diff --git a/libdc/include/dc/gateway.h b/libdc/include/dc/gateway.h
index ae18e16..de1abd8 100644
--- a/libdc/include/dc/gateway.h
+++ b/libdc/include/dc/gateway.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct dc_gateway_;
 typedef struct dc_gateway_ *dc_gateway_t;
 
 typedef enum {
+    GATEWAY_OPCODE_EVENT = 0,
     GATEWAY_OPCODE_PING = 1,
     GATEWAY_OPCODE_IDENTIFY = 2,
     GATEWAY_OPCODE_UPDATE = 3,
diff --git a/libdc/src/gateway.c b/libdc/src/gateway.c
index 39aafa8..850a6dd 100644
--- a/libdc/src/gateway.c
+++ b/libdc/src/gateway.c
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ static bool dc_gateway_handle_update(dc_gateway_t gw, json_t *d)
     return true;
 }
 
+static bool dc_gateway_handle_event(dc_gateway_t gw, json_t *d)
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
 static bool dc_gateway_handle_op(dc_gateway_t gw, json_t *j)
 {
     json_t *val = NULL;
@@ -241,6 +246,7 @@ static bool dc_gateway_handle_op(dc_gateway_t gw, json_t *j)
     return_if_true(val == NULL || !json_is_object(val), false);
 
     switch (op) {
+    case GATEWAY_OPCODE_EVENT: dc_gateway_handle_event(gw, val); break;
     case GATEWAY_OPCODE_HELLO: dc_gateway_handle_hello(gw, val); break;
     case GATEWAY_OPCODE_UPDATE: dc_gateway_handle_update(gw, val); break;
     case GATEWAY_OPCODE_PONG: break;