diff --git a/src/common/serialization/clap/events.cpp b/src/common/serialization/clap/events.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dca513e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/serialization/clap/events.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+// yabridge: a Wine plugin bridge
+// Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Robbert van der Helm
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#include "events.h"
+
+namespace clap {
+namespace events {
+
+std::optional<Event> Event::parse(const clap_event_header_t& generic_event) {
+    std::optional<decltype(Event::payload)> payload;
+    if (generic_event.space_id == CLAP_CORE_EVENT_SPACE_ID) {
+        switch (generic_event.type) {
+            case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_ON: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_note_t&>(generic_event);
+                payload = payload::Note{
+                    .event_type = payload::NoteEventType::On,
+                    .note_id = event.note_id,
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .channel = event.channel,
+                    .key = event.key,
+                    .velocity = event.velocity,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_OFF: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_note_t&>(generic_event);
+                payload = payload::Note{
+                    .event_type = payload::NoteEventType::Off,
+                    .note_id = event.note_id,
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .channel = event.channel,
+                    .key = event.key,
+                    .velocity = event.velocity,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_CHOKE: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_note_t&>(generic_event);
+                payload = payload::Note{
+                    .event_type = payload::NoteEventType::Choke,
+                    .note_id = event.note_id,
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .channel = event.channel,
+                    .key = event.key,
+                    .velocity = event.velocity,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_END: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_note_t&>(generic_event);
+                payload = payload::Note{
+                    .event_type = payload::NoteEventType::End,
+                    .note_id = event.note_id,
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .channel = event.channel,
+                    .key = event.key,
+                    .velocity = event.velocity,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_NOTE_EXPRESSION: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_note_expression_t&>(
+                        generic_event);
+                payload = payload::NoteExpression{
+                    .expression_id = event.expression_id,
+                    .note_id = event.note_id,
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .channel = event.channel,
+                    .key = event.key,
+                    .value = event.value,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_PARAM_VALUE: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_param_value_t&>(
+                        generic_event);
+                payload = payload::ParamValue{
+                    .param_id = event.param_id,
+                    .cookie = static_cast<native_size_t>(
+                        reinterpret_cast<size_t>(event.cookie)),
+                    .note_id = event.note_id,
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .channel = event.channel,
+                    .key = event.key,
+                    .value = event.value,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_PARAM_MOD: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_param_mod_t&>(
+                        generic_event);
+                payload = payload::ParamMod{
+                    .param_id = event.param_id,
+                    .cookie = static_cast<native_size_t>(
+                        reinterpret_cast<size_t>(event.cookie)),
+                    .note_id = event.note_id,
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .channel = event.channel,
+                    .key = event.key,
+                    .amount = event.amount,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_PARAM_GESTURE_BEGIN: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_param_gesture_t&>(
+                        generic_event);
+                payload = payload::ParamGesture{
+                    .gesture_type = payload::ParamGestureType::Begin,
+                    .param_id = event.param_id,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_PARAM_GESTURE_END: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_param_gesture_t&>(
+                        generic_event);
+                payload = payload::ParamGesture{
+                    .gesture_type = payload::ParamGestureType::End,
+                    .param_id = event.param_id,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_TRANSPORT: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_transport_t&>(
+                        generic_event);
+                payload = payload::Transport{
+                    .flags = event.flags,
+                    .song_pos_beats = event.song_pos_beats,
+                    .song_pos_seconds = event.song_pos_seconds,
+                    .tempo = event.tempo,
+                    .tempo_inc = event.tempo_inc,
+                    .loop_start_beats = event.loop_start_beats,
+                    .loop_end_beats = event.loop_end_beats,
+                    .loop_start_seconds = event.loop_start_seconds,
+                    .loop_end_seconds = event.loop_end_seconds,
+                    .bar_start = event.bar_start,
+                    .bar_number = event.bar_number,
+                    .tsig_num = event.tsig_num,
+                    .tsig_denom = event.tsig_denom,
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_MIDI: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_midi_t&>(generic_event);
+                payload = payload::Midi{
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .data{event.data[0], event.data[1], event.data[2]},
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_MIDI_SYSEX: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_midi_sysex_t&>(
+                        generic_event);
+                assert(event.buffer);
+                payload = payload::MidiSysex{
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .buffer =
+                        std::string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(event.buffer),
+                                    event.size),
+                };
+            } break;
+            case CLAP_EVENT_MIDI2: {
+                const auto& event =
+                    reinterpret_cast<const clap_event_midi2_t&>(generic_event);
+                payload = payload::Midi2{
+                    .port_index = event.port_index,
+                    .data{event.data[0], event.data[1], event.data[2],
+                          event.data[3]},
+                };
+            } break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (payload) {
+        return Event{.time = generic_event.time,
+                     .flags = generic_event.flags,
+                     .payload = std::move(*payload)};
+    } else {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+}
+
+}  // namespace events
+}  // namespace clap
diff --git a/src/common/serialization/clap/events.h b/src/common/serialization/clap/events.h
index f93d1bbc..91a396bd 100644
--- a/src/common/serialization/clap/events.h
+++ b/src/common/serialization/clap/events.h
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ struct Midi2 {
  * reconstructed back to a `clap_event_header`.
  */
 struct alignas(16) Event {
+    /**
+     * Parse a CLAP event. Returns a nullopt if yabridge does not support the
+     * event.
+     */
+    static std::optional<Event> parse(const clap_event_header_t& generic_event);
+
     /**
      * The time from the event header.
      */
diff --git a/src/plugin/meson.build b/src/plugin/meson.build
index f8ad36e5..3dfac8a0 100644
--- a/src/plugin/meson.build
+++ b/src/plugin/meson.build
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ if with_clap
     '../common/serialization/clap/ext/audio-ports.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/ext/note-ports.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/ext/params.cpp',
+    '../common/serialization/clap/events.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/host.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/plugin.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/stream.cpp',
diff --git a/src/wine-host/meson.build b/src/wine-host/meson.build
index d8f9f550..5926f158 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/meson.build
+++ b/src/wine-host/meson.build
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ if with_clap
     '../common/serialization/clap/ext/audio-ports.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/ext/note-ports.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/ext/params.cpp',
+    '../common/serialization/clap/events.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/host.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/plugin.cpp',
     '../common/serialization/clap/stream.cpp',