diff --git a/sdlpp.cpp b/sdlpp.cpp
index a5fd500..428acb0 100644
--- a/sdlpp.cpp
+++ b/sdlpp.cpp
@@ -191,3 +191,11 @@ std::tuple< int, int, int, int >
 SDLPP::getColorsSDLColor( const SDL_Color &color ) {
     return { color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a };
 }
+
+bool SDLPP::getSDLEvent( SDL_Event &e ) {
+    if( SDL_PeepEvents(&e, 1, SDL_PEEKEVENT, SDL_FIRSTEVENT, SDL_LASTEVENT) == 1 ) {
+        SDL_PeepEvents(&e, 1, SDL_GETEVENT, SDL_FIRSTEVENT, SDL_LASTEVENT);
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/sdlpp.hpp b/sdlpp.hpp
index 8b196b5..ebf7e07 100644
--- a/sdlpp.hpp
+++ b/sdlpp.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ std::tuple< int, int, int, int > getColorsHEX( const std::string &color );
 SDL_Color getSDLColorHEX( const std::string &color );
 std::tuple< int, int, int, int > getColorsSDLColor( const SDL_Color &color );
 SDL_Color getSDLColorTuple( const std::tuple< int, int, int, int > &tuple );
+bool getSDLEvent( SDL_Event &e );
 
 class Window {
 public: