diff --git a/plugins/eventful.cpp b/plugins/eventful.cpp
index dfddab9e8de..f2ed6c8b96a 100644
--- a/plugins/eventful.cpp
+++ b/plugins/eventful.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ DEFINE_LUA_EVENT_NH_2(onProjUnitCheckImpact, df::proj_unitst*, bool);
 DEFINE_LUA_EVENT_NH_1(onProjUnitCheckMovement, df::proj_unitst*);
 //event manager
 DEFINE_LUA_EVENT_NH_1(onBuildingCreatedDestroyed, int32_t);
+DEFINE_LUA_EVENT_NH_1(onTick, int32_t);
 DEFINE_LUA_EVENT_NH_1(onJobInitiated, df::job*);
 DEFINE_LUA_EVENT_NH_1(onJobStarted, df::job*);
 DEFINE_LUA_EVENT_NH_1(onJobCompleted, df::job*);
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ DFHACK_PLUGIN_LUA_EVENTS {
     /*  event manager events */
     DFHACK_LUA_EVENT(onBuildingCreatedDestroyed),
     DFHACK_LUA_EVENT(onConstructionCreatedDestroyed),
+    DFHACK_LUA_EVENT(onTick),
     DFHACK_LUA_EVENT(onJobInitiated),
     DFHACK_LUA_EVENT(onJobStarted),
     DFHACK_LUA_EVENT(onJobCompleted),
@@ -140,6 +142,11 @@ DFHACK_PLUGIN_LUA_EVENTS {
     DFHACK_LUA_END
 };
 
+void ev_mng_tick(color_ostream& out, void* tick)
+{
+    int32_t tval = (int32_t)(intptr_t)tick;
+    onTick(out, tval);
+}
 static void ev_mng_jobInitiated(color_ostream& out, void* job)
 {
     df::job* ptr=reinterpret_cast<df::job*>(job);
@@ -229,7 +236,7 @@ using namespace EventManager::EventType;
 handler_t getManager(EventType t) {
     switch (t) {
         case TICK:
-            return nullptr;
+            return ev_mng_tick;
         case JOB_INITIATED:
             return ev_mng_jobInitiated;
         case JOB_STARTED: