diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerClient.cs
index cfe5af3393..839ec9bd1f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerClient.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
         /// <param name="state">The new state of the room.</param>
         Task MatchRulesetRoomStateChanged(MatchRulesetRoomState state);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Send a match ruleset specific request.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="e">The event to handle.</param>
+        Task MatchRulesetEvent(MatchRulesetServerEvent e);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Signals that a user in this room changed their beatmap availability state.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MatchRulesetServerEvent.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MatchRulesetServerEvent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c45615e914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MatchRulesetServerEvent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+using MessagePack;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An event from the server to allow clients to update gameplay to an expected state.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Serializable]
+    [MessagePackObject]
+    public abstract class MatchRulesetServerEvent
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
index 299da2e06e..225d86ed9c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
@@ -432,6 +432,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
 
+        public Task MatchRulesetEvent(MatchRulesetServerEvent e)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
         Task IMultiplayerClient.UserBeatmapAvailabilityChanged(int userId, BeatmapAvailability beatmapAvailability)
         {
             if (Room == null)