diff --git a/src/extensions/input_handling.rs b/src/extensions/input_handling.rs
index 399bc0f..227d526 100644
--- a/src/extensions/input_handling.rs
+++ b/src/extensions/input_handling.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{extensions::Extension, prelude::Handler};
+use crate::extensions::Extension;
 
 pub struct InputExtension;
 
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ impl Extension for InputExtension {
         std::thread::spawn(move || loop {
             if let Ok(e) = crossterm::event::read() {
                 for widget in screen.widgets.lock().unwrap().iter() {
-                    if let Some(h) = widget.get::<Handler<crossterm::event::Event>>() {
-                        h.call(widget, &e);
-                    }
+                    widget.event(&e);
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/src/extensions/mod.rs b/src/extensions/mod.rs
index a2d98f6..d027629 100644
--- a/src/extensions/mod.rs
+++ b/src/extensions/mod.rs
@@ -58,3 +58,9 @@ impl<E: Event> Debug for Handler<E> {
         write!(f, "Handler({})", type_name::<E>())
     }
 }
+
+impl<'a> dyn Event + 'a {
+    pub fn get<T: Event + 'static>(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        self.as_any().downcast_ref()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/extensions/tick.rs b/src/extensions/tick.rs
index 6334015..354814d 100644
--- a/src/extensions/tick.rs
+++ b/src/extensions/tick.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
 
 use crate::extensions::Extension;
-use crate::extensions::Handler;
 use crate::{event, Screen};
 
 pub struct TickExtension(pub u16);
@@ -16,9 +15,7 @@ impl Extension for TickExtension {
                 let mut tick = 0;
                 loop {
                     for w in screen.widgets.lock().unwrap().iter() {
-                        if let Some(on_tick) = w.get::<Handler<TickEvent>>() {
-                            on_tick.call(&w, &TickEvent(tick))
-                        }
+                        w.event(&TickEvent(tick));
                     }
                     tick += 1;
                     std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(rate_dur));
diff --git a/src/widget.rs b/src/widget.rs
index 8b12285..f8f3fa1 100644
--- a/src/widget.rs
+++ b/src/widget.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ use std::{
     sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard},
 };
 
-use crate::{render_scope::RenderScope, state::DependencyHandler};
+use crate::{
+    prelude::{Event, Handler},
+    render_scope::RenderScope,
+    state::DependencyHandler,
+};
 
 /// A trait object for any renderable UI element.
 pub type BoxedElement = Box<dyn Element + Send + Sync>;
@@ -37,6 +41,9 @@ pub trait Element: Send + Sync {
     #[allow(unused)]
     fn draw_child(&self, element: &Arc<Widget>) {}
 
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    fn event(&mut self, event: &dyn Event) {}
+
     /// Returns a type-erased reference to this object.
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
 
@@ -223,6 +230,21 @@ impl Widget {
         }
         self
     }
+
+    pub fn event<E: Event + Clone + 'static>(self: &Arc<Self>, e: &E) {
+        if let Some(wrapper) = self.get::<Handler<E>>() {
+            wrapper.call(self, e);
+        }
+
+        match &**self {
+            Widget::Dynamic(w) => {
+                w.get_elem().event(e);
+            }
+            Widget::Static(w) => {
+                w.get_elem().event(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl StaticWidget {