diff --git a/doomsday/libs/core/include/de/core/coreevent.h b/doomsday/libs/core/include/de/core/coreevent.h
index cc4bbfe365..e008fa5c00 100644
--- a/doomsday/libs/core/include/de/core/coreevent.h
+++ b/doomsday/libs/core/include/de/core/coreevent.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class DE_PUBLIC CoreEvent : public Event
     CoreEvent(int type);
     CoreEvent(int type, const Value &value);
     CoreEvent(int type, const std::function<void()> &callback);
+    CoreEvent(const std::function<void()> &callback);
 
     const Value &value() const;
     inline int   valuei() const { return value().asInt(); }
diff --git a/doomsday/libs/core/include/de/core/eventloop.h b/doomsday/libs/core/include/de/core/eventloop.h
index fb71e241f5..83870b8369 100644
--- a/doomsday/libs/core/include/de/core/eventloop.h
+++ b/doomsday/libs/core/include/de/core/eventloop.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class DE_PUBLIC EventLoop
 
     virtual void processEvent(const Event &event);
 
+public:
+    static void post(Event *event);
+
 private:
     DE_PRIVATE(d)
 };
diff --git a/doomsday/libs/core/src/core/coreevent.cpp b/doomsday/libs/core/src/core/coreevent.cpp
index ecb782e735..7f8ff754ae 100644
--- a/doomsday/libs/core/src/core/coreevent.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libs/core/src/core/coreevent.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ CoreEvent::CoreEvent(int type, const std::function<void()> &callback)
     , _callback(callback)
 {}
 
+CoreEvent::CoreEvent(const std::function<void()> &callback)
+    : Event(Callback)
+    , _callback(callback)
+{}
+
 const Value &CoreEvent::value() const
 {
     if (!_value)
diff --git a/doomsday/libs/core/src/core/eventloop.cpp b/doomsday/libs/core/src/core/eventloop.cpp
index 934aad266c..389130c442 100644
--- a/doomsday/libs/core/src/core/eventloop.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/libs/core/src/core/eventloop.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,19 @@ void EventLoop::processEvent(const Event &event)
     }
 }
 
+void EventLoop::post(Event *event)
+{
+    if (auto *evloop = get())
+    {
+        evloop->postEvent(event);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        delete event;
+        warning("[EventLoop] Posted event was discarded because no event loop is running");
+    }
+}
+
 EventLoop *EventLoop::get()
 {
     using namespace internal;