diff --git a/src/core/cog.py b/src/core/cog.py
index d78f6dde..1f36ffb3 100644
--- a/src/core/cog.py
+++ b/src/core/cog.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from typing import Optional
 from collections import defaultdict
 from weakref import WeakValueDictionary
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ from .lion_member import MemberConfig
 from .lion_user import UserConfig
 from .hooks import HookedChannel
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class keydefaultdict(defaultdict):
     def __missing__(self, key):
@@ -127,3 +130,7 @@ class CoreCog(LionCog):
     @log_wrap(action='Update shard guilds')
     async def shard_update_guilds(self, guild):
         await self.shard_data.update(guild_count=len(self.bot.guilds))
+
+    @LionCog.listener('on_ping')
+    async def handle_ping(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        logger.info(f"Received ping with args {args}, kwargs {kwargs}")
diff --git a/src/meta/LionBot.py b/src/meta/LionBot.py
index 7ee77493..bb48bcf9 100644
--- a/src/meta/LionBot.py
+++ b/src/meta/LionBot.py
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ class LionBot(Bot):
         self._locks = WeakValueDictionary()
         self._running_events = set()
 
+        self._talk_global_dispatch = app_ipc.register_route('dispatch')(self._handle_global_dispatch)
+
+    async def _handle_global_dispatch(self, event_name: str, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.dispatch(event_name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    async def global_dispatch(self, event_name: str, *args, **kwargs):
+        await self._talk_global_dispatch(event_name, *args, **kwargs).broadcast(except_self=False)
+
     async def _monitor_status(self):
         if self.is_closed():
             level = StatusLevel.ERRORED