diff --git a/src/jtk/event.d b/src/jtk/event.d
index ff4983f..934898f 100644
--- a/src/jtk/event.d
+++ b/src/jtk/event.d
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 module jtk.event;
 
+import core.thread;
+import core.sync.mutex;
+import std.container.dlist;
+import jtk.timer;
+
 struct Event
 {
     enum Type : ubyte
@@ -26,9 +31,7 @@ struct Event
 
     struct TimerEvent
     {
-        uint timer_id;
-        void * user1;
-        void * user2;
+        Timer timer;
     };
 
     struct WindowResizeEvent
@@ -46,3 +49,42 @@ struct Event
         WindowResizeEvent resize_event;
     };
 }
+
+private extern(C) void jtk_wait_event(Event * event, ulong time_to_wait);
+
+private __gshared DList!(Event *) * event_list;
+private __gshared Mutex event_list_mutex;
+
+Event * check_event()
+{
+    Event * rv = null;
+    event_list_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+    if (!event_list.empty)
+    {
+        rv = event_list.front;
+        event_list.removeFront();
+    }
+    event_list_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+    return rv;
+}
+
+private void event_thread()
+{
+    for (;;)
+    {
+        Event * event = new Event;
+        ulong time_until_next_timer_expiry =
+            jtk.timer.Timer.time_to_next_timer_expiration();
+        jtk_wait_event(event, time_until_next_timer_expiry);
+        event_list_mutex.lock_nothrow();
+        event_list.insertBack(event);
+        event_list_mutex.unlock_nothrow();
+    }
+}
+
+package void event_init()
+{
+    event_list = new DList!(Event *);
+    event_list_mutex = new Mutex;
+    new Thread(&event_thread).start();
+}
diff --git a/src/jtk/init.d b/src/jtk/init.d
index d6de12c..1fc6485 100644
--- a/src/jtk/init.d
+++ b/src/jtk/init.d
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module jtk.init;
 
+static import jtk.event;
 static import jtk.timer;
 
 private extern(C) bool jtk_init();
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ bool init()
         return false;
     }
 
+    jtk.event.event_init();
     jtk.timer.Timer.timer_init();
 
     return true;