEventType>();
+  public readonly onProtocolChange =  this._onProtocolChange.event;
+
   constructor(
     @IBufferService private readonly _bufferService: IBufferService,
     @ICoreService private readonly _coreService: ICoreService
@@ -225,13 +227,6 @@ export class CoreMouseService implements ICoreMouseService {
     this._lastEvent = null;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Event to announce changes in mouse tracking.
-   */
-  public get onProtocolChange(): IEvent<CoreMouseEventType> {
-    return this._onProtocolChange.event;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Triggers a mouse event to be sent.
    *
diff --git a/src/common/services/CoreService.ts b/src/common/services/CoreService.ts
index 20a34603..9282197b 100644
--- a/src/common/services/CoreService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/CoreService.ts
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ export class CoreService extends Disposable implements ICoreService {
   // Circular dependency, this must be unset or memory will leak after Terminal.dispose
   private _scrollToBottom: (() => void) | undefined;
 
-  private _onData = this.register(new EventEmitter<string>());
-  public get onData(): IEvent<string> { return this._onData.event; }
-  private _onUserInput = this.register(new EventEmitter<void>());
-  public get onUserInput(): IEvent<void> { return this._onUserInput.event; }
-  private _onBinary = this.register(new EventEmitter<string>());
-  public get onBinary(): IEvent<string> { return this._onBinary.event; }
+  private readonly _onData = this.register(new EventEmitter<string>());
+  public readonly onData = this._onData.event;
+  private readonly _onUserInput = this.register(new EventEmitter<void>());
+  public readonly onUserInput = this._onUserInput.event;
+  private readonly _onBinary = this.register(new EventEmitter<string>());
+  public readonly onBinary = this._onBinary.event;
 
   constructor(
     // TODO: Move this into a service
diff --git a/src/common/services/DecorationService.ts b/src/common/services/DecorationService.ts
index dae80151..522b04de 100644
--- a/src/common/services/DecorationService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/DecorationService.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ export class DecorationService extends Disposable implements IDecorationService
    */
   private readonly _decorations: SortedList<IInternalDecoration> = new SortedList(e => e?.marker.line);
 
-  private _onDecorationRegistered = this.register(new EventEmitter<IInternalDecoration>());
-  public get onDecorationRegistered(): IEvent<IInternalDecoration> { return this._onDecorationRegistered.event; }
-  private _onDecorationRemoved = this.register(new EventEmitter<IInternalDecoration>());
-  public get onDecorationRemoved(): IEvent<IInternalDecoration> { return this._onDecorationRemoved.event; }
+  private readonly _onDecorationRegistered = this.register(new EventEmitter<IInternalDecoration>());
+  public readonly onDecorationRegistered = this._onDecorationRegistered.event;
+  private readonly _onDecorationRemoved = this.register(new EventEmitter<IInternalDecoration>());
+  public readonly onDecorationRemoved = this._onDecorationRemoved.event;
 
   public get decorations(): IterableIterator<IInternalDecoration> { return this._decorations.values(); }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Decoration extends Disposable implements IInternalDecoration {
 
   public readonly onRenderEmitter = this.register(new EventEmitter<HTMLElement>());
   public readonly onRender = this.onRenderEmitter.event;
-  private _onDispose = this.register(new EventEmitter<void>());
+  private readonly _onDispose = this.register(new EventEmitter<void>());
   public readonly onDispose = this._onDispose.event;
 
   private _cachedBg: IColor | undefined | null = null;
diff --git a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
index c7e8d294..33aa3ee2 100644
--- a/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/OptionsService.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export class OptionsService implements IOptionsService {
   public readonly rawOptions: Required<ITerminalOptions>;
   public options: Required<ITerminalOptions>;
 
-  private _onOptionChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onOptionChange(): IEvent<string> { return this._onOptionChange.event; }
+  private readonly _onOptionChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onOptionChange = this._onOptionChange.event;
 
   constructor(options: Partial<ITerminalOptions>) {
     // set the default value of each option
diff --git a/src/common/services/UnicodeService.ts b/src/common/services/UnicodeService.ts
index e96b7579..239f4d62 100644
--- a/src/common/services/UnicodeService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/UnicodeService.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ export class UnicodeService implements IUnicodeService {
   private _providers: {[key: string]: IUnicodeVersionProvider} = Object.create(null);
   private _active: string = '';
   private _activeProvider: IUnicodeVersionProvider;
-  private _onChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onChange(): IEvent<string> { return this._onChange.event; }
+
+  private readonly _onChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onChange = this._onChange.event;
 
   constructor() {
     const defaultProvider = new UnicodeV6();
diff --git a/src/headless/Terminal.ts b/src/headless/Terminal.ts
index 1cad0ee2..639988eb 100644
--- a/src/headless/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/headless/Terminal.ts
@@ -32,17 +32,16 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal {
   // TODO: We should remove options once components adopt optionsService
   public get options(): Required<IInitializedTerminalOptions> { return this.optionsService.options; }
 
-  private _onBell = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onBell(): IEvent<void> { return this._onBell.event; }
-  private _onCursorMove = new EventEmitter<void>();
-  public get onCursorMove(): IEvent<void> { return this._onCursorMove.event; }
-  private _onTitleChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onTitleChange(): IEvent<string> { return this._onTitleChange.event; }
-
-  private _onA11yCharEmitter = new EventEmitter<string>();
-  public get onA11yChar(): IEvent<string> { return this._onA11yCharEmitter.event; }
-  private _onA11yTabEmitter = new EventEmitter<number>();
-  public get onA11yTab(): IEvent<number> { return this._onA11yTabEmitter.event; }
+  private readonly _onBell = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onBell = this._onBell.event;
+  private readonly _onCursorMove = new EventEmitter<void>();
+  public readonly onCursorMove = this._onCursorMove.event;
+  private readonly _onTitleChange = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onTitleChange = this._onTitleChange.event;
+  private readonly _onA11yCharEmitter = new EventEmitter<string>();
+  public readonly onA11yChar = this._onA11yCharEmitter.event;
+  private readonly _onA11yTabEmitter = new EventEmitter<number>();
+  public readonly onA11yTab = this._onA11yTabEmitter.event;
 
   /**
    * Creates a new `Terminal` object.