diff --git a/cxx/caca++.cpp b/cxx/caca++.cpp
index 351c864..93314da 100644
--- a/cxx/caca++.cpp
+++ b/cxx/caca++.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include <stdio.h> // BUFSIZ
+#include <string.h> // memcpy
 #include <stdarg.h> // va_*
 
 #include "caca++.h"
@@ -484,6 +485,52 @@ int Caca::getEvent(unsigned int g, Event *n, int aa)
     return caca_get_event(dp, g, n ? &n->e : NULL, aa);
 }
 
+int Event::caca_get_event_key_ch()
+{
+  return ((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->data.key.ch;
+}
+
+enum Event::caca_event_type Event::caca_get_event_type()
+{
+  return (Event::caca_event_type)(((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->type);
+}
+
+uint32_t Event::caca_get_event_key_utf32()
+{
+  return ((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->data.key.utf32;
+}
+
+int Event::caca_get_event_key_utf8(char *utf8)
+{
+  memcpy(utf8, ((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->data.key.utf8, 8);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int Event::caca_get_event_mouse_button()
+{
+  return ((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->data.mouse.button;
+}
+
+int Event::caca_get_event_mouse_x()
+{
+  return ((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->data.mouse.x;
+}
+
+int Event::caca_get_event_mouse_y()
+{
+  return ((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->data.mouse.y;
+}
+
+int Event::caca_get_event_resize_width()
+{
+  return ((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->data.resize.w;
+}
+
+int Event::caca_get_event_resize_height()
+{
+  return ((caca_privevent_t *)&e)->data.resize.h;
+}
+
 unsigned int Caca::getMouseX()
 {
     return caca_get_mouse_x(dp);
diff --git a/cxx/caca++.h b/cxx/caca++.h
index 98154ef..18fccac 100644
--- a/cxx/caca++.h
+++ b/cxx/caca++.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #define _CACA_PP_H
 
 #include <caca.h>
+#include <caca_internals.h>
 
 #undef __class
 #if defined(_WIN32) && defined(__LIBCACA_PP__)
@@ -170,6 +171,15 @@ __class Event
 
             CACA_EVENT_ANY =           0xffff  /**< Bitmask for any event. */
         } type;
+    int caca_get_event_key_ch();
+    enum caca_event_type caca_get_event_type();
+    uint32_t caca_get_event_key_utf32();
+    int caca_get_event_key_utf8(char *utf8);
+    int caca_get_event_mouse_button();
+    int caca_get_event_mouse_x();
+    int caca_get_event_mouse_y();
+    int caca_get_event_resize_width();
+    int caca_get_event_resize_height();
 
  protected:
     caca_event_t e;