diff --git a/event/event.go b/event/event.go
index 07150f6..38d6333 100644
--- a/event/event.go
+++ b/event/event.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package event
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
@@ -22,23 +23,33 @@ const (
 // If you need to connect to arbitrary user instances or need a method that
 // will not panic on error, use [NewClient] instead.
 func MustClient() *EventClient {
-	return assert.Must1(NewClient(helpers.MustSocket(".socket2.sock")))
+	return assert.Must1(NewClient(
+		context.Background(),
+		helpers.MustSocket(".socket2.sock"),
+	))
 }
 
 // Initiate a new event client.
 // Receive as parameters a socket that is generally localised in
 // '$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/hypr/$HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE/.socket2.sock'.
-func NewClient(socket string) (*EventClient, error) {
-	conn, err := net.Dial("unix", socket)
+// The ctx ([context.Context]) parameter is passed to the underlying socket to
+// allow cancellations and timeouts for the Hyprland event socket.
+func NewClient(ctx context.Context, socket string) (*EventClient, error) {
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{}
+	conn, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, "unix", socket)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while connecting to socket: %w", err)
 	}
-	return &EventClient{conn: conn}, nil
+	return &EventClient{conn: conn, ctx: ctx}, err
 }
 
 // Close the underlying connection.
 func (c *EventClient) Close() error {
-	return c.conn.Close()
+	err := c.conn.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error while closing socket: %w", err)
+	}
+	return err
 }
 
 // Low-level receive event method, should be avoided unless there is no
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ func (c *EventClient) Receive() ([]ReceivedData, error) {
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(c.conn)
 	n, err := reader.Read(buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while reading from socket: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	buf = buf[:n]
@@ -77,13 +88,20 @@ func (c *EventClient) Receive() ([]ReceivedData, error) {
 // Subscribe to events.
 // You need to pass an implementation of [EventHandler] interface for each of
 // the events you want to handle and all event types you want to handle.
-func Subscribe(c *EventClient, ev EventHandler, events ...EventType) error {
+func (c *EventClient) Subscribe(ev EventHandler, events ...EventType) error {
 	for {
-		subscribeOnce(c, ev, events...)
+		// The context is done, exit
+		if err := c.ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("context is done: %w", err)
+		}
+		// Otherwise process an event
+		if err := receiveAndProcessEvent(c, ev, events...); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error during event processing: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func subscribeOnce(c eventClient, ev EventHandler, events ...EventType) error {
+func receiveAndProcessEvent(c eventClient, ev EventHandler, events ...EventType) error {
 	msg, err := c.Receive()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/event/event_test.go b/event/event_test.go
index e747966..25cb270 100644
--- a/event/event_test.go
+++ b/event/event_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestReceive(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 	h := &FakeEventHandler{t: t}
 	c := &FakeEventClient{}
-	err := subscribeOnce(c, h, AllEvents...)
+	err := receiveAndProcessEvent(c, h, AllEvents...)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/event/event_types.go b/event/event_types.go
index 92c9983..a191c1c 100644
--- a/event/event_types.go
+++ b/event/event_types.go
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package event
 
-import "net"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+)
 
 // EventClient is the event struct from hyprland-go.
 type EventClient struct {
 	conn net.Conn
+	ctx  context.Context
 }
 
 // Event Client interface, right now only used for testing.
diff --git a/examples/events/events.go b/examples/events/events.go
index f2befd1..4a50c75 100644
--- a/examples/events/events.go
+++ b/examples/events/events.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func main() {
 	c := event.MustClient()
 	defer c.Close()
 
-	event.Subscribe(
-		c, &ev{},
+	c.Subscribe(
+		&ev{},
 		event.EventWorkspace,
 		event.EventActiveWindow,
 	)