diff --git a/user/index.php b/user/index.php
index c1adf8904b0..fb253ff4453 100644
--- a/user/index.php
+++ b/user/index.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 require_once('../config.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot.'/user/lib.php');
 require_once($CFG->libdir.'/tablelib.php');
 require_once($CFG->libdir.'/filelib.php');
 
@@ -105,16 +106,8 @@ if (empty($rolenames) && !$isfrontpage) {
     }
 }
 
-$event = \core\event\user_list_viewed::create(array(
-    'objectid' => $course->id,
-    'courseid' => $course->id,
-    'context' => $context,
-    'other' => array(
-        'courseshortname' => $course->shortname,
-        'coursefullname' => $course->fullname
-    )
-));
-$event->trigger();
+// Trigger events.
+user_list_view($course, $context);
 
 $bulkoperations = has_capability('moodle/course:bulkmessaging', $context);
 
diff --git a/user/lib.php b/user/lib.php
index 737c79328b7..c751fa9a16d 100644
--- a/user/lib.php
+++ b/user/lib.php
@@ -1002,3 +1002,24 @@ function user_remove_user_device($uuid, $appid = "") {
 
     return true;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Trigger user_list_viewed event.
+ *
+ * @param stdClass  $course course  object
+ * @param stdClass  $context course context object
+ * @since Moodle 2.9
+ */
+function user_list_view($course, $context) {
+
+    $event = \core\event\user_list_viewed::create(array(
+        'objectid' => $course->id,
+        'courseid' => $course->id,
+        'context' => $context,
+        'other' => array(
+            'courseshortname' => $course->shortname,
+            'coursefullname' => $course->fullname
+        )
+    ));
+    $event->trigger();
+}