diff --git a/interface/src/HFActionEvent.cpp b/interface/src/HFActionEvent.cpp
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+//
+//  HFActionEvent.cpp
+//  interface/src
+//
+//  Created by Stephen Birarda on 2014-10-27.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "HFActionEvent.h"
+
+HFActionEvent::HFActionEvent() :
+	QEvent(HFActionEvent::type())
+{
+    
+}
+
+QEvent::Type HFActionEvent::type() {
+    static QEvent::Type hfActionType = QEvent::None;
+    if (hfActionType == QEvent::None) {
+        hfActionType = static_cast<QEvent::Type>(QEvent::registerEventType());
+    }
+    return hfActionType;
+}
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diff --git a/interface/src/HFActionEvent.h b/interface/src/HFActionEvent.h
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+//
+//  HFActionEvent.h
+//  interface/src
+//
+//  Created by Stephen Birarda on 2014-10-27.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_HFActionEvent_h
+#define hifi_HFActionEvent_h
+
+#include <qevent.h>
+
+class HFActionEvent : public QEvent {
+public:
+    HFActionEvent();
+    
+    static QEvent::Type type();
+};
+
+#endif // hifi_HFActionEvent_h
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