diff --git a/src/kiwmi/main.c b/src/kiwmi/main.c
index 83ba59d..6c1475c 100644
--- a/src/kiwmi/main.c
+++ b/src/kiwmi/main.c
@@ -117,7 +117,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 
 		if (FD_ISSET(g_dpy_fd, &file_descriptors)) {
-			// TODO: handle event
+			xcb_generic_event_t *event = xcb_wait_for_event(g_dpy);
+
+			if (!event) {
+				die("XCB connection broke\n");
+			}
+
+			handle_xcb_event(event);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/kiwmi/xcb.c b/src/kiwmi/xcb.c
index e3aeb4e..8bdc768 100644
--- a/src/kiwmi/xcb.c
+++ b/src/kiwmi/xcb.c
@@ -53,3 +53,14 @@ init_xcb(void)
 
 	g_dpy_fd = xcb_get_file_descriptor(g_dpy);
 }
+
+void
+handle_xcb_event(xcb_generic_event_t *event)
+{
+	// TODO: handle event
+
+	switch (event->response_type) {
+	}
+
+	free(event);
+}
diff --git a/src/kiwmi/xcb.h b/src/kiwmi/xcb.h
index 823835f..a6b9d1f 100644
--- a/src/kiwmi/xcb.h
+++ b/src/kiwmi/xcb.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 
 void init_xcb(void);
+void handle_xcb_event(xcb_generic_event_t *event);
 
 extern int g_dpy_fd;
 extern xcb_connection_t *g_dpy;