diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b681ea9..314796c0 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ZMK_BATTERY_REPORTING app PRIVATE src/battery.c)
 target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ZMK_HID_INDICATORS app PRIVATE src/events/hid_indicators_changed.c)
 
 target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT app PRIVATE src/events/split_peripheral_status_changed.c)
+target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT app PRIVATE src/events/split_data_xfer_event.c)
 add_subdirectory(src/split)
 
 target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_STACK app PRIVATE src/usb.c)
diff --git a/app/include/zmk/events/split_data_xfer_event.h b/app/include/zmk/events/split_data_xfer_event.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8d65c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/include/zmk/events/split_data_xfer_event.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 The ZMK Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+#include <zmk/event_manager.h>
+#include <zmk/split/bluetooth/service.h>
+
+struct zmk_split_data_xfer_event {
+    struct zmk_split_data_xfer_data data_xfer;
+};
+
+ZMK_EVENT_DECLARE(zmk_split_data_xfer_event);
diff --git a/app/src/events/split_data_xfer_event.c b/app/src/events/split_data_xfer_event.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee1b0a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/events/split_data_xfer_event.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 The ZMK Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+#include <zmk/events/split_data_xfer_event.h>
+
+ZMK_EVENT_IMPL(zmk_split_data_xfer_event);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/split/bluetooth/service.c b/app/src/split/bluetooth/service.c
index 9a508c92..cd774914 100644
--- a/app/src/split/bluetooth/service.c
+++ b/app/src/split/bluetooth/service.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(zmk, CONFIG_ZMK_LOG_LEVEL);
 
 #include <zmk/events/sensor_event.h>
 #include <zmk/sensors.h>
+#include <zmk/events/split_data_xfer_event.h>
 
 #if ZMK_KEYMAP_HAS_SENSORS
 static struct sensor_event last_sensor_event;