diff --git a/lib/base/socketevents-epoll.cpp b/lib/base/socketevents-epoll.cpp
index ba2e7e25b..932323c6e 100644
--- a/lib/base/socketevents-epoll.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/socketevents-epoll.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ void SocketEventEngineEpoll::ThreadProc(int tid)
 				EventDescription event;
 				event.REvents = SocketEventEngineEpoll::EpollToPoll(pevents[i].events);
 				event.Descriptor = m_Sockets[tid][pevents[i].data.fd];
-				event.LifesupportReference = event.Descriptor.LifesupportObject;
-				VERIFY(event.LifesupportReference);
 
 				events.emplace_back(std::move(event));
 			}
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ void SocketEventEngineEpoll::ThreadProc(int tid)
 	}
 }
 
-void SocketEventEngineEpoll::Register(SocketEvents *se, Object *lifesupportObject)
+void SocketEventEngineEpoll::Register(SocketEvents *se)
 {
 	int tid = se->m_ID % SOCKET_IOTHREADS;
 
@@ -145,7 +143,6 @@ void SocketEventEngineEpoll::Register(SocketEvents *se, Object *lifesupportObjec
 
 		SocketEventDescriptor desc;
 		desc.EventInterface = se;
-		desc.LifesupportObject = lifesupportObject;
 
 		VERIFY(m_Sockets[tid].find(se->m_FD) == m_Sockets[tid].end());
 
diff --git a/lib/base/socketevents-poll.cpp b/lib/base/socketevents-poll.cpp
index e46dd2c45..afb43177e 100644
--- a/lib/base/socketevents-poll.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/socketevents-poll.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ void SocketEventEnginePoll::ThreadProc(int tid)
 				EventDescription event;
 				event.REvents = pfds[i].revents;
 				event.Descriptor = descriptors[i];
-				event.LifesupportReference = event.Descriptor.LifesupportObject;
-				VERIFY(event.LifesupportReference);
 
 				events.emplace_back(std::move(event));
 			}
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@ void SocketEventEnginePoll::ThreadProc(int tid)
 	}
 }
 
-void SocketEventEnginePoll::Register(SocketEvents *se, Object *lifesupportObject)
+void SocketEventEnginePoll::Register(SocketEvents *se)
 {
 	int tid = se->m_ID % SOCKET_IOTHREADS;
 
@@ -144,7 +142,6 @@ void SocketEventEnginePoll::Register(SocketEvents *se, Object *lifesupportObject
 		SocketEventDescriptor desc;
 		desc.Events = 0;
 		desc.EventInterface = se;
-		desc.LifesupportObject = lifesupportObject;
 
 		VERIFY(m_Sockets[tid].find(se->m_FD) == m_Sockets[tid].end());
 
diff --git a/lib/base/socketevents.cpp b/lib/base/socketevents.cpp
index 1400396a4..286460eab 100644
--- a/lib/base/socketevents.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/socketevents.cpp
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ void SocketEvents::InitializeEngine()
 /**
  * Constructor for the SocketEvents class.
  */
-SocketEvents::SocketEvents(const Socket::Ptr& socket, Object *lifesupportObject)
+SocketEvents::SocketEvents(const Socket::Ptr& socket)
 	: m_ID(m_NextID++), m_FD(socket->GetFD()), m_EnginePrivate(nullptr)
 {
 	boost::call_once(l_SocketIOOnceFlag, &SocketEvents::InitializeEngine);
 
-	Register(lifesupportObject);
+	Register();
 }
 
 SocketEvents::~SocketEvents()
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ SocketEvents::~SocketEvents()
 	VERIFY(m_FD == INVALID_SOCKET);
 }
 
