diff --git a/src/app/command.rs b/src/app/command.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c529bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum Command {
+    // Closes the application
+    Exit,
+
+    // sends a message to the current room
+    RoomMessageSend(String),
+}
diff --git a/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/command.rs b/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/command.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de8441d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use crate::app::{command::Command, events::event_types::EventStatus, App};
+use anyhow::Result;
+use cli_log::info;
+
+pub async fn handle(app: &mut App<'_>, command: &Command) -> Result<EventStatus> {
+    info!("Handling command: {:#?}", command);
+    Ok(EventStatus::Ok)
+}
diff --git a/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/main.rs b/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/main.rs
index 11bb804..3a33d1b 100644
--- a/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/main.rs
+++ b/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/main.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ pub async fn handle(app: &mut App<'_>, input_event: &CrosstermEvent) -> Result<E
             modifiers: KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
             ..
         }) => {
+            app.command_execute(crate::app::command::Command::Exit)
+                .await?;
             app.ui.cli_enable();
         }
         input => match app.ui.input_position() {
diff --git a/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/mod.rs b/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/mod.rs
index 0d96b56..d3fe26c 100644
--- a/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/events/event_types/event/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod command;
+pub mod main;
 pub mod matrix;
 pub mod setup;
-pub mod main;
diff --git a/src/app/events/event_types/event/mod.rs b/src/app/events/event_types/event/mod.rs
index 686d99c..748d1cd 100644
--- a/src/app/events/event_types/event/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/events/event_types/event/mod.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ mod handlers;
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use crossterm::event::Event as CrosstermEvent;
 
-use crate::app::{status::State, App};
+use crate::app::{command::Command, status::State, App};
 
-use self::handlers::{main, matrix, setup};
+use self::handlers::{command, main, matrix, setup};
 
 use super::EventStatus;
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use super::EventStatus;
 pub struct Event {
     pub(super) input_event: Option<CrosstermEvent>,
     pub(super) matrix_event: Option<matrix_sdk::deserialized_responses::SyncResponse>,
+    pub(super) command_event: Option<Command>,
 }
 
 impl Event {
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ impl Event {
                 .with_context(|| format!("Failed to handle matrix event: `{:#?}`", matrix_event));
         }
 
+        if let Some(command_event) = &self.command_event {
+            return command::handle(app, command_event).await.with_context(|| {
+                format!("Failed to handle command event: `{:#?}`", command_event)
+            });
+        }
+
         if let Some(input_event) = &self.input_event {
             let status = match app.status.state() {
                 State::None => EventStatus::Ok,
diff --git a/src/app/events/event_types/event_builder.rs b/src/app/events/event_types/event_builder.rs
index 36177e6..c9e2a49 100644
--- a/src/app/events/event_types/event_builder.rs
+++ b/src/app/events/event_types/event_builder.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ impl Default for Event {
         Self {
             input_event: None,
             matrix_event: None,
+            command_event: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -35,10 +36,16 @@ impl EventBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn command_event(&mut self, command_event: crate::app::command::Command) -> &Self {
+        self.event.command_event = Some(command_event);
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn build(&self) -> Event {
         Event {
             input_event: self.event.input_event.to_owned(),
             matrix_event: self.event.matrix_event.to_owned(),
+            command_event: self.event.command_event.to_owned(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index c30146e..4c48437 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod command;
 pub mod command_interface;
 pub mod events;
 pub mod status;
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@ use status::{State, Status};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 
+use crate::app::command::Command;
 use crate::{accounts, app::command_interface::generate_ci_functions, ui};
 
-use self::events::event_types;
+use self::events::event_types::{self, EventBuilder};
 
 pub struct App<'ui> {
     ui: ui::UI<'ui>,
@@ -130,7 +132,9 @@ impl App<'_> {
             match event.handle(self).await? {
                 event_types::EventStatus::Ok => (),
                 event_types::EventStatus::Finished => return Ok(()),
-                event_types::EventStatus::Terminate => return Err(Error::msg("Terminated by user")),
+                event_types::EventStatus::Terminate => {
+                    return Err(Error::msg("Terminated by user"))
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -201,4 +205,10 @@ impl App<'_> {
     pub fn client(&self) -> Option<&Client> {
         self.accounts_manager.client()
     }
+
+    pub async fn command_execute(&self, command: Command) -> Result<()> {
+        let event = EventBuilder::default().command_event(command).build();
+        self.channel_tx.send(event).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }