diff --git a/src/hooked_containers/container.py b/src/hooked_containers/container.py
index 9d37f55..d25cf7f 100644
--- a/src/hooked_containers/container.py
+++ b/src/hooked_containers/container.py
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ class HookedContainer(ABC, Sized, Iterable[T], Container[T]):
     def __setitem__(self, s, value):
         self._data[s] = value
         if self.hook:
-            self.hook(e.SetItemEvent(self.new_path(s), value))
+            self.hook(e.SetItemEvent(self._root, self.new_path(s), value))
 
     def __delitem__(self, s):
         item = self._data.pop(s)
         if self.hook:
-            self.hook(e.RemoveItemEvent(self.new_path(s), item))
+            self.hook(e.RemoveItemEvent(self._root, self.new_path(s), item))
 
     # @abstractmethod
     # def insert(self, index, value): ...
diff --git a/src/hooked_containers/sequence.py b/src/hooked_containers/sequence.py
index 3c17cc9..74c994f 100644
--- a/src/hooked_containers/sequence.py
+++ b/src/hooked_containers/sequence.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from typing import TypeVar
 
 from . import events as e
 from .container import HookedContainer
-from .types import HookFunction
+from .events import HookFunction
+from .types import MutableNesting
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class HookedList(HookedContainer[T], MutableSequence[T]):
         self,
         existing: MutableSequence[T],
         hook: HookFunction | None = None,
+        root: MutableNesting[T] | None = None,
         path: MutableSequence[int] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.hook = hook
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ class HookedList(HookedContainer[T], MutableSequence[T]):
                 self._data = seq
             case _ as it:
                 self._data = list(it)
+        self._root = root if root is not None else self
         self._path = list(path) if path is not None else []
 
     def __getitem__(self, s):
@@ -34,13 +37,13 @@ class HookedList(HookedContainer[T], MutableSequence[T]):
         new_path.append(s)
         match self._data[s]:
             case HookedContainer(_data=seq):
-                return type(self)(seq, self.hook, path=new_path)
+                return type(self)(seq, self.hook, root=self._root, path=new_path)
             case MutableSequence() as seq:
-                return HookedList(seq, self.hook, path=new_path)
+                return HookedList(seq, self.hook, root=self._root, path=new_path)
             case _ as item:
                 return item
 
     def insert(self, index, value):
         self._data.insert(index, value)
         if self.hook:
-            self.hook(e.AddItemEvent(self.new_path(index), value))
+            self.hook(e.AddItemEvent(self._root, self.new_path(index), value))