-void SocketEvents::Register(Object *lifesupportObject)
+void SocketEvents::Register()
 {
-	l_SocketIOEngine->Register(this, lifesupportObject);
+	l_SocketIOEngine->Register(this);
 }
 
 void SocketEvents::Unregister()
diff --git a/lib/base/socketevents.hpp b/lib/base/socketevents.hpp
index 486ec4df1..44bca3071 100644
--- a/lib/base/socketevents.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/socketevents.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "base/i2-base.hpp"
 #include "base/socket.hpp"
+#include "base/stream.hpp"
 #include <boost/thread/condition_variable.hpp>
 #include <thread>
 
@@ -37,9 +38,11 @@ namespace icinga
  *
  * @ingroup base
  */
-class SocketEvents
+class SocketEvents : public Stream
 {
 public:
+	DECLARE_PTR_TYPEDEFS(SocketEvents);
+
 	~SocketEvents();
 
 	virtual void OnEvent(int revents);
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ public:
 	void SetEnginePrivate(void *priv);
 
 protected:
-	SocketEvents(const Socket::Ptr& socket, Object *lifesupportObject);
+	SocketEvents(const Socket::Ptr& socket);
 
 private:
 	int m_ID;
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ private:
 
 	void WakeUpThread(bool wait = false);
 
-	void Register(Object *lifesupportObject);
+	void Register();
 
 	friend class SocketEventEnginePoll;
 	friend class SocketEventEngineEpoll;
@@ -79,15 +82,13 @@ private:
 struct SocketEventDescriptor
 {
 	int Events{POLLIN};
-	SocketEvents *EventInterface{nullptr};
-	Object *LifesupportObject{nullptr};
+	SocketEvents::Ptr EventInterface;
 };
 
 struct EventDescription
 {
 	int REvents;
 	SocketEventDescriptor Descriptor;
-	Object::Ptr LifesupportReference;
 };
 
 class SocketEventEngine
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ public:
 protected:
 	virtual void InitializeThread(int tid) = 0;
 	virtual void ThreadProc(int tid) = 0;
-	virtual void Register(SocketEvents *se, Object *lifesupportObject) = 0;
+	virtual void Register(SocketEvents *se) = 0;
 	virtual void Unregister(SocketEvents *se) = 0;
 	virtual void ChangeEvents(SocketEvents *se, int events) = 0;
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ protected:
 class SocketEventEnginePoll final : public SocketEventEngine
 {
 public:
-	void Register(SocketEvents *se, Object *lifesupportObject) override;
+	void Register(SocketEvents *se) override;
 	void Unregister(SocketEvents *se) override;
 	void ChangeEvents(SocketEvents *se, int events) override;
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ protected:
 class SocketEventEngineEpoll : public SocketEventEngine
 {
 public:
-	virtual void Register(SocketEvents *se, Object *lifesupportObject);
+	virtual void Register(SocketEvents *se);
 	virtual void Unregister(SocketEvents *se);
 	virtual void ChangeEvents(SocketEvents *se, int events);
 
diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
index f57af8d5e..a694f86bf 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ bool TlsStream::m_SSLIndexInitialized = false;
  * @param sslContext The SSL context for the client.
  */
 TlsStream::TlsStream(const Socket::Ptr& socket, const String& hostname, ConnectionRole role, const std::shared_ptr<SSL_CTX>& sslContext)
-	: SocketEvents(socket, this), m_Eof(false), m_HandshakeOK(false), m_VerifyOK(true), m_ErrorCode(0),
+	: SocketEvents(socket), m_Eof(false), m_HandshakeOK(false), m_VerifyOK(true), m_ErrorCode(0),
 	m_ErrorOccurred(false),  m_Socket(socket), m_Role(role), m_SendQ(new FIFO()), m_RecvQ(new FIFO()),
 	m_CurrentAction(TlsActionNone), m_Retry(false), m_Shutdown(false)
 {
diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
index 8e4ceb08e..45519b5b1 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ enum TlsAction
  *
  * @ingroup base
  */
-class TlsStream final : public Stream, private SocketEvents
+class TlsStream final : public SocketEvents
 {
 public:
 	DECLARE_PTR_TYPEDEFS(TlsStream);