diff --git a/src/GlobalEvents.cxx b/src/GlobalEvents.cxx
index 3cdafdd29..da389b940 100644
--- a/src/GlobalEvents.cxx
+++ b/src/GlobalEvents.cxx
@@ -19,35 +19,16 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "GlobalEvents.hxx"
-#include "util/Manual.hxx"
-#include "event/MaskMonitor.hxx"
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
-namespace GlobalEvents {
-	class Monitor final : public MaskMonitor {
-	public:
-		explicit Monitor(EventLoop &_loop):MaskMonitor(_loop) {}
-
-	protected:
-		virtual void HandleMask(unsigned mask) override;
-	};
-
-	static Manual<Monitor> monitor;
-
-	static Handler handlers[MAX];
-}
-
-/**
- * Invoke the callback for a certain event.
- */
-static void
-InvokeGlobalEvent(GlobalEvents::Event event)
+inline void
+GlobalEvents::Monitor::Invoke(Event event)
 {
 	assert((unsigned)event < GlobalEvents::MAX);
-	assert(GlobalEvents::handlers[event] != nullptr);
+	assert(handlers[event] != nullptr);
 
-	GlobalEvents::handlers[event]();
+	handlers[event]();
 }
 
 void
@@ -56,35 +37,22 @@ GlobalEvents::Monitor::HandleMask(unsigned f)
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < MAX; ++i)
 		if (f & (1u << i))
 			/* invoke the event handler */
-			InvokeGlobalEvent(Event(i));
+			Invoke(Event(i));
 }
 
 void
-GlobalEvents::Initialize(EventLoop &loop)
-{
-	monitor.Construct(loop);
-}
-
-void
-GlobalEvents::Deinitialize()
-{
-	monitor.Destruct();
-}
-
-void
-GlobalEvents::Register(Event event, Handler callback)
+GlobalEvents::Monitor::Register(Event event, Handler callback)
 {
 	assert((unsigned)event < MAX);
-	assert(handlers[event] == nullptr);
 
 	handlers[event] = callback;
 }
 
 void
-GlobalEvents::Emit(Event event)
+GlobalEvents::Monitor::Emit(Event event)
 {
 	assert((unsigned)event < MAX);
 
 	const unsigned mask = 1u << unsigned(event);
-	monitor->OrMask(mask);
+	OrMask(mask);
 }
diff --git a/src/GlobalEvents.hxx b/src/GlobalEvents.hxx
index ff3c57df8..c67b07519 100644
--- a/src/GlobalEvents.hxx
+++ b/src/GlobalEvents.hxx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef MPD_GLOBAL_EVENTS_HXX
 #define MPD_GLOBAL_EVENTS_HXX
 
-class EventLoop;
+#include "event/MaskMonitor.hxx"
 
 namespace GlobalEvents {
 	enum Event {
@@ -38,13 +38,25 @@ namespace GlobalEvents {
 
 	typedef void (*Handler)();
 
-	void Initialize(EventLoop &loop);
+	class Monitor final : MaskMonitor {
+		Handler handlers[MAX];
 
-	void Deinitialize();
+	public:
+		explicit Monitor(EventLoop &_loop):MaskMonitor(_loop) {}
 
-	void Register(Event event, Handler handler);
+		void Register(Event event, Handler handler);
 
-	void Emit(Event event);
+		void Emit(Event event);
+
+	private:
+		/**
+		 * Invoke the callback for a certain event.
+		 */
+		void Invoke(Event event);
+
+	protected:
+		void HandleMask(unsigned mask) override;
+	};
 }
 
 #endif /* MAIN_NOTIFY_H */
diff --git a/src/Idle.cxx b/src/Idle.cxx
index e1e71d3a9..d0f43a3d7 100644
--- a/src/Idle.cxx
+++ b/src/Idle.cxx
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "Idle.hxx"
-#include "GlobalEvents.hxx"
+#include "Main.hxx"
+#include "Instance.hxx"
 #include "util/ASCII.hxx"
 
