diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 5f177c19cc49dc5b9e7edb852e836dae557570dd..e5af2b4d7fb97a5a173ffd75e1f448b24d83275d 100755
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ APPS=app_dial.so app_playback.so app_voicemail.so app_directory.so app_mp3.so\
      app_setcdruserfield.so app_random.so app_ices.so app_eval.so \
      app_nbscat.so app_sendtext.so app_exec.so app_sms.so \
      app_groupcount.so app_txtcidname.so app_controlplayback.so \
-     app_talkdetect.so app_alarmreceiver.so
+     app_talkdetect.so app_alarmreceiver.so app_userevent.so
 
 ifneq (${OSARCH},Darwin)
 APPS+=app_intercom.so
diff --git a/apps/app_userevent.c b/apps/app_userevent.c
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89527dfdf9387afadd1a3b6430747bcef0474172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/app_userevent.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Asterisk -- A telephony toolkit for Linux.
+ *
+ * UserEvent application -- send manager event
+ * 
+ *
+ * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License
+ */
+
+#include <asterisk/lock.h>
+#include <asterisk/file.h>
+#include <asterisk/logger.h>
+#include <asterisk/channel.h>
+#include <asterisk/pbx.h>
+#include <asterisk/module.h>
+#include <asterisk/manager.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+static char *tdesc = "Custom User Event Application";
+
+static char *app = "UserEvent";
+
+static char *synopsis = "Send an arbitrary event to the manager interface";
+
+static char *descrip = 
+"  UserEvent(eventname[|body]): Sends an arbitrary event to the\n"
+"manager interface, with an optional body representing additional\n"
+"arguments.  The format of the event will be:\n"
+"    Event: UserEvent<specified event name>\n"
+"    Channel: <channel name>\n"
+"    Uniqueid: <call uniqueid>\n"
+"    [body]\n"
+"If the body is not specified, only Event, Channel, and Uniqueid fields\n"
+"will be present.  Returns 0.";
+
+STANDARD_LOCAL_USER;
+
+LOCAL_USER_DECL;
+
+static int userevent_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
+{
+	struct localuser *u;
+	char info[512];
+    char eventname[512];
+	char *eventbody;
+
+	if (!data || !strlen(data)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "UserEvent requires an argument (eventname|optional event body)\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	strncpy(info, (char *)data, strlen((char *)data) + AST_MAX_EXTENSION-1);
+	eventbody = strchr(eventname, '|');
+	if (eventbody) {
+		*eventbody = '\0';
+		eventbody++;
+	}
+	snprintf(eventname, sizeof(eventname), "UserEvent%s", info);
+	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
+
+	if(eventbody) {
+            ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Sending user event: %s, %s\n", eventname, eventbody);
+            manager_event(EVENT_FLAG_CALL, eventname, 
+			"Channel: %s\r\nUniqueid: %s\r\n%s\r\n",
+			chan->name, chan->uniqueid, eventbody);
+	} else {
+            ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Sending user event: %s\n", eventname);
+            manager_event(EVENT_FLAG_CALL, eventname, 
+			"Channel: %s\r\nUniqueid: %s\r\n", chan->name, chan->uniqueid);
+	}
+
+	LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int unload_module(void)
+{
+	STANDARD_HANGUP_LOCALUSERS;
+	return ast_unregister_application(app);
+}
+
+int load_module(void)
+{
+	return ast_register_application(app, userevent_exec, synopsis, descrip);
+}
+
+char *description(void)
+{
+	return tdesc;
+}
+
+int usecount(void)
+{
+	int res;
+	STANDARD_USECOUNT(res);
+	return res;
+}
+
+char *key()
+{
+	return ASTERISK_GPL_KEY;
+}