diff --git a/spec/app/pane-container-spec.coffee b/spec/app/pane-container-spec.coffee
index bca9ed793..3a20ee3e4 100644
--- a/spec/app/pane-container-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/pane-container-spec.coffee
@@ -57,6 +57,21 @@ describe "PaneContainer", ->
       container.find('.pane.active').removeClass('active')
       expect(container.getActivePane()).toBe pane1
 
+  describe ".eachPane(callback)", ->
+    it "runs the callback with all current and future panes until the subscription is cancelled", ->
+      panes = []
+      subscription = container.eachPane (pane) -> panes.push(pane)
+      expect(panes).toEqual [pane1, pane2, pane3]
+
+      panes = []
+      pane4 = pane3.splitRight()
+      expect(panes).toEqual [pane4]
+
+      panes = []
+      subscription.cancel()
+      pane4.splitDown()
+      expect(panes).toEqual []
+
   describe "serialization", ->
     it "can be serialized and deserialized, and correctly adjusts dimensions of deserialized panes after attach", ->
       newContainer = deserialize(container.serialize())
diff --git a/src/app/pane-container.coffee b/src/app/pane-container.coffee
index f9471d0b8..adac275b6 100644
--- a/src/app/pane-container.coffee
+++ b/src/app/pane-container.coffee
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ class PaneContainer extends View
   getPanes: ->
     @find('.pane').toArray().map (node)-> $(node).view()
 
+  eachPane: (callback) ->
+    callback(pane) for pane in @getPanes()
+    paneAttached = (e) -> callback($(e.target).view())
+    @on 'pane:attached', paneAttached
+    cancel: => @off 'pane:attached', paneAttached
+
   getFocusedPane: ->
     @find('.pane:has(:focus)').view()
 
diff --git a/src/app/pane.coffee b/src/app/pane.coffee
index cad027c9b..9e018ab3a 100644
--- a/src/app/pane.coffee
+++ b/src/app/pane.coffee
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ class Pane extends View
     @on 'focus', => @currentView.focus(); false
     @on 'focusin', => @makeActive()
 
+  afterAttach: ->
+    return if @attached
+    @attached = true
+    @trigger 'pane:attached'
+
   makeActive: ->
     for pane in @getContainer().getPanes() when pane isnt this
       pane.makeInactive()
diff --git a/src/app/root-view.coffee b/src/app/root-view.coffee
index 371f49fa8..f958aa5ba 100644
--- a/src/app/root-view.coffee
+++ b/src/app/root-view.coffee
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ class RootView extends View
   saveAll: ->
     editor.save() for editor in @getEditors()
 
+  eachPane: (callback) ->
+    @panes.eachPane(callback)
+
   eachEditor: (callback) ->
     callback(editor) for editor in @getEditors()
     @on 'editor:attached', (e, editor) -> callback(editor)