diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index f296144d96..30a699ee24 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -294,29 +294,6 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, CreateOnce)
 	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(t->CreateNew());
 }
 
-// for static
-DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, Create)
-{
-	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
-	PARAM_CLASS(t, DStaticEventHandler);
-	// static handlers can create any type of object.
-	// generate a new object of this type.
-	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(t->CreateNew());
-}
-
-DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, CreateOnce)
-{
-	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
-	PARAM_CLASS(t, DStaticEventHandler);
-	// static handlers can create any type of object.
-	// check if there are already registered handlers of this type.
-	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
-		if (handler->GetClass() == t) // check precise class
-			ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(handler);
-	// generate a new object of this type.
-	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(t->CreateNew());
-}
-
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, Find)
 {
 	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
@@ -343,6 +320,40 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DEventHandler, Unregister)
 	ACTION_RETURN_BOOL(E_UnregisterHandler(handler));
 }
 
+// for static
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, Create)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_CLASS(t, DStaticEventHandler);
+	// static handlers can create any type of object.
+	// generate a new object of this type.
+	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(t->CreateNew());
+}
+
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, CreateOnce)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_CLASS(t, DStaticEventHandler);
+	// static handlers can create any type of object.
+	// check if there are already registered handlers of this type.
+	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
+		if (handler->GetClass() == t) // check precise class
+			ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(handler);
+	// generate a new object of this type.
+	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(t->CreateNew());
+}
+
+// we might later want to change this
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, Find)
+{
+	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
+	PARAM_CLASS(t, DStaticEventHandler);
+	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
+		if (handler->GetClass() == t) // check precise class
+			ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(handler);
+	ACTION_RETURN_OBJECT(nullptr);
+}
+
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(DStaticEventHandler, Register)
 {
 	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
index 85a662e3ad..e5b878603d 100755
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/events.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class StaticEventHandler : Object native
     // unlike EventHandler.Create that will not create them.
     protected static native StaticEventHandler Create(class<StaticEventHandler> type);
     protected static native StaticEventHandler CreateOnce(class<StaticEventHandler> type);
+    protected static native StaticEventHandler Find(Class<StaticEventHandler> type); // just for convenience. who knows.
     
     protected static native bool Register(StaticEventHandler handler);
     protected static native bool Unregister(StaticEventHandler handler);