diff --git a/library/include/modules/EventManager.h b/library/include/modules/EventManager.h
index 40d6603a7..1f7758ddf 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/EventManager.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/EventManager.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace DFHack {
                 BUILDING,
                 CONSTRUCTION,
                 SYNDROME,
+                INVASION,
                 EVENT_MAX
             };
         }
diff --git a/library/modules/EventManager.cpp b/library/modules/EventManager.cpp
index 8611417b0..77248038f 100644
--- a/library/modules/EventManager.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/EventManager.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "df/item.h"
 #include "df/job.h"
 #include "df/job_list_link.h"
+#include "df/ui.h"
 #include "df/unit.h"
 #include "df/unit_syndrome.h"
 #include "df/world.h"
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static void manageItemCreationEvent(color_ostream& out);
 static void manageBuildingEvent(color_ostream& out);
 static void manageConstructionEvent(color_ostream& out);
 static void manageSyndromeEvent(color_ostream& out);
+static void manageInvasionEvent(color_ostream& out);
 
 //tick event
 static uint32_t lastTick = 0;
@@ -161,6 +163,9 @@ static unordered_set<int32_t> buildings;
 static unordered_set<df::construction*> constructions;
 static bool gameLoaded;
 
+//invasion
+static int32_t nextInvasion;
+
 void DFHack::EventManager::onStateChange(color_ostream& out, state_change_event event) {
     static bool doOnce = false;
     if ( !doOnce ) {
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@ void DFHack::EventManager::onStateChange(color_ostream& out, state_change_event
 
         Buildings::clearBuildings(out);
         gameLoaded = false;
+        nextInvasion = -1;
     } else if ( event == DFHack::SC_MAP_LOADED ) {
         uint32_t tick = DFHack::World::ReadCurrentYear()*ticksPerYear
             + DFHack::World::ReadCurrentTick();
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@ void DFHack::EventManager::onStateChange(color_ostream& out, state_change_event
         nextItem = 0;
         nextBuilding = 0;
         lastTick = 0;
+        nextInvasion = df::global::ui->invasions.next_id;
         gameLoaded = true;
     }
 }
@@ -244,6 +251,10 @@ void DFHack::EventManager::manageEvents(color_ostream& out) {
         manageSyndromeEvent(out);
         eventLastTick[EventType::SYNDROME] = tick;
     }
+    if ( tick - eventLastTick[EventType::INVASION] >= (*eventFrequency[EventType::INVASION].begin()).first ) {
+        manageInvasionEvent(out);
+        eventLastTick[EventType::INVASION] = tick;
+    }
 
     return;
 }
@@ -492,3 +503,19 @@ static void manageSyndromeEvent(color_ostream& out) {
     }
 }
 
+static void manageInvasionEvent(color_ostream& out) {
+    if ( handlers[EventType::INVASION].empty() )
+        return;
+
+    multimap<Plugin*,EventHandler> copy(handlers[EventType::INVASION].begin(), handlers[EventType::INVASION].end());
+
+    if ( df::global::ui->invasions.next_id <= nextInvasion )
+        return;
+    nextInvasion = df::global::ui->invasions.next_id;
+
+    for ( auto a = copy.begin(); a != copy.end(); a++ ) {
+        EventHandler handle = (*a).second;
+        handle.eventHandler(out, (void*)nextInvasion);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/plugins/devel/eventExample.cpp b/plugins/devel/eventExample.cpp
index aaaa35a09..3bc84879a 100644
--- a/plugins/devel/eventExample.cpp
+++ b/plugins/devel/eventExample.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void itemCreate(color_ostream& out, void* ptr);
 void building(color_ostream& out, void* ptr);
 void construction(color_ostream& out, void* ptr);
 void syndrome(color_ostream& out, void* ptr);
+void invasion(color_ostream& out, void* ptr);
 
 command_result eventExample(color_ostream& out, vector<string>& parameters);
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ command_result eventExample(color_ostream& out, vector<string>& parameters) {
     EventManager::EventHandler buildingHandler(building);
     EventManager::EventHandler constructionHandler(construction);
     EventManager::EventHandler syndromeHandler(syndrome);
+    EventManager::EventHandler invasionHandler(invasion);
     Plugin* me = Core::getInstance().getPluginManager()->getPluginByName("eventExample");
     EventManager::unregisterAll(me);
 
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ command_result eventExample(color_ostream& out, vector<string>& parameters) {
     EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::BUILDING, buildingHandler, 500, me);
     EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::CONSTRUCTION, constructionHandler, 100, me);
     EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::SYNDROME, syndromeHandler, 1, me);
+    EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::INVASION, invasionHandler, 1, me);
     out.print("Events registered.\n");
     return CR_OK;
 }
@@ -99,3 +102,7 @@ void syndrome(color_ostream& out, void* ptr) {
     out.print("Syndrome started: unit %d, syndrome %d.\n", data->unitId, data->syndromeIndex);
 }
 
+void invasion(color_ostream& out, void* ptr) {
+    out.print("New invasion! %d\n", (int32_t)ptr);
+}
+