diff --git a/libs/event.c b/libs/event.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc8ea51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/event.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+void
+eventloop(void)
+{
+	XEvent ev;
+
+	while (!XNextEvent(dpy, &ev)) {
+		if (XFilterEvent(&ev, win))
+			continue;
+		switch(ev.type) {
+		case DestroyNotify:
+			if (ev.xdestroywindow.window != win)
+				break;
+			cleanup();
+			exit(1);
+		case ButtonPress:
+			buttonpress(&ev);
+			break;
+		case Expose:
+			if (ev.xexpose.count == 0)
+				drw_map(drw, win, 0, 0, mw, mh);
+			break;
+		case FocusIn:
+			/* regrab focus from parent window */
+			if (ev.xfocus.window != win)
+				grabfocus();
+			break;
+		case KeyPress:
+			keypress(&ev);
+			break;
+		case SelectionNotify:
+			if (ev.xselection.property == utf8)
+				pastesel();
+			break;
+		case VisibilityNotify:
+			if (ev.xvisibility.state != VisibilityUnobscured)
+				XRaiseWindow(dpy, win);
+			break;
+		}
+
+        #if USEIMAGE
+        drawimage();
+        #endif
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libs/event.h b/libs/event.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b65a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/event.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static void eventloop(void);