diff --git a/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h b/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
index 8a803473a..c399ab36d 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         bool matchesVariant(const CVariant &value) const;
 
         //! True if this map matches the value
-        template <typename T> bool matches(const T &value) const { return matchesVariant(CVariant::from(value)); }
+        template <typename T, typename = std::enable_if_t<!std::is_same<T, CVariant>::value>>
+        bool matches(const T &value) const { return matchesVariant(CVariant::from(value)); }
 
         //! Map
         const QMap<CPropertyIndex, CVariant> &map() const { return m_values; }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp b/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
index f18016e3b..86be9dd29 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variant.cpp
@@ -533,6 +533,26 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         return toIcon().toPixmap();
     }
 
+    bool CVariant::matches(const CVariant &value) const
+    {
+        if (! isValid()) { return false; }
+        auto *meta = getValueObjectMetaInfo();
+        if (! meta)
+        {
+            CLogMessage(this).warning(u"Invalid type for CVariant::matches: %1") << typeName();
+            return false;
+        }
+        try
+        {
+            return meta->matches(data(), value);
+        }
+        catch (const Private::CVariantException &ex)
+        {
+            CLogMessage(this).debug() << ex.what();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     QVariant fixQVariantFromDbusArgument(const QVariant &variant, int localUserType, const QString &typeName)
     {
         if (localUserType == static_cast<int>(QVariant::Invalid))
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variant.h b/src/blackmisc/variant.h
index bcc8e3b7c..55a0774b9 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variant.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variant.h
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         //! \copydoc BlackMisc::Mixin::Icon::toIcon
         CIcon toIcon() const;
 
+        //! If this is an event subscription, return true if it matches the given event.
+        bool matches(const CVariant &event) const;
+
     private:
         QVariant m_v;
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variantlist.cpp b/src/blackmisc/variantlist.cpp
index 7dbb62b1b..84a7037fc 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variantlist.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variantlist.cpp
@@ -36,4 +36,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         QMetaType::registerConverter<CVariantList, QVector<CVariant>>([](const CVariantList &list) { return list.toVector(); });
         QMetaType::registerConverter<QVector<CVariant>, CVariantList>([](const QVector<CVariant> &list) { return CSequence(list); });
     }
+
+    bool CVariantList::matches(const CVariant &event) const
+    {
+        return containsBy([ & ](const CVariant &pattern) { return pattern.matches(event); });
+    }
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variantlist.h b/src/blackmisc/variantlist.h
index 2fab14a1c..b3ef55648 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variantlist.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variantlist.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
         //! \copydoc BlackMisc::CValueObject::registerMetadata
         static void registerMetadata();
+
+        //! True if any element of the list matches the given event.
+        bool matches(const CVariant &event) const;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/variantprivate.h b/src/blackmisc/variantprivate.h
index cf10d606c..5b57931e2 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/variantprivate.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/variantprivate.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             virtual void propertyByIndex(const void *object, CVariant &o_variant, const BlackMisc::CPropertyIndex &index) const = 0;
             virtual QString propertyByIndexAsString(const void *object, const CPropertyIndex &index, bool i18n) const = 0;
             virtual bool equalsPropertyByIndex(const void *object, const CVariant &compareValue, const CPropertyIndex &index) const = 0;
+            virtual bool matches(const void *object, const CVariant &value) const = 0;
             virtual void toIcon(const void *object, CIcon &o_icon) const = 0;
         };
 
@@ -141,6 +142,11 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             static void toIcon(const T &object, CIcon &o_icon, std::enable_if_t < ! std::is_same<T, CVariant>::value, decltype(static_cast<void>(object.toIcon()), 0) >) { assign(o_icon, object.toIcon()); }
             template <typename T>
             static void toIcon(const T &object, CIcon &, ...) { throw CVariantException(object, "toIcon"); }
+
+            template <typename T>
+            static bool matches(const T &object, const CVariant &value, decltype(static_cast<void>(object.matches(value)), 0)) { return object.matches(value); }
+            template <typename T>
+            static bool matches(const T &object, const CVariant &, ...) { throw CVariantException(object, "matches"); }
         };
 
         //! \private Implementation of IValueObjectMetaInfo representing the set of operations supported by T.
@@ -208,6 +214,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             {
                 CValueObjectMetaInfoHelper::toIcon(cast(object), o_icon, 0);
             }
+            virtual bool matches(const void *object, const CVariant &value) const override
+            {
+                return CValueObjectMetaInfoHelper::matches(cast(object), value, 0);
+            }
 
             static const T &cast(const void *object) { return *static_cast<const T *>(object); }
             static T &cast(void *object) { return *static_cast<T *>(object); }
diff --git a/tests/blackmisc/testvariantandmap/testvariantandmap.cpp b/tests/blackmisc/testvariantandmap/testvariantandmap.cpp
index 1a0c52505..3f871c7e5 100644
--- a/tests/blackmisc/testvariantandmap/testvariantandmap.cpp
+++ b/tests/blackmisc/testvariantandmap/testvariantandmap.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "blackmisc/variant.h"
 #include "test.h"
 
+#include <QDBusArgument>
+#include <QObject>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QTest>
 
@@ -55,10 +57,32 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
         //! Unit tests for variant lists
         void variantList();
 
+        //! Unit tests for matches feature
+        void matches();
+
         //! Unit tests for value maps and value objects
         void valueMap();
     };
 
+    //! \private
+    class CTestMatcher : public BlackMisc::Mixin::MetaType<CTestMatcher>
+    {
+    public:
+        bool matches(const BlackMisc::CVariant &) const { return true; }
+
+        // methods needed for metatype registration
+        QString toQString(bool) const { return {}; }
+        friend QDBusArgument &operator <<(QDBusArgument &arg, const CTestMatcher &) { return arg; }
+        friend const QDBusArgument &operator >>(const QDBusArgument &arg, CTestMatcher &) { return arg; }
+        friend QDataStream &operator <<(QDataStream &ds, const CTestMatcher &) { return ds; }
+        friend QDataStream &operator >>(QDataStream &ds, CTestMatcher &) { return ds; }
+    };
+} // namespace
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(BlackMiscTest::CTestMatcher)
+
+namespace BlackMiscTest
+{
     void CTestVariantAndMap::initTestCase()
     {
         BlackMisc::registerMetadata();
@@ -134,6 +158,14 @@ namespace BlackMiscTest
         QVERIFY2(list == variant.to<CAirlineIcaoCodeList>(), "Variant list converted back compares equal");
     }
 
+    void CTestVariantAndMap::matches()
+    {
+        CTestMatcher::registerMetadata();
+        const CTestMatcher matcher {};
+        const CVariant variant = CVariant::from(matcher);
+        QVERIFY2(variant.matches(CVariant()), "Variant provides access to stored object's matches() method");
+    }
+
     void CTestVariantAndMap::valueMap()
     {
         // ATC station