diff --git a/client/src/controllers/InitController.test.js b/client/src/controllers/InitController.test.js
index 088abb8d72..e48a8feeea 100644
--- a/client/src/controllers/InitController.test.js
+++ b/client/src/controllers/InitController.test.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('InitController', () => {
 
       expect(handleEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(testDiv.getAttribute('data-controller')).toBeNull();
+      expect({ ...testDiv.dataset }).toEqual({});
     });
   });
 
@@ -147,5 +148,77 @@ describe('InitController', () => {
         'other-custom:event',
       ]);
     });
+
+    it('should support the ability to block additional events and classes removal', async () => {
+      jest.clearAllMocks();
+
+      expect(handleEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      document.addEventListener(
+        'w-init:ready',
+        (event) => {
+          event.preventDefault();
+        },
+        { once: true },
+      );
+
+      const article = document.createElement('article');
+      article.id = 'article';
+      article.innerHTML = `<p data-controller="w-init" data-w-init-event-value="custom:event">CONTENT</p>`;
+
+      document.body.append(article);
+
+      await jest.runAllTimersAsync();
+
+      // only once - the w-init, no other events should fire
+      expect(handleEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(handleEvent).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ type: 'w-init:ready' }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when using detail for the dispatched events', () => {
+    const handleEvent = jest.fn();
+
+    document.addEventListener('w-init:ready', handleEvent);
+    document.addEventListener('my-custom:event', handleEvent);
+
+    const detail = { someMessage: 'some value' };
+
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      jest.clearAllMocks();
+
+      application?.stop();
+
+      document.body.innerHTML = `
+        <article
+          id="test"
+          class="test-detail"
+          data-controller="w-init"
+          data-w-init-detail-value='${JSON.stringify(detail)}'
+          data-w-init-event-value='my-custom:event'
+        >
+          Test body
+        </article>
+      `;
+
+      application = Application.start();
+    });
+
+    it('should dispatch event with a detail', async () => {
+      application.register('w-init', InitController);
+      await Promise.resolve(); // no delay, just wait for the next tick
+
+      expect(handleEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+      const [[firstEvent], [secondEvent]] = handleEvent.mock.calls;
+
+      expect(firstEvent.type).toEqual('w-init:ready');
+      expect(firstEvent.detail).toEqual(detail);
+
+      expect(secondEvent.type).toEqual('my-custom:event');
+      expect(secondEvent.detail).toEqual(detail);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/controllers/InitController.ts b/client/src/controllers/InitController.ts
index 336de58750..0eee5d295f 100644
--- a/client/src/controllers/InitController.ts
+++ b/client/src/controllers/InitController.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { Controller } from '@hotwired/stimulus';
 import { debounce } from '../utils/debounce';
 
 /**
- * Adds the ability for a controlled element to add or remove classes
- * when ready to be interacted with.
+ * Adds the ability for a controlled element to dispatch an event and also
+ * add or remove classes when ready to be interacted with.
  *
  * @example - Dynamic classes when ready
  * <div class="keep-me hide-me" data-controller="w-init" data-w-init-remove-class="hide-me" data-w-init-ready-class="loaded">
@@ -14,20 +14,32 @@ import { debounce } from '../utils/debounce';
  * <div class="keep-me hide-me" data-controller="w-init" data-w-init-event-value="custom:event other-custom:event">
  *   When the DOM is ready, two additional custom events will be dispatched; `custom:event` and `other-custom:event`.
  * </div>
+ *
+ * @example - Detail dispatching
+ * <article data-controller="w-init" data-w-init-detail-value='{"status": "success", "message": "Article has entered the room"}'>
+ *  When the DOM is ready, the detail with value of a JSON object above will be dispatched.
+ * </article>
  */
 export class InitController extends Controller<HTMLElement> {
   static classes = ['ready', 'remove'];
 
   static values = {
     delay: { default: -1, type: Number },
+    detail: { default: {}, type: Object },
     event: { default: '', type: String },
   };
 
-  declare readonly readyClasses: string[];
-  declare readonly removeClasses: string[];
-
-  declare eventValue: string;
+  /** The delay before applying ready classes and dispatching events. */
   declare delayValue: number;
+  /** The detail value to be dispatched with events when the element is ready. */
+  declare detailValue: Record<string, unknown>;
+  /** The custom events to be dispatched when the element is ready. */
+  declare eventValue: string;
+
+  /** The classes to be added when the element is ready. */
+  declare readonly readyClasses: string[];
+  /** The classes to be removed when the element is ready. */
+  declare readonly removeClasses: string[];
 
   connect() {
     this.ready();
@@ -41,25 +53,56 @@ export class InitController extends Controller<HTMLElement> {
    * Support the ability to also dispatch custom event names.
    */
   ready() {
-    const events = this.eventValue.split(' ').filter(Boolean);
     const delayValue = this.delayValue;
+    const detail = { ...this.detailValue };
 
     debounce(() => true, delayValue < 0 ? null : delayValue)().then(() => {
       this.element.classList.add(...this.readyClasses);
       this.element.classList.remove(...this.removeClasses);
-      this.dispatch('ready', { bubbles: true, cancelable: false });
-      events.forEach((name) => {
-        this.dispatch(name, { bubbles: true, cancelable: false, prefix: '' });
-      });
+
+      if (
+        this.dispatch('ready', {
+          bubbles: true,
+          cancelable: true,
+          detail,
+        }).defaultPrevented
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.eventValue
+        .split(' ')
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .forEach((name) => {
+          this.dispatch(name, {
+            bubbles: true,
+            cancelable: false,
+            detail,
+            prefix: '',
+          });
+        });
+
       this.remove();
     });
   }
 
   /**
    * Allow the controller to remove itself as it's no longer needed when the init has completed.
+   * Removing the controller reference and all other specific value/classes data attributes.
    */
   remove() {
     const element = this.element;
+
+    (this.constructor as typeof InitController).classes.forEach((key) => {
+      element.removeAttribute(`data-${this.identifier}-${key}-class`);
+    });
+
+    Object.keys((this.constructor as typeof InitController).values).forEach(
+      (key) => {
+        element.removeAttribute(`data-${this.identifier}-${key}-value`);
+      },
+    );
+
     const controllerAttribute = this.application.schema.controllerAttribute;
     const controllers =
       element.getAttribute(controllerAttribute)?.split(' ') ?? [];