diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 7bf0aa2..40bb24a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 nobase_include_HEADERS += gpioplus/internal/sys.hpp
 libgpioplus_la_SOURCES += gpioplus/internal/sys.cpp
 
+nobase_include_HEADERS += gpioplus/test/event.hpp
 nobase_include_HEADERS += gpioplus/test/sys.hpp
 nobase_include_HEADERS += gpioplus/test/handle.hpp
 
diff --git a/src/gpioplus/event.hpp b/src/gpioplus/event.hpp
index ce90f64..0bfe19c 100644
--- a/src/gpioplus/event.hpp
+++ b/src/gpioplus/event.hpp
@@ -26,11 +26,32 @@
     uint32_t toInt() const;
 };
 
-/** @class EVent
+/** @class EventInterface
+ *  @brief Interface used for providing gpio events
+ */
+class EventInterface
+{
+  public:
+    virtual ~EventInterface() = default;
+
+    /** @brief Event data read from the gpio line */
+    struct Data
+    {
+        /** @brief The estimate of the time the event occurred */
+        std::chrono::duration<uint64_t, std::nano> timestamp;
+        /** @brief The identifier of the event */
+        uint32_t id;
+    };
+
+    virtual std::optional<Data> read() const = 0;
+    virtual uint8_t getValue() const = 0;
+};
+
+/** @class Event
  *  @brief Handle to a gpio line event
  *  @details Provides a c++ interface for gpio event operations
  */
-class Event
+class Event : public EventInterface
 {
   public:
     /** @brief Creates a new gpio line event handler
@@ -54,15 +75,6 @@
      */
     const internal::Fd& getFd() const;
 
-    /** @brief Event data read from the gpio line */
-    struct Data
-    {
-        /** @brief The estimate of the time the event occurred */
-        std::chrono::duration<uint64_t, std::nano> timestamp;
-        /** @brief The identifier of the event */
-        uint32_t id;
-    };
-
     /** @brief Reads an event from the event file descriptor
      *         Follows the read(2) semantics of the underyling file descriptor
      *
@@ -70,14 +82,14 @@
      *  @return The value of the event or std::nullopt if the file descriptor
      *          is non-blocking and no event has occurred
      */
-    std::optional<Data> read() const;
+    std::optional<Data> read() const override;
 
     /** @brief Get the current value of the associated line
      *
      *  @throws std::system_error for underlying syscall failures
      *  @return The value of the gpio line
      */
-    uint8_t getValue() const;
+    uint8_t getValue() const override;
 
   private:
     internal::Fd fd;
diff --git a/src/gpioplus/test/event.hpp b/src/gpioplus/test/event.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64c3613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gpioplus/test/event.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <gpioplus/event.hpp>
+
+namespace gpioplus
+{
+namespace test
+{
+
+class EventMock : public EventInterface
+{
+  public:
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(read, std::optional<Data>());
+    MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(getValue, uint8_t());
+};
+
+} // namespace test
+} // namespace gpioplus
diff --git a/test/mocks.cpp b/test/mocks.cpp
index 2bc1f61..c7d7392 100644
--- a/test/mocks.cpp
+++ b/test/mocks.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <gpioplus/test/event.hpp>
 #include <gpioplus/test/handle.hpp>
 
 namespace gpioplus
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 
 TEST(Mocks, Compile)
 {
+    test::EventMock event;
     test::HandleMock handle;
 }