diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.as
index 3aef627b..5fd7df55 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.as
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import flash.events.Event;
 
 import flash.utils.ByteArray;
 
+import com.threerings.util.Integer;
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.MessageAdapter;
@@ -91,6 +92,12 @@ public class EZGameController extends GameController
             // this is chat send by the game, let's route it like
             // localChat, which is also sent by the game
             gameObjImpl.localChat(String(event.getArgs()[0]));
+
+        } else if (EZGameObject.TICKER == name) {
+            var args :Array = event.getArgs();
+            dispatchUserEvent(new MessageReceivedEvent(
+                gameObjImpl, (args[0] as String),
+                (args[1] as Integer).value));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.as b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.as
index 7a93681b..e22994c7 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.as
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ public class EZGameObject extends GameObject
     /** The identifier for a MessageEvent containing game-system chat. */
     public static const GAME_CHAT :String = "Uchat";
 
+    /** The identifier for a MessageEvent containing ticker notifications. */
+    public static const TICKER :String = "Utick";
+
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS START
     /** The field name of the <code>turnHolder</code> field. */
     public static const TURN_HOLDER :String = "turnHolder";
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.java
index 3c058949..86eb283c 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/client/EZGameController.java
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ public class EZGameController extends GameController
             // this is chat send by the game, let's route it like
             // localChat, which is also sent by the game
             gameObjImpl.localChat((String) event.getArgs()[0]);
+
+        } else if (EZGameObject.TICKER.equals(name)) {
+            Object[] args = event.getArgs();
+            dispatchUserEvent(new MessageReceivedEvent(
+                gameObjImpl, (String) args[0], (Integer) args[1]));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.java
index a0b9beaf..9d5e8ec1 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameObject.java
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public class EZGameObject extends GameObject
     /** The identifier for a MessageEvent containing game-system chat. */
     public static final String GAME_CHAT = "Uchat";
 
+    /** The identifier for a MessageEvent containing ticker notifications. */
+    public static final String TICKER = "Utick";
+
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS START
     /** The field name of the <code>turnHolder</code> field. */
     public static final String TURN_HOLDER = "turnHolder";
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
index ae981b1c..51e875c1 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/server/EZGameManager.java
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public class EZGameManager extends GameManager
             public void expired ()
             {
                 _omgr.postEvent(
-                    new MessageEvent(_oid, EZGameObject.USER_MESSAGE,
+                    new MessageEvent(_oid, EZGameObject.TICKER,
                         new Object[] { _name, _value++ }));
             }
         };