diff --git a/app/src/events.c b/app/src/events.c
index ca7e4008..5269bdbc 100644
--- a/app/src/events.c
+++ b/app/src/events.c
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 #include "util/thread.h"
 
 bool
-sc_push_event_impl(uint32_t type, const char *name) {
-    SDL_Event event;
-    event.type = type;
+sc_push_event_impl(uint32_t type, void *ptr, const char *name) {
+    SDL_Event event = {
+        .user = {
+            .type = type,
+            .data1 = ptr,
+        }
+    };
     bool ok = SDL_PushEvent(&event);
     if (!ok) {
         LOGE("Could not post %s event: %s", name, SDL_GetError());
diff --git a/app/src/events.h b/app/src/events.h
index 567268ab..088863bd 100644
--- a/app/src/events.h
+++ b/app/src/events.h
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ enum {
 };
 
 bool
-sc_push_event_impl(uint32_t type, const char *name);
+sc_push_event_impl(uint32_t type, void *ptr, const char *name);
 
-#define sc_push_event(TYPE) sc_push_event_impl(TYPE, # TYPE)
+#define sc_push_event(TYPE) sc_push_event_impl(TYPE, NULL, # TYPE)
+#define sc_push_event_with_data(TYPE, PTR) sc_push_event_impl(TYPE, PTR, # TYPE)
 
 typedef void (*sc_runnable_fn)(void *userdata);