diff --git a/content/application-service-api.md b/content/application-service-api.md
index a7526e64..7062f7da 100644
--- a/content/application-service-api.md
+++ b/content/application-service-api.md
@@ -207,6 +207,33 @@ processed the events.
 
 {{% http-api spec="application-service" api="transactions" %}}
 
+##### Pushing EDUs
+
+{{% added-in v="1.13" %}}
+
+If the `receive_ephemeral` settings is enabled in the [registration](#registration)
+file, homeservers MUST send all EDUs that are relevant to the application
+service via the transaction API, using the `ephemeral` property of the request's
+body. This property is an array that is effectively a combination of the
+`presence` and `ephemeral` sections of the client-server [`/sync`](/client-server-api/#get_matrixclientv3sync)
+API. It means that there are only three event types that can currently occur:
+[`m.presence`](/client-server-api/#mpresence), [`m.typing`](/client-server-api/#mtyping),
+and [`m.receipt`](/client-server-api/#mreceipt).
+
+EDUs that can be associated to a particular room (i.e. `m.typing` or `m.receipt`)
+MUST also include a `room_id` property to identify the room that they were sent
+in. They should be sent to the application service under the same rules as
+regular events, meaning that the application service must have registered
+interest in the room itself, or in a user that is in the room.
+[Private read receipts](/client-server-api/#private-read-receipts) should only
+be sent for users matching one of the application service's namespaces. Normal
+read receipts and threaded read receipts are always sent.
+
+EDUs which are not associated with a particular room (i.e. `m.presence`), should
+be sent to the application service if the EDU would apply contextually. For
+example, a presence update for a user an application service shares a room with,
+or matching one of the application service's namespaces.
+
 #### Pinging
 
 {{% added-in v="1.7" %}}
diff --git a/data/api/application-service/definitions/registration.yaml b/data/api/application-service/definitions/registration.yaml
index 2d65a32c..ef3ef430 100644
--- a/data/api/application-service/definitions/registration.yaml
+++ b/data/api/application-service/definitions/registration.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ properties:
     description: |-
       The localpart of the user associated with the application service. Events will be sent to the AS if this user is the target of the event, or
       is a joined member of the room where the event occurred.
+  receive_ephemeral:
+    type: boolean
+    x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.13"
+    description: |-
+      Whether the application service wants to [receive EDUs](/application-service-api/#pushing-edus).
+      
+      Defaults to `false` if not present.
   namespaces:
     type: object
     title: Namespaces
diff --git a/data/api/application-service/transactions.yaml b/data/api/application-service/transactions.yaml
index a94434cc..5b8d58bd 100644
--- a/data/api/application-service/transactions.yaml
+++ b/data/api/application-service/transactions.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ paths:
             schema:
               type: object
               example: {
+                "ephemeral": [
+                  {
+                    "$ref": "../../event-schemas/examples/m.receipt.yaml",
+                    "room_id": "!jEsUZKDJdhlrceRyVU:example.org"
+                  },
+                  {
+                    "$ref": "../../event-schemas/examples/m.presence.yaml"
+                  },
+                ],
                 "events": [
                   {
                     "$ref": "../../event-schemas/examples/m.room.member.yaml"
@@ -61,6 +70,20 @@ paths:
                   description: A list of events, formatted as per the Client-Server API.
                   items:
                     $ref: ../client-server/definitions/client_event.yaml
+                ephemeral:
+                  type: array
+                  x-addedInMatrixVersion: "1.13"
+                  description: |-
+                    A list of ephemeral events (aka EDUs), if the `receive_ephemeral` setting was
+                    enabled in the [registration](/application-service-api/#registration) file.
+
+                    There are only three event types that can currently occur: `m.presence`,
+                    `m.typing`, and `m.receipt`. Room-scoped EDUs (`m.typing` and `m.receipt`) MUST
+                    include a `room_id` property to identify the room that they were sent in.
+
+                    This property can be omitted if it would be empty.
+                  items:
+                    $ref: ../../event-schemas/schema/core-event-schema/event.yaml
               required:
                 - events
         description: Transaction information