 #include <atomic>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ idle_add(unsigned flags)
 	unsigned old_flags = idle_flags.fetch_or(flags);
 
 	if ((old_flags & flags) != flags)
-		GlobalEvents::Emit(GlobalEvents::IDLE);
+		instance->global_events.Emit(GlobalEvents::IDLE);
 }
 
 unsigned
diff --git a/src/Instance.hxx b/src/Instance.hxx
index fcb087d08..ff0b484f0 100644
--- a/src/Instance.hxx
+++ b/src/Instance.hxx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "check.h"
 #include "event/Loop.hxx"
+#include "GlobalEvents.hxx"
 #include "Compiler.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NEIGHBOR_PLUGINS
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ class Storage;
 class UpdateService;
 #endif
 
-class EventLoop;
 class Error;
 class ClientList;
 struct Partition;
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct Instance final
 {
 	EventLoop event_loop;
 
+	GlobalEvents::Monitor global_events;
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_NEIGHBOR_PLUGINS
 	NeighborGlue *neighbors;
 #endif
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ struct Instance final
 
 	Partition *partition;
 
+	Instance():global_events(event_loop) {}
+
 	/**
 	 * Initiate shutdown.  Wrapper for EventLoop::Break().
 	 */
diff --git a/src/Main.cxx b/src/Main.cxx
index cd153d09f..3798dd8fb 100644
--- a/src/Main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main.cxx
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "Idle.hxx"
 #include "Log.hxx"
 #include "LogInit.hxx"
-#include "GlobalEvents.hxx"
 #include "input/Init.hxx"
 #include "event/Loop.hxx"
 #include "IOThread.hxx"
@@ -520,8 +519,7 @@ static int mpd_main_after_fork(struct options options)
 try {
 	Error error;
 
-	GlobalEvents::Initialize(instance->event_loop);
-	GlobalEvents::Register(GlobalEvents::IDLE, idle_event_emitted);
+	instance->global_events.Register(GlobalEvents::IDLE, idle_event_emitted);
 
 	if (!ConfigureFS(error)) {
 		LogError(error);
@@ -689,8 +687,6 @@ try {
 	sticker_global_finish();
 #endif
 
-	GlobalEvents::Deinitialize();
-
 	playlist_list_global_finish();
 	input_stream_global_finish();
 
diff --git a/src/Partition.cxx b/src/Partition.cxx
index f0cfe11cd..115ffde0a 100644
--- a/src/Partition.cxx
+++ b/src/Partition.cxx
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ Partition::SyncWithPlayer()
 void
 Partition::OnPlayerSync()
 {
-	GlobalEvents::Emit(GlobalEvents::PLAYLIST);
+	instance.global_events.Emit(GlobalEvents::PLAYLIST);
 }
 
 void
 Partition::OnPlayerTagModified()
 {
-	GlobalEvents::Emit(GlobalEvents::TAG);
+	instance.global_events.Emit(GlobalEvents::TAG);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/PlaylistGlobal.cxx b/src/PlaylistGlobal.cxx
index d53da4784..837d0acfe 100644
--- a/src/PlaylistGlobal.cxx
+++ b/src/PlaylistGlobal.cxx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "PlaylistGlobal.hxx"
 #include "Main.hxx"
 #include "Instance.hxx"
-#include "GlobalEvents.hxx"
 
 static void
 playlist_tag_event(void)
@@ -43,6 +42,6 @@ playlist_event(void)
 void
 playlist_global_init()
 {
-	GlobalEvents::Register(GlobalEvents::TAG, playlist_tag_event);
-	GlobalEvents::Register(GlobalEvents::PLAYLIST, playlist_event);
+	instance->global_events.Register(GlobalEvents::TAG, playlist_tag_event);
+	instance->global_events.Register(GlobalEvents::PLAYLIST, playlist_event);
 }