diff --git a/host/ivshmem.cpp b/host/ivshmem.cpp
index 387db44b..b6d81724 100644
--- a/host/ivshmem.cpp
+++ b/host/ivshmem.cpp
@@ -189,4 +189,31 @@ void * IVSHMEM::GetMemory()
   m_vectors    = static_cast<UINT16>(map.vectors);
 
   return m_memory;
+}
+
+HANDLE IVSHMEM::CreateVectorEvent(UINT16 vector)
+{
+  if (!m_initialized)
+    return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+
+  HANDLE event = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, FALSE, NULL);
+  if (event == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+  {
+    DEBUG_ERROR("CreateEvent Failed: %d", GetLastError());
+    return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  IVSHMEM_EVENT msg;
+  msg.event      = event;
+  msg.singleShot = false;
+  msg.vector     = vector;
+
+  if (!DeviceIoControl(m_handle, IOCTL_IVSHMEM_REGISTER_EVENT, &msg, sizeof(IVSHMEM_EVENT), NULL, 0, NULL, NULL))
+  {
+    DEBUG_ERROR("DeviceIoControl Failed: %d", GetLastError());
+    CloseHandle(event);
+    return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+  }
+
+  return event;
 }
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diff --git a/host/ivshmem.h b/host/ivshmem.h
index 9aef697a..aa1e683a 100644
--- a/host/ivshmem.h
+++ b/host/ivshmem.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
   UINT16 GetPeerID();
   UINT16 GetVectors();
   void * GetMemory();
+  HANDLE CreateVectorEvent(UINT16 vector);
 
 protected: