diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index 5be54044fb1..e76fb941150 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -686,6 +686,21 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, SendNetworkEvent)
 	ACTION_RETURN_BOOL(currentVMLevel->localEventManager->SendNetworkEvent(name, arg1, arg2, arg3, false));
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, SendConsoleEvent)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_INT(playerNum);
+	PARAM_STRING(name);
+	PARAM_INT(arg1);
+	PARAM_INT(arg2);
+	PARAM_INT(arg3);
+
+	if (playerNum == consoleplayer)
+		primaryLevel->localEventManager->Console(-1, name, arg1, arg2, arg3, false);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, Find)
 {
 	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
index 7492ea2b00c..658ec06c062 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.zs
@@ -148,4 +148,5 @@ class EventHandler : StaticEventHandler native version("2.4")
 {
     clearscope static native StaticEventHandler Find(class<StaticEventHandler> type);
     clearscope static native void SendNetworkEvent(String name, int arg1 = 0, int arg2 = 0, int arg3 = 0);
+    clearscope static native void SendConsoleEvent(int playerNum, string name, int arg1 = 0, int arg2 = 0, int arg3 = 0);
 }