diff --git a/librecomp/include/librecomp/overlays.hpp b/librecomp/include/librecomp/overlays.hpp
index e08e4d5..8defccc 100644
--- a/librecomp/include/librecomp/overlays.hpp
+++ b/librecomp/include/librecomp/overlays.hpp
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ namespace recomp {
 
         void register_patches(const char* patch_data, size_t patch_size, SectionTableEntry* code_sections, size_t num_sections);
         void register_base_exports(const FunctionExport* exports);
+        void register_base_events(char const* const* event_names);
         void read_patch_data(uint8_t* rdram, gpr patch_data_address);
 
         void init_overlays();
         const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uint16_t>& get_vrom_to_section_map();
         recomp_func_t* get_func_by_section_ram(uint32_t section_rom, uint32_t function_vram);
         recomp_func_t* get_base_export(const std::string& export_name);
+        size_t get_base_event_index(const std::string& event_name);
+        size_t num_base_events();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/librecomp/src/mod_events.cpp b/librecomp/src/mod_events.cpp
index 67ed418..538dad4 100644
--- a/librecomp/src/mod_events.cpp
+++ b/librecomp/src/mod_events.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "librecomp/mods.hpp"
+#include "librecomp/overlays.hpp"
 #include "ultramodern/error_handling.hpp"
 
 template<class... Ts>
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
 // Vector of callbacks for each registered event.
 std::vector<std::vector<recomp::mods::GenericFunction>> event_callbacks{};
 
+extern "C" {
+    // This can stay at 0 since the base events are always first in the list.
+    uint32_t builtin_base_event_index = 0;
+}
+
 extern "C" void recomp_trigger_event(uint8_t* rdram, recomp_context* ctx, uint32_t event_index) {
     // Sanity check the event index.
     if (event_index >= event_callbacks.size()) {
diff --git a/librecomp/src/mods.cpp b/librecomp/src/mods.cpp
index 6692d68..d117e4c 100644
--- a/librecomp/src/mods.cpp
+++ b/librecomp/src/mods.cpp
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ size_t recomp::mods::ModContext::num_opened_mods() {
 std::vector<recomp::mods::ModLoadErrorDetails> recomp::mods::ModContext::load_mods(uint8_t* rdram, int32_t load_address, uint32_t& ram_used) {
     std::vector<recomp::mods::ModLoadErrorDetails> ret{};
     ram_used = 0;
+    num_events = recomp::overlays::num_base_events();
 
     if (!patched_funcs.empty()) {
         printf("Mods already loaded!\n");
@@ -564,8 +565,10 @@ recomp::mods::ModLoadError recomp::mods::ModContext::resolve_dependencies(recomp
         bool did_find_event = false;
 
         if (dependency.mod_id == N64Recomp::DependencyBaseRecomp) {
-            error_param = "Base recomp events not supported yet";
-            return ModLoadError::InvalidCallbackEvent;
+            event_index = recomp::overlays::get_base_event_index(dependency_event.event_name);
+            if (event_index != (size_t)-1) {
+                did_find_event = true;
+            }
         }
         else if (dependency.mod_id == N64Recomp::DependencySelf) {
             did_find_event = mod.get_global_event_index(dependency_event.event_name, event_index);
@@ -637,5 +640,5 @@ void recomp::mods::ModContext::unload_mods() {
     patched_funcs.clear();
     loaded_mods_by_id.clear();
     recomp::mods::reset_events();
-    num_events = 0;
+    num_events = recomp::overlays::num_base_events();
 }
diff --git a/librecomp/src/overlays.cpp b/librecomp/src/overlays.cpp
index 9e606ef..b0d15ec 100644
--- a/librecomp/src/overlays.cpp
+++ b/librecomp/src/overlays.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uint16_t> code_sections_by_rom{};
 static std::vector<LoadedSection> loaded_sections{};
 static std::unordered_map<int32_t, recomp_func_t*> func_map{};
 static std::unordered_map<std::string, recomp_func_t*> base_exports{};
+static std::unordered_map<std::string, size_t> base_events;
 
 extern "C" {
 int32_t* section_addresses = nullptr;
@@ -85,6 +86,24 @@ recomp_func_t* recomp::overlays::get_base_export(const std::string& export_name)
     return it->second;
 }
 
+void recomp::overlays::register_base_events(char const* const* event_names) {
+    for (size_t event_index = 0; event_names[event_index] != nullptr; event_index++) {
+        base_events.emplace(event_names[event_index], event_index);
+    }
+}
+
+size_t recomp::overlays::get_base_event_index(const std::string& event_name) {
+    auto it = base_events.find(event_name);
+    if (it == base_events.end()) {
+        return (size_t)-1;
+    }
+    return it->second;
+}
+
+size_t recomp::overlays::num_base_events() {
+    return base_events.size();
+}
+
 const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uint16_t>& recomp::overlays::get_vrom_to_section_map() {
     return code_sections_by_rom;
 }