diff --git a/src/asteroids.rs b/src/asteroids.rs
index 909d01c..42344e9 100644
--- a/src/asteroids.rs
+++ b/src/asteroids.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 /// This is the module containing all the rock-related things
 /// not... not the whole game.
-use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy::{math::VectorSpace, prelude::*};
 
 use crate::{GameAssets, Position, Rotation, Velocity};
 
@@ -32,16 +32,40 @@ impl AsteroidSpawner {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Event)]
+pub struct SpawnAsteroid {
+    pos: Vec2,
+    vel: Vec2,
+    size: AsteroidSize,
+}
+
 /// Update the asteroid spawn timer and spawn any asteroids
 /// that are due this frame.
 pub fn tick_asteroid_manager(
-    mut commands: Commands,
+    mut events: EventWriter<SpawnAsteroid>,
     mut spawner: ResMut<AsteroidSpawner>,
-    game_assets: Res<GameAssets>,
     time: Res<Time>,
 ) {
     spawner.timer.tick(time.delta());
     if spawner.timer.just_finished() {
+        events.write(SpawnAsteroid {
+            pos: Vec2::ZERO,
+            vel: Vec2::ZERO,
+            size: AsteroidSize::SMALL,
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+/// Utility function to spawn a single asteroid of a given type
+/// TODO: convert to an event listener monitoring for "spawn asteroid" events
+/// from the `fn tick_asteroid_manager(...)` system.
+pub fn spawn_asteroid(
+    mut events: EventReader<SpawnAsteroid>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    game_assets: Res<GameAssets>,
+) {
+    for spawn in events.read() {
+        // TODO: Use the asteroid properties defined in the event to spawn the entity
         commands.spawn((
             Asteroid(AsteroidSize::SMALL),
             Position(Vec2::new(40.0, 40.0)),
@@ -52,10 +76,3 @@ pub fn tick_asteroid_manager(
         ));
     }
 }
-
-/// Utility function to spawn a single asteroid of a given type
-/// TODO: convert to an event listener monitoring for "spawn asteroid" events
-/// from the `fn tick_asteroid_manager(...)` system.
-fn spawn_asteroid(mut commands: Commands) {
-    todo!();
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 88b11fa..7bacfdd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ impl Plugin for AsteroidPlugin {
                 input_ship_rotation,
                 wrap_entities,
                 asteroids::tick_asteroid_manager,
+                asteroids::spawn_asteroid.after(asteroids::tick_asteroid_manager),
             )
                 .run_if(in_state(GameState::Playing)),
         )
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ impl Plugin for AsteroidPlugin {
             FixedPostUpdate,
             (integrate_velocity, update_positions, apply_rotation_to_mesh)
                 .run_if(in_state(GameState::Playing)),
-        );
+        )
+        .add_event::<asteroids::SpawnAsteroid>();
         app.insert_state(GameState::TitleScreen);
     }
 }