diff --git a/src/Instance.hxx b/src/Instance.hxx
index 8d5bd975a..f411a0e89 100644
--- a/src/Instance.hxx
+++ b/src/Instance.hxx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "check.h"
 #include "event/Loop.hxx"
 #include "event/MaskMonitor.hxx"
-#include "GlobalEvents.hxx"
 #include "Compiler.h"
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NEIGHBOR_PLUGINS
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ struct Instance final
 	public NeighborListener
 #endif
 {
-	GlobalEvents::Monitor global_events;
-
 	CallbackMaskMonitor<Instance> idle_monitor;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NEIGHBOR_PLUGINS
@@ -93,8 +90,7 @@ struct Instance final
 	StateFile *state_file;
 
 	Instance()
-		:global_events(event_loop),
-		 idle_monitor(event_loop, *this, &Instance::OnIdle) {}
+		:idle_monitor(event_loop, *this, &Instance::OnIdle) {}
 
 	/**
 	 * Initiate shutdown.  Wrapper for EventLoop::Break().
diff --git a/src/Partition.cxx b/src/Partition.cxx
index 2bbad1283..573fdc718 100644
--- a/src/Partition.cxx
+++ b/src/Partition.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ Partition::Partition(Instance &_instance,
 		     unsigned max_length,
 		     unsigned buffer_chunks,
 		     unsigned buffered_before_play)
-	:instance(_instance), playlist(max_length, *this),
+	:instance(_instance),
+	 global_events(instance.event_loop),
+	 playlist(max_length, *this),
 	 outputs(*this),
 	 pc(*this, outputs, buffer_chunks, buffered_before_play)
 {
@@ -95,13 +97,13 @@ Partition::OnQueueSongStarted()
 void
 Partition::OnPlayerSync()
 {
-	instance.global_events.Emit(GlobalEvents::PLAYLIST);
+	global_events.Emit(GlobalEvents::PLAYLIST);
 }
 
 void
 Partition::OnPlayerTagModified()
 {
-	instance.global_events.Emit(GlobalEvents::TAG);
+	global_events.Emit(GlobalEvents::TAG);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/Partition.hxx b/src/Partition.hxx
index 6e72bf3ab..ca1e6a9d2 100644
--- a/src/Partition.hxx
+++ b/src/Partition.hxx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef MPD_PARTITION_HXX
 #define MPD_PARTITION_HXX
 
+#include "GlobalEvents.hxx"
 #include "queue/Playlist.hxx"
 #include "queue/Listener.hxx"
 #include "output/MultipleOutputs.hxx"
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ class SongLoader;
 struct Partition final : QueueListener, PlayerListener, MixerListener {
 	Instance &instance;
 
+	GlobalEvents::Monitor global_events;
+
 	struct playlist playlist;
 
 	MultipleOutputs outputs;
diff --git a/src/PlaylistGlobal.cxx b/src/PlaylistGlobal.cxx
index 837d0acfe..f88d96482 100644
--- a/src/PlaylistGlobal.cxx
+++ b/src/PlaylistGlobal.cxx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "PlaylistGlobal.hxx"
 #include "Main.hxx"
 #include "Instance.hxx"
+#include "Partition.hxx"
 
 static void
 playlist_tag_event(void)
@@ -42,6 +43,6 @@ playlist_event(void)
 void
 playlist_global_init()
 {
-	instance->global_events.Register(GlobalEvents::TAG, playlist_tag_event);
-	instance->global_events.Register(GlobalEvents::PLAYLIST, playlist_event);
+	instance->partition->global_events.Register(GlobalEvents::TAG, playlist_tag_event);
+	instance->partition->global_events.Register(GlobalEvents::PLAYLIST, playlist_event);
 }