diff --git a/src/app/command.rs b/src/app/command.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edad6d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/command.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use cli_log::info;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum Command {
+    // Closes the application
+    Exit,
+
+    // sends a message to the current room
+    RoomMessageSend(String),
+}
+
+pub async fn handle(command: Command) -> Result<()> {
+    info!("Handling command: {:?}", command);
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/app/event.rs b/src/app/event.rs
index b7d14b6..f63c0da 100644
--- a/src/app/event.rs
+++ b/src/app/event.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 
 use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
+
 use matrix_sdk::{config::SyncSettings, Client, LoopCtrl};
 use tokio::{sync::mpsc, time::Duration};
 
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 
+use crate::app::command::{handle as command_handle, Command};
 use crate::{
     app::{status::State, App},
     ui,
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ pub enum EventStatus {
 pub struct Event {
     input_event: Option<crossterm::event::Event>,
     matrix_event: Option<matrix_sdk::deserialized_responses::SyncResponse>,
+    command_event: Option<Command>,
 }
 
 pub struct EventBuilder {
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ impl Default for Event {
         Self {
             input_event: None,
             matrix_event: None,
+            command_event: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -46,12 +50,12 @@ impl Default for EventBuilder {
 }
 
 impl EventBuilder {
-    fn input_event(&mut self, input_event: crossterm::event::Event) -> &Self {
+    pub fn input_event(&mut self, input_event: crossterm::event::Event) -> &Self {
         self.event.input_event = Some(input_event);
         self
     }
 
-    fn matrix_event(
+    pub fn matrix_event(
         &mut self,
         matrix_event: matrix_sdk::deserialized_responses::SyncResponse,
     ) -> &Self {
@@ -59,20 +63,30 @@ impl EventBuilder {
         self
     }
 
-    fn build(&self) -> Event {
+    pub fn command_event(&mut self, command: Command) -> &Self {
+        self.event.command_event = Some(command);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(&self) -> Event {
         Event {
             input_event: self.event.input_event.clone(),
             matrix_event: self.event.matrix_event.clone(),
+            command_event: self.event.command_event.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl Event {
-    pub async fn handle(&self, app: &mut App<'_>) -> Result<EventStatus> {
+    pub async fn handle(self, app: &mut App<'_>) -> Result<EventStatus> {
         if self.matrix_event.is_some() {
             return self.handle_matrix(app).await;
         }
 
+        if let Some(cmd) = &self.command_event {
+            command_handle(cmd.clone()).await?;
+        }
+
         let status = match app.status.state() {
             State::None => EventStatus::Ok,
             State::Main => self.handle_main(app).await?,
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 4cb6ed6..6d89806 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod command;
 pub mod event;
 pub mod status;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ use status::{State, Status};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 
+use crate::app::command::Command;
 use crate::{accounts, ui};
 
 pub struct App<'a> {
@@ -173,4 +175,12 @@ impl App<'_> {
     pub fn client(&self) -> Option<&Client> {
         self.accounts_manager.client()
     }
+
+    pub async fn command_execute(&self, command: Command) -> Result<()> {
+        let event = event::EventBuilder::default()
+            .command_event(command)
+            .build();
+        self.channel_tx.send(event).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }