diff --git a/OnDemandUpdatePTU.pro b/OnDemandUpdatePTU.pro
index 84e9d3f..3c83520 100644
--- a/OnDemandUpdatePTU.pro
+++ b/OnDemandUpdatePTU.pro
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ contains( CONFIG, DesktopLinux ) {
 
 SOURCES += \
         main.cpp \
+        progress_event.cpp \
         mainwindow.cpp \
         utils.cpp \
         update.cpp \
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ SOURCES += \
 
 HEADERS += \
         update.h \
+        progress_event.h \
         utils.h \
         mainwindow.h \
         git/git_client.h \
diff --git a/progress_event.cpp b/progress_event.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f07341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/progress_event.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "progress_event.h"
+
+QEvent::Type ProgressEvent::customEventType = QEvent::None;
+
+ProgressEvent::ProgressEvent()
+    : QEvent(ProgressEvent::type())
+    , m_progressPercent(0) {
+}
+
+ProgressEvent::~ProgressEvent() {
+}
+
+QEvent::Type ProgressEvent::type() {
+    if (customEventType == QEvent::None) {
+        int generatedType = QEvent::registerEventType();
+        customEventType = static_cast<QEvent::Type>(generatedType);
+    }
+    return customEventType;
+}
diff --git a/progress_event.h b/progress_event.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a67e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/progress_event.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef PROGRESS_EVENT_H_INCLUDED
+#define PROGRESS_EVENT_H_INCLUDED
+
+#include <QEvent>
+
+class ProgressEvent : public QEvent {
+
+    int m_progressPercent;
+public:
+    ProgressEvent();
+    virtual ~ProgressEvent();
+    static QEvent::Type type();
+
+    void setProgress(int progressPercent) { m_progressPercent = progressPercent; }
+    int progressPercent() { return m_progressPercent; }
+    int progressPercent() const { return m_progressPercent; }
+private:
+    static QEvent::Type customEventType;
+};
+
+
+#endif // PROGRESS_EVENT_H_INCLUDED